| Dec 26, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|HP SubfeaturedWhen I came of age in Flint, Michigan, homeownership was a crucial part of the American dream. Often one income was sufficient to buy into this dream — union GM jobs paid enough to buy a home and to support a family. Some of my friends’ parents were even able to buy a...
| Feb 20, 2019 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMidland, Michigan, where my husband and I are raising our two young children, is a small town surrounded by rural communities. Many of us living here have seen, generation-by-generation, that we’re falling behind. Our anxiety is real, but we wholeheartedly...
| Feb 13, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIn the struggle to address rising levels of opioid misuse and mortality, an unlikely ally has emerged: marijuana. The relationship between cannabis and opioid use is among of the best-documented aspects of marijuana policy. In short, the science demonstrates that...
| Feb 8, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyA year ago, my husband Jorge was torn from our family and deported to Mexico after living peacefully in the United States for nearly 30 years, working and raising a family with me in suburban Detroit. Just a few weeks later, I was invited by my congresswoman to attend...
| Feb 6, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt was noon one recent Saturday in Northern Michigan, and temperatures were 30 degrees below 0. Winter storm warnings were blaring about the necessity of staying indoors, with dire reminders of the lethal consequences for being outside. People had 10 minutes at best...