Small nudges today can result in massive shifts in trajectory years from now. That principle is at work in our schools every day, especially when we’re talking about at-risk students – those who face challenges because of instability at home. A caring teacher, encouraging administrator or ...

Michiganders can spice up Nutrition Month by trying healthy seasonings from around the world this month. As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaims March to be Nutrition Month in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and its Diabetes and Kidney Unit is joining with ...

Ahhh, the sounds of spring return after a long winter. Among them — the robins’ trill, the cooing of doves at dusk — comes the the jaw-clacking crunch of car wheels in a pothole. We squint at our roads like gunslingers, taking their measure as we dodge and weave but there’s a ...

As Michigan’s rollercoaster winter weather continues, the brutal cycle of heavy snow, freezing temperatures and the upcoming warming trend is a perfect recipe for more potholes to pop up on Michigan roads. Cracked and crumbling pavement is the perfect environment for potholes to form. ...

Great news for people, institutions and businesses across the Upper Peninsula: Northern Michigan University will expand LTE broadband service to rural communities in the U.P. and northeastern Lower Peninsula through its Educational Access Network. This was made possible by the recently approved ...

We all like it when a sad story gets a happy ending. So we, along with many others, were glad to see that our article helped Terry Edick avoid a state burial in a plot designated for the unclaimed. Edick, 58, paraplegic and homeless, was sheltering at the Pines encampment last month when the ...