Dear Readers: A great many of you wrote in with wonderful suggestions for the father and stressed-out grandma who are having trouble with his ex-wife because she is making visitation with the kids difficult if not impossible. Thank you for your recommendations. I hope they allow the ...
LANSING — The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed preexisting energy justice crises such as costly utility bills and the dangers of energy pollution, which may not have gained attention otherwise, according to a recent study. The study, “The Energy Crises Revealed by COVID: Intersections of Indigeneity, Inequity and Health,” cites rural areas and tribal nations from Michigan, but says those issues can be seen across the United States and even globally. Kathleen Brosemer is the lead author and an energy and environmental policy doctoral student at Michigan Technological University. ...
Dear Annie: My husband is in the high-risk category for catching COVID-19, and we have lost family and friends due to the disease. The issue is that we love seeing our grandchildren, but some people in our families view the pandemic as a “hoax” and are lax about following safety precautions. This makes it dangerous for us to spend time with our grandchildren, as these family members also spend time with them. One relative even refuses to wear a mask in public. This attitude baffles me and hurts my husband. After talking to my friends, I have realized that this issue affects and ...
Dear Annie: My boyfriend follows more than 3,000 people on Instagram. And almost all of them are women. It didn’t bother me when we first started dating, because I figured that now that he had a girlfriend, he’d stop investing so much time in looking at women. A few months into our ...
HOUGHTON — Tuesday, Sept. 22, is National Voter Registration Day when thousands of national, state and local organizations and volunteers will participate in a massive voter registration effort. Once again, Michigan Technological University is taking part in this national event. Michigan Tech’s effort is led by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), Student Leadership and Involvement and several faculty members. One student organizer is Zach Olson, USG’s Political Affairs Committee chair and a recently named fellow of the Campus Election Engagement Project, a national ...
LANSING — Michigan State Police Director Col. Joe Gasper announced the creation of www.michigan.gov/MSPtransparency, a new Transparency and Accountability webpage that provides the public with easy access to information about the administration and operation of the MSP. Information includes department policies, strategic plan, training requirements, recruiting and staffing numbers and use of force and traffic stop data, among other topics. Gasper also announced the creation of a citizen advisory council that will assist department leadership by providing outside insight into MSP ...
