Politics

The waters of Lake Ontario can turn violent in an instant. For three generations, my family has had a cottage on Presqu’ile Point, a spit of land that hooks out … Continued

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By Camila Bello Castro

A recent case study of a former “abandonment tourism” business in Detroit found a disconnect between the lived experience of many city residents and the lives of the tour participants who were generally white, younger and more international than most Detroiters and generally first-time visitors to the city.

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Charming, funny, and gregarious, he was one of London's first local celebrities who could never say no to helping friends.

By Georgia Hill
Utility companies have a history of using “dark money” to influence Michigan elections. Now, organizations are attempting to advance ballot initiatives aimed at stopping utility companies from contributing to politicians who run for or hold offices that impact them. 

The post Ballot proposals advance, aiming to get ‘dark money’ out of politics first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

He said he had been considering leaving council since the summer to focus on his position as chair of the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers.

It can come down to politics or logistics, depending on whom you ask.

It wouldn’t be an overestimation to say that the hockey world was emotionally crushed with news of the passing of Ken Dryden.

The numbers of refugees is going up and it will only get worse.

Statewide campaigns to get various questions on the 2026 ballot in Michigan are collecting signatures — including for three proposed state constitutional amendments.

The former Michigan governor worked through budget standoffs — and brief partial government shutdowns — in 2007 and 2009. She shares her thoughts.

London was telling itself a quiet and powerful truth: We want to be together again.

Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress designated Lake Champlain as the sixth Great Lake, teeing off a historical and cultural fight over which lakes can really call themselves Great.