A Free Press reader suggests the city of London needs no more than four councillors, and should not allow part-time assistants.
By Eric Freedman
Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land management in the city takes a balanced approach that considers the needs of both residents and birds. There are other concerns about vacant land, too, including as sites for solar arrays.
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By Clara Lincolnhol
Online rumors are swirling that a comet from another solar system might be a UFO — but Michigan State University researchers say that’s pure speculation. It’s definitely a comet, they insist, with no credible reason to believe otherwise.
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The utility had been seeking a way out of the hydropower business. The sale could close late next year or early 2027.
“It’s applying nutrients with a shovel instead of a spoon,” says farmer Don Bender
By Clara Lincolnhol
On a cool and cloudy summer day, Michigan high school students recently drove the car they’d been engineering for months around the block and parked it in front of the state Capitol. The three wheeled, sharply angled, gray, white and black camo-print car seats two people and is powered by solar-charged batteries.
This is a financial crash of the sort that usually accompanies an exciting new technology, not an existential crisis, but it is coming.
A Free Press reader calls for leadership in health care, on regulatory bodies, and on the public to demand better from mental health units.