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  • Drilling began at the Eagle Mine this past September. This aerial photo was taken in September of 2011. The mine is 25 miles northwest of Marquette, Michigan.
    Mining in the UP, what does the state get in return?
    Drilling continues in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for potentially valuable ore deposits after a judge turned down a request from environmental groups to…
  • Little Traverse Bay
    Underwater crucifix memorial
    A yearly display of a sunken crucifix in Lake Michigan is scheduled to take place in Petoskey on Saturday.The monument to people who have died in…
  • Death Of The (Predatory) Salesman: These Days, It's A Buyer's Market
    In his new book, To Sell Is Human, Daniel H. Pink describes how access to information has empowered buyers and dramatically changed the sales landscape. Caveat emptor — buyer beware — is still good advice, Pink says, but so is caveat venditor — seller beware.
  • Smart car sales fell 80 percent since 2008.
    Smart cars not catching on in Michigan
    The only Smart car dealership in Michigan will close next week.Aaron Bragman is senior analyst with IHS automotive. He says Smart cars never caught on in…
  • Passengers travel in a train car reserved for woman in Mumbai on March 8. The cars are offered in New Delhi and other places as well. Women say they like the security that the cars offer, but say men's attitudes need to change.
    On India's Trains, Seeking Safety In The Women's Compartment
    Like some other big cities around the world, New Delhi has train cars reserved for women only. The female riders say it offers them a secure way to commute, but they argue that the larger problem is male attitudes.
  • Capitol Building, Lansing, Michigan
    Public employee health benefits bills heading to conference
    A joint legislative panel is set to negotiate how much some public employees should be required to pay into their health insurance benefits.Republican…
  • In 2009 McCain did not support the auto bailout.
    Congressman Peters invites McCain to see auto recovery himself
    Now that Chrysler paid off its debt six years ahead of schedule, Michigan congressman Gary Peters is inviting Senator John McCain to see the automotive…
  • Statewide MEAP scores released today
    The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) released the standardized test scores for schools across the state today. Students in grades 3 through 9 took…
  • Health Care In America: Follow The Money
    With the Supreme Court poised to hear arguments about President Obama's health law next week, the time seemed ripe for looking at the economic stakes. The public sector is a big part of the American health care industry, which now accounts for 18 percent of the GDP.
  • Precocious seventh grader Prue McKeel looks over a City of Moles under siege in a scene from <em>Under Wildwood</em>.
    The Wild Adventure Continues In 'Under Wildwood'
    Colin Meloy, best known as the Decemberists' front man, is also a novelist. His newest book is the second in a series for young readers, called Wildwood Chronicles. The book catches up with its precocious protagonist, Prue, who leaves the seventh grade to return to the magical world of Wildwood.
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