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Ben Mattlin was born with a condition called spinal muscular atrophy. Many infants with the disease don't live past age 2, but Mattlin went on to attend Harvard, get married and have kids. "I had this dumb idea from childhood that I could do anything anybody else could do," he says.

Detroit school cited for overcrowdingLast week, the Detroit News reported on overcrowding in DPS classrooms. They reported on 55 kindergartners in a class…

Hundreds of artists will be in Detroit this week for the third annual Rust Belt to Artist Belt conference.The goal is to get artists, educators and…

How much do the people who've made it owe to the people who've been left behind? That question is at the heart of Zadie Smith's new novel NW, a nuanced and disturbing look at class issues in a working-class northwest London neighborhood.

We take a moment to consider the "Bic For Her" pen and what other products might follow in its wake.

Chrysler will pay back its federal loans in full today. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton reports:The news is making headlines this morning:The Detroit…

Freezing rain has closed portions of some southeast Michigan freeways and made driving conditions dangerous for commuters.The Associated Press reports:The…

Chrysler union workers vote this week on a tentative new contract. Ford workers approved their contract on Wednesday, 63-percent in favor to 37-percent…

A new poll finds parents want more physical education in school. The U of M C-S Mott Children’s Hospital National poll asked parents of 6 to 11 year olds…

It's a "swing-state" edition of It's Just Politics this week. The big political question in the mitten-state currently seems to be "Is Michigan a true…