Tag: University of Michigan
Is Lansing headed toward its own constitutional crisis?
The final legal briefs were filed this week in a lawsuit that pits state Senate Democrats against House Republicans for failing to send bills adopted by both chambers to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Is this leading the state Capitol toward its own constitutional crisis?
The Week Ahead: Opioid data, Spitzer and Sauna Fest
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
Trump Fritters Massive Wave Energy Opportunity Away
What energy dominance? The global wave energy industry is picking up a head of steam, leaving the US far behind.
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Stick Houses: Disrupting stereotypes with storytelling
“Stick Houses” is a collection of fictionalized short stories based on Grand Traverse Band tribal citizen Matthew Fletcher’s personal experiences and those close to him.
The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors
Abdullatif Ahmed was just 23 years old when he first stepped foot on the Medusa Challenger, a 1906-built Great Lakes bulk freighter.
“Before I came to America in 1990,” he said, “I had never even seen the sea.”
Born and raised in Juban, a rural district in southern Yemen, Ahmed was drawn to the Great Lakes by family history and opportunity.