As part of our ongoing Equity Series, today, as Disa we hear from from Nicole O'Brien who speaks from the perspective of someone who lives with cerebral palsy.—J.S. Nicole O'Brien: I am proud of being an American, particularly when you speak of the...
As a capstone to Pride Month, today in the equity series we share thoughts from M’Lynn Hartwell, of Traverse City. M’Lynn is a longtime advocate for environmental, human, and civil rights, and here she discusses how a simple bumper sticker played an important role in...
In this installment of Groundwork’s equity interview series, we honor “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month,” in a conversation with Rico Cruz (above). Rico immigrated to the United States from the Philippine Islands when he was seven...
Earlier in his tenure, EPA Administrator Zeldin vowed to “drive a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.” He promised to lower the cost of living, unleash American energy, and bring back jobs. How, you might ask, would the nation accomplish...
In the late 1960s, at the age of 22, Jan Chapman left her hometown of Traverse City and headed to southeast Michigan to find work. Despite the civil rights progress of the ’60s, she recalls discovering a culture still heavily favoring men, in which opportunities and...
ABOVE: Leisa Eckerle, The Eckerle Farm. Photo courtesy of Leelanau Ticker. I sat on the front porch of my home and watched as the first signs of autumn made themselves known. While the leaves gently floated off of the trees around me, I listened as Leisa Eckerle...