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...
Today, on the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month 2025, we offer a capstone of personal testimony from an individual who, like many Americans, was born in a South American nation, adopted as an infant, and became a U.S. citizen several decades ago. Despite the...
As part of our ongoing equity interview series, we spoke with Jordan Shananaquet, a citizen of the Waganakising Odawak — the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians — about Sovereignty Day on September 21st. The day honors when the United States...
As part of our ongoing series of equity interviews, today, for National Disability Independence Day, we interview Christopher Timm. Chris is the Recreation Specialist at Disability Network Northern Michigan, and, among other initiatives, has been especially involved...