Granholm: Dinner with Snyder's family 'very nice'
Governor Granholm and her family had dinner last night with Governor-elect Rick Snyder and his family. Both the current and incoming Governors have three children each and, according to Governor...
View ArticleWorking moms multitask, and stress, more than dads
A new study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review comes up with some findings that lots of women may feel they already know too much about: Working mothers spend significantly more...
View ArticleChanging Expectations: Considering every variable is difficult, if not...
Michigan Radio is partnering with Changing Gears to share stories about how people are planning ahead and how their expectations have changed in light of the recession. You can read those stories here....
View ArticleDo you unplug on vacation?
Michigan State University researchers found that vacationers are increasingly staying connected to the office and social media with cell phones, laptops and tablets while away. From MSU News: The study...
View Article9-year-old Leah Rice is "Live from the kitchen!"
Today, the State of Opportunity team turned their microphone over to 9-year-old Leah Rice. She reflects on her family, highlights of her summer and her thoughts on going back to school. (She was placed...
View ArticleThree cities preparing to build armies of snowmen this weekend
Zeeland, St. Clair, and Saline are competing this weekend to take home the "Snowman Building Champion of the Free World" trophy. Art Trapp is Saline’s Downtown Development Director. “In our community...
View ArticleIt takes a village... and $226,920 to raise a child
Every year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases its estimate of how much it costs to raise a child from birth to seventeen years of age. Here's what they found for their latest Expenditures on...
View Article13,000 Michigan families to lose cash assistance
About 13-thousand Michigan families will stop getting money from the state on October 1st. That’s when the families will reach their five-year federal lifetime limit for cash assistance. The cash...
View ArticleHelping divorce clients work cooperatively
Every Monday, Christina Shockley talks with someone in the state that is trying to make a difference in the lives of others. As part of Michigan Radio's Seeking Change series, today features Monika...
View ArticleState of Opportunity: When funding dries up for programs that help kids
This week, Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity reporter Dustin Dwyer explores a pilot project in Michigan that helped kids and reduced state caseloads. So why, he asks, is it ending?
View ArticleNew bill would let adoption agencies pick parents on religious, moral grounds
Michigan adoption agencies would be able to refuse to place kids with families who violate the agency's religious or moral convictions. That's under a new bill proposed in the state legislature.Private...
View ArticleMichigan writer shares family history with recipes spanning three generations
Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good is the beguiling title of the latest book from writer Kathleen Flinn.It's billed as "A Memoir of Food and Love from an American Midwest Family".The Midwest Flinn writes...
View ArticleThe new American family: wedding ring, optional
How much has the American family changed? And why have families changed?Researchers at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research have been digging into those questions for a report...
View ArticleStateside for Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Today on Stateside: A new report from Public Sector Consultants projects Michigan will lose enough energy production for one million people in 2016. We look at what this means for Michigan residents....
View ArticlePresident of Wayne County Community College addresses "the crisis of the...
Twenty years ago this fall, Curtis Ivery was appointed chancellor of the oddly named Wayne County Community College District. The place was a mess. One of its campuses was closed, funding and...
View ArticleThis Detroit family knows when you don't have what you need, you improvise
Think about most of the news stories you read about kids in Detroit. What comes to mind?Something about dysfunctional schools? Maybe a crime story?When’s the last time you felt like a story transported...
View ArticleAmnesty program will clear child support bench warrants
People with bench warrants for missed child support payments in Eaton County have an opportunity for a fresh start next week.During a two-hour window on Tuesday, Eaton County Friend of the Court will...
View ArticleGranholm: Dinner with Snyder's family 'very nice'
Governor Granholm and her family had dinner last night with Governor-elect Rick Snyder and his family. Both the current and incoming Governors have three children each and, according to Governor...
View ArticleThree cities preparing to build armies of snowmen this weekend
Zeeland, St. Clair, and Saline are competing this weekend to take home the "Snowman Building Champion of the Free World" trophy. Art Trapp is Saline’s Downtown Development Director. “In our community...
View ArticleIt takes a village... and $226,920 to raise a child
Every year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases its estimate of how much it costs to raise a child from birth to seventeen years of age. Heres what they found for their latest Expenditures on...
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