Washtenaw County has always prided itself on its connections to higher education. At one time, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti hosted five institutions of higher learning,…
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Every choice has consequences, but sometimes, the choosers aren’t the ones who feel the pinch. A couple of days ago I wrote about a community…
Last week, the Michigan Legislature approved a budget that includes a plan for free community college tuition for all high school graduates. The plan will…
Elgin Community College in Elgin, IL announced last week that it intends to build a new $80M manufacturing and technology center. The college will break…
I think the WCC Board of Trustees needs to create a clear, measurable definition of WCC’s purpose. The lowest median income in the County belongs…
Earlier today, the Washington Post printed an analysis of how people have spent their money over the last 50 years. Using data from the Bureau…
Yesterday, I wrote about the median and mean incomes in Ypsilanti, and how those figures both exceed the average earning potential for a WCC graduate.…
Recently, I was looking at Washtenaw County data from the US Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey. One of the data points that the survey…
Rite-Aid announced last week that it will close all of its Michigan stores beginning in July. CVS just closed the Carpenter Road store and promises…
Earlier this year, the Department of Justice published a final rule that revised Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The new rules…