Letter to the Editor: Cattleman's Meat Market would be a good option for Manchester
February 18, 2019 I keep hearing that "Whole Foods" would be a good candidate for a market in Manchester. It's NOT. Whole Foods is far too expensive and does not serve the community's needs. Whole Foods dedicated most of its stock to overpriced organic, exotic foods, and high priced meats that would be of no […]
Guest Editorial: Our health, jobs and tourism dependent on clean water
The Manchester Mirror takes no position on the issue being discussed. Guest editorials are by local leaders or experts with specific knowledge of a topic and may contain opinions. Views expressed in any editorial are always exclusively those of the author. by State Representative Donna Lasinski, 52nd District As Michiganders, we know we live in […]
Consumers Energy chief: We’re making changes after natural gas crisis
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) LANSING — The CEO of Consumers Energy told lawmakers Wednesday the company is rewriting contingency plans and making other reforms after narrowly avoiding gas shutoffs during last month’s polar vortex. Consumers, Michigan’s largest energy provider, vows to become less reliant on a Macomb County compressor station that caught fire in late January and […]
More Michigan residents get college degrees, but state still trails diploma race
by Ron French, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) The share of Michigan adults with college degrees is at its highest point ever. And while the state’s college attainment rate is still below the national average, Michigan is closing the gap, according to a report released by the Lumina Foundation examining college attainment in the nation and the 50 […]
Dana Nessel shakes up Flint prosecutions; civil settlement talks underway
by Jim Malewitz, Riley Beggin (Bridge) LANSING — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and her office will join the team prosecuting defendants charged with Flint water crisis-related crimes, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday, detailing a shakeup in how her office will handle those cases and civil lawsuits against the state. Worthy will team with Michigan Solicitor […]
Gretchen Whitmer remakes Michigan DEQ again, but leaves oversight panels intact
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is trying again to reshuffle the state’s environmental department to move quicker to respond to water contamination and climate change. The Democrat on Wednesday issued an amended executive order to transform the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) into the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). […]
Michigan GOP asks high court to rule on sick leave, minimum wage changes
by Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) State lawmakers from both parties say they’re confident they’re on the right side of a debate about whether it was legal to adopt and change two citizen-backed laws to raise Michigan’s minimum wage and require employer-sponsored paid sick leave last year. They can’t both be right. So the Legislature is moving forward […]
Michigan senator seeks to end ‘revolving door’ of lawmakers turned lobbyists
by Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) A Republican state senator is again trying to prevent Michigan lawmakers from taking new jobs lobbying their former colleagues in the Legislature immediately after leaving office. Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, introduced a bill to prohibit former state legislators from working as registered lobbyists for two years after they leave office — three, […]
Adiska Family Dental community outreach for Dental Health Awareness Month
Dr. Heather Adiska and Adiska Family Dental are reaching out to the community during February, which is Dental Health Awareness month. Through a variety of presentations to different groups, they are working to educate all ages, but Dr. Heather Adiska especially hopes to get the message out that the earlier children start seeing the dentist, […]
Literacy on the go!
submitted by Nick Steinmetz, Superintendent, Manchester Community Schools The Manchester Community Schools have district bus routes that cover 50+ miles. I don’t know about you, but that can be a long car ride for me at times! Recently, MCS parent, Lori Preis, came to the district with an idea. What if we put book bins on […]
