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The Metro: Why partisan politics makes it harder to keep the lights on in Michigan

Sam Corey, Owen Armentrout, The Metro July 13, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders lost power over the weekend of July Fourth, prompting a conversation about the fragility of the...

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The Metro: Learning can be hard, but healthy relationships make it easier

Sam Corey, The Metro, Israa Harb July 9, 2026

Learning has become harder for many students as fewer people are reading due to the distractions of new technologies. While...

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The Metro: Michigan’s grid keeps failing and the fight to fix it is growing louder

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 9, 2026

There is a quiet that settles into a house when the power has been out for three days. The hum...

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The Metro: From demand letter to lawsuit — why the Detroit Tenant Union is suing a local court to protect renters

Sam Corey, The Metro, Owen Armentrout July 8, 2026

While Detroit law says a landlord cannot rent a home until it’s been deemed livable by city inspectors, 86% of...

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The Metro: Retired from the bench, but not from the fight

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 8, 2026

Federal judges across the country have been getting pizzas delivered to their homes that they never ordered. It is an...

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The Metro: Why is metro Detroit home to so many Maltese Americans?

The Metro, David Leins, Matt Williams July 7, 2026

Malta is a country in the Mediterranean that is nearly the size of Detroit. Immigrants first came to the metro...

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The Metro: After a week of outages, a bigger question about Michigan’s grid

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 7, 2026

If you live in metro Detroit, the last week probably tested your patience — and maybe your fridge. First, the...

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The Metro: What Michigan’s Senate race reveals about the state — and future — of the Democratic Party

Sam Corey, Owen Armentrout, The Metro July 7, 2026

 Come November, thousands of political seats are up for grabs. One of the most compelling races in Michigan is...

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The Metro: What’s making hundreds of Michiganders sick? Health officials are still looking

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 6, 2026

A parasite called cyclospora is spreading through Michigan, and health officials still haven't found the source. In a normal year,...

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The Metro: ‘Do we want to continue this experiment?’ — why patriotism has declined, and how to change that

Sam Corey, The Metro July 2, 2026

This Saturday is the Fourth of July — and it’s a big one. Two hundred and fifty years since the...

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The Metro: Her town told her to stay quiet. Her patriotism said otherwise

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 2, 2026

In Huntington Woods, a battle has ensued over what you are allowed to say at the city’s Fourth of July...

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“The Gateway to Freedom,” an international monument to the Underground Railroad by artist Ed Dwight, sits along the bank of the Detroit River in Detroit.
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The Metro: Freedom seekers, Canada Day and emancipation

The Metro, Tia Graham, Haley Gavigan July 1, 2026

It has been almost two centuries since Canada declared independence. After the Constitution Act of 1867, Canada, Nova Scotia, and...

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