

Chasten Buttigieg Event Friday, June 21, 2019
Hopeful is the word that describes the hour and a half spent in the presence of a young man who grew up in Traverse City and has been...


Pride Parade and Visibility March Saturday, June 22nd, Traverse City, MI, USA
The scene at Traverse City’s F&M Park on Saturday afternoon’s Pride Picnic before the Visibility March was fun filled and colorful with...


GT Board of Commissioners Meeting June 19, 2019
The June 19th Grand Traverse Board of Commissioners Meeting started, unsurprisingly, with urges to move the meeting back to its original...


"Governing Today: Exploring Partisan Polarization"
On June 12, 2019 Dr. Phil Mikesell taught a class at NMC entitled “Governing Today: Exploring Partisan Polarization.” The class was an...


Airport Governance Advisory Committee and Airport Commission
were 2 meetings held on the same day with mostly the same people present. The first was almost 3 hours and started with a very...
Two-Track Economy
The following article was first published in the Northern Express. It is reproduced here with permission by the author, Tom Gutowski....


May 15, BOC Meeting, More Exciting Than Expected
In this report I highlight some of the items from the May 15, 2019 Board of Commissioner Meeting. A video of the meeting is available at...


At Issue: Hepatitis C, Harm Reduction Program really works
Previously published in the Record Eagle Opinion Section May 10, 2019 Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners, I am here to talk...


PFAS Community Forum
Sponsored by the GT Bay Watershed Center The forum was kicked off by moderator Morgan Springer, News Director of Interlochen Public...


Mark Brewer's presentation on Gerrymandering and Other Election Related Legal Action
NMC SCHOLAR'S HALL Just when we needed a shot of positive energy, Atty. Mark Brewer gave us both hope and a dose of reality. Mark Brewer...