Posts published in “Guest Column”

  I recently traveled from Lansing to another important capital, Washington D.C., to discuss rail infrastructure with Michigan’s congressional delegation — namely the critical role railroads play in propelling our state economy and its continued…

  Poll workers are critical to maintaining the integrity of our elections — and we need people working the polls more than ever before. It can be easy to feel like a small cog in…

  We all remember those weeks of food scarcity as the pandemic began its terrible sweep across the nation in spring of 2020. Photos of empty grocery store shelves played across TV screens. The web…

  As a former senior adviser to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity and as an activist who continues to tackle issues related to clean air in socially and economically…

I told my husband, Peter, when he first announced the idea, that I thought it was dumb. I probably didn’t say “dumb,” because I try to be nicer than that. But I let him know…

  There is an unnecessary pattern that keeps playing out in school districts across the state. I got to experience it — again — recently after a substitute teacher in Oakland County was accused of…

  Since 2000, opioid overdose deaths in our state have increased tenfold, cutting thousands of lives short and causing pain to the families and loved ones of the Michiganders we’ve lost across the state. As…

  Ensuring every vote counts is one of the most American ideals we can uphold. So I want to take this opportunity to share some thoughts about the importance of protecting the democratic process. This…

  This past Independence Day was an opportunity to reflect on our country’s history, thank all who have served, and appreciate living in the United States — a bastion of freedom to people across the…