Michigan can be global laboratory for new ways to solve old problems
I think most people would agree that Michigan is on the rebound. In Detroit, where I live, new restaurants are popping up on a weekly basis, national retailers are moving in, and corporations are opening new offices. This hint of change in the Pure Michigan air is still polluted, however, by many of the same intractable issues — homelessness, unequal access to education and food, and environmental degradation, to name a few.