Entries Tagged as 'Craig’s Grist'

The Virtues of One-Party Rule

January 16th, 2012 · No Comments

When voters put one party in charge, they get action, not unresponsive government.

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Michigan Cities: Part IV, Four-Dimensional Chess

December 18th, 2011 · 2 Comments

To restore Michigan’s cities we must stymie the hemorrhaging on many fronts, not just one.

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Michigan Cities: Part III, Waning Political Power

November 17th, 2011 · No Comments

Michigan’s city dwellers no longer are 900-pound political gorillas in the state or even their counties.

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Michigan Cities: The Race Factor

October 17th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Some of the roots of our residents’ urban exodus lie at the doorstep of a touchy subject: race.

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Does Michigan Need Cities?

September 18th, 2011 · 9 Comments

Michiganians have fled cities, counter to global and current national experience.

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Deconstructing the Debt Debacle

August 16th, 2011 · No Comments

The debt ceiling debacle sprang from many forces, some as old as our nation’s blueprint.

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Limit Recalls

July 16th, 2011 · 7 Comments

It’s time to change recall rules that chill free speech and upset representative democracy.

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From Bust to Robust

June 16th, 2011 · 5 Comments

Columns Craig Ruff From Bust to Robust June 17, 2011 Chastened over a decade of economic descent, I am not certain about Michigan’s economic future, but it surely looks promising. Some data and a lot of instincts tell me that our state is moving from bust to robust. For 100 years, manufacturing has driven the [...]

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Living in Exponential Times

May 16th, 2011 · No Comments

In this Era of Exponentialism, where chaos can control events, what is a leader to do?

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Should We Free Our Public Universities?

April 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Michigan’s cash-starved public universities may be tempted to seek their freedom, but …

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