Data stories

I had the honor and pleasure of participating in a press conference on February 8 announcing the release of the latest Kid's Count in Michigan report.  While no press were in attendance (guess it was just a conference then), the time was well worth it because I got to...

I was lying in bed a couple nights ago reading last week's issue of Newsweek.  The cover story was, of course, about the uprising in Egypt and the unrest in other Middle Eastern countries, such as Yemen and Tunisia. While the overall issues being raised in Egypt are...

The Census Bureau has begun the process of releasing the first set of local data files from the 2010 Census.  The PL94-171, or redistricting files, contain the information - race/ethicity and gender of the voting age population for every single "census block" in the...

I boarded a Delta flight in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, January 31 on my way back from a great 6-day cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. [By the way, my tan looks really good when contrasted with the snow.] It was not until I looked in the seat pocket in front of me that...

Governor Snyder delivered his first State of the State speech last night.  While I appreciated the upbeat tone and a number of his "initiatives" - securing funding for Pure Michigan, support for the DRIC project, and a new emphasis on reaching out to immigrants - it...

Washingtonians are the nation's most well-read citizens, but they're reading less these days. And so, it appears, are city dwellers everywhere.  That's according to the latest findings of an annual study (conducted since 2005) of the >United States' most literate...