The Metro: Social workers are a part of police departments. When should they be called to act?
When someone is in distress, who should respond to the call for help? Police officers or social workers? After the...
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The Metro: Social workers are a part of police departments. When should they be called to act?
When someone is in distress, who should respond to the call for help? Police officers or social workers? After the...
The Metro: The dopamine loop kids can’t escape, and what Michigan is doing about it
Young people's brains are changing. Research shows social media activates the same dopamine-driven reward pathways in the brain as addictive...
The Metro: Why the price of lettuce keeps increasing at your local grocery store
Grocery stores offer colorful produce aisles, where pyramid-shaped mounds of apples, oranges and lemons sit waiting for your inspection. In...
The Metro: Why water rates keep increasing
On Wednesday, the Great Lakes Water Authority will vote on a nearly 7% water rate increase and a 6% sewer...
The Metro: Oakland County’s top legal official says ICE agents are not above the law
Across metro Detroit, some leaders’ stances against ICE have gotten firmer. The Detroit police chief is not allowing his officers...
The Metro: The view of Iran from Windsor
There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty in Iran right now. Protestors have faced a violent reaction from Iran’s political...
The Metro: A positive perspective on Michigan’s economy
How is the Trump administration doing overall at managing the economy? There are bright spots: inflation is down, unemployment is...
The Metro: President Trump won’t regulate pollution. Can Michigan do that on its own?
In 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed one of the most aggressive clean energy laws in the country — requiring Michigan...
The Metro: Metro Detroit’s transit gap is wide. RTA’s plan to close it is slow by design
In metro Detroit, the vast majority of residents live within a 10-minute drive of a grocery store. But if you...
The Metro: The case for creating a greater Detroit
Late last year, Rogelio Landin ran for mayor of Detroit on a simple platform: the city should annex some of...
The Metro: ICE is destroying the America Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor loves
Across Michigan, city leaders and police chiefs are asking the same question: how should they work with federal immigration officers?...
The Metro: The plan to fix Michigan’s teacher shortage
Most everyone wants students to have good teachers. But how do we adequately prepare educators, and keep them in the...