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Author Archives: Alex Klaus

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Rewind: Why not enough Detroiters know how to swim, and one idea from the past to help

by Alex KlausMay 17, 2024May 17, 2024

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 desegregated public facilities, Detroit’s recreation department still needed to get creative to help expand access to pools, and it did: Swimmobiles rolled out across the city starting in the late 1960s.  Rewind: Why not enough Detroiters know how to swim, and one idea from the past to help […]

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What transit lessons did Detroit learn from the ‘06 Super Bowl to prepare for NFL draft

by Alex KlausApril 19, 2024April 19, 2024
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Rewind: The push to diversify the Detroit Police Department 

by Alex KlausApril 8, 2024April 8, 2024
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Rewind: From 1980s ‘tough on crime’ laws to Michigan’s juvenile justice system today

by Alex KlausFebruary 23, 2024February 23, 2024
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Detroit opened its first warming center in the 1980s. It’s the temporary fix that never went away

by Alex KlausNovember 17, 2023November 17, 2023
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Rewind: How Michigan got its voter ID laws

by Alex KlausNovember 3, 2023November 3, 2023
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Rewind: How safe did riding the school bus used to be?

by Alex KlausAugust 25, 2023

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