By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“Providing compassionate, high-quality psychiatric care for adults, children and adolescents is not just our mission. It is our responsibility.”
- Mary Clare Solky, the director of the new 406,000-square-foot, 264-bed Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital in Northville.
U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, left, and Democratic nominee for U.S. House William Lawrence, right, face off in their first head-to-head debate at WKAR’s studios in East Lansing, Mich., on Oct. 6, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Roth/WKAR-MSU)
By Ben Solis
U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett’s congressional record and his time in the Michigan Legislature came under fire during the first televised debate between him and Democratic nominee Will Lawrence, as did the challenger’s claims regarding the feasibility of his healthcare plans and the various attacks he lobbed against Barrett on Tuesday in a forum organized by WKAR-TV.
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COMMENTARY
By Matt Zerwekh
As we approach this third anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023 — the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, followed by a war that has caused enormous Palestinian civilian suffering — American Jews are living through a period of deep trauma and dramatically elevated antisemitism here at home.
Grounds of the Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital in Northville on Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo by Bella Waters/Michigan Advance)
By Bella Waters
Dozens of state officials, healthcare providers and community members celebrated the completion of the new 406,000-square-foot, 264-bed Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital in Northville Wednesday.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Which Detroit Pistons rookie became the first to ever lead the league in All-Star voting?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Wednesday's answer: West Fort and Shelby streets in Detroit is the approximate location of Fort Detroit, also known at various times as Fort Shelby and Fort Lernoult.
Source: https://www.detroithistorical.org/
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