Ann Arbor columnist says we need to think as one state, not U.P. and L.P.

Michiganders tend to think about our great state as divided, whether it's the U.P. and downstate or Detroit and the rest of the state, or even east and west. AnnArbor.com columnist Dianne Marsh has a different idea.

Excerpt: I've written before about what I see as the resurgence of Detroit, focused on the idea that Detroit's health is indicative of the potential health of other cities in our state.

But our state isn't just urban.

To read the whole column, go here.

Source: AnnArbor.com