This is the worst. The Detroit Lions played so well in the regular season that whispers of a Super Bowl felt warranted. Sixty minutes into what should have been destiny, it all came crashing down.

A 2021 survey found that 80% of child care centers had staffing problems, and half of those centers were serving fewer kids because of it.

Annie Dotson's family's experience with child care is like a road map of the barriers many West Michiganders face. It began ...