Aaron Ford has often pointed to his working-class upbringing as the foundation of his political career. The Nevada attorney general says his family’s struggles with poverty, food insecurity and financial hardship shaped his priorities. Now, he is seeking to become Nevada’s next governor in the 2026 midterm elections. Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Nevada Attorney General … Read more
Ford’s Hermosillo assembly plant in Sonora, Mexico, found itself dealing with an unusual workplace problem involving persistent pigeons entering the sprawling factory and leaving droppings around equipment and freshly painted vehicles. The facility employs more than 4,000 workers and produces more than 300,000 vehicles a year, making the bird problem difficult to ignore. Ford tried … Read more
In 1997, Martha Stewart bought Edsel Ford’s 63-acre Maine estate for reportedly under $6 million (Image Credit: Architectural Digest) Perched above Seal Harbor on Maine’s Mount Desert Island, Skylands carries nearly a century of history tied to the Ford family and is now closely associated with Martha Stewart. Stewart bought the 63-acre estate in 1997, … Read more
Haig has been fond of convertibles for years. After giving them up for a period, seeing other drivers enjoying the spring weather with their tops down convinced her that she was ready for another one. At an age when many people are content to slow down, Barbara Haig is still putting the top down and … Read more
Excavator installing a fish lunker on Ford Cove. Credit: Ford House A major environmental restoration project is removing decades of artificial concrete shoreline defences along Michigan’s Lake St. Clair and replacing them with natural wetlands, living shorelines and fish habitat.The $7 million project at the historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate is transforming more than … Read more