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• CONQUERSUICIDE -- Depression and suicide are serious problems for a significant proportion of adolescents, a University of Michigan psychologist says, but many teens are reluctant to seek help, and services are limited. A Lawrence Tech student from Clinton Towns talks about his own depression and suicide attempt. Meanwhile, the state Community Health Department is trying to train teachers, pediatricians and other “gatekeepers” to recognize the symptoms of teen depression. By Jacquelyn Halas. FOR MACOMB, ROMEO, OAKLAND, MICHIGAN CITIZEN & ALL POINTS.

• ABANDONEDFIELDS -- When farming stops, problems can start because bugs and diseases can spread from abandoned fields and orchards to nearby healthy, productive farmlands. A Greenville apple grower says confronting such a situation has almost doubled his spraying costs. The problem also threatens grapes and cherries, and a western Michigan senator wants the state Agriculture Department to be able to step in to spray or destroy trees and clear abandoned areas of pests, at the property owners' expense. By Jennifer Linn. FOR GREENVILLE, HOLLAND, LUDINGTON, SOUTH BEND, PETOSKEY, LEELANAU, CADILLAC, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, NORTHWEST MICHIGAN BUSINESS & ALL POINTS.

• DAYINTHELIFE -- GOP Rep. Tim Moore's day included two free lunches with lobbying groups-the Michigan Education Association and the Michigan Petroleum Association-meetings with conservation activists from his district, a House vote on his kidnapping bill, two closed-door GOP caucuses and a 90-minute drive almost due north to his Farwell home. We track a day in the life of an ambitious first-term lawmaker, and hear from colleagues from Lake Leelanau, Novi, Georgetown Township and Hanover. By Derek Wallbank. FOR CLARE, MIDLAND, HOLLAND, OAKLAND, LANSING & ALL POINTS.

• WATERWITHDRAWALS -- Recent compromise legislation will regulate large-scale water withdrawals, but long-term issues remain about demands for Michigan water resources from agriculture, industry, bottlers and other commercial users. By Erica Richards. FOR CADILLAC, LUDINGTON, CLARE, GREENVILLE, ALPENA, BAD AXE, GRAYLING, PETOSKEY & ALL POINTS.

• METHCLEANUP -- Efforts are under way to push for statewide standards for cleaning up former meth lab sites that pose health risks. We hear from a Department of Community Health toxicologist, a Lansing cleanup consultant and lawmakers from Saugatuck Township and Grand Ledge. By Sandra Kao. FOR HOLLAND, SOUTH BEND, LANSING, CADILLAC, & ALL POINTS.

• RECORDSLOSS -- A Department of History, Arts and Letters study warns that important records and documents such as deeds, criminal records and court files are in danger due to a lack of funding for storage and preservation. The Wexford County clerk says her office currently has enough storage space. And a Northern Michigan University archivist says there's a also a need to train employees on how to preserve important documents. By Erica Richards. FOR MARQUETTE, CADILLAC, LANSING & ALL POINTS.

• CENSUSPRISONS -- By generating more state aid, jobs and political prisons and inmates in Michigan may be an asset to local governments, especially in less populous and rural communities. The Census Bureau currently counts them as residents of the community where they're imprisoned. U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers of Grand Rapids opposes a proposal to count them as residents of their home towns. That policy change would hurt places with large numbers of inmates, like Ionia County, while benefiting areas where many inmates come from, such as Wayne County. By Jacquelyn Halas. FOR GREENVILLE, LAPEER, MONROE, MARQUETTE, LANSING, MICHIGAN CITIZEN & ALL POINTS.

• SUSTAININGFORESTS -- Trimming trees could trim property taxes paid by owners of woods under a West Michigan senator's proposal to provide incentives for sustainable forest practices. The Michigan Forest Product Council wants the state to encourage more logging, saying that Michigan has more surplus timber than any other state. By Jennifer Linn. FOR CADILLAC, LUDINGTON, ALPENA, CLARE, MARQUETTE, GRAYLING, BAD AXE & ALL POINTS.

• VACANTOFFICE -- There's nothing much left in Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero's recently vacated Senate office. It's staffed by three bored college part-time interns whose major responsibility is to forward constituent calls to other lawmakers. Meanwhile, two House seats from Pontiac and Monroe County also are vacant. By Derek Wallbank. FOR LANSING, MONROE, OAKLAND & ALL POINTS.

• MOREPHYSED -- Too many elementary school kids don't get enough physical education, say a southwest Michigan senator and the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. They want the state to mandate at least two 30-minute gym classes every week for elementary students. The Three Rivers district already exceeds that proposed minimum, while a teacher in Battle Creek worries that budget cuts could further reduce her school's current gym time. By Sandra Kao. FOR THREE RIVERS, SOUTH BEND, STURGIS & ALL POINTS.

• GUNBIAS -- Employers could face civil suits if they discriminate against gun-owning workers or job applicants under a new proposal intended to restrict bosses' power over employees' legal, off-the-job activities. It would prohibit employers from making negative recruitment, hiring, firing or compensation decisions based on legal firearm ownership or possession of a weapons license. We hear from lawmakers from Bay City, Algonac and Three Oaks; other sponsors include legislators from Warren, Traverse City, Richmond Township, Battle Creek, West Branch, North Branch, Mt. Clemens, Farwell, and Bessemer. By Eric Freedman. FOR MIDLAND, LAPEER, SOUTH BEND, CADILLAC, MACOMB, ROMEO, LARE, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, GRAYLING, LAPEER, ALPENA, BAD AXE, MARQUETTE, & ALL POINTS.