This is part of an on-going series answering "Why is that?" questions about Salem and the Mid-Valley. The question: Why are shoes dangling from overhead utility lines in our community? We try to ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – Lakhvir Sohal, a rising senior at the University of Michigan, knows what he’s going to do to celebrate graduation – throw a pair of shoes onto some power lines near his rented house.

You've probably seen them before: a random pair of shoes on power lines, hanging there like they're part of the scenery. It's one of those things that makes you pause for a second and wonder why ...