2024

by P.D. Lesko The 2016 Mental Health and Public Safety Millage was the brainchild of County Commissioner Andy LaBarre (District 7). It was the perfect way to get voters to pony up tens of additional millions for two of the poorest run…

by P.D. Lesko On March 25, 2024, The Ann Arbor Independent submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the County Sheriff's Dept. to obtain a copy of the background check done on Sheriff's Deputy D'Angelo Ladonn McWilliams prior…

by Ann Mullen According to an article in The Michigan Daily on Mar. 29, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) reported that three students were served citations by police in Ann Arbor “for trespassing at the 101st Honor…

"the ripple, the wave that carried me home" is at Theatre Nova, 410 West Huron Street, Ann Arbor, through April 14. Visit theatrenova.org for tickets and more info. by Jenn McKee, Pulp A social change agent…

This is a Open Public Plea to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, specifically, Ann Arbor County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi: There is an expectation of leadership from the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. At this…

by P.D. Lesko On April 1, I sent an email to County Administrator Greg Dill: Mr Dill,Have Commissioners Lyte and Sanders been invoiced for their 2023 FlexSpending account overspending yet? Could you please post 2024 spendingto…

The Ann Arbor Independent's "Urban Exile" columnist Shannon McFall lives in Pittsfield Township and vlogs about race, local, county and national politics. He shares commentaries with The Ann Arbor Independent. Tune in to watch a short…

by P.D. Lesko County Commissioner Crystal Lyte. In Jan. 2024, Washtenaw County Commissioners voted to adopt new Board of Commissioner Rules and Regulations. Among those rules and regulations is Section X. Commissioner Optional…

Russell Crowe Plays an Ex-Cop with Alzheimer’s in a Scrappy Piece of Dementia Noir MPA rating: R. Running time: 111 MIN. by Owen Glieberman “Sleeping Dogs,” starring Russell Crowe as a retired cop with Alzheimer’s…

by Max McCoy Why are Americans increasingly seduced by fascism? That’s the question I pondered for this, my 100th opinion essay for the Kansas Reflector, a milestone (or perhaps millstone) that invites deep contemplation of where…