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WHILE STATE LAW permits open carry of firearms, including onto public school property, the members of the Board of Education, as well as Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift, intend to embrace a “no weapons” policy for those on school…

by Ari LeVaux THE HUMBLE LENTIL is found in the earthiest of foods. Not the kind of fancy dishes that tap dance around the table atop a frozen cloud of nitrogen, but simple, nourishing foods like Indian dal or hippy mush, foods that feed…

by Danny Tyree ONE OF MY college roommates had a propensity for dismissing a rule (or someone else’s interests) with “Pish posh! That’s for lesser mortals!” That came to mind when I read in U.S. News & World Report about a study…

by Bryan Kelly IN LAST WEEK’S issue of The A2 Indy, my physically fit colleague Brent McDermott published a column dubbing Ann Arbor “a Mecca for runners.” Few may know that our city is, at the very least, in the running for a…

by Katie Carey State Representative Adam Zemke (D-Ann Arbor) offered an amendment on Mar. 19 to prohibit the open carrying of guns in schools and other sensitive areas. It would also add public libraries to the list of no-carry zones.…

by Brooke Kansier PARENTS WHO HAVE qualms about their teen getting behind the wheel can rest a bit easier through a Michigan Sheriffs’ Association-backed program. The program, “Sheriffs Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated…

FIFTEEN SCHOOLS performing at a high level academically were recognized at this week’s 2015 Spring School Improvement Conference, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced. The high-performing Reward Schools, recognized at the…

MICHIGAN STATE POLICE (MSP) officials last week announced that 56 Michigan public school districts, 15 private schools, 11 charter schools and five sheriff’s departments will get a share of $4 million in funding to boost school safety.…

by Donna Iadipaolo ON SUNDAY MARCH 22, George Bedard and the Kingpins will be playing a benefit concert, “Rocking for the Homeless,” for the Ann Arbor Vineyard Homeless Ministry at 2275 Platt Road from 4-6 p.m. Not only will attendees…

by P.D. Lesko MEMBERS OF THE Ann Arbor Pedestrian Safety and Access Task Force proposed changes to the city’s snow removal ordinance which would drop the one-inch threshold for the removal of snow and ice. The proposed changes would…