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by P.D. Lesko ANN ARBOR NEWS reporter Matt Durr is a graduate of Washtenaw Community College. Folks at The Washtenaw Voice, the student newspaper, speak of Durr in glowing terms, the guy who made good in the world of print journalism.…

IN AUGUST 2014 Council member Kunselman, (D-Ward 3), tried to convince his colleagues on City Council that it was unsafe and unfair to allow Uber and Lyft to continue to operate. Kunselman said that the companies skirt regulations and…

by Brent Wall THE FIRST FEW months behind the wheel can be an exhilarating milestone on the road to adulthood, but for too many beginning drivers – and their families – their inexperience leads to tragedy and heartbreak. Every day in…

by Erin Herron Terri Lynn Land is upset. She’s upset because she was called out for her lack of preparedness on Michigan Calling, a call-in program where Michigan voters had the chance to ask her questions on a wide range of issues. Land…

ON OCT. 14 the Michigan DEQ announced 115 applicants selected to receive grant awards totaling $91 million from the Stormwater, Asset Management, and Wastewater (SAW) program, which protects Michigan’s water quality by helping…

Please note: This article has been changed to accurately identify the 22nd Circuit Court. THE RACE FOR the county’s 22nd District Circuit Court’s probate judgeship is heated. In the primary, Incumbent Judge Julia B. Owdziej topped runner…

by P.D. Lesko THE MARCH 2014 catered “celebration” for WCC Trustee Diana McKnight-Morton cost county taxpayers $1,146. The event was charged to Dr. Rose Bellanca’s P-card. A receipt (below) detailing the cost of the event and what was…

by David Alexander THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT District Library has submitted a grant application seeking money to fund a library-sponsored news service. The news service, preliminarily titled Civic Ticker, will operate as a living online…

Eric Borregard: “The school’s got no money and the people at the top are feeding their face just like the rest of the political system, just like the governor. No one’s looking out for the kids, for bettering these kids’…

MICHIGAN VOTERS WILL get a chance in the Nov. 4 election to take a stand on whether wolf hunting should be allowed, but the outcome may not matter. Proposals 1 and 2 on the November general election ballot are referendums on laws that…