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by Lynn Stuart Parramore WITH FOURTH OF July firecrackers, lawnmowers and outdoor concerts, summer can bring lots of noise, and some of it can be harmful to your hearing. Trust me, I know. I have had ringing in my right ear for 9 months…

THE LAST TIME the city of Saline had a contested mayor’s race it was 2004. Dean Girbach challenged Gretchen Driskell. Girbach captured 33 percent of the vote. In a statement released to the media announcing his candidacy, mayoral…

THE CITY OF Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation (NAP) works to protect and restore Ann Arbor’s natural areas. This involves conducting plant and animal inventories, ecological monitoring, and stewardship projects in Ann Arbor parks. These…

by P.D. Lesko On June 11, Rep. John D. Dingell, Jr.’s office announced the hire of Leigh Greden as Mr. Dingell’s chief of staff. The former Ann Arbor News revealed in 2009 that Greden and others on Council had been vote-rigging via email…

by Courtney Bledsoe THE MICHIGAN Department of Community Health has found this season’s mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus in Saginaw County – and with perfect conditions for mosquito breeding, that may be just the beginning.…

IT’S TIME FOR the Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Department to start weekly testing of the Huron River’s water between Barton Pond and the Dixboro Dam. The Huron River Watershed Council pointedly does not test the river’s water within the…

by Jeannine Stein AMERICANS MAY BE walking more, but we’re still not meeting weekly fitness recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. A recent Vital Signs report from the agency found that the percentage…

SEVERAL OF THE the eight candidates running for two seats on the Washtenaw County Trial Court have their campaign yard signs planted on public property. The signs appear on public property throughout Ann Arbor, including one at the…

THE AUDIT RELEASED by Ann Arbor Public Schools officials was prepared in part by an auditing firm and in part by a human resource consulting firm from Birmingham. The June 22 document draws on data compiled by the Michigan Department of…

by Rob Smith IN 2005, WASHTENAW Community College President Dr. Rose Bellanca found her institution, Saint Clair County Community College in Port Huron, embroiled in an ACLU lawsuit over a gag order imposed on the college’s Board of…