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by P.D. Lesko THE PRESIDENT OF Washtenaw Community College recently endorsed AAATA’s proposed $22 million tax hike. In a statement, WCC President Rose B. Bellanca said, “The AAATA is a valuable resource for our community and for…

by Suzy Parker AFTER 2016, EVERYONE who takes the SAT will be getting a lower score—but it’s not because the test is getting tougher. Instead, the scoring system for the long-dreaded college entrance exam is shifting back to its…

IN 2007 A FORMER Ward 3 Council member emailed his Council colleagues “talking points” for a meeting to be scheduled with Mayor John Hieftje. Hieftje had threatened to veto the police-courts building and Leigh Greden suggested to fellow…

By Christina Bravo COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE terrible eaters. Those four years aren’t known as the time for juice cleanse experiments, after all. But perhaps we can’t blame their recent struggle with malnutrition on one too many bowls of mac…

IT’S A DANDY time for corporate America: While employee compensation dropped to its lowest level in 65 years in 2013, corporate profits reached an 85-year high. The Commerce Department reported last week that corporations earned $2.1…

WITH EARTH DAY approaching, a new Great Lakes survey by U.S. and Canadian researchers represents one of the largest attempts in recent decades to assess public views on a wide range of issues in the Great Lakes basin. The survey of more…

GOV. RICK SNYDER recently announced a statewide plan designed to increase residential recycling access statewide. He also announced appointments to a nine-member Michigan Recycling Council to guide the plan’s implementation. Jim Frey, of…

Student Task Force alleges football coach Brady Hoke “knowingly issued false statements in December 2013 concerning the status of Gibbons.”  ACCORDING TO A report released on Monday April 14 by the U-M Central Student Government,…

by Geroge Dvorsky MEDITATION YIELDS A surprising number of health benefits, including stress reduction, improved attention, better memory, and even increased creativity and feelings of compassion. But how can something as simple as…

by  Jill Richardson  REALLY, I’M NOT judging you. But I often find it necessary to establish myself as “not a threat” to meat eaters. I also occasionally bump up against militant vegans. Consider this collision I had the other day…