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7/8/26: Updated with a comment by Brian Geiringer, A2P2 Exec. Dir. by P.D. Lesko Along with a press release that seeks to clear up misconceptions about what the proposed amendment to Ann Arbor's Charter in order to create an…

Note: Edited to add a comment from Ward 1 candidate Rebecca Arends, LMSW. by P.D. Lesko Ann Arbor City Council members Cynthia Harrison (D-Ward 1) and Jennifer Cornell (D-Ward 5) are both running for re-election to office. City…

To download Aidan Sova's application to serve on the Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission, including his resume, click below. Sova App_RedactedDownload by P.D. Lesko On Feb. 1, 2021, Mayor Taylor brought forward the appointment of…

by Dr. Andrew Parsons A father is worried about his toddler, who has been running a fever for two days and pulling at one ear. A 65-year-old woman has been getting winded on her morning walks and feeling more fatigued than usual. Both…

by Prisha Mosley Early this month, the Michigan House pushed the most significant effort to date to address the most serious medical scandal of the 21st century: transitioning children. The bills, HB 4466-68, would prohibit doctors from…

by P.D. Lesko Ward 4 Council member Dharma Akmon posted to Facebook about the Ballot Question Committee Ann Arbor for Public Power (A2P2) that, "The proposed charter amendment would create a new municipal electric utility and a new…

by P.D. Lesko Greenhills Principal Peter Fayroian is demanding to know the identity of a tipster who pointed the newspaper to court records documenting allegations of sexual abuse made against Fayroian by his pre-teen daughter. Fayroian…

Editor's Note: This article has been corrected. Council member Harrison doesn't live in Arrowwood Co-op. by P.D. Lesko At the one-hour Ward 1 candidate forum sponsored by Arrowwood Cooperative, where candidate Rebecca Arends lives,…

by P.D. Lesko Aiden Sova, current President of the Board of the Ann Arbor District Library, posted a video to his Facebook campaign page in which he identifies himself as the President of the AADL Board, speaks on behalf of the AADL,…

Writer's Note: Eighteen months ago I posted an essay on NextDoor about how Ann Arbor is governed. The post was removed without due process and without substantive dispute. by David Fresco In November 2024, Ann Arbor voters returned…