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by Dr. Allan Steigleman Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients have excellent outcomes with few complications. Here are the numbers: By age…

by Marty Warner Can you stand one more comment about the now infamous brawl following the Michigan-OSU football game last Saturday?  I live in a suburb of Columbus, but I am in no way a Buckeye fan.  I didn’t study at The Ohio State…

by Jay Zagorsky The holiday shopping season is now here, and Americans are ready to splurge. The average U.S. shopper expects to spend more than US$1,000 on gifts for Christmas and other winter holidays this year, surveys…

by P.D. Lesko On Nov. 21, 2024 the Ann Arbor Independent filed suit in the Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court against Supreme Felons, Inc. In Sept. of 2024, the newspaper submitted two Freedom of Information Act requests to Supreme…

by Sara Hansen and Nathan B. Warren Have you ever hesitated at the register, uncomfortable as an employee watched you choose a tip? It’s not just you. The rise of digital tipping systems – from point-of-sale devices held by employees to…

11/20/24 Note: This article has been corrected. Stephen Lange Ranzini is the president of University Bank not Bank of Ann Arbor. by P.D. Lesko Oxford Companies and Crawford Hoying, partners in the Ann Arbor South apartment building…

By Thérèse Boudreaux  Customers of DTE Gas Co. will see their gas bill payments increase annually over the next three years after the Michigan Public Service Commission approved the utility’s $113.8 million rate hike on Thursday. …

by Hasan Almasi Six bills under consideration in the Michigan’s House Criminal Justice Committee would reform state law to limit judges from requiring bail as a condition of release for some accused criminals awaiting trial. Among…

The City of Ann Arbor has partnered with WAZE to provide a better overview of traffic controls within the city. Visit WAZE.com or download the WAZE app. Southbound Closure of South Fifth Avenue Between East Huron Street and East…

by Abigail Anthony The student government at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor voted to impeach its anti-Israel president Alifa Chowdhury and vice president Elias Atkinson, in part for "inciting violence." The motion to impeach,…