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by Ari LeVaux Plov is a hearty and meaty rice-based meal from Central Asia. The dish is widely considered the progenitor of rice pilaf and a cousin to paella. Native to present-day Uzbekistan, plov has spread throughout the former…

by Dennis Harvey MPA Rating: R. Running time: 99 MIN. Ambition outstrips expertise in writer-director Phil Blattenberger’s “Laws of Man,” whose serpentine plot winds up seeming a wild goose chase — one whose execution should have…

by P.D. Lesko Download and read the October 10, 2024 settlement agreement between former Council member Zachary Ackerman and the City of Ann Arbor. Ackerman SettlementDownload MLive first reported that former Ann Arbor City…

by P.D. Lesko Download and read the State's Cease and Desist letter: CD_Service_Packet_-_Jackson__Derrick_-_68-24-002509Download On Sept. 9, 2024, the State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of…

by Irv Karwick 83 percent of Americans agree! Can you imagine that there would be anything that 83 percent of Americans, of all political persuasions, would agree upon? Well, it is true and is confirmed from sources such as…

by P.D. Lesko Kirk Moore, a captain in the Henderson, Nevada Police Dept. with over 500 sworn officers, took the helm of the Ypsilanti Police Dept. in April 2023. He signed a four year contract to lead the dept. with fewer than 40…

by P.D. Lesko Washtenaw County recently hired former Sheriff's Dept. employee Derrick Jackson as the County's Racial Equity Officer. He began the job on Dec. 16. Jackson's hire is proof positive that cronyism is still a very serious…

by Dr. Monica S. Aswani and Dr. Paul Shafer The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell from 18% before the…

by Jamie A. Hope On Dec. 23, 2024, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law legislation introduced in Jan. of 2023 that will increase the number of weeks a person can claim unemployment and raise the maximum amount that a person can…

by Dr. Seehon Kim Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies and cities make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals on their own. When a company or city buys carbon offsets, it pays a project…