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by P.D. Lesko Alize Asberry Payne, the Dir. of Washtenaw County's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Dept. resigned her position on Aug. 16, according to an August 20, 2024 email from the County Administrator Gregory Dill. Asberry Payne…

NOTE: This article has been updated to include comments by Scio Twp. Trustee John Reiser. by P.D. Lesko James Dries registered the Fix Scio Super PAC in May 2024. Public records show that on May 17, 2024 Fix Scio (a Super PAC) was…

Terrence Howard and Esai Morales play Little Rock cops with dark secrets investigating a series of grisly murders. MPA Rating: R. Running time: 103 MIN. by Joe Leyton New Orleans natives may be slightly disappointed to find that a…

by Ellynn Brouwers It’s clear that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers doesn’t care about Michiganders. As a retired health care professional, it’s alarming Rogers wants to slash Social Security. So many Michigan retirees…

by Martha Stuit, Pulp Keith Taylor is launching two new books published this year. The University of Michigan lecturer emeritus and former bookseller offers 40 years of poetry in All the Time You Want: Selected Poems…

by P.D. Lesko NOTE:This is one in a series of articles about the Washtenaw County Trial Court and cases where a litigant or litigants appealed a County Trial Court judge’s ruling. The majority of local Trial Court rulings are…

P.D. Lesko Since 384 votes out of more than 40,000 separated the top two candidates for Sheriff, we may see a recount, but one must be requested. Ann Arbor's first Black Mayor Al Wheeler won by a single vote. In Ypsilanti, an incumbent…

by John Godfrey In November 2024, Ann Arbor voters will decide to jettison partisan elections. The Ann Arbor City Clerk has certified that a sufficient number of registered Ann Arbor votershave signed citizen-circulated petitions to…

by P.D. Lesko Derrick Jackson, the Sheriff's hand-picked successor, lost the August 6, 2024 primary election to former Sheriff's Deputy Alyshia Dyer in a close race that may require a recount. Dyer captured 43.53 percent of the vote…

Full closure of Earhart Road between Geddes Road and Pine Brae Street 7 a.m. Monday Aug. 5–5 p.m. Monday Aug. 26, 2024 R.L Coolsaet, o​n behalf of DTE, will be closing a section of Earhart Road to vehicle traffic to install a gas…