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Ann Arbor’s Pedestrian Safety Crisis

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 8, 2026
by Kathy Griswold This past holiday weekend was filled with disheartening social media disinformation. But equally concerning is the misleading data being promoted regarding our pedestrian crash rate—which continues to rise alarmingly…
Ann Arbor Government

Ann Arbor for Public Power Rates City Council Candidates (With Footnote Rebuke For Mayor Taylor)

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 8, 2026
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…
Ann Arbor Government

The Invisible Women: Two Council Members Have, Combined, Missed More Than A Year of Meetings

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2026
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…
Ann Arbor Government

Library Board President, Now Council Candidate, Fabricated Public Service, Awards and Experience

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 27, 2026
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…
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Dr. ChatGPT is getting good at diagnosing ‑ but actual doctors are still better

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 16, 2026
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…
Opinion

Addressing the Most Serious Medical Scandal of the 21st Century: Transitioning Children

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 15, 2026
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…
Ann Arbor Government

City Council Members Come Out Against Ann Arbor For Public Power: “It’s Not A Wise Plan”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 15, 2026
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…
Courts

Greenhills Principal Wants Name of Alleged Sex Abuse Tipster; Tipster Files Motion to Protect His Identity

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 10, 2026
Updated 9/10/2026 to reflect that Scio News retracted "A Private School Headmaster Is Suing the Reporter Who Covered His Case." by P.D. Lesko Greenhills Principal Peter Fayroian is demanding to know the identity of a tipster who…
Ann Arbor Government

Ward 1 Candidate Forum: Candidates’ Views on Money in Local Politics

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 10, 2026
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,…
Ann Arbor Government

Ward 4 Candidate Risks AADL Nonprofit Status and Violates Campaign Finance Act With Video Ad

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 8, 2026
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,…
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