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by P.D. Lesko Public employees who are paid for full-time work are expected to work full-time. Public employees who run for public office and who do so during the time they are paid and would normally be expected to be at work and/or in…

by Robert Zimmerman We ask leadership to do only one thing…… Lead. Actions, and inaction, always speak so much louder than words. Leadership sets the tone for the organization, whether it wants to or not! Failure to understand this…

Updated 6/10/24 with a comment from Alyshia Dyer. by P.D. Lesko Captial-One-v.-DyerDownload On June 9, The Ann Arbor Independent received an anonymous email with a court filing attached. The same court filing was also sent to…

by P.D. Lesko On June 4, The Saline Post reported that in relation to Saline Mayor Brian Marl's alleged behind-the-scenes lobbying to have Saline Fire Chief Sperle fired by the members of the Saline Area Fire Board, Marl created and…

by Daniel Joyaux, Pulp Cinetopia Film Festival runs Thursday, June 13–Sunday, June 23 at the Michigan and State theatres. For tickets and more information, visit marquee-arts.org/cinetopia. Five years after its final pre-COVID…

by Tomaris Laffley MPA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 96 MIN. It happens to many of us above a certain age. You wake up one day, and realize that your life involves neither your childhood besties, nor the carefree bliss you once took…

Note: The A2Indy FOIA Fund has taken in over $40,000 in 2024. The newspaper uses this fund to pay to obtain public records. This is the newspaper's first lawsuit against Washtenaw County for refusing to turn over public records. On…

Correction: This article was corrected to reflect the correct total donation limit imposed on local candidates who run for Sheriff. MCFA-Complaint-L-v.-Jackson-17-May-2024_RedactedDownload by P.D. Lesko May was Derrick Jackson's…

Note: This opinion piece was posted to Twitter by Tran Longmore, founder and long-time editor of The Saline Post. by Tran Longmore Forcing silly gender-neutral language on everyone else doesn't provide comfort for anyone except…

by Jaime A. Hope Proposed legislation targets owners who rent property for more than 14 days per year Owners of short-term rentals may have to deal with more regulations and additional taxes under a new package of bills introduced in…