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Black Berrien County Activist Convicted by All-White Jury
by Abayomi Azikiwe
AN ALL-WHITE jury in St. Joseph, Michigan has found Rev. Edward Pinkney guilty of five felony counts of forgery stemming from a recall campaign against Mayor James Hightower of Benton Harbor earlier this year.
The…
New WCC Trustee Says, “It’s ridiculous for anyone in the county to have to FOIA information from the community college.”
by P.D. Lesko
While WCC officials have been timely and forthcoming in response to Freedom of Information Act requests for public records, the school sought to charge the faculty union thousands of dollars for access to Trustee emails.…
Performance Network Theatre: Missing Tax Returns, Not Enough Money to Pay CPA
by Christian Usera
IN AUG. 2014 The Ann Arbor Independent newspaper ran an article which revealed the Ann Arbor Performance Network Theatre (PNT) had lost its “Right to Solicit” licensure. The piece examined the organization’s finances,…
Crimes Reported by AAPD Oct. 29-Nov. 5
OVER THE PREVIOUS week, there were 76 crimes reported by the AAPD. For the AAPD last week, Saturday was the day on which the most crimes were reported, 36 on that day.
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department reported 45 crimes during…
Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office Lags Hours Behind Wayne, Oakland and Livingston Clerks in Posting Election Results
by P.D. Lesko
ANN ARBOR NEWS reporter Ben Freed posted a graphic of Cookie Monster tapping his fingers, then deleted the posting. Once again, the Washtenaw County Clerk finds himself at the center of a debate about handling ballots.…
Former WCCEA President Elected to WCC Board of Trustees: “I got about a million questions for Rose.”
by P.D. Lesko
When asked what WCC President Rose Bellanaca does well, Ruth Hatcher shot back: “I don’t know what she does. She’s got eight vice presidents.”
IF RUTH HATCHER has her work cut out for her, she doesn’t seem as though…
Voting Results—Washtenaw County
With 100 percent of the county's 156 precincts counted, the names in bold are those candidates who've won their respective races.
Registered Voters:
290,888
Ballots Cast:
127,425
Voter Turnout:
43.81%
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Live Updated Voting Results—Statewide
Governor
Michigan - 2562 of 4877 Precincts Reporting - 53%
Name
Party
Votes
Vote %
Snyder, Rick (i)
GOP
854,370
53%
Schauer, Mark
Dem
730,621
45%
Buzuma, Mary
Lib
18,225
1%…
Candidate Interview: Donna Lasinski
DONNA LASINSKI IS on AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift’s Blue Ribbon Advisory commission, a group of parents who meet with Swift monthly to give her feedback and counsel. Lasinski is polite and personable. She’s tough, too, and doesn’t…
Saline Mayor Announces Endorsements, Challenger Releases Statement Touting “Successes”
IN SALINE, THE race for mayor has been contentious. Just days after Mayor Brian Marl released a statement in which he announced the endorsements of several elected officials, including county commissioners.
Challenger Lee Bourgoin shot…