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News Reports Contradict City Administrator’s Claim That: “Snow emergency has been called once in the past 25 years.”
ANN ARBOR’S CITY Administrator Steve Powers, in explaining why a snow emergency had not been called in order to facilitate faster more efficient clearing of the 11 inches of snow that fell between January 4-5 claimed “a snow emergency has…
The H1N1 Strain Of The Flu Is Back: Should We Be Worried?
The Influenza A (H1N1) virus, which became pandemic in 2009-2010 with at least 18,138 global deaths, has staged a comeback in the U.S., including Ann Arbor.
IT WAS RECENTLY reported that, “Health officials at University of Michigan…
A2Politico: Winter Classic Glitches. A2 Officials: “We See Nothing.We Know Nothing.”
by P.D. Lesko
THE WINTER CLASSIC hockey game that drew over 109,000 people to Michigan Stadium for a match-up between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs showed off the best of Ann Arbor and the worst of Ann Arbor. Having…
While Citizens Bemoan Roads & Taxes, Spending On Meals Out And Four Star Lodging For City Staff Rises 30 Percent
Please note: This piece was corrected to reflect the fact that Ward 2 Council member Sally Hart Petersen was not seated on Ann Arbor City Council until November 2012.
THE ANN ARBOR INDEPENDENT recently reported that 76 percent of city…
Since 2005 U of M Financial Aid Spending Up 1.8 Percent While Tuition & Fees Revenue Up 50 Percent
STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO the University of Michigan dropped from $320,662,000 in 2005 to a projected $279,108,700 in 2014, a loss of a total of 12.9 percent over the past descade—some $41.5 million dollars. Drops in state appropriations to…
UPDATED: UMHS Signs Five-Year $45M Deal With Life Technologies—UMHS CEO Serves On Company’s Board Of Directors
Dr. Pescovitz owns shares in the company worth $385,000 and accumulated additional shares days before the October 2013 Board of Regents meeting at which the contract between UMHS and Life Technologies was granted approval.
IN THE…
Keeping Tabs—Locals to Watch In 2014: Yousef Rabhi
On a path where politics and principles meet.
AT POLITICAL GATHERINGS, Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi is often the tallest man in the room and at 24-years-old, often the youngest. He is serving as the Chair of the BOC, one…
Keeping Tabs: Locals To Watch In 2014—Carter Malcolm
Brought manufacturing back to the United States from overseas. Provided dozens of jobs for area teen workers.
IT’S 2013, AND there are 2.5 million Americans ages 16 to 19 who are out of work or underemployed. This group includes teens…
Keeping Tabs: Locals To Watch In 2014—The University Of Michigan’s 14th President
Dr. Mary Sue Coleman was appointed as the 13th president of The University of Michigan in 2002. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, university presidents, on average, stay in their jobs 8.5 years. Coleman, then, in keeping her…
Keeping Tabs—Local To Watch In 2014: Matthew M. Davis, M.D., MAPP
Crowd funding for medical research? Introducing the WellSpringboard Site.
Crowd funding is all the rage these days, with everyone from charities to start-up companies offering ways for masses of people to kick in small amounts of money…