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A2Politico: Ypsilanti’s Local Government is a Dumpster Fire, With No Water in Sight
by P.D. Lesko
Ypsilanti is a Third World country thanks to the stunning ineptitude and ethically suspect conduct of the City's elected and appointed officials.
Public records show Ypsilanti's former City Manager Frances McMullen…
A2Politico: County Law Enforcement Leaders Kiss Up To Perps While Crime Rates Skyrocket
While Washtenaw County law enforcement officials cater to criminals, crime rates are increasing.
Expenditure of Mental Health Millage Money to Fund Sheriff Candidate’s Run for Office Must End
by P.D. Lesko
Over the past months, I've received photos of Derrick Jackson's face plastered on the side of Ann Arbor buses and Jackson's face plastered on billboards along I-94, ads paid for with Mental Health Millage money and funds…
A2Politico: Where I Live, They’re Using the “Neighborhood Character” Dogwhistle to Fight ADUs and STRs
by P.D. Lesko
Since Sept. 2021, the Board members of our Homeowners Association have been trying to force us to stop using our city-licensed, owner-occupied short-term rental (STR). These Board members have "concerns." It bothers them…
A2Politico: Dunce Cap for AAPS Trustee Who Defends Playing on Social Media During Open Meetings
by P.D. Lesko
AAPS trustees are presently embroiled in a public debate about, among other issues, whether members should be forbidden from communicating with each other electronically during open meetings. Seriously? D'uh. The Michigan…
A2Politico: Let Them Eat Pizza! Ann Arbor Reps’ Answer to Voter Suppression
by P.D. Lesko
Mayor Chris Taylor called six-hour lines to vote "a success." Ann Arbor's U.S Rep. Debbie Dingell was reportedly "moved to tears" and said, incredibly, in response to pizza and blankets distributed to those waiting in a…
A2Politico: The Washtenaw County Democratic Party’s Voter Suppression Must Stop
by P.D. Lesko
For the past several years, Chris Savage has chaired the Washtenaw County Democratic Party (WCDP). Let's begin by acknowledging that there are plenty of good, honest people who belong to the group and who volunteer. A…
A2Politico: When Candidates and Their Supporters Go Low, Ann Arbor Voters Should Go High
by P.D. Lesko
From union leaders who handed out money and endorsements inequitably, to self-serving non-profit leaders and right on down to loopy locals, the August 2022 Democratic primary election is turning into a doozy. Rich, white,…
Why “Ann Arbor for Public Power” Should Scare You to Death
by P.D. Lesko
Ann Arbor for Public Power appears to be a group of ecologically-minded people sick to death of DTE's "dirty," high-priced services and outage-a-palloozas in Ann Arbor. They want Ann Arbor to replace DTE with a "clean,"…
A2Politico: County Residents Deserve Leadership, Not Gaslighting from Ann Arbor County Commissioners
by Patricia Lesko
County Commissioner Ricky Jefferson. Photo | Washtenaw County
Let me preface this by saying that in 2013, when our son was diagnosed with whooping cough, we received excellent support and supervision from the…