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A2Politico: Judge Tabbey Sets Good and Bad Examples
P.D. Lesko
TWO OF THE three judges who serve in the 14-A District Court were involved in judicial tenure review complaints. By now, if you don’t know the Judge Cedric Simpson and Judge Kirk Tabbey stories, you’re missing out on some…
Homelessness in Michigan on the Rise Says HUD Report
U.S. HOUSING Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro today announced HUD’s latest estimate of homelessness in the U.S., noting a continued general decline and specifically among veterans and persons living on the street. HUD’s 2014…
QB Schlissel Throws a Pick-Six
by P.D. Lesko
SO, MICHIGAN AD Dave Brandon is out. He allegedly blamed the political composition of the U-M Board of Regents (Republicans, the lot of them) for his woes. Dave Brandon ended up with a multi-million dollar payout over the…
Ann Arbor Politicians Trot Out the “Young People” as a Campaign Issue—A “Young Person” Responds
Editor: Democratic candidate for mayor Christopher Taylor has repeatedly commented on the need to encourage “young people to choose Ann Arbor.” We sent our 17-year-old high school intern, Micaela Stevenson, to the League of Women Voters…
Washtenaw Community College Prez “Refutes” Criticism
by P.D. Lesko
ANN ARBOR NEWS reporter Matt Durr is a graduate of Washtenaw Community College. Folks at The Washtenaw Voice, the student newspaper, speak of Durr in glowing terms, the guy who made good in the world of print journalism.…
The Ann Arbor District Library Wants Knight Grant to Become a “Producer” of Local News
by David Alexander
THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT District Library has submitted a grant application seeking money to fund a library-sponsored news service. The news service, preliminarily titled Civic Ticker, will operate as a living online…
Conflicts of Interest—AAPS School Board Candidates
by P.D. Lesko
Please Note: I am acquainted with Hunter Van Valkenburgh, as well as his wife Aina Bernier. Monica Harrold, the wife of Board of Education candidate Jeffrey Harrold, was the principal at Northside Elementary, which my kids…
A2Politico: What’s the Diff Between WCC Prez & Foodstamp Recipients?
by P.D. Lesko
FOODSTAMP RECIPIENTS are not allowed to buy beer or wine with their public food assistance money. So can someone please explain to me why Dr. Rose Bellanca, president of Washtenaw Community College, should use public money…
Restaurant Inspections Reveal Even Ann Arbor’s Priciest, Well-Known Eateries Cited By Washtenaw County Health Dept.
IT’S EASY TO conclude that pricey meals and national media coverage might guarantee that a restaurant would be free from the most serious violations of a state’s restaurant health code. In March 2014, New York’s Per Se, with its $310…
Digital First Media, Publisher of “Washtenaw Now,” Weighs Sale of Assets
THE ANN ARBOR Independent reported that the Heritage Media Group, owned by Digital First Media shuttered the A2 Journal and pulled out of the Ann Arbor marketplace shortly after The A2 Indy was launched in October 2013. Out-county…
