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New Study Suggests Eating Meat & Cheese May Be As Bad As Smoking
by Suzanne Wu
THAT CHICKEN WING you’re eating could be as deadly as a cigarette. In a new study that tracked a large sample of adults for nearly two decades, researchers have found that eating a diet rich in animal proteins during middle…
Adventures Of A Grown-Up: I’ve Fallen And I’d Really Rather Not Get Up
by J.H. Mae
MY TWO-YEAR-OLD nephew absolutely loves my husband. Every time we’re at his house, the boy takes him by the finger and leads him onto the living room floor, and they play with Legos and blocks and Matchbox cars until my…
A Weekend In Detroit—Where To Eat: The Russell Street Deli
by Katie Sutton
DETROIT’S HISTORIC EASTERN Market is known for its huge pavilions chuck full of local produce, greenery, and snacks, but the real treat of this extraordinary farmer’s market is in the businesses that surround it. The…
The Ann Arbor Independent Wins Investigative Reporting Award From The Detroit Society of Professional Journalists
IT WAS ANNOUNCED on March 26 that the Detroit Society of Professional Journalists (DSPJ) has awarded a prize for investigative journalism to The Ann Arbor Independent newspaper. The Indy, launched in October 2013, is the first locally-owned…
Adventures Of A Grown-Up: On The Perils Of Expert Advice
by J.H. Mae
THE OTHER DAY I saw an author on TV promoting a book he wrote about how we’ve all been lied to about the health benefits of drinking milk.
I guess I’m supposed to bow down to this man – he’s clearly more educated than me –…
THE PARENT TRAP: Success = Online Friends, Soccer Games & Meds
by Amanda Whiting
WHEN HE WAS nine, he wrote poems that made me weep.
When he was ten, I found pornography in his room.
When he was twelve, the fistfights began. His grades dropped precipitously. He spent most of his time at school…
The Foodist: Shopping Organic—Comparing Prices Around Town
FOR FOODIES, Ann Arbor has as many grocery store choices as there are potholes in our roads. More good news—if you are organically focused you will be able to find options in almost grocery store in the area. But are all organic offerings…
A2Politico: County Treasurer—“There Was Too Much Possibility For Fraud Or Abuse.”
by P.D. Lesko
THIS NEWSPAPER, UNLIKE many in the United States, has a regular column that deals with the issues of hunger, homelessness and poverty in our city, state and nation. “Urban Exile” is not fluffy feel-good journalism. The…
Urban Exile: Feeding America Takes On The Myths About The SNAP Program
PROGRAM FACTS
SNAP is targeted at the most vulnerable.
76 percent of SNAP households included a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person. These vulnerable households receive 83 percent of all SNAP benefits.
SNAP eligibility…
THE FOODIST: It Doesn’t Take Much Sugar for It to Wreak Havoc on Your Body
by Jill Richardson
NICOLETTE HAHN NIMAN, author of Righteous Porkchop, just coined a new catchphrase that ought to go viral: “Sugar is NOT just an empty calorie.” Her statement contradicts the notion we’ve had for years that the worst…
