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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…
URBAN HUNTER: Buy It New? Five Things You Should Never Buy New
by Cliff Weathers
WHILE YOU MAY already be purchasing new products that are deemed environmentally friendly, you can actually contribute to a by buying used items, especially those that take a lot of energy and resources to produce. Of…
The Foodist: Wood-Fired Pizza—Mani Osteria Versus Bigalora Cucina
by Eleanor Shelton
PIZZA IS LIKE a favorite pair of jeans—you can dress them up and look great, but they are still jeans. Wood-fired pizza, takes the Levis and adds a glamorous top and kickass shoes to create an outfit pretty enough to…
THE PARENT TRAP: Child-Centric Parents: What to Do About Them
By Jason Hill
I LOVE KIDS. Honestly. For years I dreamed of adopting one, but my partner has no interest in being a parent and, truth be told, the happier I became with my own life the less I wanted a child. We have a lot of friends with…
Deliverance: I’d Like To Buy The World A Coke
by Warren Liverance
IN THE FIRST few days following The Superbowl, the narrative consisted of the demonization of the people who were offended by “the Coke ad.” The one in which America the Beautiful was sung in several languages…
A2Politico: The Ann Arbor Observer—“As you know, we made a serious error in reporting…”
by P.D. Lesko
IMAGINE MY SURPRISE when I opened the February 2014 issue of The Ann Arbor Observer and discovered my photo. The title of the piece? “A $250,000 Election: This Year’s City Council Race Is Shaping Up As The Most Expensive…
Food Gatherers Announces $50,000 Matching Gift Challenge
A LOCAL ANONYMOUS donor has offered to match, dollar for dollar, financial gifts made to Food Gatherers up to $50,000 through Monday, March 31. With the match in place, donations to Food Gatherers of one dollar will provide enough food for…