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The Parent Trap: It’s ALL Our Fault—Parental Guilt
by Betsy McMillin
I am feeling a great deal of parental guilt lately.
My eight-year-old daughter has a medical (non-life threatening) condition. She is being tested for a learning disability as well. She is a sweet, bright, funny, happy,…
Michigan Messenger Online News Site Shuttered—Why You Should Care (A Lot)
by P.D. Lesko
If you never read the Michigan Messenger, you missed some of the best investigative reporting around. Eartha Jane Melzer on the Benton Harbor and environmental beats outreported virtually every other news outlet in the state.…
The Parent Trap: Raising Girls “Full Of Awesome” (Self-Esteem)
by Betsy McMillin
I am raising four girls ages three to fifteen, and I am scared. Cautiously optimistic, yet wary and scared.
Every day I, along with countless other parents of young girls, face obstacles that interfere with raising…
Urban Exile: Homeless Blamed For Closure of Downtown Ann Arbor Boutique Named, Yes, Poshh
by Erika McNamara
Being homeless, once again, is the evil that lurks in every shadow ready to destroy all that is good and right. This is obviously true after homeless individuals were blamed, in a recent piece posted to AnnArbor.com, for…
Foodist: Zagat’s Names Top 10 “Detroit” Restaurants Including Three in Ann Arbor
Zagat's has come out with its list of top spots where diners are sure to enjoy a great meal in Detroit. The list, however, includes only one restaurant that is actually in Detroit, and the top honors went to The Lark, a restaurant that…
Urban Exile: Prepared to Slash Human Services Funding, County Commish Writes That Board “Needs Understanding”
by P.D. Lesko
Barbara Levin Bergman (left) is retiring from the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners at the end of her present term. As is the case in Washtenaw County politics, Andy LaBarre has been identified as the next District 8…
The Parent Trap: When Parents Have Favorite Children (And We Do)
by Betsy McMillin
Okay Parents. Time to face facts.
According to many studies, you have a favorite child. Never mind that studies don't know you or your kids or your family unit. Chances are pretty good that whether you are able to admit…
Foodist: Restaurant Review—Broadway Cafe
Restaurant Review: ** (good, reliable)
Broadway Cafe & Jumbo Steak Hoagie
1139 Broadway St., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11am - 6pm, Sat: 11am - 2:30pm
Ph: 734-769-8900
Run by a Korean opera-singing coach and his wife,…
The Parent Trap: Is it, Like, Possible To Teach Kids To Not, Like, Use “Like?”
by, like, Betsy McMillin
I, like, was going to be, like, late for class? So I like, hurried and I totally, like bumped right into Mr. Smith? My books and papers went, like, everywhere? I thought I was going to, like, get detention!
Sound…
The Parent Trap: The Talented and Gifted Child—Frequently A Product of Parent Imagination and Ego
by Betsy McMillin
It is September. That means school is back in session and it is time, across the country, for Curriculum Night. Working hand-in-hand with our kids' teachers and principals is one of the most important things we, as…