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Letter to the Editor: Michigan Legislature Must Deal With “Period Poverty”
by Lysne Tait
Anyone who has had a period knows that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you don’t have the products you need when you need them. Being a teen is already hard enough, but lack of menstrual products…
Letter to the Editor: “Supreme Felons, Inc. Supporters Harass And Threaten Ypsi Township Trustees During Meeting”
In my opinion, the press should not be used to lie, distort and attempt to create mayhem. This Ann Arbor Independent News article ("Supreme Felons, Inc. Supporters Harass And Threaten Ypsi Township Trustees During Meeting") tries to…
Catholic Diocese’s Anti-LGBT Lawsuit is Unchristian
Denise A. Waytes
The Diocese of Lansing and the Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty filed a lawsuit on behalf of St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. John, Michigan against Dana Nessel, the Dept. of Civil Rights, and the Civil Rights…
Letter to the Editor: The Sale to Avalon Housing of the City-Owned Property on Maple Rd. is a Bad Deal
by John Smith
Is Avalon Housing neutral when it comes to their political support for Mayor? My take on them is that the leaders of Avalon are pro-Taylor. If true, I find this to be offensive because they are sucking up public…
Letter to the Editor: Coach Harbaugh Has His Opinion on Unplanned Pregnancy
by Diane Starkey
How very generous of Coach Jim Harbaugh at the University of Michigan to offer to adopt the children of any of his football team member's "unplanned pregnancies." Since all of them are male, and his wife seems to…
Letter to the Editor: Taylor’s Harvesting of Emails Has Chilling Implications
by J.B. Miller
I read the article about Taylor's harvesting of public emails, likely for campaign purposes. As I read the article, I was curious to see who the campaign staffer was and looked closely at the header of the email graphic…
Letter to the Editor: The Taylor Machine Must Be Defeated
by John Smith
I view the Taylor Machine as an existential threat to effective, vibrant Democracy in this town. This Machine must be defeated. So, what is to be done? I believe it is essential to do two things, 1)…
Letter to the Editor: Local Governments Must Face Upcoming Fiscal Crisis
by Donnelly Wright Hadden
Our State government is in a frenzy to spend money and cut taxes, because it has a temporary budget windfall. Michigan officials had better save some of that money to bail out local governments next year,…
Elected Officials are Failing Our Children: They Need COVID Vaccines
by Alfred Brock
I am concerned about the fact that Covid-19 vaccines have still not been approved for use by children.
I decided to Google "What can I do to prevent my children from getting Covid-19?"
The first response is from…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Keeping the Library Lot as Open Space
On June 1, I took an initiative in behalf of the many of the Ann Arbor Public who have spoken for keeping the entirety of the Library Lot as a Public Space.
The City Council has contracted with a broker to solicit and evaluate private…