Browsing Category
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: To the Protesters At My Daughter’s U-M Graduation…
by Kellie Zell
To the protesters at my daughter’s University of Michigan graduation on May 4th:
I write this because I think it’s important for everyone to understand the impact of their actions. So I suppose you should look at this…
An Open Letter to County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi: It’s Time For You to Lead
This is a Open Public Plea to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, specifically, Ann Arbor County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi:
There is an expectation of leadership from the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. At this…
“Hatred, Division” Resulting From the School Board’s Passage of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Resolution
by Shirley Rahmani
Dear Ann Arbor Board of Education,
I write to you today with utmost urgency and deep concern regarding the decisions made by the Ann Arbor Board of Education, specifically in relation to the divisive Israel-Hamas…
Letter to the Editor: The Elderly and Vulnerable Must Be Protected From Assisted Suicide
by Dr. Daniel Benz
As a medical doctor working in a state psychiatric hospital in Michigan, encountering people with mental illness who say they want to commit suicide is an unfortunately common occurrence.
Those who have suffered…
Letter to the Editor: Why Jim Harbaugh Should be Fired
by Lee Enochs
As a life-long fan of the University of Michigan football program, it greatly pains me to write this: it's time for Jim Harbaugh to be fired for being embroiled in a sign-stealing scandal involving his coaching staff.
…
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…