Letter to the Editor

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…

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)…

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,…

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…

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…

FDD Disconnect Program Thank you for your continuing coverage of the FDD program. I wanted to write to you to provide a correction and some comment. 1. In your article you state, “Frank Burdick was appointed by Council to the…

ON NOV. 10, 2014 Aura Rosser, a local African American artist and mother of three, was shot and killed by AAPD. Her death, and the nation-wide pattern of state violence directed at Black Americans, continues to push our group, Ann Arbor to…

There’s a new tool to limit the insurer’s pays for drugs patients need most.  It’s called “tiered” drug coverage.   Under a health care plan with “tiered” coverage, patients pay higher percents of the costs of drugs that patients need most…

I recently read a column in your February 14, 2015 edition that deeply offended me as a customer, friend and community stakeholder in the article’s mean-spirited and unfair characterization of Rush’s Barbershop, and its beloved proprietor…

Why Ann Arbor Needs to Vote on Deer Culling I strongly believe that Ann Arbor should use humane methods of deer management, which have a proven track record as being far safer, more effective, and even less expensive. At Ann…