Opinion

by Philip A. Bassett FOR A LESSON in bigotry, lies and sheer negativity, you could try the Berrien County courthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan. I wouldn’t recommend it, though. Since 2006, I’ve been a witness there to many of the legal…

by Cristina Glakas WHAT IS THE first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “feminism”? Do you think equal rights? Or do you associate feminism with man-hating? The first problem of feminism is the lack of agreement on what it…

THE BOARD MEMBERS appointed by former mayor John Hieftje to oversee the AATA (and then AAATA) were, ostensibly, blind-sided by an article published in The Ann Arbor News on Mar. 20. That paper reported that between 2010-2015 AATA/AAATA…

by Cristina Glakas IS TORTURE RIGHT? People think torture is morally wrong. However, when the question is whether torture is acceptable to protect national security, there is a much larger debate. A current example of the debate on…

WHILE STATE LAW permits open carry of firearms, including onto public school property, the members of the Board of Education, as well as Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift, intend to embrace a “no weapons” policy for those on school…

REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI can cost a business owner between $500-$1,000 per incident. The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority Board’s allocation of $3,500 from a $29 million budget to fund $25 “grants” to downtown business owners is an…

by Brianne Recker ONE OF THE pillars of American law and society is the First Amendment, specifically governmental protection of citizens’ freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Another celebrated aspect of our national identity is…

LEGISLATORS SERVING ON the Michigan House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors have passed three bills out of committee. House Bills 4188 (LaFontaine-32), 4189 (Santana-9), and 4190 (Leutheuser-58) aim to allow taxpayer funded…

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…

by Keya Patel AT 6:23 P.M. on April 29, 2014, Clayton Lockett’s execution began. The doctor use a lethal injection never before tested. At 6:33 pm the doctor announced Lockett was unconscious. At 6:39 pm, Lockett said the word “man” and…