Opinion

ON WEEKENDS, THE public bathrooms and first floor of the Blake Transit Center downtown remain open well after the front desk staff go off duty. Both the women’s and men’s bathrooms have entrances which are open. There is one family restroom…

IN 2009, DAWN Gabay, then interim executive director of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) sent a letter to an MDOT official urging MDOT not to lease 23 outdated rail cars from a company owned by Louis Ferris, Jr. Ferris had…

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…

THE AATA SPENT about $1.4 million on consultants, marketing and collateral materials to shape and pitch to Washtenaw County  residents a proposed $500 million regional transit plan. The amount spent did not include hundreds of hours of…

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…

WHEN FORMER ANN Arbor City Council member Leigh Greden was announced as former Rep. John Dingell’s Chief of Staff for the Congressman’s final months in office, there was anger among Mr. Dingell’s Ann Arbor constituents. Leigh Greden’s…

by Bryan Kelly Dec. 17, 2015 Twice, I’ve followed the government’s request—caved to its ransom notice—and applied for health insurance. Twice, their reply has been the same: my case cannot be resolved at this time. It is being…

MAYOR CHRIS TAYLOR recently posted an “update” concerning public safety, the city’s finances, parks, trees and the environment, to his Facebook page. In the course of updating the public about the feared contamination of the Huron River and…

by Brianne Recker ON THE MORNING of Friday, February 6, 81-year-old Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down in the center of Hill Auditorium’s stage in an armchair larger than her. The lights over the 3,500 eager…

by Brent McDermott IN JUST UNDER a year, caucus goers in Iowa will head to churches, fire halls and gymnasiums to kick off the 2016 primary cycle. Right on cue, the Des Moines Register released poll numbers Thursday, the first crystal…