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Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill (Law) Will Be Good For the Ann Arbor Area
by Catherine Rogers
I write to celebrate! We Americans will now enjoy more freedom and and prosperity as a result of the new bill (H.R.1, 119th Congress). The 2017 tax cuts that put money back into the pockets of Americans are now…
A2Politico: AADL Annual Reports Should Guide Your Votes on Proposals A and B
AADL Dir. Eli Neiburger says the the Downtown Library is "bursting at the seams" and we need to build a new, bigger one. The AADL Annual Reports say otherwise. Since 2018, total AADL door visits are down 25 percent, the number of items…
A2C2 Group Urges Voters to Vote Against Proposals A and B on the August 5, 2025 Ballot
Vote Green – Keep the Voters’ Plan for a green park and civic center as a Commons for the Center of our City
by Alan Haber
This is an “illegal election” violating the City Charter, wrongly called by the City Council, seeking to sell…
Reducing American Antisemitism Requires More Than Condemning Opposition to Israel and Targeting Elite Universities
by David Mednicoff
Violent antisemitism in the U.S. isn’t limited to the far right wing of the political spectrum. This was tragically obvious in two recent events – the June 1, 2025, attack using Molotov cocktails…
Suicide Among Southeast Michigan’s Youth: A Health Crisis Call to Action
by Stephen Modell, M.D. and Sarah Hartzell, Ph.D.
Youth suicide prevention in Southeast Michigan and nationally has, this last year, experienced fits and starts. In October 2024, Superior Township leadership voted its final approval…
Michigan Coach Moore’s Suspension Raises Questions
by Lee Enochs
The recent news that current Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore is expected to be suspended for two games during the upcoming 2025 season as part of the University of Michigan’s self-imposed sanctions pertaining to the…
Letter to the Editor: The Coming Midterm Election Nightmare for the GOP
by Lee Enochs
As a lifelong Republican who voted for Trump and the Republican agenda in last Fall’s national election, I must admit I have been less than impressed with what I have observed during Trump’s first 100 days in office,…
Worst Day of My Life
by Laura Finley
I got one of the worst text messages a parent can receive at 12:05 p.m. on April 17. “Active shooter.”
My daughter is in her final two weeks of undergraduate studies at Florida State University, where a shooter,…
Trump’s Trade Calamity
by Bob Topper
The world economy may have dodged a bullet. Trump backed down, calling for a 90-day moratorium on most of his nonsensical tariff tax plan. In 90 days, people will have forgotten, and he may let this sleeping dog lie, as he…
How Ann Arbor Can Strengthen Protections for Undocumented Residents
by Annie Lively
In the first 50 days of the new federal administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made nearly 33,000 arrests nationwide. While Ann Arbor has implemented some protective measures for undocumented…