Opinion

Economic Development Entities and Public Schools Thank you to The Ann Arbor Independent and Rep. Jeff Irwin for working to expose the damage being done to public schools across Michigan by so-called “economic development” organizations…

Answers to the 7 Big Questions Everyone Asks About Gluten Jill Richardson should stick to the facts in “The Foodist:  Answers to the 7 Big Questions Everyone Asks About Gluten.” She makes a personal judgement about applied kinesiology…

by Amy Korst I LIVE A zero-waste lifestyle—meaning I live without creating trash. This started about four years ago, when my husband and I dreamed up what became known as the Green Garbage Project, a journey where the two of us vowed to…

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“COUNTY TAXPAYERS PAY $345 per $100,000 in taxable home value to support Washtenaw Community College. In 2012-2013, county taxpayers paid $45.9 million to WCC officials. In return the two-year college’s President Bellanca graduated just…

Incumbent Judges It was a pleasant surprise to read that The Ann Arbor Independent doesn’t endorse in elections. I’m not sure, after years of Ann Arbor News endorsements of right-wing candidates including George Bush, how much trust the…

AT ITS JUNE 16th meeting, Ann Arbor City Council members once again approved a contract with Governmental Consultant Services Inc. for lobbying services. GCSI has been paid to lobby in Lansing on behalf of the city of Arbor since 2001. Kirk…

by Liz Dwyer TO THE AVERAGE American there’s only one Vergara that matters: “Modern Family” actor Sofia Vergara. But despite never gracing a single magazine cover, Beatriz and Elizabeth Vergara, two Los Angeles Unified School District…

Citizens’ Climate Lobby   Five minutes of your time on June 23rd would go a long way toward creating a better world for our children and grandchildren. On June 24th, 23 Michigan citizens will be in Washington, DC meeting with Senators…

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