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EDITORIAL: Michigan’s Minimum Wage Hike is Penny Wise & Pound Foolish
LANSING REPUBLICANS DODGED what their leaders believe was a bullet in raising the state’s minimum wage from the current $7.40 to $9.25 by 2018 and indexing it to inflation thereafter. The minimum wage for tipped employees rose from $2.65 to…
OP-ED: Why All The Political Hand-Wringing and Fuss Over Gen Y?
By P.D. Lesko
LOOKING FOR WHAT is called a reliable voter? Look for a white woman aged 70 and above (a Baby Boomer), according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Looking for the least reliable voter on whom a candidate should think twice about…
EDITORIAL: We All Pay Dearly For Voter Apathy
THE CITY’S ROADS are a wreck despite an additional millage dedicated to street repair that generates between $8-11 million annually. Our city’s water and sewer infrastructures have been allowed to crumble, with large portions of those…
EDITORIAL: John Conyers, Bob Dascola and Those Really Challenged When Running for Elected Office
25-TERM CONGRESSMAN John Conyers and would-be Ann Arbor City Council candidate Bob Dascola have a lot in common at the moment. Both men are fighting to have their respective names appear on the August 5 Democratic primary ballot. Dascola is…
OP-ED: Shooting Racist Fish in a Barrel? Try a Little Harder
LISTENING TO THE radio, I caught part of a conversation between sportswriters Dan Le Batard and Bomani Jones. They were talking about the Donald Sterling incident and, for the most part, Jones was saying exactly what I feel about the whole…
EDITORIAL: Defending Alleged Fraud With a “No Comment” is An Insult to Faculty, the Public & Legislators
THE HEADLINE IN The Michigan Daily says it all: “University won’t take action at this time on faculty letter to Regents.” By not taking action, U-M officials are, of course, choosing to continue with a multi-million dollar bonus and…
EDITORIAL: Entrenched Cronyism on City Boards and Commissions
K. INGRID AULT ran for Ann Arbor City Council and lost to incumbent Stephen Kunselman. Ms. Ault’s ideas and vision for the city did not appeal to the voters of her Ward. Ms. Ault was then appointed to the Parks Advisory Commission. The…
OP-ED: Arbitration & Consumers—Buy a Box of Cereal, Waive Your Rights Goodbye
By Paul Gordon
BUYING A CELL phone plan could make you powerless to sue your phone company if it defrauds you. Using a coupon to buy a box of cereal may mean you give up your right to sue if the food is tainted. Checking your grandmother…
EDITORIAL: The University of Michigan’s Secret Pay Enhancement Scheme Must Stop
DR. MARY SUE COLEMAN went to Lansing in 2011 to sing the praises of her university and to stave off threatened cuts to the $316 million dollar allocation the state of Michigan made to the University of Michigan in 2010. In her testimony,…
OP-ED: Special Fees For Driving Green are an Unfair Penalty Imposed by States
by Rita Beamish
A TAX ON virtue or a matter of fairness? The question ripples through states trying to prop up their ever-shrinking highway funds while eyeing the “free ride” enjoyed by green vehicle owners.
The fast-growing cohort of…