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Op-Ed: The Education Reform Conversation We Need Is Not the One We Keep Having
by Jeff Bryant
TWO VIDEOS CAPTURED just about everything you need to know about the status of the movement known as “education reform.” The first filmed event was a staged encounter between two prominent advocates for what is…
Op-Ed: Funding For Expanded Day And Night Homeless Shelters
by Jack Eaton
I REALLY APPRECIATE hearing from many of you about various issues related to homelessness, emergency shelter and affordable housing. I do see a problem in this discussion where some issues are conflated and some opinions…
EDITORIAL: Local Environmental Groups Need To Lead The Way On The Pall/Gelman Plume Disaster
GROUNDWATER BENEATH A swath of the city of Ann Arbor is currently contaminated by the suspected carcinogen 1,4 dioxane. The City of Ann Arbor website has a FAQ page dedicated to answering questions about the contamination. Likewise, the…
Op-Ed: Is There Anything We Can’t Buy In America? Should There Be?
by Lynn Parramore
IF YOU’VE GOT the money, there’s hardly anything you can’t buy in America. You can purchase a cushy upgrade to your prison cell, an internship at a famous magazine, or a fast-track through airport security. You can even…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: City Officials Spend Heavily On Advertising In Monthly Tabloid & Rely Less On Advertising In Twice Weekly Newspapers
I think you need to check your math.
You say the AnnArborChronicle.com received for City advertising about $18,000 during a 30 month period (two and one half years). If the AnnArborChronicle.com has annual revenues of about $100,000,…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gov. Snyder Must Stop Rolling Back Environmental Protections
The Great Lakes and our scenic natural lands are keystones to who we are as Michiganders. We need politicians who will strive to protect these unique resources. Governor Snyder’s campaign led us to believe that he was this leader, but…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An Open Letter To Mayor And Council Concerning The Homeless In Ann Arbor
Dear Mayor and Council,
The Mayor, with the help of a couple city councilors and Mary Jo Callan, assured us at their January 6 meeting that Ann Arbor city government is functioning just as it should.
However, Ms. Callan was nodding…
Op-Ed: Expanding Social Security Is Crucial to Addressing Inequality in America
by Steve Rosenfeld
IN COMING DECADES, America will face an economic crisis of epic proportions as tens of millions of citizens lean toward poverty as they reach their senior years. What is done about it will define what kind of country…
Op-Ed: The War On Poverty Is Our Moral Challenge Now
by Richard Eskow
“OVERCOMING POVERTY is not a task of charity,” said Nelson Mandela, “it is an act of justice.” When the War on Poverty began a half-century ago, it was widely seen as the moral obligation of a wealthy nation.…