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A2Politico: County Commissioners Will Be “Invoiced” For 2023 Overspending; That’s Not Good Enough
by P.D. Lesko
On April 1, I sent an email to County Administrator Greg Dill:
Mr Dill,Have Commissioners Lyte and Sanders been invoiced for their 2023 FlexSpending account overspending yet? Could you please post 2024 spendingto…
Why Are Americans Increasingly Seduced by Facism?
by Max McCoy
Why are Americans increasingly seduced by fascism?
That’s the question I pondered for this, my 100th opinion essay for the Kansas Reflector, a milestone (or perhaps millstone) that invites deep contemplation of where…
“Hatred, Division” Resulting From the School Board’s Passage of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Resolution
by Shirley Rahmani
Dear Ann Arbor Board of Education,
I write to you today with utmost urgency and deep concern regarding the decisions made by the Ann Arbor Board of Education, specifically in relation to the divisive Israel-Hamas…
A2Politico: City Bicentennial Celebrations Include a “Fun” Opportunity to Pay $795,000 to Pave a Parking Lot
by P.D. Lesko
So far, Ann Arbor's Bicentennial "celebrations" look like a "delicious" get together planned by out-of-touch, rich, white people: crustless mayonnaise sandwiches, only the best Lipton tea (but a charge for cracked cups for…
A2Politico: Ann Arbor Hires As Police Chief Candidate Who Allegedly Battered and Injured a Woman
by P.D. Lesko
On Dec. 19, Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously to approve the City Administrator's recommendation to hire Andre Anderson as the City's next Chief of Police. In recommending Anderson despite his blemished service…
Boosting Michigan’s Population is All About Facing Reality: Too Many Young People Are Leaving the State
by Rick Haglund
Foundation and other philanthropy executives aren’t generally known as firebrands. But veteran foundation leader David Egner recently served up a scorching assessment of Michigan’s protracted economic decline and why it…
Letter to the Editor: The Elderly and Vulnerable Must Be Protected From Assisted Suicide
by Dr. Daniel Benz
As a medical doctor working in a state psychiatric hospital in Michigan, encountering people with mental illness who say they want to commit suicide is an unfortunately common occurrence.
Those who have suffered…
Jim Harbaugh’s Three Game Suspension is not Enough
by Lee Enochs
Like many fans of the University of Michigan Football team, I was overjoyed with the Wolverines' recent victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes. However, unlike many of my friends who love Michigan football, I believe the…
A2Politico: Ypsilanti’s Local Government is a Dumpster Fire, With No Water in Sight
by P.D. Lesko
Ypsilanti is a Third World country thanks to the stunning ineptitude and ethically suspect conduct of the City's elected and appointed officials.
Public records show Ypsilanti's former City Manager Frances McMullen…
Opinion: In the Israel-Hamas war, children are the ultimate pawns — and ultimate victims
by Omer Bartov
In 1903, a local mob killed 49 Jews, including several children, and raped and wounded 600 others, in the city of Kishinev, then part of the Russian Empire. These three days of violence later became known as…