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Interview: Circuit Court Candidate—Michael Woodyard, The Seasoned Outsider
MICHAEL WOODYARD is either Gandalf or Saruman, it just depends on whom you ask. He challenged Judge Timothy Connors for his seat on the 22nd Circuit Court last year, a seat Connors has either warmed, or filled admirably, depending on whom…
Mayoral Candidate Taylor: OMA Lawsuit, Poor Attendance Record on Council
Christopher Taylor: Campaigning as “collaborative”: Four current Council members endorsed against him.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: U-M employs Taylor’s wife, Eva Rosenwald, full-time. Accepted $4,000 campaign donation from U-M…
Detroit’s Water War: Former Ann Arbor Official at the Center of a Scandal. Again.
SUE MCCORMICK’S woes started with former Ann Arbor Chief of Police Barnett Jones. In January 2013, the Detroit Free Press caught Jones serving as both the full-time Chief of Police in Flint, Mich. and head of McCormick’s department of…
Prosecuting Teens As Adults—Prosecutor Mackie Says Hands Are Tied
by David Alexander
Juvenile Justice Part III: Washtenaw County— County Prosecutor Brian Mackie Talks About The Prosecution of Teenagers as Adults
Over the past 30 months, in Washtenaw County, 12 of 1,353 juveniles were charged as…
Car Thefts in Ann Arbor Increase From a Total of 31 in 2013 to 67 as of July 17
ACCORDING TO THE FBI Uniform Crime Reports, between 2012 and 2013, crime in several categories rose in Ann Arbor. The number of reported rapes rose from 15 to 23, an increase of 65 percent. The number of violent crimes rose from 112 to 119.…
Mayoral Candidates Have Different Stances on Homelessness
JUST DAYS AFTER Ann Arbor and MDOT officials bulldozed a homeless encampment, four mayoral candidates signed a pledge to end homelessness in the city by 2018. The pledge which they signed reads: “We pledge to commit financial and political…
Q & A: Washtenaw County Probate Court Candidate Tamara Garwood
by P.D. Lesko
TAMARA GARWOOD is seated at a table in Cafe Verde which is tucked in a corner. She has chosen a secluded spot where, presumably, our conversation will not be overheard. The problem is that in Cafe Verde at 10 a.m. (my…
Federal Judge Mulls Holding City in Contempt for Sending Out Hundreds of Ballots Without Ward 3 Candidate’s Name
by Rob Smith
1992 WAS QUEEN Elizabeth II’s “annus horribilis.” Prince Charles and Prince Andrew’s marriages both broke down, Princess Anne divorced and large parts of Windsor Castle were destroyed by a major fire, which destroyed many…
Q & A: Washtenaw County Trial Court Candidate Pat Conlin
by P.D. Lesko
PAT CONLIN HAS pink eye. It couldn’t have come at a more inopportune moment. A candidate running for office naturally wants to shake hands. He can’t. Pink eye is devilishly contagious and he wants to make sure he doesn’t…
185 Crimes Reported Between June 25-July 12: Forced Entry Home Invasions, Fraud and Larceny
ACCORDING TO THE FBI Uniform Crime Reports, between 2012 and 2013, crime in several categories rose in Ann Arbor. The number of reported rapes rose from 15 to 23, an increase of 65 percent. The number of violent crimes rose from 112 to 119.…