OP-ED: In Defense of the CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation
by Cristina Glakas
IS TORTURE RIGHT? People think torture is morally wrong. However, when the question is whether torture is acceptable to protect national security, there is a much larger debate. A current example of the debate on…
EDITORIAL: AAPS Attack on Open Carry Gun Law
WHILE STATE LAW permits open carry of firearms, including onto public school property, the members of the Board of Education, as well as Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift, intend to embrace a “no weapons” policy for those on school…
The Foodist: Lentil Underground Author Liz Carlisle Coming to Ann Arbor April 20
by Ari LeVaux
THE HUMBLE LENTIL is found in the earthiest of foods. Not the kind of fancy dishes that tap dance around the table atop a frozen cloud of nitrogen, but simple, nourishing foods like Indian dal or hippy mush, foods that feed…
The Parent Trap: Narcissistic Children— Can They Be Stopped?
by Danny Tyree
ONE OF MY college roommates had a propensity for dismissing a rule (or someone else’s interests) with “Pish posh! That’s for lesser mortals!”
That came to mind when I read in U.S. News & World Report about a study…
A2Politico: Ann Arbor—the Bicyclists’ Medina
by Bryan Kelly
IN LAST WEEK’S issue of The A2 Indy, my physically fit colleague Brent McDermott published a column dubbing Ann Arbor “a Mecca for runners.” Few may know that our city is, at the very least, in the running for a…
Rep. Adam Zemke Moves to Amend Gun Bill to Close Open Carry Loophole
by Katie Carey
State Representative Adam Zemke (D-Ann Arbor) offered an amendment on Mar. 19 to prohibit the open carrying of guns in schools and other sensitive areas. It would also add public libraries to the list of no-carry zones.…
With STOPPED Program Michigan Sheriffs Inform Parents When Teen Drivers are Pulled Over
by Brooke Kansier
PARENTS WHO HAVE qualms about their teen getting behind the wheel can rest a bit easier through a Michigan Sheriffs’ Association-backed program.
The program, “Sheriffs Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated…
Ann Arbor Wines Elementary Among Fifteen Reward Schools Presented Best Practices at School Improvement Conference
FIFTEEN SCHOOLS performing at a high level academically were recognized at this week’s 2015 Spring School Improvement Conference, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced.
The high-performing Reward Schools, recognized at the…
Washtenaw Intermediate School District Awarded $566,244 School Safety Grant—Single Largest Grant Among Schools in State
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE (MSP) officials last week announced that 56 Michigan public school districts, 15 private schools, 11 charter schools and five sheriff’s departments will get a share of $4 million in funding to boost school safety.…
“Rocking for the Homeless”—Mar. 22 Benefit Concert to Feature George Bedard and the Kingpins
by Donna Iadipaolo
ON SUNDAY MARCH 22, George Bedard and the Kingpins will be playing a benefit concert, “Rocking for the Homeless,” for the Ann Arbor Vineyard Homeless Ministry at 2275 Platt Road from 4-6 p.m.
Not only will attendees…