EDITORIAL: Local Officials’ Roles in $12M “Debacle”
IN 2009, DAWN Gabay, then interim executive director of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) sent a letter to an MDOT official urging MDOT not to lease 23 outdated rail cars from a company owned by Louis Ferris, Jr. Ferris had…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Guy Walks Into a Barber Shop
I recently read a column in your February 14, 2015 edition that deeply offended me as a customer, friend and community stakeholder in the article’s mean-spirited and unfair characterization of Rush’s Barbershop, and its beloved proprietor…
Michigan DNR Appeals Federal Court’s Decision to Return Wolves to the Endangered Species List
by Debbie Munson Badini
ON FEB. 27, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources filed an appeal of a December 2014 federal district court ruling that returned wolves in Michigan and Wisconsin to the federal endangered species list and…
Ann Arbor—First Stop in $12M MDOT “Rail Debacle?”
IN 2004, Superior Twp. resident Louis P. Ferris, Jr., purchased dozens of double-decker, stainless-steel passenger rail cars. According to an article published on Feb. 10, 2015 in the Detroit Free Press, “Metra, which operates the Chicago…
Ann Arbor Council Members Seeking Re-election
by P.D. Lesko
At 8 a.m. on a chilly Mar. 5 morning, Ann Arbor City Council member Jack Eaton (D-Ward 4) and Council member Mike Anglin (D-Ward 5) waited in the lobby of Ann Arbor City Hall for the City Clerk's office to open. Both…
Judge Cedric J. Simpson Teary-Eyed as Supporters Question Judicial Tenure Commission Charges
by Ryan Hunter
ON THE EVENING of Feb. 23, Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church of Ypsilanti hosted “A Community Gathering.” Sponsored by Ann Arbor’s NAACP Chapter President, William V. Hampton, Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church Pastor Ricky Jefferson and…
U-M Greek Org. That Caused Damage to Gaylord Resort Earns 4-Year “Time Out”—Maybe
by John Ball
ON FEB. 27, U-M Dean of Students, Dr. Laura Blake Jones, released a 10-page decision in response to a Feb. 6 complaint against Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity for its members’ alleged participation in an alcohol and drug-fueled …
EDITORIAL: Fire, Ready, Aim
THE AATA SPENT about $1.4 million on consultants, marketing and collateral materials to shape and pitch to Washtenaw County residents a proposed $500 million regional transit plan. The amount spent did not include hundreds of hours of…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why Ann Arbor Needs to Vote on Deer Culling
Why Ann Arbor Needs to Vote on Deer Culling
I strongly believe that Ann Arbor should use humane methods of deer management, which have a proven track record as being far safer, more effective, and even less expensive.
At Ann…
#YoungProfessional: There’s No Place Like Home
by Brent McDermott
IN “THE WIZARD of Oz,” Dorothy longs for adventure in the Emerald City. A melting witch and a troupe of flying monkeys later, she pines for the comforts of her home in Kansas. She clicks her heels three times, and…