LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Community Farms and Food Assistance Program Spending
If we are going to spend billions every year on health care and food assistance programs, then we need to start investing more of that money into sustainable projects that are nearly free or can pay for themselves over time. Community farms…
EDITORIAL: “I’m a Judge. I’m a Judge.”
WHEN HIS ARREST for drunkeness was made public by the media, Washtenaw County 14-A Circuit Court Judge Kirk W. Tabbey was already well on his way to having the crime adjudicated. The judge had been charged under Michigan’s “super drunk”…
AAPS Forced to Cancel Classes Jan. 8 Due to Higher Than Normal Transit Staff Absences
According to information released on Jan. 8 by Washtenaw Intermediate School District officials, a higher than normal absence rate of Washtenaw ISD Transportation staff caused Ann Arbor Public Schools and Ypsilanti Community Schools to …
U-M Hospitals Restrict Visitors to Combat Spread of the Flu
Officials say: To prevent the spread of flu, those with cold, cough or fever should not visit patients at the U-M hospitals.
With influenza activity now widespread across Michigan, the University of Michigan Health System is taking steps…
Records Reveal Donor Did Not Pay for $2,873 “Farewell” Party WCC Prez Charged to Taxpayers
The Ann Arbor Independent filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the credit card records of WCC President Dr. Rose Bellanca. Records revealed a $2,873 meal paid for by Dr. Bellanca with her college-issued credit card. College…
Debbie Dingell Takes Her Seat in GOP Dominated House of Reps.
Let the Hunger Games begin and may luck be ever in her favor: Democrat Debbie Dingell was sworn in today and is expected to hit the ground running, much like Katniss Everdeen. A member of the 114th Congress, Mrs. Dingell will represent…
OP-ED: Jim Harbaugh Comes Back to Michigan, For Peanuts
by Joel Elconin
WITH ONE OF the most publicized head coaching searches ever coming to a conclusion, many pundits questioned if the University of Michigan may have overpaid for the services of Jim Harbaugh and his staff.
Quite the…
2,328 Crimes Reported by AAPD June 30-Dec. 31, 2014
OVER THE PREVIOUS six months, there were 2,328 crimes reported by the AAPD. In 2013, there were a total of 6,440 crimes reported by the AAPD to the Michigan State Police. In 2012, there were 6,836 crimes reported by the AAPD to the Michigan…
EDITORIAL: ‘Tis the Season for Icy Sidewalks
IN THE CITY of Ann Arbor, “property owners and/or occupants are responsible for removing/treating snow and ice on the adjacent public sidewalk,” according to local ordinance. Accumulation which has fallen prior to 6 a.m. must be cleared by…
Corner Health Center and Ozone House Among Orgs. That Will Share $1.34 Million in State Money
THE MICHIGAN Department of Community Health (MDCH) today announced the recipients of Michigan’s Health Innovation Grant. A priority for Governor Rick Snyder and MDCH, this is the second year that Michigan has awarded these grants to improve…