AAPD Chief’s Decision to Keep a Lid on Details About Woman’s Shooting Triggers Questions
AAPD Chief Seto, when asked, declined to release the name of the officer who shot Aura Rosser. Neither would he answer questions about how many officers responded to the call and why two officers have been put on paid administrative leave.…
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Rates LGBT Equality in Ann Arbor 83 out of 100
by Liz Halloran
THE HUMAN RIGHTS Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today released its third annual report assessing LGBT equality in 353 cities across the…
WCC Student & Trustee-Elect Christina Fleming: “I’m in Shock, Actually.”
CHRISTINA FLEMING says she’s still in shock. It’s almost two weeks after her election to the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees. Fleming, a Dexter resident and the mom of an elementary student with autism, shakes her head as she…
EDITORIAL: A Message to Gov. Rick Snyder
MR. SNYDER your “reinvention” of Michigan has left too many behind. We did not hear you acknowledge this during your campaign, and would have more confidence had we heard a frank assessment from you of Michigan’s challenges. The research…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Are Local Governments no Better than the Corporate Form we Have in Washington?
Recent research carried out by two professors supports the following conclusion:
“...policy makers in D.C. respond primarily to economic elites and groups representing organized business interests.” *
Our own city and county officials…
At Nov. 19 Meeting County Commissioners to Debate Policy That Gives Local Businesses Preference
The Washtenaw County Commissioners Ways and Means Committee recently gave the thumbs up to a proposal which gives a financial boost to local, county and state businesses which bid on contracts bid out by Washtenaw County.
The Local…
Ann Arbor Truven Health Analytics to Acquire Heartbeat Experts
TRUVEN HEALTH AnalyticsTM, a leading provider of healthcare analytics and data solutions and services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management…
Black Berrien County Activist Convicted by All-White Jury
by Abayomi Azikiwe
AN ALL-WHITE jury in St. Joseph, Michigan has found Rev. Edward Pinkney guilty of five felony counts of forgery stemming from a recall campaign against Mayor James Hightower of Benton Harbor earlier this year.
The…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Debbie Dingell Makes History
I’m thankful Mrs. Dingell is ready to hit the ground running, because we need her to get busy immediately and work on global warming solutions. According to the IPCC summary report released this week, we must transition off of fossil fuels…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Hold Meeting About Proposed Rover Pipeline Project Nov. 20 In Chelsea
THE FEDERAL ENERGY Regulatory Commission will be holding a meeting to discuss the proposed Rover Pipeline project. The meeting will be on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. at the George Prinzing Auditorium, 500 Washington St. in Chelsea.…