September is Safe Sleep Month
by Emily Schuster Wachsberger
INFANT MORTALITY Awareness Month is observed nationally every September. In Michigan, Governor Rick Snyder has fine-tuned that designation and proclaimed September as Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month.…
Latest EPIC/MRA Poll Shows Peters Ahead, Land Gaining Ground
A NEW POLL shows the Michigan Senate race is tightening, with Republican Terri Lynn Land gaining ground, but Democratic Rep. Gary Peters still holds a solid lead.
The poll, conducted by EPIC/MRA for WXYZ-TV 7 and the Detroit Free Press,…
OP-ED: Jackson Road Project Points to Problems At MDOT’s Regional Office
by Stephen Lange Ranzini
SINCE I LIVE downtown immediately next to the newly constructed section of Huron between Ashley and Main, I have carefully observed the management of the Jackson Road reconstruction project and want to express my…
Ward 3 Politicos Oppose Inquiry into 40+ Cash Withdrawls Made By Chair of Ann Arbor City Democratic Party
by P.D. Lesko
THE EXECUTIVE Committee of the Ann Arbor Dems recently voted on a proposal put forward at the group’s most recent meeting to “close the books” on Chair Mike Henry’s $6,000 in cash withdrawls. The group voted to accept…
Joblessness Rises in Michigan and Ann Arbor
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES rose in 30 states last month, even as employers in two-thirds of the states stepped up hiring. The trends reflect an increase in job hunters nationwide as an improving economy encourages more people to seek work.
The…
Crimes Reported by AAPD Sept. 1-Sept. 8
OVER THE PREVIOUS week, there were 76 crimes reported by the AAPD. That’s up from 62 crimes reported the week of Aug. 18-25. Fraud and theft/larceny topped the list of crimes reported. Over the past six months, theft/larceny (527 crimes…
Almost One-Third of AAPS Students Chronically Absent, According to CEPI Data
THE NATIONAL GROUP Attendance Works released state-by-state school attendance data and data for the nation’s 21 large, urban districts. In the report issued last week, the authors say school absenteeism is a national challenge.
Almost a…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fracking in Michigan
All Michiganders should be alarmed about frack waste coming from other states, not just residents who live near the receiving landfill. Citizens should be alarmed even if the load doesn’t glow, like the one from Washington County,…
While Serving as Brown U Provost, U-M President Schlissel Did Little to Stem Campus “Rape Culture,” Critics Claim
by Donna Iadipaolo
“Dr. Schlissel was negligent in taking a leadership role on these issues, being proactive to combat a rape culture, as well as investigating student complaints, according to Carty. When some administrators did act, it…
AAPS Superintendent Tells Crowd at Rally: State K-12 Funding Cuts Causing a “downward spiral into mediocrity”
by David Alexander
During her comments, AAPS Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift continually referred to a “downward spiral into mediocrity” caused by reduced money, saying “Shame on our legislators if they don’t figure this out, and…