Between Feb. and July Number of Crimes Reported by Sheriff Almost Tripled
ACCORDING TO CRIME data reported by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department, between February 2014 and July 2014, the number of crimes reported per month almost tripled, rising from 141 crimes reported in February to 404 crimes reported…
Significant Risk City’s Water Source Could Become Contaminated from Scio Township Oil Drilling
by Donna Iadipaolo
As of May 7, 2014, West Bay Exploration was responsible for 29.4 percent of the hazardous material spills reported to the MDEQ district covering Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Lapeer, Lenawee,…
Benton Harbor, Mich. Schools Latest Targeted by State for Emergency Takeover
“AN INDEPENDENT review team concludes that a financial emergency exists in the Benton Harbor Area Schools under the provisions created by Public Act 436 of 2012,” states a press release from Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s office.
Five…
Sports Drinks: A $5.5B Industry Built on “Bonking”—But What About When You’re Not Bonking?
by Jodie Gummow
AMERICANS SPENT $5.5 billion on sports drinks, mostly Gatorade and Powerade last year. Even 12 percent of elementary school kids drink sports drinks. And that doesn’t even count expenditures on other sports nutrition…
AnnArborChronicle.com -30-
by Rob Smith
ON AUGUST 8, 2014 the owners of the online site AnnArborChronicle.com announced that they will shutter their site on Sept. 2 after six years. The AnnArborChronicle.com is a self-described online newspaper that “focuses on…
Could the Google Lens Make Checking Blood Glucose as Easy as Blinking?
by Patricia Dao
GOOGLE IS BEST known for software products such as Search, Gmail, and Maps. But the company’s top-secret research and development team, Google X, has been laser-focused on incubating unique “moonshot” ideas and products…
CULTURE VULTURE: An Interview With Bonnie ZoBell
by Mary Akers
TWICE IN MY life, I have flown through an airport only hours before another plane crashed there. In 1994, with my two young daughters in tow, we landed in Charlotte, NC for an extended visit. Later that evening, a band of…
Consumer Confidence on the Rise: Consumer Spending Up
MORE RAPID JOB creation, higher wages and gains in household wealth have eased the financial strains on households as well as supported more favorable buying plans for vehicles and household durables, according to the Thomson…
Washtenaw County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program Accepting Applications
THE ANN ARBOR Office of Emergency Management in conjunction with the Washtenaw County Emergency Management Division is accepting applications for the Washtenaw County Community Emergency Response Team training program. The application…
EDITORIAL: Embracing Marriage Equality
ON AUGUST 6, five of the 92 federal and state cases currently pending in 33 states, related to state law prohibitions on same-sex marriage will hang in the balance in a Cincinnati courtroom. Each side will have 15 minutes to argue their…
