A Little to the Left: Boycotting Israel—It’s All the Rage
by Marjorie Winkelman
Srebrenica, July 1995: More than 8000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were massacred by Serbian forces in what is often referred to as the worst mass murder on European soil since World War II.
The Hague, July…
Interview: Circuit Court Candidate—Michael Woodyard, The Seasoned Outsider
MICHAEL WOODYARD is either Gandalf or Saruman, it just depends on whom you ask. He challenged Judge Timothy Connors for his seat on the 22nd Circuit Court last year, a seat Connors has either warmed, or filled admirably, depending on whom…
Mayoral Candidate Taylor: OMA Lawsuit, Poor Attendance Record on Council
Christopher Taylor: Campaigning as “collaborative”: Four current Council members endorsed against him.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: U-M employs Taylor’s wife, Eva Rosenwald, full-time. Accepted $4,000 campaign donation from U-M…
Detroit’s Water War: Former Ann Arbor Official at the Center of a Scandal. Again.
SUE MCCORMICK’S woes started with former Ann Arbor Chief of Police Barnett Jones. In January 2013, the Detroit Free Press caught Jones serving as both the full-time Chief of Police in Flint, Mich. and head of McCormick’s department of…
Q & A: Washtenaw County Probate Court Candidate Tracy Van den Bergh
TRACY VAN DEN Bergh comes into Sweetwater’s in Kerrytown a bit before 10 a.m. on a Saturday. She’s holding an empty iced coffee and looks casually caffeinated. She’s 44- years-old, and wears her age well. Considering she’s competing in a…
Prosecuting Teens As Adults—Prosecutor Mackie Says Hands Are Tied
by David Alexander
Juvenile Justice Part III: Washtenaw County— County Prosecutor Brian Mackie Talks About The Prosecution of Teenagers as Adults
Over the past 30 months, in Washtenaw County, 12 of 1,353 juveniles were charged as…
EDITORIAL: U-M Regents & Open Meetings Act Lawsuit
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS recently filed suit against the University of Michigan Board of Regents for allegedly violating the state’s Open Meetings Act statute. The allegations are based on analyses of over a year’s worth of votes taken by the…
New Research: Dartmouth Scientists to Study Technology to Restore Memory Loss
by Derik Hertel
A PROJECT WHICH is in support of President Obama’s BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) initiative, will combine research on the basic mechanisms of memory function with the development of…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Women Must Have Access to Safe Abortions
Women Must Have Access to Safe Abortions and Contraception
My father-in-law graduated from Rush Medical School (now the U. of Illinois) in 1935.
Interning at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital he had patients who’d almost bled to death…
EDITORIAL: Rep. Zemke Wrong to Endorse
REP. ADAM ZEMKE, a Democrat, has chosen to endorse in the Ward 2 City Council Democratic primary election. We believe this is not only misguided, but demonstrates a singular lack of leadership from a state-level representative. Mr. Zemke’s…