Local Bar Association Survey Rates Eight Judicial Candidates. Candidates Say, “The poll is very political…”
THERE ARE TWO vacant seats on the Washtenaw County Trial Court that voters will decide during the August 5 primary election. The two non-partisan candidates who collect the most votes in the primary will face each other in the November 5…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Questions Everyone Asks About Gluten
Answers to the 7 Big Questions Everyone Asks About Gluten
Jill Richardson should stick to the facts in “The Foodist: Answers to the 7 Big Questions Everyone Asks About Gluten.” She makes a personal judgement about applied kinesiology…
Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People and Not Others—And the Surprising, Natural Way to Avoid Bites
by Jill Richardson
Why are some people so much more attractive to mosquitoes than others? And what can you do about the pesky little bloodsuckers, especially if you don’t want to resort to DEET? (DEET, while effective, is also weakly…
Ann Arbor District Library Rule Number 7—What “Dozing” Meant for Homeless Library Patrons During the Polar Vortex
by P.D. Lesko
A Washtenaw County employee told City Council in January 2014 that Ann Arbor’s homeless men, women, children and families could use a variety of public buildings during the day to escape temps. that plummeted to -20F. One…
Ann Arbor Unemployment Rate Rises—Locally, Rate Rose from 4.8 to 5.3 Percent Over Last 30 Days
SEASONALLY UNADJUSTED unemployment rates in May rose slightly in 12 of the state’s 17 major labor market regions, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment and labor force levels increased…
Revamped Michigan eLibrary Offers More for Adults and Kids to Access Information
IT’S AN UNAPOLOGETIC bookworm, a hit at trivia games, a great homework helper and its memory is lightning-fast.Even if you’ve never met, you soon may find yourself basking in its boundless knowledge and 24/7 stamina.
Meet the new and…
In Michigan and Other States, Affordable Care Act Subscriber Premiums Slated to Rise 2.7-21.6 Percent
by A2 Indy Staff
HEALTH INSURANCE premiums are shooting up for most Michigan residents that purchase their own coverage in the first year after Obamacare, state insurers have reported.
All insurers in the state are hiking their…
Saline Celtic Festival Begins July 11—Mastadon Celtic Challenge July 12
SATURDAY JULY 12, 2014 at Mill Pond Park in Saline, just before the opening of Saline Celtic Festival, organizers are looking for participants to tackle a three-mile tough mudder course.
The challenge, which includes obstacles such mud,…
Online News Site DexterUpdate.com “Closing its door.”
FORMER ANNARBOR.COM reporter Lisa Allmendinger announced on June 2 that she was shuttering her online news site DexterUpdate.com. Modeled on Allmendinger’s popular ChelseaUpdate.com news site, DexterUpdate.com wasn’t able to get the…
OP-ED: I Live Without Making Garbage, and You Can Too
by Amy Korst
I LIVE A zero-waste lifestyle—meaning I live without creating trash. This started about four years ago, when my husband and I dreamed up what became known as the Green Garbage Project, a journey where the two of us vowed to…
