LETTER FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
New EPA Carbon Standards
Limiting the amount of carbon pollution that power plants spew into our air just makes sense. Many Americans believe these limits are already in place. But although we already have safeguards in place to protect…
EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor SPARK & Metrics
“I THINK THE metrics we give you are appropriate.” Ann Arbor SPARK CEO Paul Krutko made this statement at the June 16 City Council meeting. Mr. Krutko’s appearance at that meeting was nothing short of shocking. From loudly upbraiding Ward…
EDITORIAL: U-M’s New President Should Reverse the Over-Hype and Commercialization of U-M Football
MICHIGAN FOOTBALL AND U-M Athletic Director Dave Bradon’s efforts to “brand” U-M football have been criticized in the local, state and national media. Thanks to policies implemented by Mr. Brandon, a former CEO for Domino’s Pizza, student…
State Consumption Warnings Now Include Benefits of Eating Uncontaminated Fish
by Samantha Radecki
FOR YEARS, pregnant women have been advised to stay away from eating fish because of their mercury content. But last week’s announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection…
Scheme Targets New Corporations and Limited Liability Companies: Bogus $59.99 Fee for a Certificate of Good Standing
THE MICHIGAN Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Director Steve Arwood issued a warning last week to Michigan corporations about a non-governmental entity trying to collect a $59.99 fee on behalf of the State. The scheme…
City Council Members Raise Concerns About City Attorney Eval—Six out of Eleven Completed Online Survey
by P.D. Lesko
THE ANN ARBOR Charter requires City Council members to evaluate two of the city’s 690 employees: City Administrator Steve Powers and City Attorney Stephen Postema. City Attorney Postema, whose total compensation package…
Leon Bryson Withdraws From Ward 5 City Council Race
IN A SHORT press release sent out on June 20, 2014, Leon Bryson announced that he would not campaign for the Democratic Party’s nomination in the Ward 5 City Council primary election scheduled to be held August 5. Bryson had collected and…
State Legislator Wants to Change Law to Classify Industrial Waste as Renewable Energy
by Andy Balaskovitz
Michigan Energy News—A MICHIGAN lawmaker wants to expand the state’s definition of renewable energy to include more fuel made from municipal and industrial solid waste.
State Rep. Aric Nesbitt, a Republican who…
A2POLITICO: AAATA Betrays Voters’ Trust (and The Ann Arbor News)
by P.D. Lesko
ONE OF THE first things the mayoral appointees on the Board of AAATA bus system did after spending millions of dollars to pass a $4.4 million annual millage was to raise AAATA CEO Michael Ford’s salary and pay him $174,836…
