83 Drug Crimes Reported by AAPD to Date in 2014—26.5 Percent for Heroin, Crack, Narcotics
IN HIS EARLY 2014 presentation to City Council and the public, Ann Arbor Police Chief John Seto reported that Part I crime in Ann Arbor was down over the previous year. While the report included numbers for burglaries and larcenies, it did…
Forbes.com Writer—MEDC Report Proves Ann Arbor SPARK is Exaggerating Job Creation Claims by 90 Percent
Please note: Kai Petainen is a member of The Ann Arbor Independent’s Editorial Board
by P.D. Lesko
ANN ARBOR SPARK is once again under fire for discrepancies in its job creation claims. Forbes.com writer Kai Petainen uncovered a…
OP-ED: 60 Million Americans Live With Mental Illness Each Year—It’s Time to Start Talking
by Mary Giliberti
IMAGINE FILLING OUT college applications with your child one day and then watching him or her be admitted to a psychiatric hospital the next. That was reality for National Alliance of Mental Illness member Dawn Brown,…
DTE and Consumers Energy Have No Plans To Expand Michigan Customer Solar Programs, Despite Demand
by Andy Balaskovitz
Midwest Energy News—IN LESS THAN two weeks, staff from the Michigan Public Service Commission will issue a draft report on how the state’s two largest investor-owned utilities could improve solar options for their…
The Foodist: The Dairy Industry is Starting to Lose its Stranglehold
A walk down the refrigerator aisle today looks a lot different than it would have 50 years ago.
by Lauren Rothman
REMEMBER THE DAYS when the standard accompaniment to a moist chocolate chip cookie was a cold, tall glass of milk? That…
City of Ann Arbor Tree Town Log: Events Happening in the Month of June
IT’S JUNE AND outdoor and cultural events await those ready and willing to participate. The following events are open to all. Always call ahead of time to make sure a scheduled event has not been postponed or canceled.
Ann Arbor Farmers…
Lack of Funding Causes County Latino Community Center to Lose Executive Director, Possibly Close
CASA LATINA, Washtenaw County’s first and only Latino community center, has appointed a new, volunteer executive director after a lack of funding prompted the organization’s founding executive director to temporarily step down. The move…
OP-ED: An Education is Rarely Cheap, but you Don’t Have to Order the Caviar
by John Schneider
I’LL KEEP MY college commencement speech brief.
Dear graduates: Quit whining about your debts. You’re smart people. You were aware of the options. You made the calculation that an education was worth the financial…
EDITORIAL: Knee-Jerk Liberalism Doesn’t Benefit Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR CITY Council members recently passed a resolution urging the State’s Attorney General to stop defending Michigan’s ban against gay marriage. In 2011, Ann Arbor City Council went on the record objecting to a Republican-backed drive…
Mayoral Candidate Alleges Opponents’ Affordable Housing Resolution “Pandering” and “Politicking”
WARD 3 COUNCIL member Stephen Kunselman repeatedly alleged that a resolution brought to Council’s June 2, 2014 meeting by Mayor Hieftje, Ward 1 Council member Sabra Briere, Ward 3 Council member Christopher Taylor, Ward 4 Council member…