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by Alexandra Harakas EVEN AFTER ALL of the snow Michigan received this winter is gone and melted, it could still find a way to impact peoples summer plans. A new study by the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the…

CURIOUS ABOUT RUNNING for the School Board or another public office next year? Wish you knew more about the ins and outs of throwing your hat in the ring? This year ten candidates are set to run for Ann Arbor City Council. However, in…

by David Alexander WHEN JOY WOLFE ENSOR was a girl, she never fancied herself an active kid. She was always watching her brother play Little League instead of running around like other girls her age. It wasn’t until she turned 50 that…

CAMPAIGN FINANCE  forms often make interesting reading if you can connect the dots and take a little time to find out who’s who. It’s actually the who’s who part that tells the story. A donor name is nothing without the story. On the…

JOSIE PARKER HAS been the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor District Library system for a dozen years. A native of Mississippi, she earned a BA in English from Auburn University. She holds a Masters in Information and Library Studies from…

Updated: On April 28, AAATA Board member Dr. Laurence Krieg, who represents Ypsilanti, made a late donation of $3,000 to the Partners For Transit Ballot Committee. The AAATA Board member has donated a total of $3,500. This donation means…

Please note: Editorial Board member Katherine Griswold did not participate in shaping this editorial. A MEMBER OF a citizen group recently alleged that AAATA was involved in the theft of that group’s yard signs placed on…

by Don Hazen YOU WOULD HAVE thought some terrible crime had been committed given the moral outrage offered by a gaggle of mainstream white male pundits about the resignation of the newly appointed CEO Brendan Eich, of the non-profit…

By Linda Sharp SEVERAL YEARS AGO I received an iPad through my then employer and immediately proceeded to nearly bankrupt myself purchasing e-books. The fact that I was just one quick password entry away from anything I wanted to read…

by J.H. Mae LIFE IS ALREADY messy and complicated. Why can’t the simple things be simple, straightforward and easy? I was thinking this while a pharmacist told me by brand new health provider had no idea who I was. She gave them my…