New Study Suggests Eating Meat & Cheese May Be As Bad As Smoking
by Suzanne Wu
THAT CHICKEN WING you’re eating could be as deadly as a cigarette. In a new study that tracked a large sample of adults for nearly two decades, researchers have found that eating a diet rich in animal proteins during middle…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Michigan’s 2004 Same-Sex Marriage Ban Repealed
The federal judge who recently ruled that Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional evidently hasn’t learned much from the past. In a way, weren’t we here a couple thousand years ago? The ancient and primitive Greeks and…
Two Ann Arbor Companies Nominated By Governor In Statewide Fitness Award Competition
BANK OF ANN ARBOR and NuStep, Inc. of Ann Arbor were recognized by the state of Michigan for their efforts to encourage a healthy workplace. Bank of Ann Arbor was a Diamond Award Winner in the category of large business nominees and NuStep,…
Healthy Michigan Open Enrollment To Begin April 1 For Low-Income Families
GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER and the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) announced that the state’s Healthy Michigan Plan is prepared to begin accepting applications on April 1, 2014, ultimately providing healthcare coverage to nearly…
OP-ED: Understanding Schools of Choice in Michigan And The Impact for Ann Arbor Public Schools
by Dr. Jeanice K. Swift
YOU MAY HAVE heard that Ann Arbor Public Schools is currently inviting students from beyond our school district boundaries to consider enrolling in our quality AAPS schools. Because the Schools of Choice topic can…
Most Parents Don’t Favor Bans On Nuts In Schools, Including Parents With Allergic Kids
MOST PARENTS OF kids with and without nut allergies don’t support school-wide bans on nut-containing products, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
Schools don’t have…
Energy Consumers Would Have To See Prices Double Before They Made Lifestyle Changes To Cut Use
CONSUMERS, ON average believe home energy bills would have to nearly double before forcing them to make lifestyle changes to save on costs, according to a new University of Michigan survey.
Conducted for the first time last fall, the U…
Adventures Of A Grown-Up: I’ve Fallen And I’d Really Rather Not Get Up
by J.H. Mae
MY TWO-YEAR-OLD nephew absolutely loves my husband. Every time we’re at his house, the boy takes him by the finger and leads him onto the living room floor, and they play with Legos and blocks and Matchbox cars until my…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “Potholes Aren’t The Fault Of The City”
Our city council members need to have regular updates about the “happenings” in the Michigan Legislature. But I want to thank you for pointing out the absurdity of paying a lobbyist $50,000 to “carry the news” between Lansing and Ann Arbor.…
OP-ED: It’s Time To Consider a No-Strings-Attached, Basic Income for All Americans
by Lynn Parramore
WHAT IF YOU could receive a guaranteed basic yearly income with no strings attached? Didn’t matter how much money you made now, or in the future. Nobody would ask about your job status or how many kids you have. The…