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…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Michigan’s 14th President and 13th White Male
Cordial greetings. I appreciated the trial subscription to The Ann Arbor Independent. Ann Arbor is in need of an independent newspaper, providing careful and in-depth reporting about local affairs, and I had looked forward to becoming a…
With Library Lot Sale Vote, Mayoral Candidates Show Support (Or Lack thereof) For Parkland Protections
FORMER WARD 4 City Council member Marcia Higgins, along with Mayoral candidates Christopher Taylor and Sabra Briere all voted to allow the city’s parkland to be “repurposed” for “transit.” It was Higgins who inserted language into a zoning…
A Weekend In Detroit—Where To Eat: The Russell Street Deli
by Katie Sutton
DETROIT’S HISTORIC EASTERN Market is known for its huge pavilions chuck full of local produce, greenery, and snacks, but the real treat of this extraordinary farmer’s market is in the businesses that surround it. The…
The Ann Arbor Independent Wins Investigative Reporting Award From The Detroit Society of Professional Journalists
IT WAS ANNOUNCED on March 26 that the Detroit Society of Professional Journalists (DSPJ) has awarded a prize for investigative journalism to The Ann Arbor Independent newspaper. The Indy, launched in October 2013, is the first locally-owned…