Sierra Club Snubs Rep. John Dingell & The Local Candidates He Endorses Again. And Again. And Again.
by Rob Smith
"I don't get no respect," was the signature line of comedian Rodney Dangerfield. The 2012 Michigan Sierra Club political endorsements are out, and in Michigan the Dean of the House, Representative John Dingell, just don't get…
Michigan Sierra Club Endorses Vivienne Armentrout in Ward 5 Council Race
On June 30, 2012, the The Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group, and Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter announced that the groups had bestowed one of the most sought after political endorsements in the United States onto Fifth Ward Council…
Sierra Club Endorses Challenger Jack Eaton in Ward 4 City Council Race
The Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group, and Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter announced on June 30, 2012 that the groups had bestowed one of the most sought after political endorsements in the United States onto Fourth Ward Council…
Websites Speak Volumes About Ward 2 Council Candidates
by P.D. Lesko
Sex sells. It's a tried and true marketing tool that has been used since, well, forever. Gallup & Robinson, an advertising and marketing research firm, has conducted multiple studies and determined that the use of sex in…
Rolling Stone Mag Calls Out Michigan GOP For "Dark Side" Politics & War on Voting
by P.D. Lesko
Who doesn't want to get a mention in Rolling Stone magazine? You, Adam Levine, Lady Gaga and Nicki effing Minaj rubbing elbows in print. What could be cooler than that? Michigan made the pages of Rolling Stone in a June 27,…
Still Stealing You Blind: Ann Arbor SPARK Spends $7.7M & Creates 79 Jobs
by Rob Smith
The 1 percent here in Ann Arbor are just different than us. They look at out-of-work folks and hungry children, homeless men and women tossed out of Camp Take Notice, struggling small businesses and cash-strapped school…
Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice Members Object To Use of Religious Org. to Push Pols' $500M Transit Plan
by P.D. Lesko
Ward 5 City Council candidate Chuck Warpehoski lists his job as the Executive Director of the tiny Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on his City Council campaign web site as "community service." It's obvious that he's…
Dems in This Liberal Bastion Label Strong Women Candidates Incredibly Vag-ifficult
by P.D. Lesko
In Ann Arbor it's often tough to decide who's more addled, the politicos or the voters.
In August of 2010 Ann Arbor County Commish Barbara Levin Bergman actually spoke in favor of hiring of sexual predators into county jobs.…
Dirty Air + Contaminated Water = Glowing Enviro Endorsements in One Michigan County
“John Hieftje has the strongest environmental record of any Mayor in the Midwest. He’s championed the city’s Greenbelt, the clean energy initiative, commuter rail, bicycling and our terrific parks system. These programs set Ann Arbor apart.…
Interview: Sally Hart Petersen— "A Real Democrat Is Running In Ward 2!"
SECOND WARD CITY Council member Tony Derezinski has get-togethers for Ward 2 constituents in the know at bars, and in March had a Ward 2 meeting at his home where, again, those in the know showed up and got to rub elbows with AATA Board…
