A Descent Into The Maelström: Teachers, Politics & The Classroom
A2PNotes: Ann Arbor is home to some 16,000 public school students. Those students are parented by tens of thousands of women and men who haven't a clue about what their kids really do at school all day, not because they don't want to know.…
Savaged: Recalls! Recalls! Recalls!
Since spring, nearly one-third of Michigan legislators have been targeted with a recall. 26 Republicans and 20 Democrats out of the total of 148 in office. It started when citizens, unhappy with what they saw as massive Republican overreach…
The Parent Trap: Is it, Like, Possible To Teach Kids To Not, Like, Use “Like?”
by, like, Betsy McMillin
I, like, was going to be, like, late for class? So I like, hurried and I totally, like bumped right into Mr. Smith? My books and papers went, like, everywhere? I thought I was going to, like, get detention!
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Michigan Protest Web Site Launches: “Put A Face to The 99 Percent.”
In Michigan, the economic collapse caused in good part by Wall Street greed continues to cause suffering for unemployed workers and struggling families, while the top 1% are doing better than any time in history.—from…
Gov. Snyder Tells Business Leaders: “Positive Thinking Will Create Jobs & End Hunger…”
Michigan's Governor, our own Professor Harold Hill, tells state residents and business leaders economic recovery is all about the Think Method.
The Culture Vulture: Movie Review — “The Ides of March” [With A Poll]
by William Belle
A drama about politics is nothing new if one thinks of similar movies like "Nixon" (1995) or "Primary Colors" (1998). But what is this movie telling us, if anything? As a run-up to the 2012 elections in the United…
The Culture Vulture: Porn for Women—Sex with Context (15 examples)
by Nelle Engoron
The pornographic movie industry, in response to the Internet, is focusing even less on narrative arcs these days. Savanna Samson, an actress, says she favors scripts with more dialogue. “Getting it on in one hardcore…
New Study Shows Michigan Ranks in Top 10 Among States in Which State and Local Politicos Ignore Public Opinion
Two professors from Columbia University who study how well elected state and local officials translate public opinion into policy, have determined that Michigan ranks fourth in the nation among states in which elected officials are most…
While Ann Arbor Pols Push Tax Hike, Street Repair Millage Fund Balloons & Miles of Roads Resurfaced Plummets
For more than five years, Ann Arbor residents have had to deal with a mismanaged and heavy- handed city sidewalk program which forced them to pay for repairing sidewalks along their property. City officials estimate property owners spent…
In Ward 3 Debate, Kunselman Goes After DDA & Alleges Political “Cronyism” A Problem in Ann Arbor Government
The Ann Arbor chapter of the League of Women Voters sponsors candidate debates each election cycle for City Council races. On October 5, 2011, the League gave Third Ward Democrat Stephen Kunselman the chance to strut his political stuff…