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Ann Arbor Has Become a “Taylorville” of Business Projections and Neglect: Time For New Leadership

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 29, 2026
Elections

Mayor Told Media He Wouldn’t Use His PAC to Finance His Own Re-Election; Records Show He Did Just That

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Buy My Grandkids Ice Cream Cones or Pay My Utility Bill: Lawmakers Have to Limit Utility Rate Increases

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Judge Rules Greenhills Principal Must Be Told Identity of Confidential Source in Libel Lawsuit Over Sex Abuse Allegations

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Barton Hills Village Bans Non-Residents From Their Private Roads, But Took $790,000 in State Money for Private Water System Improvements

Solo Practitioner: Me, Coretta Scott King, J.K. Rowling and Kelis Are Destroying Society.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 10, 2011 0
by Mo Hall Recently I read a study by the Pew Research Center that sent heat waves through my body. The study was about Family Structure. The Pew Center surveyed 2,691 adults asking then if the following “trends” were good, bad or of no…

Savaged: Michigan EFM Outsources Water Treatment to Company Indicted By DOJ For Felony Violations of the Clean Water Act

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 9, 2011 33
by Chris Savage A2PNotes: This is filed under "Scoops & Scores" because you read it here first. Innocent until proven guilty? Better safe than sorry? What would you do? In 2009, Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Fred…

Bloomberg BusinessWeek Analyzes “Job Creation” Snyder-Style: Service Industry Jobs That Create More Working Poor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 7, 2011 5
Legend has it that Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, on the other hand, has a  "job creation" strategy that has launched a recall effort. It's a strategy that has resulted in Snyder…

Foodist: Is the Rise of Food Prices All Bad?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 7, 2011 2
by Francis Lam Slayers of elitists and other warriors of the downtrodden: Look! I bare my throat to you, fleshy and fat and ripe for the kill. But before you draw your blade, let's talk about this for a minute. Is the increasing cost of…

The Parent Trap: Dealing With Stress—Baseball Bat Days

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 5, 2011 4
by Betsy McMillin Most days I really enjoy my kids, my job as mom.  I am, for the most part, amused throughout the day by what they say and do, and am emotionally on a pretty even keel. Then there are those other days.  I call them…

Savaged: Throwing Down With Recall Naysayers Starting With Liberals Like Jack Lessenberry

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 4, 2011 19
by Chris Savage There's a certain sort of comfort one can get by being a political commentator who stands on the outside looking in on the political machinations of society. Removed from the fray, one can wax eloquent about what others are…

U of M Cops Can No Longer Issue Bans For Life

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 2, 2011 5
David Jesse, former higher education reporter for AnnArbor.com, reported in the Detroit Free Press, that thanks to pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, officials at the University of Michigan have decided to…

Snyder Tied For Title of Most Unpopular Governor in the United States

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 1, 2011 15
Think of it as the political Miss U.S.A. contest. The swimsuit competition. The catwalk. The talent competition. Then, the judges vote. In this case, the judges are, literally, voters, and millions of them are suffering some serious…

Foodist: Yelping About Ann Arbor’s Worst Restaurants

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 1, 2011 4
Yelp. Yelpers. Yelping. If you've not visited the online food community Yelp.com, you're missing out on some of the most frank, honest and spot on restaurant reviews around. The Ann Arbor Yelp.com community is full of reviewers whose…

Urban Exile: Memorial Day Feasts Versus Every Day Childhood Hunger in Michigan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 31, 2011 1
by Erika McNamara A quick review of the menu for Memorial Day grill extravaganza left me wondering if hotdogs, short ribs, steak, and all of the side dishes that accompanied the main meat feast this year would all be enough. Well if it…
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