Ann Arbor Politicos Support Spending on Trucks & Consultants Instead of Police & Firefighters
Ann Arbor city staffer (and likely the next City Administrator) Sue McCormick (pictured left) has earned the nickname of SHOPerations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. Why? Because Ms. McCormick likes to spend your money on shiny new…
Michigan Dem Party Ignores Recall Efforts—MDP Facebook Page Bombarded By Furious Dems
On May 11th, Eclectablog posted an item that should let Michigan Democrats know exactly how far the Michigan Democratic Party is prepared to go to lend support to the efforts to repeal the Emergency Financial Manager legislation and the…
AnnArbor.com Is A Failure Because Tony Dearing Was “Clueless” Argues Former AA News Reporter
A2P Notes: Just after AnnArbor.com was launched, essayist Jack Lessenberry wrote in the Metro Times:
Now I like to think of myself as a fairly sophisticated newspaper critic. I've worked for a lot of them, have had bylines in The Washington…
The Parent Trap: Confessions of a Cheapskate/Tightwad
by Betsy McMillin
I have gotten a lot of great, positive feedback from The Entitled Nation (March 20, 2011), a lot of people seeing themselves and their kids, even when they didn't want to.
I wish I could say that my kids are not as…
Urban Exile: Panhandling Can’t Be Legislated Out of Existence
by Erika McNamara
Once again panhandling has grabbed the attention of the Ann Arbor public and media. Recently, the Ann Arbor City Council decided to amend the city Panhandling Ordinance. This decision was based on the recommendation of…
Ann Arbor Has Third Worst Roads in Michigan and Some Seriously Fed Up Residents
Since 2008, Ann Arbor has been at the top of MITA's list of cities with the worst roads in the state of Michigan. With its Road Repair Millage that brings in $9-$11 million dollars per year in funds that, in theory, are supposed to be used…
PAC Member Complains That Parks Millage Money Is Being Diverted Through Accounting Trickery
The cash cows who live in Ann Arbor have a record of voting to nickel and dime themselves to death, literally. The city's property tax bill, thanks to "supplemental" millages, has come to resemble a check in a French restaurant where…
Interview: Will Michigan Voters Fire Rick Snyder? FireRickSnyder Organizers Talk to A2Politico.
On April 18, 2011 A2Politico posted a piece titled, "The Politics of Buyer's Remorse: Group Files Petition to Recall Governor Rick Snyder." The post was shared over 500 times on Facebook and Twitter. In that piece, I wrote:
When Republican…
10 Percent Perspiration + 90 Percent Inspiration= Motherhood
To all mothers: Happiest Of Mother's Days!
You have earned this day, so spend it how you want to: with your own sweet kids, a day off from your sweet kids and out with your best mom friends, with your own Mother.
Happy Mother's Day to…
Interview: Chris Savage. You Don’t Know Him Yet. But You Will.
Chris Savage (pictured left in a photo taken by his wife Anne) and his wife live in Dexter, Michigan. Chris is the voice behind the progressive-leaning Eclectablog. Well, actually, progressive-leaning is putting it mildly. Chris Savage…
