Anti-Prop C Group Sends Out Dark Money Mailers: Pro-Prop C Organizer Debunks the Propaganda
by Dr. John Godfrey
MLive.com recently reported that, "'Dark money’ attack ads out of Lansing take aim at Ann Arbor ballot proposals." One of those dark money attacks on Proposals C and D included the postcard, below. Dark money ads and…
A Vote for Kamala Harris is Misguided: Jill Stein Offers A Real Choice
by Addison Novosel-Fitzpatrick
As a Michigander who has found the Israel-Gaza war heartbreaking, I find any idea of voting for Kamala Harris extremely misguided.
While Israelis continue to protest their government and call for…
A2Indy Wins FOIA Suit: Judge Rules Background Check of Alleged Serial Rapist Hired as a Sheriff’s Deputy Must Be Released
by P.D. Lesko
In June 2024, using money donated by readers to the Ann Arbor Independent's FOIA Fund, the newspaper filed suit in the Washtenaw County Trial Court to compel Washtenaw County to release Sheriff's Deputy D'Angelo…
Ypsi Business Owners Continue to Ask for Improved Downtown Safety: Protesters Demand Free Toilets and Fewer Police
by P.D. Lesko
About 100 people attended the October 15, 2024 Ypsilanti City Council meeting. Inside the Council chambers, protesters repeatedly disrupted Council's efforts to discuss Resolution No. 2024-240 "Directing the city manager…
Jill Stein and Donald Trump Don’t Care About Gaza
By Emily Horne
Like many of my fellow Michiganders, this past year of tragedy in Israel and Gaza has been gut-wrenching. That’s one of the many reasons I’m proud to support Kamala Harris for President: she believes a hostage deal is…
Green Party Candidate Jill Stein is the Better Candidate
by Ralph Lombreglia
The idea that “misinformation” on the Internet endangers American democracy is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It represents the most profound threat to our democracy, because it threatens the core freedom that all other…
A2Politico: Anti-Prop C Group Says Jesus, The Ghost of Mother Theresa, and Diddy Oppose Nonpartisan Elections
by P.D. Lesko
Correction: Prop D would mean the City of Ann Arbor would earmark $420,000 to candidates, not $4.5 million.
The questions are simple:
The opposition to both proposals is led, in its entirety, by Ann Arbor's…
City Officials Distort Reality and Obscure the Truth to Attack Ann Arbor Prop C
by Bruce Laidlaw
Signs have popped up on some lawns urging votes against the nonpartisan voting charter amendment on the general election ballot. The signs include a link to the the website https://www.democratsforannarbor.com/. It is…
Breakfast Abundance: The Harvest Omelette
by Ari LeVaux
A key ingredient in the harvest omelette is improvisation.
It’s that time of year when all of the produce is ready. The tomatoes, corn, squash, beans and other typical harvest crops are piling up in the fields and…
Thoughts on a Vote for Harris or Trump
by Robert Marple, CPA
The new tariffs proposed by former President Trump would likely increase our inflation and result in retaliatory tariffs.
A pandemic response by the Fed and action taken by the Trump Administration increased M2…
