Replacements for Fire Foams Are Not an Environmental Panacea
by Jonathan Strong
One of the most common tools for firefighting has been under intense scrutiny in recent years. Aqueous Film-Forming Foam is increasingly associated with cancers, immune system dysfunction, and reproductive problems.…
Garlic: The feisty taste of freedom tastes so good.
by Ari LeVaux
Sometime in the mid-1990s, after a lifetime of servitude to the shriveled heads of garlic that I would bring home from the supermarket, I finally declared myself independent. As a cook and a garlic lover, I would no longer…
Rep. Debbie Dingell Lands $25 Million From Feds For Clean Buses in Ann Arbor
by Michaela Johnson
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced Ann Arbor will receive $25,000,000 to buy new…
Movie Review: “Fly Me to the Moon”
Originally intended for streaming, Greg Berlanti's Apollo 11 crowd-pleaser is the rare 21st-century rom-com to boast the brains and heart to support repeat viewing.
by Petwer Debruge
Trailers make “Fly Me to the Moon” look cute at…
A2Politico: Sheriff Candidates Suggest “Dialogue” as a Solution to Anti-Semitism and Hate Crimes
by P.D. Lesko
In 2021, a gunman walked into Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 congregants, wounding six others. In 2023, a Michigan man was arrested by the FBI for plotting to gun down members of East Lansing's…
Sheriff Candidate Ken Magee: Fact Checking Mr. Clean
by P.D. Lesko
Ken Magee, candidate for County Sheriff, is clean, squeaky clean. In his more than 30-year career as a front line police officer, DEA agent and Chief of Police at the University of Michigan, Magee has never been…
Ann Arbor State Rep. Driving Force Behind $2B Transit Plan Proposal
by Jaime A. Hope
A state representative has expensive plans for the state’s mass transit system.
Rep. Jason Morgan, D-Ann Arbor, tweeted a plan last week to use $2 billion in taxpayer funds for transit in Michigan over the next ten…
U-M Officials Asking Michigan AG to Press Charges Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters
by Jon King, Michigan Advance
A coalition of student groups at the University of Michigan say Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is now looking into possible charges against students involved in pro-Palestinian protests on the Ann…
In Superior Twp. Supervisor Race: Allegations of Racism, Coercion, Sign Stealing and “Nasty Politics”
by P.D. Lesko
Correction: Superior Twp. attorney Fred Lucas is not handing the Golden EEOC case. The Township's insurance company is handling the response to Irma Golden's EEOC complaint and has assigned attorney Dave Landry. It was…
“Just One Life Matters”: A Twisted Tagline Used By the “Great Pretenders” Running for Sheriff
by Ken Magee
Note: Ken Magee is a candidate in a three-way race to serve as the next Washtenaw County Sheriff.
Slide courtesy of Derrick Jackson, 2024 Community Violence Intervention Summit.
Does “just one life” matter to…
