Former Ann Arbor City Employee Who Sued Over City’s COVID Vaccine Mandate Has Case Thrown Out
"Plaintiffs, former City of Ann Arbor (“City”) employees, filed this lawsuit claiming that their employment was terminated in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ('Title VII) and Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights…
Boosting Michigan’s Population is All About Facing Reality: Too Many Young People Are Leaving the State
by Rick Haglund
Foundation and other philanthropy executives aren’t generally known as firebrands. But veteran foundation leader David Egner recently served up a scorching assessment of Michigan’s protracted economic decline and why it…
Best Qualified AAPD Chief Candidate Announces He’s Out of the Running
Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins will remain chief after it was reported he was a finalist for a top police job in Ann Arbor, Michigan, last month. Chief Hawkins released a statement regarding his commitment to serving with Albany Police.…
Movie Review: “The Boys in the Boat”
George Clooney Directs His Best Film in a While, a ’30s Rowing Saga That’s an Old-Fashioned Movie Daydream
MPA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 124 MIN.
by Owen Glieberman
If the day ever arrives when a smart director decides to make…
A Round Up of City of Ann Arbor Street Closures
In Michigan, the season is either winter or construction. This is a round up of the most recent street closures in Ann Arbor through November 2023.
Ann Arbor Man Arrested in Connection to Retail Theft Ring, Has Record of Felony Drug, Weapons Charges
by P.D. Lesko
An Ann Arbor man was arraigned on charges of organized retail crime for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars of products from Target, TJ Maxx, and Nordstrom Rack in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor.
Richard Larsh, 55,…
Gov. Whitmer Approves EPA Superfund Site For Ann Arbor’s Gelman Plume
by Kyle Davidson
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has sent a letter agreeing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to add a contaminated groundwater plume in Ann Arbor to the Superfund National Priorities list,…
Swing Your Partner, Do-Si-Do: Ypsi City Council Votes (Again) Not to Purchase $3.7M Building for DPS Depot
by P.D. Lesko
To buy or not to buy. That has been the question before Ypsilanti City Council since Nov. 2023. In the space of one month, Council members have voted four times on the purchase of a $3.7 million property at 599 S.…
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell Weighs in on the War in Gaza
by Rep. Debbie Dingell
On Nov. 30, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released a statement addressing the increase in hate crimes in the U.S., and calling for the continued release of all hostages. Mrs. Dingell is calling for a…
Letter to the Editor: The Elderly and Vulnerable Must Be Protected From Assisted Suicide
by Dr. Daniel Benz
As a medical doctor working in a state psychiatric hospital in Michigan, encountering people with mental illness who say they want to commit suicide is an unfortunately common occurrence.
Those who have suffered…