Letter to the Editor: “Supreme Felons, Inc. Supporters Harass And Threaten Ypsi Township Trustees During Meeting”
In my opinion, the press should not be used to lie, distort and attempt to create mayhem. This Ann Arbor Independent News article ("Supreme Felons, Inc. Supporters Harass And Threaten Ypsi Township Trustees During Meeting") tries to…
“Books Across America” Documentary Visits 50 Places in 50 Days, Including Ann Arbor
Literati Bookstore has a relatively small physical footprint. But what the space lacks in size, it makes up for in reputation and has become one of the most beloved independent bookstores in the literature world.
That's one reason…
Ann Arbor A2FixIt App Now Allows Users to Report Vehicles Parked in Bike Lanes
Drivers in Ann Arbor should be on notice that Ann Arbor officials have expanded the A2FixIt app to include reporting cars parked in bike lanes. The person who reports a vehicle parked in any bike lane throughout Ann Arbor need only…
Leader of Non-Profit Cited as a Public Nuisance Says Ypsi Twp. Trustees Are “Missing the Good”
by P.D. Lesko
Men Like Us was created as a non-profit in 2021. Since leasing space in a building at 3011 E. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti Twp., Ardis Lewis Jr.'s "men's club" has been the subject of over 30 police reports. The police…
Supreme Felons, Inc. Supporters Harass and Threaten Ypsi Township Trustees During Meeting
by P.D. Lesko
The cajoling, race-baiting, and threatening public comments started at 5:30 p.m. and went for more than three hours during the Aug. 15 meeting of the Ypsilanti Twp. Trustees. On the agenda was a resolution to demand the…
Crime Report: Over Last 6 Months, In Saline 144 Crimes Reported, Including 1 Murder and 1 Attempted Murder
This weekly Crime Report includes Trial Court prosecutions of Capital Felonies charged by the County Prosecutor, such as murders, weapons crimes, sex crimes, domestic violence and felony assault.
Crimes Reported in Saline between Feb.…
Ypsi Twp. Court Filing Asks Trial Court to Padlock Local Non-Profit, Site of Repeated Shootings
by P.D. Lesko
On July 28, 2023, Ypsilanti Twp. officials filed a "PETITION TO DECLARE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY A PUBLIC NUISANCE, FOR ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, PERMANENT RESTRAINING ORDER AND OTHER EQUITABLE…
Our Foster Care Children Deserve Better — We Need to Set Them up for Success
by Rep. Kathy Schmaltz
Rep. Kathy Schmaltz, R-Jackson, serves Michigan’s 46th House District, which includes portions of Jackson and Washtenaw counties.
In a world filled with hardships, it is our responsibility as a compassionate…
Trump Indicted in Connection With Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol
by Jennifer Schutt
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Donald Trump on Aug. 1 for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the indictment filed in U.S. District Court for the District…
Ypsi Police Chief and County Sheriff Sign Secret “Mutual Aid Agreement” Without Votes of Elected Officials
Ypsi Police Chief Kirk L. Moore, in a secret memo to his staff provided to The Ann Arbor Independent, says the YPD is undermanned and can't investigate capital crimes such as murder and attempted murder. In the memo, he announces he has…