Review: “The Miracle Club”
A handful of terrific actors make the pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, hoping for a miracle but settling for a fairly standard pot of art-house pudding.
by Peter Debruge
“The Miracle Club” may not be a faith-based…
Since 2016 County Administrator Pay Has Doubled and Commissioners’ Pay Has Risen 115 Percent
by P.D. Lesko
As the saying goes: One hand washes the other. In the case of County Administrator Greg Dill and the Washtenaw County Commissioners, they have worked together to more than double their own pay since Dill was hired in 2016.…
County Prosecutor Criticized Sheriff Candidate’s Ethics and “Disservice to Victims”
by P.D. Lesko
In July 2022, Derrick Jackson celebrated the County Commissioners' award of $1.2 million in public money to non-profit Supreme Felons, Inc. According to documents, emails and text messages shared with A2Indy, the…
Purple Rose Theatre’s “Jukebox For The Algonquin” Focuses On Seniors Living And Loving
by Davi Napoleon, Pulp
Billed as “a serious comedy about sex, drugs, and rocking chairs,” Paul Stroili’s Jukebox for the Algonquin takes place at Placid Pines, a senior living community in the Adirondack region of New York, circa 2003.
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Veterans who served on Michigan’s PFAS-contaminated bases continue to struggle for VA recognition
by Miguel Leyva
Since the mid-20th century, the U.S. Military's haphazard use and disposal of dangerous chemicals have irremediably impacted the lives of countless troops and civilians who were none the wiser to the toxins they were…
Sheriff and Ypsi PD Partially Responsible For Recent Double Homicide, Critics Claim
by P.D. Lesko
Court records show that in Mar. 2023, 14A District Court Magistrate Elisha V. Fink issued a bench warrant for Tamar L.L. Young. Young had been charged with a felony weapons crime in Aug. 2022. On June 29, 2023, 19-year-old…
Ann Arbor Employees Who Ran Afoul of City’s COVID-19 Policies File Civil Rights Lawsuit
Firefighter Tim Rugg protested Gov. Whitmer’s ban on large gatherings and was disciplined; Ann Arbor's mayor joined a big ‘Black Lives Matter’ rally just a month later.
by Jaime A. Hope
On Dec. 19, 2022, four Ann Arbor city employees…
Contrary to His Own Rhetoric, County Prosecutor Charges Sixteen-Year-Old Accused of Murder as an Adult
Updated 7/1/23: The name of the alleged shooter was added.
by P.D. Lesko
County Prosecutor Eli Savit has charged 16-year-old Kendall Newbern with open murder in connection with the death of an 18-year-old man on June 21. When…
Alleged Shooter in Ypsilanti Twp. Double Homicide Arrested by U.S. Marshals
by P.D. Lesko
On June 29, the Washtenaw County Sheriff posted this to their Facebook page:
SUSPECT OF QUADRUPLE SHOOTING APPREHENDED!
Just before 5:00pm today, the U.S. Marshal's Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team was able to…
Rep. Dingell Holds Panel Discussion About 1,4 Dioxane Contamination of Drinking Water and Wells
Rep. Debbie Dingell held a townhall to discuss clean up of the spreading 1,4 Dioxane plume.