Toxic Inaction: Ann Arbor Residents Have Been Ingesting Carcinogens in our Drinking Water for Far Too Long
by Dr. Mozghan Savabieasfahani
Hexavalent chromium, a dreadful carcinogen, was just added to a long list of water contaminants in Ann Arbor (1,4-dioxane, PFOS, PFOA, PFBA, PFPeA, PFBS, PFHxA and PFHpA). Yet Michigan’s health and…
EGLE Issues Violations to Tribar Manufacturing for Huron River Hexavalent Chromium Spill
The Wixom company responsible for a chemical release that threatened the Huron River system was served with multiple violation notices from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy or EGLE.
EGLE’s Water Resources…
Letter to the Editor: The Sale to Avalon Housing of the City-Owned Property on Maple Rd. is a Bad Deal
by John Smith
Is Avalon Housing neutral when it comes to their political support for Mayor? My take on them is that the leaders of Avalon are pro-Taylor. If true, I find this to be offensive because they are sucking up public…
EGLE Establishes New Surface Water Values for Two PFAS Chemicals
by Scott Dean
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has established a new Water Quality Value (WQV) for perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and has revised the existing WQV for perfluorooctanoic acid…
Early Results Show no Signs of Contamination Following Huron River Hexavalent Chromium Spill
by Kyle Davidson
Following reports of a hexavalent chromium spill in the Huron River on Monday, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has begun testing at multiple sites in the river system.
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Letter to the Editor: Coach Harbaugh Has His Opinion on Unplanned Pregnancy
by Diane Starkey
How very generous of Coach Jim Harbaugh at the University of Michigan to offer to adopt the children of any of his football team member's "unplanned pregnancies." Since all of them are male, and his wife seems to…
The Pleasure Principle: The Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Short Story Collection “Rainbow Rainbow,” Seek Gratification and Identity
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Rainbow Rainbow perch on the precipice of something—a decision, a change, the start or end of a relationship, or even the dangerous cliff above a quarry where people…
Ypsilanti Mayor Pro Tem Nicole Brown Beats Incumbent Mayor Lois Allen-Richardson
by P.D. Lesko
For the past 22 years, Democrat Lois Allen-Richardson had been a fixture on Ypsilanti City Council. In 2020, Richardson was appointed to fill the Mayor's seat, the first Black woman to serve as mayor of Ypsilanti. With all…
Half of Washtenaw County Republican Voters Supported Trump-Backed Candidate for Governor
Fifty percent of Washtenaw County Republican voters cast their votes for Trump-backed gubernatorial challenger Tudor Dixon. The Associated Press has called the primary in favor of Dixon who captured 40.2 percent of the 871,863 votes cast…
Aug. 2 Primary Election Results as of 11:59 p.m.
While the polls closed at 8 p.m., Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor election workers are still tallying results. As of 11:59 p.m., 38 percent of the County's 151 precincts had been fully counted. In Ann Arbor, City Clerk Jackie Beaudry said…
