Supporters of the Downtown Library Hit With Error Letter from Clerk; Library Green Conservancy Could Get Pounded By IRS
8/7/2025: This article was corrected to reflect the percentage of its total expenditures the Friends of the Ann Arbor Library expended on lobbying.
by P.D. Lesko
In a July 30, 2025 letter signed by Rena Basch, County Clerk Larry…
Proposals A & B Pass: Lawsuit Questioning Legality of Ballot Language Remains—A Quixotic Legal Battle
by P.D. Lesko
After an expensive and bitter battle between the Library Green Conservancy, the AADL Board members and City Council members, on August 5, 2025 Proposals A (to revoke the 2018 Charter amendment which called for the creation…
Theater Review: “Radical Empathy”
Playwright David Wells’ Radical Empathy is a challenging look at that movement through the relationship of an American couple and an Iraqi couple during the conflict between U.S. forces and ISIS from 2011 to 2018.
by Hugh Gallagher
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AI Powered Personalized Pricing is Costing You More. How to Avoid It.
by Jay L. Zagorsky
Recently, Delta Air Lines announced it would expand its use of artificial intelligence to provide individualized prices to customers. This move sparked concern among flyers and politicians. But Delta…
How Germy is the Public Pool? An Infectious Disease Expert Weighs in
by Lisa Cuchara
On hot summer days, few things are more refreshing than a dip in the pool. But have you ever wondered if the pool is as clean as that crystal blue water appears?
As an immunologist and infectious disease…
Ann Arbor Resident Alleged Judge Was Biased and City Violated Open Meetings Act: Court of Appeals Says, “Nope”
by P.D. Lesko
On June 9, 2025 in an unpublished opinion, the Michigan Court of Appeals refused to reverse trial court Judge Carol Kuhnke's ruling that went against John C, Floyd, III and his attorney Bruce Laidlaw, who sued the City of…
Dismantling the Dept. of Education is Impacting Ann Arbor Students
by Salem Dinh
I am writing to you today as a current high school student in Ann Arbor about the recent decisions regarding the Supreme Court of the United States. As you may have recently heard, on July 14th, 2025, the Supreme Court…
Former City Attorney: “Proposals A & B Deed Property to AADL For $1 And Allow AADL to Sell Off Property”
by Bruce Laidlaw
Understanding the August special election ballot questions requires reading the charter sectionthat would be repealed. It says: SECTION 1.4. The City-owned public land bounded by Fifth Avenue, and William, Division and…
UM School of Music Professor Loses Job in Response to Title IX Complaint Investigation
by Jon King
A University of Michigan professor has been dismissed from his position in the university’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance following a complaint of inappropriate conduct with a graduate student.
In a unanimous vote of…
Naturalize Or Terrorize? ICE Is a Racket – And It’s Costing Too Much
by Rivera Sun
After spending months firing federal workers, slashing public services, gutting healthcare, and raising taxes for everyone but the rich, our country just wasted hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a detention…