Ann Arbor’s Michigan Economic Center Study Reveals Anti-Immigrant Policies Could Derail Michigan’s Economy
by Akaash Kolluri
The Michigan Economic Center (MEC) released a new study yesterday titled "Michigan: We Are All Migrants Here," that details the history of immigrant contributions to Michigan’s economy, and the critical contributions…
Michigan Democratic Party and Indivisible Groups to Hold 12+ Health Care Town Halls Across Michigan
by Paul Kenan
This summer, Indivisible groups and the Michigan Democratic Party will host 12-plus health care town halls across Michigan. Republicans in Washington are working to pass plans that may rollback protections for pre-existing…
Ward 1 Council Candidates Go Head-to-Head: Bannister vs. Frenzel
by Dave Alexander
This year, Ann Arbor CTN has produced short (2-3 minute) videos in which all the candidates running in the Aug. 8 Democratic primary election have a chance to introduce themselves and their campaigns to Ann Arbor…
The Parent Trap: “Screen Time” is About More Than Setting Limits
by Nathan Fisk
In today’s media-rich world (or media-saturated, depending on your view), one rarely has to look far to find parents concerned about the ways that kids engage with technology. Recently, managing “screen time” seems to be…
OP-ED: A Declaration of Resistance
by Peter Nagourney
Inspired by re-reading the Declaration of Independence, and depressed by realizing the state of the country, I wrote this Declaration of Resistance.
July 4, 2017
THE DECLARATION OF RESISTANCE
When in the course of…
Life on a Pickle’s Edge
by Ari LeVaux
Pickling can happen any time there are ripe veggies for the picking. Now it's cucumber season, which lasts basically all summer long. Beans are upon us too. Soon come the pickled peppers, large batches in large jars,…
OP-ED: The iPhone Turns 10—And It Has Isolated Us, Not United Us
by Jean Twenge
Sometime around 2011 or 2012, it suddenly became very easy to predict what people would be doing in public places: Most would be looking down at their phones.
For years, mobile phones weren’t much to look at. The…
Leaked Email—Council Member Seeking Re-Election Trying to Dupe Voters?
July 3: UPDATED: James Leonard emailed on July 3, 2017 to say that he does, indeed, intend to comment. His comments will be added when they are received.
July 7: UPDATED: James Leonard's comment has been added.
by Patricia Lesko
Charles…
eComment Now Available for Residents to Give Feedback on City Council Agenda Items
by Dave Alexander
Ann Arbor officials recently announced the launch of eComment software. The program, which gives residents the option of commenting online on City Council agenda items, has been around for over a decade.
In 2008,…
Ann Arbor Art Fair is Coming, Thursday–Sunday, July 20-23
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city when it returns this year Thursday–Sunday, July 20–23. Check the city’s road and lane closures web page in…
