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Neighbors for More Neighbors A2 Group Stops Soliciting Donations, Revamps Website in Response to Reporting

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 4, 2026
Ann Arbor Government

Ann Arbor Has Become a “Taylorville” of Business Projections and Neglect: Time For New Leadership

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Mayor Told Media He Wouldn’t Use His PAC to Finance His Own Re-Election; Records Show He Did Just That

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Buy My Grandkids Ice Cream Cones or Pay My Utility Bill: Lawmakers Have to Limit Utility Rate Increases

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Judge Rules Greenhills Principal Must Be Told Identity of Confidential Source in Libel Lawsuit Over Sex Abuse Allegations

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Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 15, 2025
by Dr. David B. Sarwer On July 28, 2025, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League’s headquarters. He shot and killed four people and injured one other before…
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The Foodist: The flavor of fire

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 12, 2025
by Ari LeVaux In the rain-washed air above Red Eagle Campground, vibrations of rock ’n roll power chords mingled with the fragrant smoke of a three-day buffalo feast, as clouds clung to the mountains at the headwaters of North America.…
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Asst. County Prosecutor Accused of Submitting False Financial Disclosures to Circuit Court, and Perjury

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 10, 2025
9/15/25: This article was updated with video evidence that Judge Van den Bergh read a June 2022 Sands Motion which contained evidence that Asst. County Prosecutor Marieh Tanha had allegedly lied under oath in order to hide marital assets. …
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When You Can’t Tell the Cops from the Robbers

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 10, 2025
by Kary Love As a civil rights lawyer, I wanted to dedicate my life to preserving and defending the Bill of Rights. I saw that as the highest duty imposed by my oath to “preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States from all…
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Anger after University of Michigan shuts down gender-affirming care for youth

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 8, 2025
by Jon King, Michigan Advance Fear and anger have rippled through the trans community following the University of Michigan Health System’s announcement this week that  it would stop providing medically necessary gender-affirming care…
Columns

The Foodist: This grill is on fire

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 4, 2025
A four-ingredient formula for smoky summer perfection. by Ari LeVaux It’s the season of outdoor grilling, brought to you by the licking flames that make food taste better. Without a fire, of course, there is no smoke.…
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In 2024, AAPS Enrolled Fewer Students Than in 2014, But Employs 272 More People Than in 2014

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 3, 2025
by P.D. Lesko During the June 2025 budget presentations to the AAPS Board of Education and the public, Superintendent Jazz Parks included a slide that showed total student enrollment between 2014 and 2024, as well as the number of FTEs…
Health/Science

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 2, 2025
by Lee Haines Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain or even swelling…
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Michigan Secretary of State Set to Turn Over Michigan Voter Registration File to Feds

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 1, 2025
by Hayley Harding, Votebeat The Michigan Department of State is trying to send along a portion of the voter registration data requested by the U.S. Justice Department, but one state official says it’s waiting for the federal…
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Movie Review: “The Roses”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 30, 2025
Two of the best actors of their generation, plus a very funny script from "The Favourite" writer Tony McNamara, aren't quite enough to fix the chemistry deficit between an English couple at war. by Peter Debruge There have been 36…
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