City of Ann Arbor Extends Contract for MRF Operation to Waste Management
by Patricia Lesko
On the April 3, 2017 City Council agenda is an item submitted by Ann Arbor Public Services Administrator Craig Hupy. The item (AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN WASTE MANAGEMENT of MICHIGAN AND…
Trump Administration’s Recent Quiet Crackdown on H-1B Visas Could Hobble U-M Hiring
by Harper Neidig
The Hill is reporting that the Trump administration has quietly issued new policy guidance that would make it harder for employers to use the H-1B visa program to bring foreign computer programmers into the U.S.
A…
AAPS BOE Member Who Voted Against Schools of Choice Says the Program Encourages “White Flight”
by Patricia Lesko
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) met on March 29 to discuss, among other proposals, whether the District should designate certain schools as "Schools of Choice" and accept students who reside…
OP-ED: A Big Pawprint—The Environmental Impact of Pet Food
by Cailin Heinze
Pet food is an industry worth nearly US$25 billion in the United States. Owners make decisions about what to feed their pets based on marketing, personal beliefs and pet preference. And as with human nutrition, it can be…
Film Review: “The Zookeeper’s Wife”
by Peter Debruge
This powerful story of a woman who hides Jewish refugees in her husband's zoo curiously leaves us caring more about the animals than its human souls.
MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 125 MIN.
When it came to…
A Climate Denier’s Happy Meal
by Ari LeVaux
If you're the kind of person who would make a lifestyle change based on its impact on the climate, you're probably already aware that your food choices impact the molecular balance of the atmosphere in ways pertinent to…
$2,000 Reward Offered for Info. About Ann Arbor Bank Robbery
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
Ann Arbor police are asking for help identifying a man who robbed a Comerica Bank Tuesday in Ann Arbor.
According to police, the man entered the bank located at the corner of Washtenaw…
8th Annual Dawn Farm Ride for Recovery Slated for April 30
by Olivia Vigiletti
For the 8th consecutive year, local nonprofit Dawn Farm has partnered with a group of University of Michigan nurses and anesthesiologists to host an event that allows people of all fitness levels to tackle the problem…
The 250 Highest Paid Ann Arbor Public School District Employees
by Patricia Lesko
Public school employee compensation is often a topic of scrutiny when school officials ask cash-strapped voters for additional money—in essence permission to go deeper in debt in order to pay the bills. In Ann Arbor, as…
U-M Students4Justice Group Demands Designated Space for Students of Color
by Mason Clark
A student activist group at the University of Michigan is demanding campus officials provide them with “a permanent designated space on central campus for Black students and students of color to organize and do social…