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Ann Arbor Crosswalk Ordinance Mess Gets National Attention

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 2, 2011 7

by P.D. Lesko On The Atlantic's web site, writer Micki Maynard quotes David Askins of The AnnArborChronicle.com explaining how the pedestrian crosswalk ordinance mess has gotten so out of hand. Askins, with a straight face one presumes,…

Michigan GOP Legislators Move To Make Recalls Much More Difficult

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 2, 2011 0

by P.D. Lesko According to a December 1, 2011 piece in The Chicago Tribune, "Less than a month after the rare recall of a state lawmaker, Republican leaders in the Michigan Senate proposed a constitutional amendment to limit the reasons…

Why Is Ann Arbor’s State Senator Accepting Free Meals From the City’s Own Lobbyist?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 28, 2011 21

by P.D. Lesko In September 2011, MLive political analyst Susan J. Demas outed Democratic State Senator Rebekah Warren (left) as one of only four Michigan legislators who had accepted more than $1,800 in free food and drinks from lobbyists…

Urban Exile: Do We Care More About Starving Kids in Africa Than Starving Kids in Michigan?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 21, 2011 0

by Erika McNamara Sometimes I wonder if needy people in Africa get more of our attention then people right here in our own state and town. Almost a month ago a judge put a halt to the state of Michigan’s new cap on cash assistance for…

Michigan Messenger Online News Site Shuttered—Why You Should Care (A Lot)

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 17, 2011 0

by P.D. Lesko If you never read the Michigan Messenger, you missed some of the best investigative reporting around. Eartha Jane Melzer on the Benton Harbor and environmental beats outreported virtually every other news outlet in the state.…

Urban Exile: Homeless Blamed For Closure of Downtown Ann Arbor Boutique Named, Yes, Poshh

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 10, 2011 5

by Erika McNamara Being homeless, once again, is the evil that lurks in every shadow ready to destroy all that is good and right. This is obviously true after homeless individuals were blamed, in a recent piece posted to AnnArbor.com, for…

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Foodist: Restaurant Review—Broadway Cafe

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 20, 2011 3

Restaurant Review: ** (good, reliable) Broadway Cafe & Jumbo Steak Hoagie 1139 Broadway St., Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Hours: Mon-Fri: 11am - 6pm, Sat: 11am - 2:30pm Ph: 734-769-8900 Run by a Korean opera-singing coach and his wife,…

Forbes Mag. List of Cities With the Happiest Young Professionals Includes Detroit But Not Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 12, 2011 1

by P.D. Lesko The Boomers on Ann Arbor City Council are fixated on turning the city into a mecca for Young Professionals. After all, 35,000 wanna-be YPs study at the University of Michigan, and if all of them would just stay put, in less…

8.9 Percent Voter Turnout in One of America’s “Smartest” Cities Linked to Lack of Quality Local Reporting

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 15, 2011 6

The City of Ann Arbor web site has a page titled "Recognitions." In 2010, among the recognitions Ann Arbor received: 2010: Taste Contest Award (Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant) – American Water Works Association, Michigan Section, 2010…

Savaged: Snyder Treasury Appointee Who Implements EM Takeovers Abused City Credit Card, Ignored Auditor Warnings & Plunged Town Into Deep Debt

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 29, 2011 14

By Chris Savage The Peter Principle: In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. In February of this year, Roger Fraser resigned after nine years as Ann Arbor City Administrator to assume the role of Deputy…

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