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WEEKLY WHOPPER: Mayor Claims City “Not in Hiring Mode Since ’06.” Records Reveal Almost 1,000 FT & PT Hires Since ’06

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 27, 2011 2

In 2004, John Hieftje appointed a Blue Ribbon Panel to study potential changes to the city's employee pension system. Among the recommendations, was the restructuring of the Board of Trustees to remove city managers and employees. In…

Foodist: Urban Gardens and Heavy Metal (And No, I Don’t Mean Black Sabbath)

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 24, 2011 0

Ann Arbor's Project Grow is an extremely popular and often over-subscribed program under the auspices of which gardeners without the space (or who may want more space) can pay a fee to have their own little slice of black to grow gardens…

Gov. Snyder: Your Child Can Be Educated For $6K Per Year, But $20K Per Year Not Enough To Educate My Kid

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 17, 2011 9

The mainsteam media have finally picked up on the fact that Rick and Sue Snyder's child attends a private school in Ann Arbor, Michigan called Greenhills School. The timing of the light bulb moment was almost too perfect. Shortly after…

WEEKLY WHOPPER: In Ann Arbor Just 21 of The City’s 300 Miles Of Roads Are in Poor Condition (It’s Obviously Local Drivers Who Are Cracked)

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 15, 2011 5

The Street Repair Millage is up for renewal in 2011, and the city staff want to ask for a tax increase to have the City pay for sidewalk repair, something Ann Arbor did for many years using, yes, the City's own money. Then, John Hieftje's…

Urban Exile: Memorial Day Feasts Versus Every Day Childhood Hunger in Michigan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 31, 2011 1

by Erika McNamara A quick review of the menu for Memorial Day grill extravaganza left me wondering if hotdogs, short ribs, steak, and all of the side dishes that accompanied the main meat feast this year would all be enough. Well if it…

As Budget Woes Mount, City Managers/Staff Spend On Extravagant Meals & Luxury Resorts At Taxpayer Expense

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 20, 2011 34

A2P Notes: This is filed under "Scoops & Scores" because you read it here first. Over the past 36 months Council has struggled with budget "deficits," threatened to close Mack Pool and the Burns Park Senior Center to make ends meet,…

Ann Arbor Politicos Support Spending on Trucks & Consultants Instead of Police & Firefighters

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 17, 2011 3

Ann Arbor city staffer (and likely the next City Administrator) Sue McCormick (pictured left) has earned the nickname of SHOPerations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. Why? Because Ms. McCormick likes to spend your money on shiny new…

Ann Arbor Has Third Worst Roads in Michigan and Some Seriously Fed Up Residents

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 12, 2011 5

Since 2008, Ann Arbor has been at the top of MITA's list of cities with the worst roads in the state of Michigan. With its Road Repair Millage that brings in $9-$11 million dollars per year in funds that, in theory, are supposed to be used…

Service Cuts Have Resulted In Sharp Rise In Number & Frequency of Fire-Related Deaths

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 2, 2011 9

A2P Notes: This is filed under "Scoops & Scores," because you read it here first! The graph, above, is simple to read. As the number of firefighters in Ann Arbor has declined, the number and regularity of fire fatalities have…

Foodist: Kitchen Fetishists

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 28, 2011 7

According to research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1920 the average American woman spent 30 hours per week preparing meals and cleaning up from them. By 1950, the number of hours per week women spent rustling up chow dropped…

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