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Weekly Whopper: “The Community Wants us to Focus More Sharply on Local News Reporting.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 17, 2011 0

Sometimes, other people beat A2Politico to the punch, and that's perfectly fine. In fact, sometimes it's a bit of a relief. The Weekly Whopper this time around goes to AnnArbor.com Kontent King (Chief Content Officer) Tony Dearing for…

Weekly Whopper: "Ann Arbor’s Long Term Debt Has Increased from in $119M in 1999 to $246M in 2010."

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 10, 2011 2

On March 3, 2011 Council member Christopher Taylor sent out an email to Ward Three constituents that purported to "explain" the extent and reasons for the city's ballooning debt load. AnnArbor.com published Taylor's assertions in its print…

The Politics of Oops: Council Member Email “Explanation” of City Debt Includes Factual Errors & Omissions

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 7, 2011 10

AnnArbor.com's political repeater Ryan Stanton struck again last week. This time, Stanton and AnnArbor.com simply "repeated" incomplete and incorrect information presented in a constituent email sent to the paper by Third Ward Council…

After 2 Months in Office, Gov. Rick Snyder’s Approval Rating Tanks

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 3, 2011 9

Newspaper editorialists and political pundits have praised Governor Rick Snyder for not attacking Michigan's public-sector union employees, or like Wisconsin's Governor, trying to restrict collective bargaining on the part of public-sector…

The Politics of Money: AAPS Superintendent Candidate Signs With Larger Virginia School District For $70K Less Than Ann Arbor Job Pays

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2011 20

The former Superintendent of the Ann Arbor Public Schools, Dr. Todd Roberts, left in October 2010. Since then, the District has been headed by an interim Superintendent. In November, when the Board of Education trustees were trying to…

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