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OP-ED: If You Support Ann Arbor Public Transit It’s OK to Vote No May 6

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 4, 2014 0

by Lou Glorie IN 1973 WHEN Ann Arbor voters first approved a millage dedicated to public transportation, the United States was learning a tough lesson due the Oil Embargo. Cars were lined up around gas stations for their rationed gas. …

Ann Arbor Government

A2POLITICO: Tapping MI GOP Donors to Fund a Millage Campaign

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 1, 2014 0

CAMPAIGN FINANCE forms often make interesting reading if you can connect the dots and take a little time to find out who’s who. It’s actually the who’s who part that tells the story. A donor name is nothing without the story. On the…

Ann Arbor Government

EDITORIAL: A Rancorous Millage Campaign Benefits No One

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 29, 2014 2

Please note: Editorial Board member Katherine Griswold did not participate in shaping this editorial. A MEMBER OF a citizen group recently alleged that AAATA was involved in the theft of that group’s yard signs placed on…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Hiding Behind Electronic Masks In Order To Sway Voters

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 21, 2014 0

SO-CALLED FRONT GROUPS are common. The Koch brothers have put together a network of 17 financially interconnected PACs and nonprofits. On the surface, the 17 entities appear independent from each other. It took an investigation by the…

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The Ecology Center Uses “Front Group” To Attack AAATA Millage Opponents

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 13, 2014 0

Ecology Center spokesman says Partners For Transit is financing its own websites, phone banking, field and transit campaign organizer in support of AAATA’s May 6th millage request. Partners For Transit official says that group “has no…