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Ingrid Ault

EDITORIAL: Entrenched Cronyism on City Boards and Commissions

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 12, 2014 0

K. INGRID AULT ran for Ann Arbor City Council and lost to incumbent Stephen Kunselman. Ms. Ault’s ideas and vision for the city did not appeal to the voters of her Ward. Ms. Ault was then appointed to the Parks Advisory Commission. The…

Interviews

Interview: Ingrid Ault Talks About Why You Should “Think Local First”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 10, 2013 0

1. Talk a little about Think Local First and how the organization has grown since its inception. In 2003 our founder Lisa Dugdale gathered the original 25 businesses that started Think Local First of Washtenaw County. In the past ten…

Ann Arbor Government

Ward 4 Council Member Claim “Residents Don’t Shop Downtown” Draws Sharp Criticism

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 19, 2013 0

AT THE NOVEMBER 7th City Council meeting, Ward 4 City Council member Margie Teall made an observation: She said that Ann Arbor locals shop at big box stores and that downtown is supported by “tourists.” It should be noted that Teall did not…

Fighting Entrenched Cronyism One Vote At A Time

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 23, 2013 6

by P.D. Lesko At the moment, Ann Arbor City Council members are trying to assert their Charter-mandated authority over the Board of the Downtown Development Authority like a parent trying to discipline a hopelessly out-of-control toddler…

MI 52nd District Race Boils Down to Bamboozling Naive Dems & Independents. Again.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 22, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko 52nd District Representative Mark Ouimet and Governor Rick Snyder both let mainstream media assumptions that they were moderate Republicans go uncorrected. The last laugh, in retrospect, has been on all of the Ann Arbor and…

Ward 5 Council Candidate Chuck Warpehoski: A Moderate Religious Voice Prone To Immoderate Lapses

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 8, 2012 10

by P.D. Lesko Fifth Ward Council member Carsten Hohnke has had enough. In his email to constituents, Hohnke told readers he was stepping down after two terms to "spend more time with his family." A classic political dodge. Norman Fowler, a…

Six Candidates Now Poised to Run For Mayor & City Council

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 8, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko It's February, and in another 60 days or so those in the mood to run for mayor and City Council as Democrats or Republicans will have gone to the City Clerk's office and taken out petitions. Those running as Independents have…

Rep. John Dingell’s Endorsement Can’t Save Local City Council Member: Lumm Beats Rapundalo

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 8, 2011 7

by P.D. Lesko U.S. Representative John Dingell and his wife Debbie couldn't save Second Ward Council member Stephen Rapundalo's political hide. Dingell endorsed Rapundalo and donated $250 to his campaign. While challenger Jane Lumm spoke…

The Politics of the B-24: City Council Candidate Jane Lumm Drops Endorsement "Bomb" On Incumbent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 15, 2011 5

by P.D. Lesko Second Ward Ann Arbor City Council member Stephen Rapundalo has 25 friends on Facebook. Two of his 25 Facebook friends (Joe Upton and Carey Jernigan), according to information contained in a press release issued on…

Ward 3 & Ward 5 Challengers Get Campaign Funding From Many of the Same Donors

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 24, 2011 6

A2P Notes: All of the information about the donors and amounts comes from the Washtenaw County campaign finance web site. To search the database, and examine the candidate campaign finance disclosures yourself, visit this link:…

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