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John Hieftje

Was Council Aware of the Successful Class Action Lawsuit Against Seattle’s Percent For Art Program Before Approving Ann Arbor’s Art Ordinance?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 22, 2012 13

By P.D. Lesko In 2007, Ann Arbor City Council passed the Public Art Ordinance that sets aside one percent of funds from all public construction budgets for art projects — to a maximum of $250,000 per project. On the City of Ann Arbor web…

A2Politico Celebrates Citizen Activism With A New Annual Award

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 15, 2012 6

by P.D. Lesko When I taught college, one writing assignment I most enjoyed was having my students compose letters to their elected officials. One woman chose to write a letter to the President. A couple of weeks later, she found her…

Members of Feisty Ward 2 Crowd Pressure Tony D. To “Answer The Question!”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 1, 2012 8

by P.D. Lesko The meeting room at the Traverwood Library is modern, with plenty of light and clean lines. The room was full, with about 70 people in attendance to hear the candidates answer questions for 90 minutes. It was there that Ward…

As Fast As Birkenstocks Can Carry Him Candidate Backpedals Away From Mayor’s Support

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 30, 2012 6

by P.D. Lesko Ward 5 City Council candidate Chuck Warpehoski is being endorsed by many members of the local Dem Klan, including John Hieftje, whose 2010 Facebook page described him as "Ann Arbor's popular mayor." The Warpehoski race is a…

Someone’s Not Feeling the Love: City Council Colleagues Donate Zip, Zero, Nada to This Incumbent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 27, 2012 3

by P.D. Lesko Tony D.'s campaign finance forms turned in on time to the Washtenaw County Clerk's office show that he has raised $8,475 to finance his effort to defeat challenger Sally Hart Petersen. Interestingly, Derezinski reported…

East Lansing Amtrak Station on MSU Property Gets $6 Million Federal Grant For Expansion

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 23, 2012 0

P.D. Lesko This is not satire. Those who support alternative transportation and expanded transit should read it and weep. Elected officials in East Lansing, Michigan—along with officials at Michigan State University—recently showed how…

Ann Arbor Government

Local News Site Snaps Incumbent’s Political Tighty Whities With Debate Coverage

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 22, 2012 3

The AnnArborChronicle.com recently called out AnnArbor.com politics reporter Ryan Stanton for accepting an AP reporting award for a news piece that misinterpreted available data. In the same piece, the news blog also called out former…

Locals Outraged Reprimand of EMU Prez Was Made Public, While Commentators in Academe Say: “Fire Her Now!”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 13, 2012 3

by P.D. Lesko Dr. Susan Martin, Provost and Senior Chancellor at the University of Tennessee, is probably wishing right about now her parents had chosen a different name. The other Dr. Susan Martin, the President of EMU, is presently…

Ann Arbor Government

Michigan Sierra Club Endorses Vivienne Armentrout in Ward 5 Council Race

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 2, 2012 8

On June 30, 2012, the The Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group, and Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter announced that the groups had bestowed one of the most sought after political endorsements in the United States onto Fifth Ward Council…

Dems in This Liberal Bastion Label Strong Women Candidates Incredibly Vag-ifficult

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 18, 2012 8

by P.D. Lesko In Ann Arbor it's often tough to decide who's more addled, the politicos or the voters. In August of 2010 Ann Arbor County Commish Barbara Levin Bergman actually spoke in favor of hiring of sexual predators into county jobs.…

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