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Julie Weatherbee

Keeping Tabs—Locals to Watch in 2015: #a2council

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 24, 2014 0

Julie Weatherbee—U-M IT Systems Trainer, wiles away Monday evenings on Twitter commenting on City Council mmetings. Julie Weatherbee is, in turns, clever, funny, acerbic, rude and politically nerdy. Twice monthly, she watches City…

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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…

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Local Political Appointees In Electronic Hot Water For Denigrating Women, Voters & Council Members Online

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 17, 2013 1

SHORTLY AFTER BEING nominated to serve on the Ann Arbor Planning Commission by Mayor John Hieftje, Jeremy Peters’s credentials were closely questioned by residents and Council members. Peters (left), Director, Creative Licensing,…