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Patricia Lesko

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…

Who Killed The Local Daily Newspaper?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 16, 2012 0

During the course of recent Ann Arbor City Council candidate forums put on by local groups such as the League of Women Voters, as well as neighborhood groups, one question that popped up was this one: "How can residents get information…

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…

In MI 12th Congressional District Race, John Dingell Calls Opponents “Ignorant” and Sets Off A Firestorm

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 9, 2012 4

by P.D. Lesko It's hot, and Representative John D. Dingell, Jr. is cranky. In a July 2012 interview in the Dearborn Patch, Dingell, who's running for re-election to the seat in Michigan's newly drawn 12th Congressional District, set off a…

Lefty Org. Progress Michigan Gives Gov. Snyder Some Love

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 5, 2012 1

by P.D. Lesko ThinkProgress, Progress Michigan, and just about every politically progressive organization in Michigan have been holding their collective breath while sending out scads of mass emails urging Michigan voters to urge Governor…

Websites Speak Volumes About Ward 2 Council Candidates

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2012 5

by P.D. Lesko Sex sells. It's a tried and true marketing tool that has been used since, well, forever. Gallup & Robinson, an advertising and marketing research firm, has conducted multiple studies and determined that the use of sex in…

Rolling Stone Mag Calls Out Michigan GOP For "Dark Side" Politics & War on Voting

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 28, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko Who doesn't want to get a mention in Rolling Stone magazine? You, Adam Levine, Lady Gaga and Nicki effing Minaj rubbing elbows in print. What could be cooler than that? Michigan made the pages of Rolling Stone in a June 27,…

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