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With her Checkbook, Jane Lumm Throws Down With Mayor & His Council Pals

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 28, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko Ward 2 Council member Jane Lumm is small, perhaps a little over 5 feet tall on a good day, but her desire to openly and diligently serve the people of Ann Arbor is gigantic. On AnnArbor.com, reporting about Lumm's work on…

The Hatchet Job: Why's Sabra Briere Trying to Make Jane Lumm Look Bad?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 4, 2012 9

by P.D. Lesko Ann Arbor's fire department is under-staffed, fire-related deaths have tripled, citizens routinely wait for an hour for police to show up to non-emergency calls, fees for water, sewer and solid waste have risen sharply.…

Ann Arbor Mayor: “Closing 1/2 of City Fire Stations Will Result In Much Better Fire Coverage.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 13, 2012 2

At Monday's City Council meeting John Hieftje evidently wanted to make sure he understood exactly how deep in his own personal pile of horse manure he was standing. So, Hieftje pointedly asked the new Fire Chief, Chuck Hubbard (below), a…

How Much “Fire, Ready, Aim” Leadership Cost Taxpayers This Time

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 13, 2012 3

by P.D. Lesko The University of Michigan picked up its marbles and is going home. Officials there are now looking to build the U.'s next parking garage anywhere but on a 10 acre parcel of riverside parkland on Fuller Road. While the U…

Council Members in Open Revolt: Challenge Mayor & Insist Transit Proposal Is Seriously Flawed

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 22, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko Third Ward Council member Stephen Kunselman has been a pain in John Hieftje's butter dish ever since Kunselman knocked off Leigh Greden in the 2009 stunner of a primary election. While Kunselman won by a 6 vote margin, Greden…

A Local Political Machine Gets Sabotaged From Within — Again

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 19, 2011 3

by P.D. Lesko How many direct hits from within can the Hieftje-Hive-Mind-Collective Cube withstand? In summer 2009, the Cube took its first hit from within: Ann Arbor residents woke up to a front page piece in the Ann Arbor News that was…

Ann Arbor Crosswalk Ordinance Mess Gets National Attention

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 2, 2011 7

by P.D. Lesko On The Atlantic's web site, writer Micki Maynard quotes David Askins of The AnnArborChronicle.com explaining how the pedestrian crosswalk ordinance mess has gotten so out of hand. Askins, with a straight face one presumes,…

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…

Corporation Named As One Of Nation’s Worst “Corporate Tax Dodgers” Donates Regularly To Local Politicos

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 4, 2011 1

by P.D. Lesko The headline at Salon.com says it all: "America's Corporate Tax Obscenity: A new report about companies' finances won't just enrage you it'll make you run to the nearest protest." Salon writer Andrew Leonard writes:…

Will Ann Arbor Voters Press Delete and Dump Another Politico Because of An Email Scandal?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 2, 2011 7

by P.D. Lesko In June of 2009, the now defunct Ann Arbor News broke a story that revealed Ann Arbor City Council members were abusing email during open meetings to mock and make fun of constituents, to script debates and to rig votes, such…

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