Here's what people were saying in the news this past week

Posted on Sun, Aug 7, 2011 : 10:32 a.m.

Here's what people were saying in the news this past week

By AnnArbor.com Staff

"I know of teachers who have been fired for what they post. There are special laws that apply to teachers that don’t apply to other people." — Brit Satchwell, Ann Arbor teachers union president, on teachers using Facebook

Denard Robinson

Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com

"Michigan versus Ohio is, like, way bigger. It's the border. We fight for Michigan, and they fight for Ohio." — Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, speaking about the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry

"The DDA has been nothing more than a hotbed of political cronyism." — Ann Arbor City Council member Stephen Kunselman, celebrating his primary election victory Tuesday night

"It's like playing Russian roulette with people's lives." — Stephen Ranzini, president of Ann Arbor-based University Bank, on Ann Arbor Fire Department cuts

Comments

Chase Ingersoll

Sun, Aug 7, 2011 : 9:49 p.m.

......yeah, teachers that posted details about their personal relationships with students, recreational drug activities, etc.....

a2citizen

Sun, Aug 7, 2011 : 3:26 p.m.

What were the names of the teachers that were fired? What did they post? Virtually all government employees have laws that apply to them that don't apply to other people.