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The Humane Society of Huron Valley is one of 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, which will award vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public. This program began on May 9, 2011, and will run through the end of August, 2011. Toyota’s 100 ...
Call me a skeptic, naïve or even a killjoy, but I’ll believe Snowmageddon 2011 when I see it. I didn’t move to Michigan yesterday. These weather events rarely amount to anything near their hype. Remember the derecho?
When Tom and Lola Kern applied for a mortgage modification last November, it seemed they were being given a lifeline that would allow them to keep their house. Eight months later that lifeline was turning into a noose. Because despite doing everything the bank asked, the Kerns still ended up ...
When Colin Duckett and his family moved into their house on Ann Arbor's West Liberty Street in June, he knew one of the first tasks would be to remove the two mature, dead elm trees in his backyard. Aside from being a danger to power lines and nearby houses, the ...
When some AT&T workers showed up at Charlotte Langlands’ house on Geddes Road Aug. 16 to trim tree branches, it seemed like a routine job.But when the workers began piling the branches on the roadside instead of into their truck, Langlands was puzzled.“I understand the need to clear around the ...
When Gytha Mack visited the Ann Arbor District Library’s downtown branch on Aug. 13, she got two books, several facial bruises and an overnight stay in the hospital. The 87-year-old Ann Arbor resident took a nasty fall off the library’s new ramp in exactly the type of scenario that disability ...
When Allen Hizer first saw the new entryway at the Ann Arbor District Library’s downtown branch, he says he couldn’t believe his eyes. The Ann Arbor resident, who has been a professional caregiver for people with disabilities for years, said he was shocked to see the new “ramp” leading up ...
Loading... Previous columns: Bank's repeated errors almost caused couple to lose home to foreclosure Cutting to the chase with DTE on tree trimming work for Ann Arbor homeowner Couple stuck with pile of branches from AT&T tree trimming Elderly woman's fall off new library ramp punctuates safety concerns New 'ramp' ...
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of occasional columns Jen Eyer will write about problems faced by local residents and consumers. Send your tips and ideas to jeneyer@annarbor.com. If you’ve ever rented a place to live, you know the rules. You sign a lease. Put down a ...
Get the Parenting newsletter! The twice-weekly Parenting E-Mail Newsletter offers local family-friendly event listings plus the latest Parenting news. Sign up here! Parents of teens who blog, you may find this reassuring. A recent study found that most teen bloggers use the online technology in positive ways: From an article ...
Just two months after USA Today reported that the quality of meat at fast-food chains is sometimes far better than the meat being served in public schools, the USDA is announcing new safety rules for school lunches. USA Today reported on Thursday: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced sweeping steps ...
What started as a simple homework assignment turned into an impressive impromptu fund-raiser that raised $3,578 for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. Burns Park second grade teacher Jewel Walters headed up the effort, and she said she was amazed by the response. "I didn't expect us to ...
The 2007 Miller Lite catfight ad: appropriate for kids?I'll admit it: I couldn't care less who wins this Sunday's Super Bowl game (who's playing, anyway?). The NFL is not my thing. Historically, the only thing that keeps me in the room is the ads. But now that we have children, ...
Belle and Kevin before the 2009 Daddy Daughter DanceValentine's Day is just around the corner, and in our house, that means my husband and daughter are gearing up for the annual Daddy Daughter Dance. For the past three years, they've gone out to Chelsea for their version of this charming ...
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