Articles tagged: column
column: Memorials honor police officers who have lost their lives
Posted: May 09, 2013Next week you may see badges of mourning and blue lights in police stations, but hopefully it will not be for an officer who fell during the week but for those who have gone in the past. Read more »
column: Thieves take advantage of windows and doors open in warm months
Posted: May 02, 2013The blessed arrival of spring and summer temperatures bring a problem we must address -- windows and doors opened to catch a cool breeze. Read more »
OPINION: Ann Arbor City Council and school board both need lessons in open government
Posted: Jun 13, 2012Openness and transparency of government information advances democracy and good governance, helps fight corruption and government incompetence and is crucial for the defense of basic human rights. I learned this lesson indelibly in my youth when a corrupt Republican president was thrown out of office. Read more »
Opinion: Ann Arbor lacks adequate policing levels to keep the city safe
Posted: May 30, 2012The spread of graffiti downtown and then throughout the city has increased significantly over time. It is an example of a larger problem of encroaching crime that, if not addressed, will undermine the quality of ... Read more »
OPINION: The E-Harmony of internships -- matching employers with young talent in Michigan
Posted: May 26, 2012Perhaps the only thing worse than Michigan's "brain drain" -- losing young professionals and college graduates for greener pastures than Michigan -- is the uneducated youth staying behind. Read more »
Column: At age 57, Ypsilanti woman pursuing her dream of a career in information technology
Posted: May 20, 2012Education is important to Yvonne Carol Hatcher. So important that she’s been willing to fight for it. Hatcher, 57, of Ypsilanti, is finishing up her online master’s degree in information technology at American Intercontinental University. Read more »
OPINION: 6 tough questions that schools in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County should answer
Posted: May 19, 2012Pioneer and Huron high schools in Ann Arbor were ranked #19 and #20, respectively, among Michigan’s high schools by U.S. News & World Report. But Ann Arbor and other Washtenaw County school districts are falling ... Read more »
OPINION: Ann Arbor finally putting money into its neglected roads, but executing plans that are flawed
Posted: Apr 18, 2012Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County's roads are in poor condition, as anyone who drives, bicycles or walks on them knows. Based on the most recently available data, Washtenaw County was fourth in the state for ... Read more »
OPINION: As Detroit plays 'Let's Make A Deal,' which door will it choose?
Posted: Apr 02, 2012Decision day looms for Detroit. By law, the governor must pull the trigger no later than April 5 on the future of the state’s largest city. The city leaders must choose or be forced to ... Read more »
COLUMN: Bad break-up leads to spring break tragedy
Posted: Mar 15, 2012On the Thursday of spring break week many years ago, Jack was drinking a few beers and playing cards with a group of friends who also did not have the time, money or inclination to vacation in more sunny climes. His friends asked him how it was going after his break up with Betty. Jack said better than he thought. His friends kidded Jack, “Dude, she is crazy. You better watch out man, she might shoot you!” Read more »
OPINION: Fire protection in Ann Arbor hits a new low with ladder trucks in and out of service
Posted: Mar 10, 2012It was the night of May 16, 2011, when my very pregnant wife sent me into open political revolt against Ann Arbor’s mayor and City Council. My dissatisfaction had been rising and the $100 million ... Read more »
column: Q&A with 'Leapling' Peter Fletcher on his so-called 20th birthday
Posted: Feb 29, 2012Leaplings like Peter Fletcher only get to properly celebrate their birthday every four years. Here's his take on leap years and his connection to the Lindbergh family and Ann Arbor astronaut Jack Lousma. Read more »
OPINION: Keep Ann Arbor's train station where it is and drop the Fuller Road site
Posted: Feb 18, 2012We should keep the train station in Ann Arbor where it is and reject Fuller Road as a new site. With change comes opportunity. The recent decision by the University of Michigan to pull out ... Read more »
COLUMN: Anti-war protests of the 1960s and '70s changed the political face of Ann Arbor
Posted: Feb 15, 2012Time magazine recently declared "the protester" as its "Person of the Year" for 2011, citing worldwide protests including the Occupy Wall Street movement. But the modern movement has nothing over the 1960s and '70s in Ann Arbor, Robert Faber says. Read more »
OPINION: Ann Arbor City Council should postpone vote on 4-party transit agreement indefinitely
Posted: Feb 04, 2012The Ann Arbor City Council is scheduled to take up the 4-party agreement again on Monday. This will commit Ann Arbor to turning over control of AATA’s assets to a new transit authority (NTA), operating ... Read more »
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