Articles tagged: editorial
editorial: University of Michigan's next president will need rare combination of qualities
Posted: Jun 16, 2013The University of Michigan faces a major challenge in the coming months as it searches for a new president to replace Mary Sue Coleman, who will retire next year. Read more »
Editorial: New district represents best hope for the school system Ypsilanti deserves
Posted: Jun 09, 2013Last week marked the end of two Washtenaw County school districts with proud traditions. Willow Run, a district indelibly linked with the World War II can-do spirit of Rosie the Riveter and the planes produced ... Read more »
editorial: Community taking smart approach by addressing pedestrian and bicycling issues
Posted: Jun 02, 2013Recently, members of the public were invited to weigh in on the "Reimagine Washtenaw" initiative, a proposed remaking of the corridor that may include things like new "buffered" bike lanes and pedestrian improvements. This multi-jurisdiction ... Read more »
editorial: Blight fixes on North Main benefit Ann Arbor's northern gateway
Posted: May 26, 2013Related: Watch the demolition of blighted homes on Ann Arbor's North Main Street Demolition crews worked on Ann Arbor’s North Main Street again last week, targeting six vacant houses. The properties were an eyesore, creating ... Read more »
OPINION: Ann Arbor needs to consider affordable housing as market-rate housing prices climb
Posted: May 12, 2013Ann Arbor has endured a lot of changes during the 10-plus years after officials decided to develop a downtown parking lot into a public-private, mixed-use development that would bring more residents downtown. The result of ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: It's time to extend legislative term limits in Michigan
Posted: Jun 17, 2012A report circulated in Lansing earlier this year suggested what many observers of state government already knew: term limits have been no blessing in Michigan. The report, compiled by the Michigan Society of Association Executives, ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Keep the Ann Arbor Summer Festival strong through your attendance and financial support
Posted: Jun 10, 2012If it’s summertime in Ann Arbor, the living is easy and the choices for enjoyment are plenty. For the next three weeks, that will be particularly true with the return of one of this community’s ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor school district must make tough choices about future of busing
Posted: Jun 03, 2012Ann Arbor school board members have appointed a working group to study transportation costs and services and make recommendations by early next year. There are only hard choices ahead. That’s the dilemma facing the Ann ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Former Borders store an important ingredient in downtown Ann Arbor's future
Posted: Jun 02, 2012We don’t know what the future holds for the former Borders Book Store building on East Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, but we are encouraged to see that the property is being positioned for some ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Neighborhood security cameras prove their worth in West Willow
Posted: May 27, 2012It’s been nearly a year now since security cameras were installed in Ypsilanti Township's West Willow neighborhood as a pilot program, and based on the role they just played in the arrest of a man ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: North Main Street should be a welcoming gateway into Ann Arbor
Posted: May 20, 2012Ann Arbor is a city with a vibrant downtown and thriving neighborhoods, but that’s not the impression we give visitors who drive into town from almost any direction. Our entryways into the city are bland at best -- and in the case of the North Main Street corridor, downright unsightly. Read more »
EDITORIAL: Michigan lawmakers have no business meddling in stem cell research
Posted: May 13, 2012Michigan business leaders who are worried about the way the state has dis-invested in education offered a telling statistic this past week. Between 2002 and 2011, state funding for universities, when adjusted for inflation, fell ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Efforts to roll back Michigan's smoking ban should be soundly rejected
Posted: May 06, 2012In the two years since the smoking ban went into effect in Michigan, a couple of things have become abundantly clear. The first is that the ban enjoys widespread popular support. The second is that ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Legislature should slow its race to eliminate personal property tax
Posted: Apr 29, 2012For local governments across Michigan, budgets are looking a lot less grim than they were last year. Ann Arbor is a good example of that. City Council came into this year thinking it would have ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor City Council needs to be involved in fire station decision
Posted: Apr 22, 2012If the Ann Arbor Fire Department is falling well short of national standards for response times, any plan that gets more firefighters to the scene of a fire faster sounds promising. That’s why we’re open ... Read more »
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