by Pete Nicely As Chris Savage reported on A2Politico just a few days ago, in less than 30 words Republicans in the Michigan State Senate recently performed some magic. By adding a few choice words, they turned water into whine, creating an anti-bullying bill that would empower even parents to teach those nerds a lesson: [...]
by Erika McNamara Being homeless, once again, is the evil that lurks in every shadow ready to destroy all that is good and right. This is obviously true after homeless individuals were blamed, in a recent piece posted to AnnArbor.com, for the shutdown of Poshh boutique in downtown Ann Arbor. There is a subtle irony [...]
by P.D. Lesko Somewhat famously, former Third Ward Council member Leigh Greden (right) was caught via Council emails that had been released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests, telling his Council colleagues that all he cared about was “money and buildings.” Greden, then a member of the powerful law firm of Miller Canfield, [...]
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 at her victory party about the widespread support her candidacy had enjoyed from the residents in the Second Ward, someone in [...]
Zagat’s has come out with its list of top spots where diners are sure to enjoy a great meal in Detroit. The list, however, includes only one restaurant that is actually in Detroit, and the top honors went to The Lark, a restaurant that focuses on continental dining and is located in West Bloomfield, Michigan. [...]
by Pete Nicely “Who Is Suffering In America?” a four-page PDF recently released by the Mackinac Center, descimates a 63 page report the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released last week that concludes the rich are getting richer at the expense of middle and working class Americans. “The incomes of the top 1 percent may grown by [...]
It matters whom you vote for on Tuesday November 8, 2011. Oh heck, let’s take a step back and just say that it matters whether or not you hoist your petard off the sofa and get thee to the polls (with a photo i.d. in hand). For the first time in a very long time, there are a peck of school board members from which to choose. Though it might seem expedient to vote for the candidate your neighbor says is the bees knees, that is like copying from your classmate’s paper.
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: “Altogether, according to ‘Corporate Taxpayers & Corporate Tax Dodgers 2008-10,’ a blockbuster new report put together by the Citizens [...]
by William Belle This is a great film and I’m no sports nut. In fact, you don’t really have to know much about baseball to get into the story as this is more of your classic underdog trying to win by beating the system by going against the grain. “Moneyball” is based on Michael Lewis’s [...]
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 as a vote on whether to support a salary increase for themselves. [...]
