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Wolverine Access Flaw Update

It seems that there’s a bit more to the story about the recently discovered privacy flaw in Wolverine Access. The student who found the flaw is alleging that the vulnerability was accessable from any browser, his friend said “The University only emailed students because Jon contacted the Ann Arbor News.” This from a a Live […]

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Stevens Co-Op Burns

The A.K. Stevens cooperative house, burned to the ground last night. The home had been undergoing a massive renovation at the time of the fire: “Ritter said everything had been removed from the house, including the walls and the ceilings, as part of the renovation. Workers had been at the house Monday.” > “Fire guts […]

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> “On Saturday, the Ann Arbor Wastewater Treatment Plant reported it released up to half a million gallons of treated wastewater that had not yet been disinfected.” > “A tornado touched down about 6 p.m. Sunday near Montrose, about halfway between Flint and Saginaw, the National Weather Service said. Another touched down at about 5:30 […]

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Daily columnist Elliott Mallen discusses the finer points of the omnipresent Nalgene(tm) brand water bottles. And while the Daily got his email address correct this time, they still seem to be struggling with the proper spelling of his first name. Maybe the third time’s the charm? ” … Nalgene bottles are also portrayed as being […]

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University-driven Sprawl

This thanks to the sharp eye of blogger and U-M planning student Brandon: ” Two stories in the Friday Ann Arbor News’ “Regents Briefs” section illustrate how the University is doing its part to fight sprawl, promote sensible land-use, increase residential density, and discourage automobile use… or not. 1) The University is purchasing an apartment […]

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Highlights from Sunday’s Ann Arbor News: > “Storm leaves power outages”> “Scio Twp. teen quits race for trustee”> “City budget cuts unsettled”> And columnist Jo Mathis writes about the death of city planning in Ann Arbor: “Reorganizing a professional out of a job” Also, another good reason to vote against imperialism this fall: ” … […]

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ArborUpdate.com

I have been working on helping launch a local news website to replace some of the functions of this site, and provide a central source of news and information for the Ann Arbor progressive community. Called arborupdate.com, it will be operated by a group of some of the area’s most innovative activists, bloggers, and journalists. […]

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