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Washingtonienne Update

Here’s my first post on the matter. Some recent press: > New York Daily News: “Washingtonienne week”> The Inquirer (UK): “Washington Senate sex blogger silenced”> AZ Central.com: “Senator undecided on firing aide over sex blog”> Gannett: “DeWine staff member’s alleged sex journaling practice exposed” And this op-ed, which sensibly states: ” … Tell it how […]

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Summer Break-in Season …

Will be short one burglar this year, thanks to the vigilant eyes of a neighbor. I wonder if she was sitting on anything upholstered? “Ann Arbor Police arrested a man suspected of committing at least one home break-in and of attempting to enter several other homes in the city Thursday. A woman sitting on her […]

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Administration Privacy Double-Talk

“Though he’s majoring in computer science, Jon Oberheide said he didn’t need to draw on his studies to come across a serious security breach within the University of Michigan’s online student records system. With literally a few clicks of the mouse, he found easy entry to student and alumni Social Security numbers, addresses and student […]

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Pro-Nuclear Cicadas?

It seems the cicadas are hoping for a nuclear holocaust so they can finally inherit the earth. Well, once every 17 years in any case: “In a stunning scientific breakthrough, a team of entomologists from the world- renowned Magicicada Institute at the University of Michigan has deciphered the language of the periodical North American cicada. […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Passes Through

A severe thunderstorm moved through Ann Arbor this evening. The graphic is from 1:47 AM Friday (via the Local 4 website), just after the storm had moved east of the city. The National Weather Service issued a series of alerts including a tornado warning for the City of Ann Arbor, which briefly activated the tornado […]

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SBC Workers Begin 4-day Strike

The 100,000 unionized employees of the SBC telephone company began a 4-day walkout today after being unable to negotiate a new contract to replace the old, which expired on April 3: “DETROIT — Union workers at Michigan’s largest telephone company began striking at midnight, but SBC Communications officials said most customers’ service would not be […]

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