It’s hard to keep up with the petty crime these days: “Woman sees peeper in bedroom mirror A man apparently climbed the fire escape of a home early Wednesday to peer into a bedroom at a woman as she was getting ready in the morning, Ann Arbor Police said. The incident occurred at 8 a.m. […]
“Minneapolis — Workers at Borders Books and Music in Uptown still don’t have a contract, but they sent management scrambling Wednesday when they said they’d accept Borders’ last contract offer an offer the workers previously rejected. The catch? Borders would agree to neutrality and card-check recognition in union organizing attempts at seven other local […]
Are you one of “those” people? Letter to the Daily today: “A while back, Joel Hoard wrote a column venting his frustration at people who hand stuff out on the Diag (Is that a flyer in your hand? 11/13/03). The other day, I quartersheeted for an hour, and it really brought home the fact that […]
Every little bit of extra revenue helps, I guess. “JOURNALIST RECOGNIZED BY ANHEUSER-BUSCH FOR EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING ON TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES St. Louis, MO (December 5, 2003) – According to traffic safety statistics from the federal government, teen drivers are among the highest-risk groups of drivers on the road but policy makers are directing not […]
Part of the U.S.A. Patriot Act allows the Director of the FBI to ask a secret court for permission to seize or demand “any tangible thing” from any person or place in the U.S. as long as it’s part of an “investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities.” What’s wrong with this? […]
Border Readers United, the community group supporting the striking Borders workers, has launched a new and improved website. The workers seem optimistic after negotiations with Borders’ management this week: “Dear Friends, Monday was a milestone for striking workers at Borders in Ann Arbor. They returned to the bargaining table with Borders Inc. for the first […]
This film screening is tomorrow: “Amnesty International is sponsoring a viewing of “Senorita Extraviada” a documentary on the murders rapes and domestic violence against women in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico. The showing is in Room 126 in East Quad on Thursday December 4th. The movie will begin at 7:00.A discussion will follow. Come and show your […]