Monthly Archives: December 2003

The youngest daughter of John Kerry, Vanessa Kerry, a student at Harvard Medical School, will be in Ann Arbor Thursday leading a discussion on “health care and public health” at 1:30 PM in MSA Chambers in the Michigan Union: “Thursday will be an excellent opportunity for student leaders in Ann Arbor to learn about John […]

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Here’s a few break-ins: “2100 block of Pauline Boulevard, 11:45 p.m. Sunday. Entry to unlocked garage; bicycle valued at $300 taken. 100 block of South Fourth Avenue, 10:41 p.m. Sunday. Unknown method of entry; comforter, coins and medical records taken. Total value: $90. 2100 block of Pauline Boulevard, 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Entry through sliding door […]

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Pedestrians Have Rights Too The city council has decided to think some more about installing a traffic light on Plymouth Road, although many community leaders “have been lobbying for a traffic light at the intersection near the Islamic Center since 1988.” Let me repeat it again: roads are public spaces created for everyone to use […]

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The Making of “Objectivity” Yesterday, I received a call from Michigan Daily reporter Amy Kim, who was working on a story about MSA’s AirBus service. Having used the service this past Thanksgiving break, the reporter asked me about how my experience was, and I explained that there were no problems, and I was always impressed […]

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The campaign to re-elect President Bush has put a short video of the kick-off event for Students for Bush that was held during the Michigan / Ohio State game on their website.

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Got a free speech zone? No, it’s not the whole country, only about a half a mile from where anyone will hear or see you. If there’s a protest in the middle of the woods …

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Wondering why the city is littered with so many Wall Street Journals? Yes, it might be because the residents are too lazy to read them, but it also could be because the folks at WSJ refuse to cancel subscriptions: “In a pile in front of the Viscount apartment complex on Geddes Avenue were papers with […]

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