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 […]
This from the excellent Memory Hole: “In May 2003, white supremacists in Texas were caught with a sodium cyanide bomb, other bombs, illegal weapons, hate literature, fake I.D., and chemicals, including hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. In mid-November, three people pleaded guilty to related charges, while seized documents indicate that there are other co-conspirators at […]
This crime alert was issued today: “UM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY** CRIME ALERT ** Date: December 2, 2003Location: VariousOffense: ExtortionSummary: Two female victims received telephone calls from a male who claimed he was holding their parents hostage. In each case the caller made sexually explicit demands of the victim in exchange for not harming her […]
U-M Regent Olivia Maynard and her husband have given $2.25 million to the School of Social Work, where Maynard herself received a M.S.W. in 1971. According to the Ann Arbor News story, she is a “democrat” and is “currently president of The Michigan Prospect, a think tank that looks at state public policy issues such […]