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The commencement speaker at Ave Maria Law school, a tiny, extremely conservative law school started in Ann Arbor by Domino’s pizza mogul Tom Monaghan will be U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Meanwhile, we at the University of Michigan will hear from the founder of Automotive Magazine, David E. Davis. “ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — […]

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The first-annual Ann Arbor Book Festival is planned for April 22 through the 25th, and will feature a one-day street fair of booksellers on Saturday, April 24. > The Ann Arbor Book Festival Website> Upcoming.org Entry It has also been brought to my attention that the Ghost Dog Press is holding an event that weekend […]

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Just another day in our fine city: “Gunman robs store on Washtenaw Ave. A gunman dressed in black with a bandana pulled over his face robbed a clerk at gunpoint at an Ypsilanti Township party store Sunday evening, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department reported. The 42-year-old clerk said the robber entered the Huckleberry Party Store […]

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Here’s some more on the Thompson street home invasion: “A University of Michigan student said she screamed and fought in fear as an intruder ripped at her clothing after climbing through a window in her Ann Arbor apartment early one morning last week. She later learned he is suspected in a series of similar incidents […]

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Once again, Jane Jacobs is vindicated: safety isn’t determined by police, locks, chains, or elaborate security consulting firms, devices, electric fences, or even tasers, but simply the presence of a few people around to keep an eye (or an ear) out for trouble. Here’s the text of an Ann Arbor News article from today titled […]

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The solution to road rage: walking. Or the bus. ” Angry driver slapped her, woman reports An Ann Arbor woman said she was slapped in the side of the head by an angry motorist during an apparent road-rage incident this week, Ann Arbor Police said. The incident occurred Monday evening in the 1900 block of […]

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I’m a member of the newly formed student organization the “Urban Issues Collective.” Below is information about the first event we’re sponsoring. If you are interested in urban issues – whether New Urbanism, architecture, transportation, urban politics, etc – and would like to join the organization, come to the event or email one of the […]

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