Why did I ask the city council candidates how they’d make the city more pedestrian friendly? In a word: death. Two students were killed trying to cross Plymouth Road over the weekend to return to North Campus. Many students cross Plyouth in this area to get to the Ann Arbor Islamic Center, or to Kroger. […]
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Domino’s CEO David Brandon, also a U-M Regent who leads the group on my list of the Regent’s political giving with his generous donations to a wide variety of conservative causes and candidates has announced he’ll continue to lead that company. The AP story is good, but they seem to be a little confused, saying: […]
What’s the link between Borders and Amazon.com? The striking Borders Employees are asking supporters to boycott “all Borders, Waldenbooks, and Amazon.com,” leading many to ask, “Why Amazon.com?” The answer is that Borders Incorporated has “teamed up” with Amazon.com to provide online sales on their borders.com and waldenbooks.com websites. Also, Amazon.com has incorporated into their website […]
I just sent this email to a few bloggers: “LEFTIST BLOGGERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE Greetings. I am a student at the University of Michigan, and operator of the Ann Arbor blog goodspeedupdate.com I am writing to you with a request of assistance, as I believe now provides a perfect opportunity to justify our collective […]
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Ann Arbor’s new $6.7 Million homeless shelter is scheduled to open November 19, replacing the city’s three existing shelters, although not offering any more space, lest the city become a “magnet for the homeless.”: ” … As the opening date nears, concerns still linger over whether the new, state-of-the-art facility – with its sophisticated commercial […]