Yes, the giant nail will be removed from the giant Uniroyal tire in I-94 as part of a $1 million upgrade. The tire was built from a Ferris wheel from the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. > Freep: “Uniroyal to pump up the look of I-94’s giant tire”
Billionaire George Soros has pledged $10 Million to a progressive PAC that seeks to “elect progressive officials at every level in 2004.” However, the PAC’s goal of $75 M pales in comparison to the $200 M Bush is expected to raise. > See AP: Billionaire Commits $10M to Defeat Bush
Dean No Progressive As I have said before, Howard Dean may just give Bush a run for his money – because of how moderate he truly is. The man may talk like Wellstone, but on some issues he sounds like the New Democrats. Although this linup was created by a Kucinich man, it’s provocative: “Why […]
The city of Ann Arbor announced today it will ask voters to approve a plan that would preserve farms and open space around the city. This long-overdue idea – using taxpayers’ money to buy the development rights to land that might otherwise end up as strip malls and the like – helps preserve open space, […]
In case you didn’t heard about the strange case of the Ann Arbor man who was accused of murdering two people last year, this AP article seems to squeeze in the grisly details admirably well. He was recently sentenced to life in prison. > AP: “Man sentenced in 2 deaths, ex-girlfriend’s dismemberment”
Well, since it’s official, I’ll say now the person I know running for Ann Arbor City Council is Scott Trudeau, a recent grad from the University, and former candidate for U-M Regent with the Green Party. I am excited about his candidacy, and I think he would provide a different, and needed perspective on a […]
The webmaster of an anarchist website, Sherman Austin, has been sentenced to one year in federal prison because he linked to information about how to build a bomb on the website, “RaiseTheFist.com“. Bomb building instructions are not illegal unless intent can be proven. Think it’s only crazy anarchists? I remind you this story of a […]