Chetly Zarko’s FOIA flap has resulted in an editorial in the Detroit News, a newspaper with a long history conservative editorial activism. Meanwhile, the administration has gone to great lengths to dispel the half-truths peddled by Zarko. My initial response to Chetly Zarko’s analysis is this: while I don’t doubt the difficulty of obtaining records […]
National/World Articles of Note:> Wash. Post: “Budget glitch shortchanges AmeriCorps, Enrollment may be cut, Reversing Bush pledge”> NY Times: “Tax Law Omits Child Credit in Low-Income Brackets”> AP: “Court allows secret deportation hearings”> Cartoon: Race and deregulation> Asia Times: “The Roving Eye: The masters of the universe”“The Bilderberg club is regarded by many financial and […]
The U-M Department of Public Safety is cutting the Victor and Wolverine units as a cost saving measure. These units are the student employees who patrol campus to give people jump-starts, directions, etc. Former Victor unit and U-M student Mike Roth seems pretty bummed about it. I suppose this means that SAFEWALK will be another […]
I was told by a friend that there was some sort of incident on Vaughn street at 6:00 p.m. yesterday – there were ‘at least’ 8 police cars, an ambulance, and a fire truck. My friend told me a police officer told him it was an attempted murder/suicide, whatever that means. I suppose like a […]
Our very own ‘SST’ has been waging a one-man crusade against Whole Foods recently for their anti-union tactics during a unionization campaign at their Madison, Wisconson store. The New York Times covered the story today in their article “Love the Worker, Not the Union, a store says as some organize.” Here’s another blogger calling Whole […]
A writer for Detroit’s very own Metrotimes was ripped off by Jayson Blair. Area builders are looking into security cameras to prevent from future ELF arson. A discrimination lawsuit against Meijer gets nasty. It looks if the city’s patriot act resolution has stalled – for now. And last but not least: Sprawl, sprawl, sprawl! “Develpers […]
The website to access your IFS space on the web has changed to https://afs.umich.edu.