Author: Rob

Big Brother Where?

” … We have long been appalled at Florida’s seemingly central role in developing and pushing this intrusive system in which a government file is created on everyone, whether they are a terrorist suspect or completely innocent of any suspicion,” said Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida. “But perhaps even more disturbing, […]

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Bike Paths and “Non-Motorized” Transit

I have posted information about a series of public meetings connected to an effort to conduct a city-wide “non-motorized” transit plan in my event listings in the right column. It seems like they’re talking about some good ideas: “The west side of Ann Arbor could get a whole lot more bike friendly, according to a […]

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Business “Boot Camp”

” IT Zone plans ‘boot camp’ Local entrepreneurs looking to jump-start their businesses can apply for the next Entrepreneur Boot Camp, a program sponsored by the Ann Arbor IT Zone, the University of Michigan Technology Transfer and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The three-day session on Oct. 14-16 is intended to give intensive training in […]

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A few stories from today’s Ann Arbor News Police Beat: ” Hit-and-run driver sought by police A bicyclist was injured early today by a hit-and-run driver in downtown Ann Arbor, city police said. The 27-year-old bicyclist said he was riding west on the right side of East Liberty Street at about 12:30 a.m. when a […]

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A group of pirates were ticketed after they crashed a parade held each year in Holland Michigan as part of the “Tulip Time” festival:> From the Holland Sentinel: “Pirates will be cited for crashing parade”> See also, Grand Rapids Press: “Holland pirates plan to pay fines, buy a brick” From that article, it seems the […]

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