Articles tagged: guest column
opinion: Transportation must remain top priority for public schools
Posted: Apr 11, 2013The first of four "Community Dialogues" was held at Clague Middle School on March 28, and it drew a sizeable crowd. Read more »
column: DDA's support in efforts to end homelessness stand out in community
Posted: Mar 16, 2013The Washtenaw Housing Alliance appreciates the many ways the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority has been an important partner in our community’s efforts to end homelessness by investing in affordable housing. The WHA has long ... Read more »
column: Diagnosis inspires woman to be more active in multiple sclerosis community
Posted: Mar 14, 2013Just a few years ago I didn’t know much about multiple sclerosis, commonly called MS. I knew people with MS including classmates and several of my parents’ friends, but it wasn’t until my own diagnosis ... Read more »
opinion: Gay marriage issues must be decided by law, not religion
Posted: Mar 13, 2013Later this month the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. Societal, legislative and judicial conditions very much mirror those of 1966, when arguments were heard in the ... Read more »
opinion: Mental health screenings for gun purchases could be a slippery slope
Posted: Feb 24, 2013I believe that, here in the US, we have a violence problem not a gun problem. Media spin skews gun violence statistics by including individual suicides to arrive at their figure of 30,000 annual gun-related ... Read more »
opinion: Humane methods must be considered when addressing deer control in Barton Hills
Posted: Feb 07, 2013As I read a letter that recently came across my desk from an Ann Arbor man expressing deep gratitude for the Humane Society of Huron Valley rescue staff who freed a panicked doe stuck in ... Read more »
OPINION: Ann Arbor is safe thanks to a police force that works well despite necessary budget cuts
Posted: Jun 06, 2012Anyone interested in thoughtfully analyzing whether Ann Arbor has made wise decisions regarding its police services should consider several factors: 1) What is our crime rate; what police services do we need? 2) What are ... Read more »
OPINION: Police coverage may be down, but Ann Arbor remains a safe town
Posted: Jun 05, 2012Reading Stephen Ranzini’s recent op-ed piece (“Ann Arbor lacks adequate policing levels to keep the city safe”) gives the wrong impression that downtown Ann Arbor is unsafe. He has no statistics to back it up. Read more »
OPINION: 14th Amendment wrong way to go when arguing the case for same-sex marriage
Posted: Jun 01, 2012I’m pretty much a live-and-let-live kind of guy, but when I see people having success with a flawed or disingenuous argument, I can’t keep quiet. Some of the reasoning against same-sex marriage is in this ... Read more »
OPINION: Help put Michigan back to work by hiring a recent grad or a returning vet
Posted: May 29, 2012Michigan's powerful are meeting on Mackinac Island this week. The annual watering hole gathering of Michigan’s top civic, business, labor, education, government, political and foundation elite began Tuesday and runs through Thursday. The 2012 Detroit ... Read more »
Column: There is a lot to learn from the black-doll hanging incident at Burns Park school
Posted: May 16, 2012On March 13, AnnArbor.com reported that a black doll with a chain around its neck had been discovered hanging in a tree on or near the Burns Park Elementary School yard by a small group ... Read more »
OPINION: Mother's Day is really about the memories that Moms create
Posted: May 13, 2012The author Tom Watkins (sitting second from right, on the couch) with his brothers and sisters. All of us have mothers. Some may resemble Harriet, from the 1960s TV sitcom, “The Adventures of Ozzie and ... Read more »
OPINION: Ann Arbor needs to get up to speed on its speed limits along main roads
Posted: May 10, 2012Ann Arbor is five years overdue to bring the posted speed limits on our main roads into compliance with state law and accepted engineering practices. The city should set the posted speed limits that maximize ... Read more »
OPINION: What I want for Mother's Day: Stop stealing our sex toys and go get rapists
Posted: May 10, 2012Three years ago, I told 5,000 people at Hash Bash, “If you get raided, call me,” which is proof I need a handler or something. Someone to follow me around and say, “No, Charmie, don’t ... Read more »
opinion: Rick Olson's change in political party meant to confuse gullible voters
Posted: May 06, 2012In the April 29 paper, you ran an article by Tom Perkins, headlined "Republican enters 55th District race." Its subject was Republican Owen Diaz, former Milan mayor, who has thrown his hat into the ring ... Read more »
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