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Posted on Wed, Jan 20, 2010 : 11:45 a.m.

Ann Arbor budget data going online; law professor Douglas Laycock headed to University of Virginia

By Cindy Heflin

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Douglas Laycock

University of Michigan photo

Here's a sampling of links to news about Ann Arbor in other media:

Here's what people are clicking on today from our stories on AnnArbor.com:

  • AnnArbor.com contributor Patti Smith's beer blog Drink Beer, Think Beer in the entry: Beer terminology 101 - debunking stereotypes
  • A CNN video about the situation in Leogane, Haiti, in the entry: National media focus on Haitian nursing school with Ann Arbor ties
  • Updates from The New York Times blog The Lede on the crisis in Haiti in the entry: Ann Arbor area residents having trouble finding good avenues to help Haiti rescue efforts
Here are a few useful links some of our readers have posted in comments on our stories:
  • A link to Census data on education for Washtenaw County in the entry: Reaction mixed to schools of choice proposal to help Ann Arbor district raise revenue
  • A link to the Mackinac Center article "What it doesn’t take to grow Michigan" in the entry: Staff, parents concerned over consequences of privatizing custodial services at Ann Arbor Public Schools
  • A list of organizations providing aid in Haiti on the Charity Navigator Web site in the entry: Ann Arbor area residents having trouble finding good avenues to help Haiti rescue efforts
A few of today's links from AnnArbor.com's lead blogger Ed Vielmetti:
  • A link to a blog post by Vivienne Armentrout on plans for the site of the former YMCA and the library lot.
  • A post by Ypsilanti City Council member Brian Robb on his blog East-Cross.com about Fire Chief John Ichesko's request for the community to support a request for grant money to cover shortfalls in the Fire Department.
  • A post by Ypsilanti blogger Mark Maynard on the latest SEMCOG update on the Ann Arbor to Detroit commuter rail project.