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What the 2016 election results tell us about the changing landscape of America, the possibility of non-partisan redistricting in Michigan, helping local kids find their inner superheroes, and Mittenfest XI …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | December 16, 2016

This Saturday’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack, our second of the Trump era, will be told in four parts. During our first segment, we will be talking with University of Michigan Professor of Political Science Vincent Hutchings, the author of Public Opinion and Democratic Accountability: How Citizens Learn About Politics, about the results of […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged 826Michigan, Annie Palmer, gerrymandering, Hero Nation-Ypsilanti, Jermaine Dickerson, League of Women Voters, political science, Public Opinion and Democratic Accountability: How Citizens Learn About Politics, race inequality, racial coding, racism, redistricting, superheroes, Susan Smith, University of Michigan, Vincent Hutchings | 25 Comments

Sticks & Stones

By Mark | August 7, 2016

I couldn’t attend, as I left work Friday afternoon to drive to Kentucky for a wedding, but it looks as though yesterday’s Sticks & Stones art happening in downtown Ypsi went really well. Here, with a recap, is a short interview with Nick and Yen Azzaro of Chin Azzaro Studio about the event, which was […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Media, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Alison D’Amico Nix, Ann Arbor News, anonymity, anonymous comments, Donald Trump, hate speech, Hollie Putsch, MLive, Nick Azzaro, racism, YCS, Yen Azzara, Ypsilanti Community Schools | 27 Comments

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Cassie Byrd

By Mark | May 13, 2015

It took a long time, but my persistance paid off, and I was finally able to track down the very busy Cassie Byrd for her mandatory immigration interview. Cassie, for those of you who haven’t yet had the pleasure of making her acquaintance, is a relatively recent transplant from San Francisco, and a veritable whirlwind […]

Posted in Education, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Baroudeur Century, biking, Border to Border Trail, California, Carol Dweck, Cassie Byrd, cross-country skiing, Dearborn, education reform, Exploratorium, FLY Children's Art Center, girls, girls and science, Girls Science Institute, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, homeschooling, Illinois, Lee Azus, Mars rover, mass transit, National Research Council, National Science Teachers Association, Next Generation Science Standards, Ruth Marks, San Francisco, science education, sexism, STEM, University of Michigan, Washtenaw Ski Touring Club, Waukegan | 62 Comments

The Saturday Six Pack number six… the episode where Nick and D’Real almost get themselves killed

By Mark | February 22, 2015

There were a lot of firsts this week… This was the first time that we invited random passers-by into the AM 1700 studio to talk. This was the first time that we had a guest text in to say that he wouldn’t be able to join us. And this, to my knowledge, was the first […]

Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826Michigan, beer, bicycled, Cre Fuller, David Klingenberger, D’Real Graham, Elbow Room, Good Humans, Jim Cherewick, Kristen Cuhran, Lorenzo, Lorenzo Lamas, Newcombe Clark, pedicabs, Pete Larson, photography, The Brinery, vomit, vomit eating, Wallet Talk, wallets, Yen Azzaro | 19 Comments

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What the 2016 election results tell us about the changing landscape of America, the possibility of non-partisan redistricting in Michigan, helping local kids find their inner superheroes, and Mittenfest XI …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

Sticks & Stones

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Cassie Byrd

The Saturday Six Pack number six… the episode where Nick and D’Real almost get themselves killed

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