If you were awoken early this morning by the sounds of sirens and helicopters, as I was, here’s the reason why… It looks as though Ypsi’s historic Thompson block has burned down. The redevelopment of the historic property, that one time served as Civil War barracks, after several years of ownership by infamous Ypsilanti landlord […]
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Ypsi’s Thompson block has burned down
Posted in History, Photographs, Ypsilanti Also tagged David Kircher, fire, helicopters over Ypsilanti, local misfortune, Pete Murdock, Stewart Beal, Thompson Block 98 Comments
Agribusiness over academic freedom
I just received the following from an organization called Food Democracy Now, and I thought that some of you might find it of interest. Make a Call for Academic Freedom Last week, Washington State University announced that it was pulling Michael Pollan’s best-selling book The Omnivore’s Dilemma from its required Common Reading Program for all […]
Posted in Food, Sustainability Also tagged academic freedom, agribusiness, Food Democracy Now, higher education, Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma, TED 6 Comments