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On the murder of our ambassador to Libya and the shameless politicization of his death

If you believe what we’re being told in the press, an Israeli real estate developer in California by the name of Sam Bacile, raised $5 million from 100 Jewish donors in order to make a film about the “cancer” that is Islam. That’s Bacile’s word, not mine. Before you get mad at Bacile, though, there’s […]

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Did Jesus exist?

Earlier today, a reader by the name of Edward, in hopes of stirring shit up with our of our resident trolls, who happens to be an evangelical, conservative Christian, shared the image to the right. It’s not something that I would typically move up to the front page, but I found the subsequent conversation interesting, […]

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$500 matching grant announced for contributions made to Ozone House by the end of the day today

Last night, I mentioned here that a dozen or so friends and I, through the micro-philonthropic organization, A2Awesome, had contributed $1,000 to Ozone House, a local nonprofit that has been serving runaway, homeless and at-risk youth since the 1960s. The response, as you might expect, was overwhelmingly positive. There was, however, one dissenting voice. Our […]

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Two views on the consolidation of Ypsilanti City and Township services

Earlier this week, in a conversation about whether or not the City and Township should consolidate services, there was a great comment left by our former City Planner, Richard Murphy, which I felt that I should move up here, to the front page. Here it is. I agree with you that a broad generalization splitting […]

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Bullying as protected religious expression in Michigan

Last week, Michigan passed anti-bullying legislation. Apparently, however, it’s got some serious issues. Most notably, it still allows for bullying… But, not just any bullying. In the defense of our Republican legislators, it’s not as though they’re saying that all bullying is justified – just that done by people of faith. In their opinion, it […]

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