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Election Day live blog

By Mark | November 8, 2016

8:00 AM… A friend asked what we should tell our children this morning. This was my response. 7:30 AM… Best case scenario. People who have been waiting on the sidelines with information on Trump, thinking that he’d likely lose, now come forward. This results in bipartisan impeachment proceedings. A weakened Pence administration is contained by […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2016, bullying, Canada, Christmas, community organizing, despair, Detroit Party Marching Band, Donald Trump, D’Real Graham, elections, end times, extinction, Hillary Clinton, impeachment, Jill Stein, Jim Bakker, Katrease Stafford, Make America Great Again, optimism, pessimism, post-truth, Presidential politics, protest vote, reality television, revolution, Sidetrack, the end of the world, truth, violence, voting, WEMU | 468 Comments

The annexation of Whitmore Lake schools… Who wins? Who loses?

By Mark | October 30, 2014

The Whitmore Lake School District, which presently serves approximately 1,000 K-12 students, is reported to be $60 million is debt. And word on the street is that Lansing might dissolve the entire thing in favor of an all-charter system, unless a way can be found to put the district back on a path toward solvency. […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adam Zemke, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Ann Arbor School Musings, charter schools, dismantling of public education, for-profit charter schools, Linh Song, public education, school consolidation, threats to public education, Whitmore Lake, Ypsilanti Public Schools | 54 Comments

Beer with Bloggers… April 9, in Ypsilanti

By Mark | April 1, 2013

As last year’s Beer with Bloggers event was such a resounding success, we’ve decided to do it again next Tuesday evening at the Corner Brewery. The event, as always, will be free and open to the public… So, if you’ve got a blog of your own, enjoy engaging in conversations on your favorite local blog, […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Media, Michigan, Other, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor School Musings, Anne Savage, Beer with Bloggers, Ben Connor Barrie, Chris Savage, Christine Barry, community organizing, Damn Arbor, Eclectablog, Edward Vielmetti, Mary Bilyeu, Mike White, Patrick Diehl, Patti Smith, Pete Larson, Steven Krause | 15 Comments

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