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Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Alice Jo Gannon Boss

By Mark | September 27, 2015

The following interview with Alice Jo Gannon Boss was conducted several months ago, but, for some reason, I’m just now getting around to posting it. Hopefully that fact won’t diminish your excitement over the fact that she’s now one of us… Please join me in welcoming her to the neighborhood, even if it is a […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Alice Jo Gannon Boss, Amanda Edmonds, Aubrey Thomason, Bridge Card, city chickens, Cult Heroes, David Palmer, Del Rio, Destroy All Monsters, food security, food stamps, Growing Hope, hatred of football Saturdays, Joe Star Lounge, Krampus, local food, Peter Thomason, pierogis, Polish food, Regional Career Technical Center, Ron Asheton, Scott Morgan, Second Chance, Stefanie Stauffer, urban agriculture, urban chickens, Washtenaw Community College, Zingerman's, Zingerman’s Creamery | 7 Comments

On anti-Chinese racism, Emperor Norton, my political ambitions, and lots of other stuff in between

By Mark | February 12, 2012

A few days ago, an irate reader of this site left a comment, vowing that, if I should ever decide to run for Mayor of Ypsilanti, he would make it his mission to stop me. He was apparently compelled to make this solemn oath, you see, because, in coming out against anti-Chinese racism a few […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged accusations of racism, anti-Asian, Bummer and Lazarus, Chinese, dog names, dogs, Doug Skinner, eccentric individuals, Emperor Norton, Emperor of these United States, Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, Joshua Abraham Norton, Keep Ann Arbor Funky, local currency, Lord's Prayer, Mark's political ambitions, Mayor of Ypsilanti, mental illness, Pete Hoekstra, Protector of Mexico, race baiting, rice, San Francisco, San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge, Stephen King, The Dead Zone, Transbay Tube, xenophobia | 14 Comments

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