On Thursday evening, several candidates running for Ypsilanti City Council will be participating in a “meet and greet” sponsored by the Jaycees. The event, which I was initially led to believe would be formal a debate, is set to take place at the Mix Marketplace (200 W. Michigan Avenue). It’s scheduled to run from 6:30 […]
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The pressure on Fred Upton begins to swell on news of his joining the Deficit Reduction Super Committee
Yesterday, I mentioned that, as Michigan Congressman Fred Upton had been appointed one of the 12 members of the Congressional Deficit Reduction Super Committee, we, the people of Michigan, should do a better job of, 1) pushing him to acknowledge that tax increases, and not just budget cuts, are needed to bridge the nation’s growing […]
Semiautomatic gunfire outside of Brandy’s Party Store on Michigan Avenue
Does anyone know what happened outside of Brandy’s Party Store yesterday, at about 7:30 PM? By way of Facebook, I know that a friend of mine was approximately 15 feet away when someone fired about 20 rounds from a moving vehicle, but that’s about it. I don’t know if any arrests were made, or if […]
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