Ann Arbor Opinion

Bill to allow concealed weapons on campus won't make Michigan colleges safer

2009-11-08T11:22:49Z

Bullets may not be flying on college campuses in Michigan, but the rhetoric certainly is. Depending on whom you listen to, legislation to allow concealed weapons on universities and community colleges would turn these ivy-covered institutions into the next O.K.......

Ann Arbor needs to cultivate culture of respect between bicyclists and motorists

2009-11-01T10:52:32Z

When you’ve been nationally recognized as a bike-friendly community, you can rightly take pride in that. A bicycle painted white and chained to a road sign on Maple Road memorializes Timothy Pincikowski of Saline, who was struck and killed by......

Train accident should have brought perspective, not irritation

2009-10-29T18:56:59Z

Last Sunday night, I was riding an Amtrak train from Chicago to Ann Arbor that struck and killed a person in Jackson shortly before midnight. As a passenger on board, I wish to relate my observations of this sad event......

County school millage will help fill gap left by state funding cuts

2009-10-29T17:51:04Z

By now, most of us have heard of the budget cuts made by the State of Michigan to K-12 schools around the state. But the news has gotten worse almost by the day. At this point, if nothing changes in......

Re-elect Higgins to Ann Arbor City Council Nov. 3

2009-10-29T17:43:48Z

I support Ms. Higgins’ re-election to the Ann Arbor City Council. She has a noteworthy record that demonstrates her commitment, hard work, and dedication to the citizens of her ward and for the people of Ann Arbor.......

Higgins has experience to continue to represent 4th Ward

2009-10-29T17:40:17Z

Marcia Higgins, a lifetime Ann Arbor resident and public servant, has a long and distinguished record of service for the citizens of our city and for the 4th Ward. â¨â¨ The 4th Ward has very specific needs, which are best......

Vote for Higgins in 4th Ward Ann Arbor council race

2009-10-29T17:36:06Z

On Nov. 3, please vote for experience and leadership for your 4th Ward councilmember. Marcia Higgins is a hard worker and completely dedicated to the residents of the 4th Ward. Â She spends her time working on real issues that matter......

Quality of Ann Arbor schools will suffer without millage passage

2009-10-29T17:29:37Z

I urge Ann Arbor school district residents to vote for the WISD millage on Nov. 3. As a longtime Ann Arbor teacher, I obviously have a stake in the outcome, but even more as a graduate of the Ann Arbor......

Quality of Ann Arbor schools will suffer without millage passage

2009-10-29T17:29:37Z

Vote yes on Washtenaw County school millage

2009-10-29T17:10:17Z

We are writing to encourage the voters of Washtenaw County to support the school millage on Nov. 3. The news from Lansing on school funding gets worse every day. Our superintendent has made it clear that we can no longer......

Vote yes on Washtenaw County school millage

2009-10-29T17:10:17Z

Washtenaw Sheriff Jerry Clayton's firing of deputies a tough but necessary decision

2009-10-11T11:54:25Z

It took three years and the election of a new sheriff, but the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department finally has demonstrated that it’s capable of policing itself. Sheriff Jerry Clayton has fired two deputies based on an internal investigation into their......

Plastic bags are a bane, but an Ann Arbor-only ban isn't the answer

2009-10-04T14:45:41Z

Paper or plastic? The best answer is neither, which is one reason we don’t support a ban on plastic grocery bags in the city of Ann Arbor, well-intentioned though that proposal may be. Last month, the Ann Arbor City Council......

Ann Arbor must aim higher than "barely acceptable'' for City Place project

2009-09-27T10:43:02Z

The Ann Arbor City Council’s unanimous vote to approve a site plan for City Place may represent a victory for the developer of this vapid project, but here’s hoping it proves to be an empty one. Neither city officials nor......

Let police sort out the facts in fight involving Skyline High School students

2009-09-20T11:00:41Z

Can’t we all just get along? Sometimes, unfortunately, we can’t? But when an ugly incident does occur, the community has to be willing to let the facts sort themselves out before responding to it as a hate crime.......

Column: Pain of closing blends with pride in News' staff dedication

2009-07-23T13:56:03Z

Dear readers: Today is a day I never expected, but it is one that I have come to dread. Today's paper, as you certainly know, is your last edition of The Ann Arbor News, a newspaper that traces its lineage...

Other Voices: Ann Arbor moves from print to pixel

2009-07-23T13:45:05Z

By John Dingell From the Civil War to the Sept. 11 attacks, the Great Depression to our current economic troubles, and Bennie Oosterbaan to Charles Woodson, The Ann Arbor News has been there. As the world changed, one constant has...

Other Voices: Don't blame Israel for Iranian government's poor decisions

2009-07-23T13:40:14Z

By Robert G. Faber In her Other Voices piece in The Ann Arbor News ("We are all together," July 5), Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani calls for more "non-violent" rallies by the Iranian people - while fanning the flames of violence with...

Letter: Has the recession affected paperboys?

2009-07-23T13:33:31Z

For the past year I've been a paperboy on Delaware in Ann Arbor for The Ann Arbor News. I enjoyed my job, I enjoyed serving my customers and I enjoyed getting my check. On the day they announced that The...

Letter: Proving grounds may provide opportunity

2009-07-23T13:31:28Z

The headlines in the July 14 Ann Arbor News should generate initiative and imagination in the state of Michigan and Washtenaw County from the leaders of Washtenaw Community College and Jackson Community College and even the University of Michigan and...