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Thank you for your recent article by Jen Eyer, detailing her experiences with her daughter, Belle at Food Gatherers. It completely resonated with me and made me want to share my experiences. A few years ago, with a three year... Full story »

On Monday night, the Ann Arbor City Council is casting its final vote on a comprehensive plan to enable more materials to be recycled more conveniently. It would be the city’s biggest step forward on environmental issues in the last... Full story »

As the son of a retail fabric merchant, one of the pointless memories from my youth was watching the guy in the warehouse estimate yardage by holding one end of the questioned fabric in his fully extended left hand while... Full story »

In your February 21 issue, David Jesse reported on the use of consultants by the Ann Arbor Public Schools. I was particularly interested to read about the Pacific Educational Group (PEG), which has been working in the district for several... Full story »

It’s easy to take for granted what we have here in Ann Arbor, and that’s particularly true of our vibrant downtown. While cities across the country have been struggling to revitalize their dead or dying downtowns since the 1970s, we... Full story »

Any community that hopes to be chosen as a site for Google’s new ultra-high speed broadband network has to consider itself a long shot. The competition is going to be that intense. But Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan... Full story »

Re: “State earns ‘C’ for dental care” (Thursday, February 25, page A12). Make that an “E.’ It is my understanding that Michigan Medicaid stopped paying for dental care this year (except for certain life-threatening infections or injuries which require emergency... Full story »

I grew up in Grand Haven when a large sandy, sun warmed beach was a constant in summer. With Asian carp taking the food source from the fish in Lake Michigan, dead fish along the shore will be a constant... Full story »

The recent article in AnnArbor.com about injured player Caitlin Rize being given the opportunity to participate in her final home game on Senior Night was inspiring. The compassion that Dexter's coach Mike Bavineau and Ypsilanti's coach Chris Slater showed, allowing... Full story »

As a resident in the Ann Arbor/Dexter area I would like to express my concern about the Asian Carp Invasion in the Great Lakes. My wife and I are property owners on Drummond Island where we operated a resort since... Full story »

I work for the University of Michigan and have excellent health care benefits, but even under my plan the portion paid by the employee is increasing substantially every year. For the past several years this increase has been greater than... Full story »

Whatever gets built at the spot where seven century-old homes now stand on South Fifth Avenue, it won’t be the vapid City Place project. For that we are thankful. We thought developer Alex de Parry should propose something much better... Full story »

Doug Rothwell remembers when Michigan was known for prosperity and economic growth, and he dreams of the day when it could be again. But he says that may take 10 years. And that’s his best-case scenario. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm... Full story »

Michigan has seen its waters invaded by zebra mussels and goby. But a far greater threat is headed toward the Great Lakes, and we’re rapidly running out of time to halt it. As invasive species go, the Asian carp is... Full story »

Michigan rode the automobile to prosperity in the 1950s and ‘60s. But now we find ourselves falling further and further behind in the new economy. If we hope to catch up, one of the answers has to be high-speed rail.... Full story »