News and Politics
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Kyle Poplin | August 19, 2016
Poplin: Putting the place
in complacencyAugust’s centerpiece story raises an issue: The tech industry is changing Ann Arbor. Are things changing too fast and...
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Kyle Poplin | August 4, 2016
William Crandell | 1968-2016:
He was a man who stood upIn June’s issue, William Crandell wrote unflinchingly about how his life spiraled out of control, hoping it would help...
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Administrator | June 16, 2016
You’ll never look at a homeless person the same way again
You think you know about guys like William Crandell. You don’t. He is a former educator of special...
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Administrator | June 3, 2016
Letters about our piece
on Gov. Snyder and FlintWe received some insightful letters to the editor after our piece on Gov. Rick Snyder’s handling of the...
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Administrator | April 14, 2016
Release: Boycott of A2 Wendy’s announced
Passing along this press release unedited and without comment, except to say for transparency’s sake my first job was...
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Jim McBee | April 13, 2016
A new way to do ‘social engagement’ with the news
The Ann loves people stories. Yes, we want to address the important problems, policies and events of the...
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Jim McBee | April 13, 2016
Just how do you feel about roundabouts?
Some people just plain hate roundabouts, those circular intersections. To them, they’re confusing, uncomfortable, unsafe. But traffic engineers...
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Administrator | April 3, 2016
Gov. Rick Snyder’s prospects
after the Flint water crisisCompiled by Kyle Poplin | Photos by Benjamin Weatherston Flint has been on hard times since the ’80s,...
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Administrator | March 23, 2016
Comment: Deer cull
is not ecological balanceThis is hardly a culture war (“The culture war over the deer cull,” The Ann, February 2016). It...
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Administrator | March 1, 2016
Update: Residents are unaware
well water is contaminatedEditor’s note: We’re releasing this story online earlier than usual because today we heard from environmental activist Dan...