Addressing the Most Serious Medical Scandal of the 21st Century: Transitioning Children
by Prisha Mosley Early this month, the Michigan House pushed the most significant effort to date to address the most serious medical scandal of the 21st century: transitioning…
Dr. ChatGPT is getting good at diagnosing ‑ but actual doctors are still better
by Dr. Andrew Parsons A father is worried about his toddler, who has been running a fever for two days and pulling at one ear. A 65-year-old woman has been getting winded on her…
City Council Members Come Out Against Ann Arbor For Public Power: “It’s Not A Wise Plan”
by P.D. Lesko Ward 4 Council member Dharma Akmon posted to Facebook about the Ballot Question Committee Ann Arbor for Public Power (A2P2) that, “The proposed charter amendment…
Ward 4 Candidate Risks AADL Nonprofit Status and Violates Campaign Finance Act With Video Ad
by P.D. Lesko Aiden Sova, current President of the Board of the Ann Arbor District Library, posted a video to his Facebook campaign page in which he identifies himself as the…
Greenhills Principal Wants Name of Alleged Sex Abuse Tipster; Tipster Files Motion to Protect His Identity
by P.D. Lesko Greenhills Principal Peter Fayroian is demanding to know the identity of a tipster who pointed the newspaper to court records documenting allegations of sexual abuse…
Ann Arbor: A Tyranny of Competent But Mediocre Governance
Writer’s Note: Eighteen months ago I posted an essay on NextDoor about how Ann Arbor is governed. The post was removed without due process and without substantive dispute. by…
Ward One Council Candidate Uncovers Waste, Duplication of Efforts and Foot-dragging in Implementing Unarmed Police Response
Editor’s Note: Ward One City Council candidate Rebecca Arends used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain public records to try to understand why, several years after City…
Neighbors for More Neighbors A2 Wants Answers From Council Candidates, But Members of the Group Have Some Explaining to Do
by P.D. Lesko Perhaps you’ve seen the yard signs: Neighbors for More Neighbors. The signs are made available by a “Team of Neighbors” who want to densify Ann Arbor through…
Cognitive Dissonance and the Republican Party
by Bob Topper For years I have tried to understand how and why so many of my family and friends, good and intelligent people, buy into the Trump-MAGA promise of quick and easy…
Ward 1 Candidate Forum: Candidates’ Views on Money in Local Politics
Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected. Council member Harrison doesn’t live in Arrowwood Co-op. by P.D. Lesko At the one-hour Ward 1 candidate forum sponsored by…