League of Women Voters of Michigan hosts panel on election certification process
submitted by Mary Seelhorst, League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County Election experts joined the League of Women Voters of Michigan recently to discuss the role of the Board of State Canvassers and its process for certifying elections in Michigan. With Election Day coming up on Nov. 8 and past attempts to undermine the integrity […]
Dutch fall to Grass Lake in final conference game of season
by Marsha Chartrand “A lesson learned early in the season helped our team overcome a very slow start,“ said varsity coach Ben Pack of his Dutchmen on Friday night. “After being down by 21 points, most teams would have cashed in the night.“ Instead, he continued, “Our kids turned up the heat and competed, scoring […]
Washtenaw County hosts team from the Fine and Fee Justice Center
submitted by Crystal S. Campbell, Washtenaw County Earlier in the summer, Washtenaw County was selected to participate in the second cohort of Cities and Counties for Fine and Fee Justice (CCFFJ). The cohort kicked off last week with a site visit from members of the national CCFFJ team, including members of the Fine and Fee […]
Letter to the Editor: It’s time to return neighborly acts
October 13, 2022 To the Editor: On Oct. 3, around 6:30pm, a driver hit our neighbor’s car that was legally parked by the row of mailboxes in front of his house. Not only did it mangle his car, but it took out the row of mailboxes, too. When our neighbor, Steve Harvey, moved into his […]
Letter to the Editor: Proposal 3 — Keep your beliefs, let others keep their own
October 14, 2022 You are not being asked to change your beliefs or religion. You are being asked to let people make their own decisions about their body, their religion, their love, and so on. It doesn’t affect you. If you truly believe it is wrong, then let God judge them and worry about your […]
Letter to the Editor: Gambling on Proposal 3 — betting on the courts?
October 14, 2022 All around Manchester there are yard signs saying Proposal 3 is “Too confusing, too extreme.” Perhaps this makes you scratch your head and say, “Really? It looks pretty straightforward to me. The proposal says women have a right to an abortion without interference from anyone until the fetus is viable. And after […]
Letter to the Editor: Proposal 2, a gateway to fraud
October 12, 2022 Michigan voters will determine whether to implement nine days of early voting and a host of other changes to state election procedures when they consider Proposal 2 at the Nov. 8 general election. A “yes” vote would add several changes to the Michigan Constitution, including allowing nine days of early voting, expanded […]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you from the Manchester Knights of Columbus!
October 11, 2022 The Manchester K of C would like to thank the residents of Manchester and the surrounding community for their generous support of our Annual MI (Mentally Impaired) Drive! Better known as our annual “Tootsie Roll“ Drive, it was our 48th year of helping children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The […]
Amid monarch butterfly crisis, will Michigan rise to the challenge?
by Irving Mejia-Hilario (Michigan Environmental Watch/Bridge Michigan) Emily Miller, a fourth-grade teacher who lives in Lambertville, so admires monarch butterflies she converted her garden into an oasis for the winged pollinators and wrote a children’s book about them. “I’ve always loved watching butterflies float through my gardens, and the thought of no longer seeing their bright orange […]
Medicare open enrollment begins in Michigan: What to know
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) As Medicare’s open enrollment period began last Saturday, there are a number of upfront savings for beneficiaries reviewing plans for 2023. The changes are owing to a variety of unlikely factors, from the passage of the federal Inflation Reduction Act to the flop of a once-promising Alzheimer’s drug. Michigan’s 2.1 million […]
