2021 Young Citizen of the Year applications now open
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation s 2020 Young Citizens of the Year - from left, Laila Pasha, Madeline Gupta, Avonte Browning, Tess Carichner and Jessie Schwalb.
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Nominations for the annual Young Citizen of the Year scholarship competition are open.
Young Citizen of the Year recognizes five Washtenaw County high school students for outstanding achievement in community service activities outside of school-based extracurricular activities.
The scholarship competition is supported by the Robert Bruce Dunlap Memorial Fund, which was started by Connie Dunlap in memory of her late husband. The fund is managed by the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation.
Late University of Michigan doctor kept working more than a year after allegedly resigning, report shows
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
FILE- In an undated photo provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, Dr. Robert E. Anderson is shown. The president of the University of Michigan has apologized to anyone who was harmed by Anderson, a late doctor after several former students said he molested them during medical exams at the school. One man said Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, that Dr. Anderson molested him during a medical exam in 1968 or 1969. Police started investigating the onetime director of the University Health Service and physician for the football team in July 2018 after a former student athlete alleged abuse by Anderson in the 1970s. Anderson died in 2008. (Robert Kalmbach/Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan via AP)AP
The story of Albert Wheeler, Ann Arbor’s first and only Black mayor
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
Albert Wheeler at his desk at the University of Michigan in November 1968, seven years before he would become Ann Arbor s first Black mayor.Ann Arbor News archives courtesy of OldNews.AADL.org
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ANN ARBOR, MI The elections that catapulted Albert Wheeler into the Ann Arbor mayor’s office in 1975 and led to his ouster three years later were nothing short of unusual.
They involved razor-thin margins, a controversial new voting system later repealed, and a reelection victory followed by a court battle and special redo election.
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The Pose Experience, a selfie museum and interactive event space, is seen Feb. 11, 2021, in Southfield, Mich. The space isn t just for people who want to take selfies with visual backgrounds, it s also a spot where people can take creative engagement or graduation photos. It s a space for a fun night out with friends and it can also be used to help individuals and area businesses with their content and to expand their social media reach. (Edward Pevos/The Ann Arbor News via AP) February 20, 2021 - 10:01 PM
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Itâs hard not to make yourself look photogenic at this new space in Metro Detroit. This is The Pose Experience, selfie museum and interactive event space, now open in Southfield.
Unchecked national security won’t stop America’s long-standing domestic terrorism threat
Updated Feb 21, 2021;
Posted Feb 21, 2021
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. Right-wing extremism has previously mostly played out in isolated pockets of America or in smaller cities. In contrast, the deadly attack by rioters on the U.S. Capitol targeted the very heart of government. It brought together members of disparate groups, creating the opportunity for extremists to establish links with each other. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)AP
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Civil rights advocates who saw how security laws such as watchlists and wiretaps brought unchecked invasion into Muslim communities after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are now cautioning against broadening law enforcement powers in response to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.