Michelle R. Smith And Johnatan Reiss
This Wednesday, May 12, 2021 image shows a website featuring Ty and Charleen Bollinger advertising their video series, The Truth About Vaccines 2020. The Bollingers are part of an ecosystem of for-profit companies, nonprofit groups, YouTube channels and other social media accounts that stoke fear and distrust of COVID-19 vaccines, resorting to what medical experts say is often misleading and false information. (AP Photo) May 13, 2021 - 3:06 PM
The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.
âYouâre going to love owning the platinum package,â Charlene Bollinger tells viewers, as a picture of a DVD set, booklets and other products flashes on screen. Her husband, Ty, promises a âdirectorâs cut edition,â and over 100 hours of additional footage.
Inside a network of ‘vaccine safety advocates,’ one of many profiting from spreading disinformation
Updated May 13, 2021;
Posted May 13, 2021
This Wednesday, May 12, 2021 image shows a website featuring Ty and Charleen Bollinger advertising their video series, The Truth About Vaccines 2020. The Bollingers are part of an ecosystem of for-profit companies, nonprofit groups, YouTube channels and other social media accounts that stoke fear and distrust of COVID-19 vaccines, resorting to what medical experts say is often misleading and false information. (AP Photo)AP
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The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.
“You’re going to love owning the platinum package,” Charlene Bollinger tells viewers, as a picture of a DVD set, booklets and other products flashes on screen. Her husband, Ty, promises a “director’s cut edition,” and over 100 hours of additional footage.
Jeff Hayner not backing down from debate over offensive language as recall petition moves forward
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
Council Member Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, speaks at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting on Oct. 21, 2019.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI The Washtenaw County Election Commission has determined an effort to recall Ann Arbor City Council Member Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, can move forward.
The commission, on Tuesday, May 11, approved recall petition language as sufficient and factual on a 2-1 vote, with Washtenaw County Treasurer Catherine McClary voting against. County Clerk Lawrence Kestenbaum and Washtenaw County probate judge Darlene O’Brien voted in favor.
Letters: Māori health, youth in emergency housing, Queen St works and penis graffiti
10 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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A vaccination centre set up at Manurewa Marae. Photo / Michael Craig
NZ Herald
Poor results in Māori health John Tamihere claims (NZ Herald, May 6) Māori are somehow placed at the back of the queue across the health system, implying systemic racism, which is specious.
In 40 years working in health, the only systemic discrimination I ve seen has favoured Māori. Certain GP services and screenings are available free to Māori, but means-tested for other groups.
GP clinics are given incentives for higher rates of Māori screening. A South Auckland mammogram service sends drivers to fetch Māori and Pasifika women; provide them with morning tea; explain; get consent; and proceed with both mammography and cervical smear screens at the same visit; and drive them home - all for free.
Ann Arbor OKs exceptions for Airbnb houses in hopes of avoiding lawsuit fight
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
Prentice Partners of Ann Arbor built this six-bed house at 1505 White St. that’s a dedicated Airbnb house. Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI More than 140 short-term rental properties in Ann Arbor’s residential neighborhoods may keep operating under new regulations finalized this week.
City Council voted 7-4 along factional lines to OK new rules with exceptions allowing existing short-term rentals like dedicated Airbnb houses to remain in neighborhoods.
The previous council voted last September to ban them effective March 1, but Mayor Christopher Taylor and his allies, who regained control of council in November, now are allowing existing operators to continue in hopes of avoiding a lawsuit fight they think the city would lose.