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SALINE: School district starts search for new high school principal, sees low community turnout at forum
By Jim Pruitt
Special Writer
jamespruitt7@gmail.com
The process to find a new high school principal is under way at Saline Area Schools. Read Story
YPSILANTI: Tobogganing slid into Ypsilanti in 1886
By Laura Bien
Special Writer
ypsidixit@gmail.com
Long before Riverside Park had benches, a shelter, or pathways it was an unnamed overgrown area. But in December 1886, it gained one enormous man-made feature near the present-day Riverside Arts Center stairs.
The impressive entertainment structure was something any city could be proud of, but it wasn’t built with municipal money.
At the time, the city didn’t even have a piped water system. Residents had personal wells and cisterns. No sewer system was in place. Citizens used outdoor privies or had a sewer “vault,” or indoor septic tank, in their basements. Roads were unimproved. Springtime ruts and summer dust were standard nuisances to which horses contributed their fragrant share. With such pressing improvements yet to be funded and only 6,500 residents from which to wring tax money the city wasn’t about to spend on fripperies.Read Story
ONLINE SAFETY: Strong passwords are important when using the Internet
Feb 6th, at 1:30pm
By Kristin Judge
Guest Writer
kristin.judge@msisac.org
Passwords, passwords, passwords. This topic is so important I wanted to repeat it. One of the easiest and most impactful things you can do to protect… Read More
SALINE: Students in 'Connecting' program meet with animal science expert and nationally-known author
Feb 5th, at 9:08am
Saline High School students who are part of a special "Connecting" program recently met an animal science expert and nationally-known… Read More
PLAY REVIEW: Encore's "Smokey Joe's Café" serves it up hot
Feb 6th, at 8:23am
By Sean Dalton
sdalton@heritage.com
Twitter: @seankdalton
The Encore’s “Smokey Joe’s Café” is the busiest and most accessible musical revue I’ve seen yet. Read More
ANN ARBOR: At Hip Hop Congress’s Midwest Summit, the Art of Freestyle Rap (video)
Feb 6th, at 7:06am
By James David Dickson, A2 Journal
jdickson@heritage.com
Twitter: @JDK12Reporter
On Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4, the Hip Hop Congress Midwest made its way to the Michigan Union (530 S. State Street), at the heart of the… Read More
ANN ARBOR: Bethany Steffke Sweeny named to board at SafeHouse Center
Feb 5th, at 9:12am
Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Bethany Steffke Sweeny was elected to the board of directors of SafeHouse Center in Ann… Read More
YPSILANTI: Vice President Joe Biden, Education secretary Arne Duncan praise EMU for affordability
Feb 6th, at 9:01am
Eastern Michigan University is getting some attention from some of the nation's top officials. Read More
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