http://www.easternecho.com The Eastern Echo en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:08:07 -0400 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/its_sad_but_we_really_do_need_to_pay_taxes Benjamin Franklin said there are two things certain in life: death and taxes. Unfortunately, Americans really don’t like paying taxes. We have managed to turn avoiding taxes into an Olympic level sport, to a point where the country’s very financial survival is in doubt. Mon, 14 May 2012 18:08:07 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/its_sad_but_we_really_do_need_to_pay_taxes http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/supporting_equal_rights_good_job_obama I observed two things while traveling the country by road last week. First, riding with the windows down while jamming Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Freebird” still rocks. Second, last week’s radio waves were dominated by right-wing hate peddling yakkies drumming up anger over President Barack Obama’s assertion that he supported gay marriage. Mon, 14 May 2012 18:03:39 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/supporting_equal_rights_good_job_obama http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/want_another_movie_spot_check_out_ann_arbors_state_theater If you are looking for some cultural stimulation this summer, then there is no need to look any further than the State Theater in Ann Arbor on South State Street. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:51:21 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/want_another_movie_spot_check_out_ann_arbors_state_theater http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/altrock_supergroup_releases_babylon When I heard that Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba, AFI bassist Hunter Burgan and My Chemical Romance drummer Jarrod Alexander were forming a side project, I was automatically curious about the alt-punk supergroup. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:50:22 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/altrock_supergroup_releases_babylon http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/beautifying_the_city_ypsi_pride Some people may think of pride as one of the seven deadly sins, but to the people of Ypsilanti, PRIDE is something totally different. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:48:54 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/beautifying_the_city_ypsi_pride http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/track_and_field_season_comes_to_an_end Eastern Michigan’s track and field teams wrapped up their season Saturday at the 2012 Mid-American Converence Outdoor Championship in Mount Pleasant. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:47:07 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/track_and_field_season_comes_to_an_end http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/eagles_going_to_mac_tourney The Eastern Michigan men’s baseball team clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference tournament winning two out of three games against Buffalo on the road this weekend. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:45:46 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/eagles_going_to_mac_tourney http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/baseball_field_dimensions_causing_controversy For many viewers and fans of our country’s most beloved pastime, a baseball diamond is just a baseball diamond. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:44:36 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/baseball_field_dimensions_causing_controversy http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/salmonella_found_pet_food_recalled LANSING- On April 2, a sample collected as part of routine retail animal feed surveillance by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Pesticide and Plant Pest Management division found Salmonella Infantis in a sample collected from an intact package of Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice Formula for Adult Dogs. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:43:39 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/salmonella_found_pet_food_recalled http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/four_ann_arbor_skunks_found_with_rabies YPSILANTI – Four skunks have tested positive for rabies so far in 2012. All of the identified skunks have been within the City of Ann Arbor. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:42:06 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/four_ann_arbor_skunks_found_with_rabies http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/incentive_given_to_live_ypsi As an incentive for Eastern Michigan University employees to move to Ypsilanti, a new program called Live Ypsi will offer employees between $5,000 and $10,000 in forgivable loans toward the purchase of a home in the city. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:40:38 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/incentive_given_to_live_ypsi http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/police_blotter May 7 – Larceny of tools was reported at 10:42 a.m. The theft occurred at Mark Jefferson between May 2 at 2 p.m. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:39:18 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/police_blotter http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/dining_commons_open_for_summer_ Eastern Michigan University’s Dining Commons, located between Best, Wise, Buell and Downing residence halls, is now open for the summer semester with an all-you-can-eat buffet of homestyle entrees, pasta, grilled foods, soups, salads, stir-fry and desserts for $6.75. The Commons accepts cash, credit and the Advantage and Advantage Flex meal plans, which offer purchase options such as prepay for 27 meals and get three free, and receive 10 percent above the amount purchased respectively. Weekly menus are listed on the Dining Commons’ website www.emich.edu/dining/services/thecommons, and summer semester hours are 11 a.m. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:38:27 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/dining_commons_open_for_summer_ http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/legendary_car_guy_talks_about_future_of_industry Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors, spoke Thursday night at Eastern Michigan University to share his experiences from his 47-year career in the auto industry and discuss his latest book, “Car Guys vs. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:37:46 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/legendary_car_guy_talks_about_future_of_industry http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/blog/news_blog/2012/05/ypsilanti_income_tax_and_water_street_millage_voted_down_21 Ypsilanti voters rejected proposals for a city income tax and Water Street millage by 2-1 Tuesday night; both measures were suggested solutions to Ypsilanti’s projected budget deficit of $13.3 million Fri, 11 May 2012 15:59:58 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/blog/news_blog/2012/05/ypsilanti_income_tax_and_water_street_millage_voted_down_21 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/blog/eic_blog/2012/05/vacant_office_fire_in_ypsilanti A fire broke out in a vacant office suite in the Washtenaw Office Plaza, located at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Bellevue Street, in Ypsilanti around 8:30 p.m. Wed, 09 May 2012 23:11:48 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/blog/eic_blog/2012/05/vacant_office_fire_in_ypsilanti http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/eagles_lose_93_on_senior_day The Eastern Michigan University baseball team took a hard loss on Sunday during its senior game against Bowling Green. The team won its two previous games against the team, 10-3 on Friday and 6-0 on Saturday but was sloppy in the third game and committed a season-high six errors on the day losing 9-3. Mon, 07 May 2012 21:24:58 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/eagles_lose_93_on_senior_day http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/sentence_given_in_unarmed_robbery Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Archie Brown gave Jeremiah Kena Sawyer a 3-year-and-8-month sentence April 25, for the unarmed robbery of Eastern Michigan University student Darin Thomas Smith on Aug. 24, 2011. Mon, 07 May 2012 21:17:43 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/sentence_given_in_unarmed_robbery http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/dismissal_email_sent_out_by_accident Many Eastern Michigan University students were alarmed on Friday evening after reading an email informing them of their dismissal from the university. Mon, 07 May 2012 21:06:16 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/dismissal_email_sent_out_by_accident http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/itll_take_more_than_just_passion Recently, hundreds of students graduated from Eastern Michigan University. Decorated caps, rehearsed congratulations and high spirits characterized the time and elders hoped to imbue the graduates with a completely uninhibited optimism. Mon, 07 May 2012 20:24:46 -0400 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/05/itll_take_more_than_just_passion