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Ypsi Meals on Wheels funds down

By Christine Laughren · Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009

Starting on the seventh floor of Clark East Towers apartment complex off East Clark Road, Jackie Macy and her assistants begin to make their daily rounds for Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels.

Concealed weapons bill would allow guns in trunks on campus

By Katrease Stafford · Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009

Students all over the state of Michigan may soon be able to carry concealed weapons on campus. Bill 5474, introduced by Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, to the Michigan House of Representatives, would prohibit colleges from banning weapons on campus.

'Tour de Fresh' displays Ypsilanti's greener side

By Dan DuChene · Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009

By bike or by bus, area residents toured around Ypsilanti on Tuesday night to check out local gardens in the community.Approximately 30 people turned out to Growing Hope’s Tour de Fresh, which showcased ten community and personal gardens throughout Ypsilanti.

'Bread' to address homeless problem

By Charnika Jett · Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009

Homelessness has been a serious issue in America for quite some time. But hearing about homelessness and seeing it are two different things that bring out two totally different emotions.

Ypsilanti City Council cuts bus route

By Dan DuChene · Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009

Ypsilanti City Council voted to eliminate the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority’s bus route five in the city Tuesday night. The move, along with scaling back hours for two routes and pledging to put bus funding in front of voters, was part of an effort to curb a $123,000 shortfall in the amount the city will be charged for its AATA purchase of service agreement.

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