By Greg Kowalski This may sound odd, but a museum that always looks at the past will have no future. Sure, a historical museum lives for the past, but it…
Recently, the city council agreed to limit the time allotted for public comment at council meetings. The new rule allows for only 30 minutes, total, for the public to have…
We can’t praise Hamtramck Labor Day Festival organizers and volunteers enough for their service this past weekend. Hamtramck once again racked up another successful festival weekend, and in fact it…
Once again, Hamtramck will welcome a few thousand visitors this weekend for the annual Labor Day Festival. This festival has been running for almost every year since 1980, and it’s…
Lately, the city council has been considering installing surveillance cameras throughout the city in order for the police department to detect stolen vehicles, or cars that are connected with crimes.…
This week, the Hamtramck Public School District’s Board of Education decided to try again for the renewal of its “sinking fund” millage. Last week, voters crushed the request by a…
Hamtramck voters have spoken, and have resoundingly rejected a public school millage request. What a shame. The only ones who will be hurt by this cruel thumbs-down are the school…
Property taxes. No one likes to pay them, but without taxes, we wouldn’t have usable roads, sanitation service, drinkable water, police and fire service, and much more that we all…
By Catrina Stackpoole I want to thank the mayor (Amer Ghalib) for going on the Tudor Dixon podcast and admitting your plans to join the national campaign to attack gays…
There’s been a lot said,in recent weeks, about what kind of flags should be flown on public property. We’re sure this discussion is far from over. Recently, the mayor and…