Politicians and the courts need to heed the will of voters
It figures. After City Council spent a few months coming up with an ordinance regulating where medical marijuana can be grown, the Michigan Court of Appeals has now ruled that…
City needs to step up effort to control blight
Cracking down on garbage. It’s a theme in this week’s issue. In recent months we have heard from plenty of folks who are fed up with seeing garbage in their…
School AYP testing is setting districts up for failure
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the nation’s attempt at boosting the test scores of students is nothing more than a veiled attempt to get rid of union teachers. Recent results…
For some candidates, voters deserve some answers
With the Primary Election now over, it’s time to think ahead to the November General Election. The November election will feature just two local races: three seats on the City…
It’s high time to address our pot laws
Now that Hamtramck has a zoning law regulating where and how medical marijuana can be grown, it’s almost anti-climatic. Why? Because there are some county prosecutors, the state Attorney General…
Candidate endorsements are never a win for a newspaper
Since last week’s editorial of our endorsement for City Council candidates, there’s been a certain amount of flak we’ve received. We should say up front that endorsing this or that…
Aging electrical grid is a hazard for metro area
DTE Energy representatives attended a Ferndale City Council meeting this week to talk about why and how that city suffered a blackout for three days last week. Why should Hamtramck…
Our endorsements for council
You might not know it, but there is indeed an election coming up here in Hamtramck, on Aug. 2. This has been one of the weirdest campaign seasons we’ve seen…
Woe to anyone who dares to challenge certain candidates
The race card. It gets played far too often in the metro area, and it’s no stranger to Hamtramck. The latest to wield this card is City Council candidate Abu…
If reforms are coming in Police Dept., make them soon
In certain quarters of the city, there is controversy over whether City Manager Bill Cooper can also hold the position of “acting” police chief. Our reading of the City Charter…
