For what it’s worth, The Review is offering its endorsements in the Nov. 6 General Election. There are no local offices on the ballot. Normally we shy away from endorsing…
We don’t want to fan the flames here, but the dysfunction of the city council continues to get worse. And now a couple of councilmembers are conceding that the public…
Hooray, yes, the city won a federal grant that will cover the salaries of firefighters for the next two years. But, honestly, there’s not much to celebrate about. City officials…
It’s a fair assumption that everyone can agree that the recent layoff of 12 firefighters is not a good thing. But as one newscaster said, the layoffs were self-inflicted by…
Hamtramck City Clerk Ed Norris deserves praise for following election law and not the witch hunt of Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. Well, make that former City Clerk Ed Norris…
There has been a roiling debate over the fate of a controversial mural on the city’s southend. Last week, the council took action, sort of, by directing Community & Economic…
What is going on in the world of state education? The Hamtramck Public School District is going to lose over $700,000 because it has two underperforming schools. Yes, you read…
Well done. The organizers of this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival did an outstanding job. And when you think of the short time frame they had to pull things together,…
The city council deserves to pat itself on the back. And Finance Director Nevrus Nazarko deserves some applause for producing a workable budget deficit elimination plan that gives the city…
It’s baffling what the city council is doing about the city’s financial well-being. Just when you think they are on the road to recovery, some members take a sudden loopy…