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…
City needs to go after those suspected of voter fraud
Candidates and voters. Do they all live here? That’s a question we have raised in recent weeks, and it was once again echoed by City Council candidate Robert Zwolak, and…
City Council loses out on chance to attract business
Once again, the City Council has failed to adopt a zoning ordinance regulating where medical marijuana can be grown in the city. Of course, Hamtramck isn’t alone on where to…
Snyder’s financial policies are setting up cities for failure
This past week, Gov. Rick Snyder unveiled his plan to turnaround failing schools. It’s an ambitious plan, but ultimately, it’s awfully vague. For example, Snyder is seeking to have more…
Hamtramck’s police force is long overdue for a makeover
Hamtramck has a chance of taking a small step toward diversifying the ethnic makeup of the Police Department. The department currently has two African-American officers on the force out of…
Education cuts are aimed at busting teachers’ union
In a way, the contract concessions that Hamtramck Public School teachers agreed to was inevitable. That’s because Gov. Rick Snyder and his fellow Republican legislators are about to impose similar…
