- Mar 30
Global warming falsehoods
The Coal Ash article (March/Downtown) is based on the premise that there is global warming and that we, humans, can control it. Both...
- Mar 30
Complete cannabis story
Wow. Downtown did its due diligence on the cannabis legalization topic (February). It is an incredibly robust article. Thank you again...
- Mar 30
Cannabis legalization
What an awesome article that Lisa Brody wrote (Cannabis legalization/February). This is probably the best one written about this...
- Jan 25
Decline to sign petition
The bipartisan Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks opposes the Secure MI Vote Initiative. It creates new barriers to voting, while...
- Jan 25
Meritless election claims
City commissioner (Clinton) Baller's letter published in your January 2022 issue continues his campaign of harassment and incorrect...
- Dec 28, 2021
Lessons from the election
There are lessons to be learned from our last local election, but the ones I see are different from those seen by Downtown Newsmagazine...
- Dec 28, 2021
Veiled political attacks
Commissioner Baller's October email (December Downtown) is a textbook example of political speech intended to be taken figuratively not...
- Dec 28, 2021
Ethics board got it right
I am writing to express support for the Birmingham Ethics Board's unanimous decision on November 16, 2021 that a recent email from...
- Dec 28, 2021
Anti-Semitic verdict correct
Your publication is better than this area should expect, and I say that as someone who was once editorial director of The Michigan Daily...
- Dec 28, 2021
Lack of statesmanship
Commissioner Clinton Baller published some vitriolic and damaging statements about two (candidates' supporters), who are Jewish, in a way...