Thanks for the publication
A quick note to tell you that I absolutely look forward to your magazine. I turn first to David Hohendorf's From the Publisher page,...
Jul 26, 2022
Brody’s BPS deficit coverage
I have sent an email about my school paper's coverage of the Birmingham Public Schools (BPS) budget deficit to a bunch of local media...
Jul 26, 2022
Solving the gun problem
"We need to harden schools." "The only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." "We need to arm teachers.”...
Jul 26, 2022
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 29, 2022
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 29, 2022
Cannabis legalization
What an awesome article that Lisa Brody wrote (Cannabis legalization/February). This is probably the best one written about this...
Mar 29, 2022
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, 2022
Meritless election claims
City commissioner (Clinton) Baller's letter published in your January 2022 issue continues his campaign of harassment and incorrect...
Jan 25, 2022
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