News

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.
By the way, if you see Russ around town, wish him happy birthday!

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring Doug Selby of Meadowlark Builders in Ann Arbor.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Increasing gasoline prices are increasing taxi fares in Ann Arbor. Click on the audio icon to hear details from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Washtenaw County, MI – Washtenaw County officials say the current year's revised budget in on track through the first quarter. Click on the audio icon to hear details from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring the Regional Director of the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes Office, located in Ann Arbor, and co-chair of the group Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition, Andy Buschsbaum.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor's city council has approved the city's budget for fiscal year 2009. The vote was eight to three. Click on the audio icon to hear more on the spending plan from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – An Ann Arbor area company is the state's largest maker of fuel cells, currently manufacturing the devices for the military.
Adaptive Materials officials say the state's 21st Century Jobs Fund played a key role in keeping the company in Michigan when it changed from research and development to manufacturing. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – Eastern Michigan University's Board of Regents has unanimously voted to make doctor Susan Martin the school's 22nd President. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.

By Clark Smith

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring the senior biological illustrator at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, John Megahan.

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By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – Washtenaw County Circuit Court judge and former Eastern Michigan University regent Donald Shelton spoke with various groups at EMU Thursday. Shelton is the third of four finalists for the EMU presidency to visit campus this week. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – Ypsilanti's city council has taken a step to ensure that -- at a minimum -- AATA bus service in town will remain at current levels. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – THe last of the four finalists to be Eastern Michigan University's next President, Susan Martin, was on campus Friday, meeting with various groups. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – The Director of the Education Leadership
Center at the University of Michigan's School of Education, and former head of Detroit Public Schools, Kenneth Burnley, met Wednesday with a number of groups at Eastern Michigan University. Burnley is the second candidate for the EMU presidency to visit campus this week. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU.

**PLEASE NOTE** The Jimmy Scott concert mentioned at the beginning of Cinema Chat has been cancelled! Will be re-scheduled.

By Bob Eccles

Washtenaw County, MI – Several Washtenaw County school districts had money issues on Tuesday's ballot, and most of the issues were approved by voters. Click on the audio icon to hear the results from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Bob Eccles

Washtenaw County, MI – There were a handful of contested school board races in Washtenaw County on Tuesday. Click on the audio icon to hear the results from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – The first of four finalists to be the next President of Eastern Michigan University visited campus Tuesday, meeting with various groups. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley about the visit by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Flanagan.