Or why he had claimed to be an Eastern Michigan University student although never enrolled at that school? His campaign website has withdrawn the EMU student claim.

@David Cahill, if that is indeed the case, my appologies to you, sir. Carry on…

@David Cahill: Surely you mean the project “slouched” toward council (refers to the rough beast of W.B. Yeats) Happily, it did slump, finally.

@Marvin Face: Leah Gunn is known as “Lee” to her friends. I’m sure David meant it in those terms.

Which is why voters are skeptical when claims of how open and transparent and democratic the process is are made.

Also this: Pat Lesko, please retreat back beneath your rock.

So, let’s say your bike was parked in front of the Arrowwood Community Center. Ryan Stanton thinks to himself, “Heck, Askins is my competitor. There’s no bike parking by city ordinance in front of the Arrowwood Community Center.” So, Stanton just TAKES your little bike and wheels it away. You him and say…what?

Do you laugh? Do you say nothing? Do you get irritated? Do you call your wife, outraged?

Would you subsequently refer to Stanton’s “removal” of your bike and the conversation about Stanton’s “removal” of your bike as a squabble, a kerfluffle? I think not. I think you might be shocked as Ryan told you you had no right to park your bike there. I think you might come pretty close to rage when he then refused to give your bike back because like he angrily explained to you: City ordinance forbids bike parking in front of the Arrowwood Community Center.

Taking things that don’t belong to us for ANY reason is wrong and inappropriate. Having your things taken is upsetting. It wasn’t a squabble. It was a woman standing up to an irrational young man who had taken her campaign signs for no good reason at all. That Ryan called it “bickering” and you a “squabble” is sexist reporting, and just plain wrong.

Treating outrageous and crazy as a kerfluffle, intimating that what happened was a squabble is disingenuous, to say the least. Your lack of empathy is disappointing. However, it’s the lack of journalistic objectivity that does a disservice to the people who were not there.

I thought it was in the $300K range from the past reports. Thanks.

I called the Washtenaw County clerk’s office after receiving an email last Thursday (not from Lesko) pointing out that Sturgis had stood for election as precinct delegate in two different precincts. The clerk sent the QVF history to me on Thursday. I don’t read A2Politico.

The Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office staffer (very, very helpful and instructive) was less measured. She simply blurted out in response to the questions asked: “That’s VERY bad. You can ‘t DO that!!” LOL. I have a copy of a formal letter of complaint that has been sent to the Washtenaw County Clerk (there are bets on how long Larry Kestenbaum will sit on it rather than irk his patron Leah Gunn), the Oakland County Clerk’s office and the Michigan Secretary of State.

I’m sure you got the voter registration records from the Clerk. Good for you. I’m also sure you got them after the records were first revealed on A2Politico. I’m not faulting you for checking my work after you peeked at my paper in class. I’m not even faulting you for peeking at my paper. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. However, after the kerfluffle between the AAChronicle and AA.com over Stanton’s accuracy and Dearing’s ethics it’s fair to expect you folks to give credit where it’s due, right?