The East Village Magazine – March 2024
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Village Life: Let’s get to important things, again
By Kate Stockrahm In the first ever issue of East Village Magazine on July 3, 1976, our late founder Gary Custer got straight to the point. “It’s customary for a new publication to justify its existence by running a long list of idealistic goals in its premier issue,” he wrote. “We’ll pass up that tradition.” In that early editorial, entitled “Let’s get to important things,” Custer said EVM wouldn’t waste precious space on expounding...
University of Michigan – Flint faculty union wins recognition by university administration
By Jan Worth-Nelson A union for University of Michigan – Flint tenured and tenure-track faculty has come one step closer, with university administration agreeing March 13, 2024, to recognize the bargaining unit. Union organizers from the nascent UM – Flint AFT-AAUP, AFT Local 5671, notified members via email on March 14 of the administration’s decision. “We are so happy to be able to send this message today,” the email...
Is Donald Trump a Marxist? Maybe, but which one?
By Paul Rozycki After several presidential primaries, it’s clear the 2024 election will be a rerun of the 2020 contest between Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President Donald Trump. But while the candidates are familiar, their campaign rhetoric seems even more intense this time around. One of Trump’s common attacks is to claim that his opponents are Marxists or Communists. The charge resonates with his most...
Funeral arrangements announced for late Flint Councilman Eric Mays
Funeral plans for Flint City Councilman Eric Mays, who passed in late February, were announced today via a press release from Lento Law Group, the law team for Mays’ son, Eric HaKeem Deontaye Mays. The following details were shared in the March 14 release: Friday, March 22 Viewing – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. House of Prayer Missionary Church 1851 W. Carpenter Road Flint, Mich. 48505 Saturday, March 23 Funeral service – 11...
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