Thank you Ypsilanti
Jun. 23, 2010 · 5:07 p.m.
The Ypsilanti Citizen was launched in November 2008 to inform the Ypsilanti community about the news and events that were happening in their area.
Since our launch,...read more
Crossroads Summer Festival; rockin’ ladies night
Jun. 23, 2010 · 4:37 p.m.
A special Ladies Night was held Friday at the 2010 Ypsilanti Crossroads Summer Festival in conjunction with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
Just...read more
Crossroads to hold Ladies Night for Relay for Life
Jun. 16, 2010 · 9:13 a.m.
On June 11, the 2010 Ypsilanti Crossroads Summer Festival featured a rousing opening set from roots and blue grass band Dragon Wagon.
Dragon Wagon was joined on...read more
Electric rail pollution leads to dirty laundry
Jun. 15, 2010 · 11:42 a.m.
Maggie Smith was not looking forward to a forenoon of sewing pleats.
She put down her newest customer’s summer dress. Downstairs, she offered to get potatoes...read more
EMU students in wartime
Jun. 1, 2010 · 10:32 a.m.
Leroy Grindle was an Ypsilantian soldier who lost his life in WWII. He was a member of the Michigan Normal (EMU) class of ’41, and is memorialized with a black...read more
Letter to the Editor
Mar. 3, 2010 · 1:45 p.m.
Freedom of speech is a constitutional right granted to every U.S. citizen; regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender. Most of us value it immensely. Some of us exercise it more frequently than others. Still others hide behind it as a false sense of security by which they feel justified in spewing hurtful, sometimes libelous, and occasionally borderline hate-speech. Regardless of the intentions, it is clear that Megan Turf's recent open letter to the Ypsilanti City Council regarding recently appointed Police Chief Amy Walker's relationship with another member of the Ypsilanti Police Department was misguidedly couched in some twisted sense of the Ypsilanti community's "right to know," coupled with the assertion that it was 'business, not personal.'
As a doctoral (Ph.D.) candidate in criminology and criminal justice, and a former long-term member of the Ypsilanti Police Department, my interest has always been in the equitable application of justice and a high standard of police accountability. However, now that the "world" has been made aware of this situation, a labor attorney has ruled upon it, has the quality of police service diminished? I think not. In fact, following closely the historic appointment of Amy Walker to the position of chief, as well as the moves she has made to save public safety jobs while also doing her part to help cut the city's budget woes, I believe it is clear that the citizens are being well served. The evidence speaks for itself.
It's truly a shame that Chief Walker's positive efforts have been overshadowed by one individual's selfish need for publicity before even having spent more than three months in office. Ypsilanti's citizens deserve the the quality of leadership that their new chief has to offer. Don't let someone's attempts to undermine her ability to implement the innovative law enforcement strategies Ypsilanti needs. As taxpayers, you owe it to yourselves.
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