Ex Saline HS student arrested for online threats

An 18 year old former Saline High School student was arrested this morning after police, with help from an adminstrator of the website the teen posted his threats on traced the threats to his Saline home.

All schools were notified before they opened today and Saline police described the threats as "very disturbing, but very vague."

Police said the teen was upset over a court hearing Thursday where he faced a minor in possession of alcohol charge.

He was placed in protective custody and referred to the University of Michigan for a psych eval.

YCD would like to send out a birthday greeting

Johnny's blog, Johnny's rules

Happy Birthday Mrs. Action Space Punk!



We now return you to your regularly scheduled Ypsi City Desk

Friday night pigskin parade

Ypsi Willow Run (3-4) is home for Dearborn Edsel Ford.

Ypsilanti Lincoln (0-7) is at Adrian. Keep plugging away guys, we'll NEVER desert you!

Chelsea (7-0) is in Tree City to take on Ann Arbor Pioneer (2-5)

Dexter Dreadnaughts (3-4) are at Saline (4-3)

Ypsilanti (6-1) is at Highland Park

Ann Arbor Huron (3-3) is at Muskegon Heights

Late night open thread

Everybody Wang Chung tonight. No, on second thought don't do that. Ever


Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

Boy, all these negative stories on a gray rainy day...

....how about some music to lighten the day? How about our local icon performing with the Teddybears on a really hip tune

Former EMU President John Fallon sues EMU, regents

To nobody's surprise except maybe that of common sense, former EMU President John Fallon sued the university and the regents under----get this----the Whistleblower Protection Act.

OK, John, you didn't blow ANY whistles. You helped COVER UP a murder. Your stupidity, along with a few others, just got done costing EMU hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees and penalites. Now you want more money and for what? Being a stooge in the face of a serious campus crisis? You got fired for CAUSE and now you wanna save face by suing the place you failed? YIKES.

EMU, if you settle with this guy, Johnny will never ever ever send you another dime.

You fight this.

Renters and the proposed city income tax

According to the US Census, 67% of Ypsilanti's housing units are occupied by RENTERS (This number in Ann Arbor is 56%). That's a sizeable majority, no?

So when the city puts forth a plan to raise a levy on city residents and offers a tax cut for HOMEOWNERS to make it more palatable, that leaves the majority of Ypsilanti residents holding the bag. Renters get NOTHING out of this deal but a raise in income tax AND most likely a raise in their rent. Who proposed that only homeowners get such a break? Why not throw something in for renters, some kind of credit maybe?

Wanna know why? The city council proposing this aren't renters is the YCD guess. The city council really doesn't think the renters deserve much and they also think they're transient in nature so they won't be around for the next election.

Look, do your own research on this, look at the numbers and listen to both sides of this issue. Learn the good and the bad and make up your own mind but it sure looks to the YCD that there is ZERO benefit to renters to vote for any city income tax in it's current capacity.

Late night open thread

Wings win 4-2 and despite the rain, it's a good night.


Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

Is a storm swirling around EMU's head baseball coach Roger Coryell?

According to reports, Eastern Michigan University head baseball coach Roger Coryell, has violated his contract by using his university computer to send "a series of inappropriate messages" to a players mother.

Yikes, this does not end well at all YCD thinks.

EMU Athletic Director Derrick Gragg sent Coryell a disciplinary letter which outlined the transgressions and was obtained by the Ann Arbor News via a Freedom of Information Act request.

In Gragg's letter, he claims Coryell violated his contract by "violating the rights of a student-athlete" while also engaging in an act of misconduct". Both are fireable offenses. Coryell remains on unpaid leave from the University.

YCD, and big supporter of EMU baseball, will keep you updated.

Hey EMU students, yes YOU....

Since Echo writer Nick Orr was gracious enough to mention this blog as someplace to go between classes online I'd like to offer YOU some space on this blog. If you or your group has something going on, by all means, let YCD know. Why not put this site to work for YOU. It's a community blog first and foremost so let's make sure you all get your needs and concerns addressed.

Got something to say? Spit it here...
Got an event to promote? Represent here...

We REALLY do wanna hear from you.