Karin's Blog

Since DST has been extended, you'll want to double-check all of your electronic devices and confirm that the time is correct. Although your your computer and maybe even your digital clock in your car may automatically update, the recent change of dates for Daylight Saving Time may require that th...

TO PASS OR NOT TO PASS? That was indeed the question of the week...and the final answer came on Friday, as the House of Representatives followed the Senate's lead and passed the $700 Billion rescue plan.The week began with the House initially voting against the plan on Monday, causing Stocks to p...

What you should know...                                                                                          In light (no pun intended) of the Vice Presidential debate last night and the focus of Sarah Palin on the energy crisis, I wanted to pass this along to you. It really doesn't take much...

It Pays To Keep Accurate Mileage Records From Now Through The End Of The Year!! Rocketing gas prices this year have prompted the Internal Revenue Service to increase the standard mileage-rate deduction for qualifying business-related driving expenses by 8 cents per mile. This means that the rate...

The book, How to Win Friends & Influence People*, consistently makes the top five whenever there is a survey of most influential or inspiring books, and is often second only to the Bible. Dale Carnegie outlines - in very simple steps and examples - how to be nice without letting yourself get walk...

Opportunity of a Lifetime for First-Time Buyers   For aspiring home owners who find their goal stubbornly elusive, newly enacted legislation providing a tax credit of as much as $7,500 for first-time home buyers might just be the opportunity of a lifetime.But like so many of the good things in li...

Yes, according to the AARP, Ann Arbor has met all the criteria of being the #1 healthiest city in the United States.  In an article of the upcoming AARP Magazine it states that over 20 measures of vitality, including not only the physical aspects of a community (clean air and water), but also the...

Summer is in full swing with plenty of exciting scheduled events still happening at Gallup Park and Argo Canoe Livery. Set aside some time for these dates of scheduled events: Thursday, August 14 7pm to 8:30pm $5/child, all ages welcome with adult "Bring your children out for some basic fishing f...

Ann Arbor has always been environmental minded and stays well ahead of other major cities in our nation in terms of making inovative strides in our city. Typically an award that goes only to State Senators and State Representatives, Our Mayor Hieftje has become 1 of 3 Mayors in the State of Michi...

It's no wonder that UM is one of the top 2 Universities in the Nation for Environmental Engineering.Take a look at what Metaefficient, the optimum Green Guide, wrote about our city...Inspite of the cold weather, downtown Ann Arbor thrives with the area restuarants and shops.  The trees are also l...