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February 9, 2010

Robocalls

Fear-mongering misses the point.

by Eve Silberman and John Hilton

posted 11/3/2009

According to a series of anonymous phone calls blanketing the city in October, "Soon, you won't even know if they're trying to raise your millage." That would come as a surprise to Ann Arborites engaged in a hot debate about the proposed schools "enchancement" tax (see Millage Fight). Even more surprising: the fear-mongering calls targeted a seemingly innocuous pair of measures on the Nov. 3 ballot that would let the city publish proposed ordinances on its website instead of buying

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