NOVEMBER 29, 2024 ON MY CORNER ASK YOUR VENDOR How have you seen Ann Arbor change over the years? It went from "Tree Town" to "Building Town." — Schillington Morgan, #148 The radicals are going deeper and the liberals are getting more disconnected. — Ken Parks, #490 I’ve seen it change 100%. Before, people would try to help other people. The shelter and churches weren’t as overcrowded. — Roberto Isla Caballero, #347 I'm newer to the Ann Arbor area and I appreciate the people I interact with during Groundcover News sales. — Amanda Gale, #573 The word would be corporate-tocracy. — Cindy Gere, #279 A lot! People are less friendly. — Mike Jones, #113 There's more interaction and events for families, townies. —Terri Demar, #322 100% — I know that. Nowadays, they're always working on something, rebuilding things. I wish they'd build me a house! — Donna McGaughy, #310 A lot. People have moved on; businesses have changed. I'm glad some have stayed like Afternoon Delight. —Felicia Wilbert, #234 MIKE JONES Groundcover vendor No. 113 The people in Ypsilanti, Michigan are awesome. Ypsi is a small city in the wilderness of North America where you can breathe the fresh air off the mighty Huron River and gaze into the sky and watch the bald eagle fly, and have the most interesting meaningful conversations with people. A year ago around this time, I decided to start selling Ypsi Awesome! Groundcover newspapers in the downtown Ypsilanti area. I also wrote an article about my transition from selling Groundcover newspapers in Ann Arbor to selling in Ypsilanti in the January 2024 edition. After a year of selling Groundcover in Ypsi and meeting and becoming friends with good people, I want to say thank you to all the businesses and people who help me keep a roof over me and my son's heads and food on the table. Right out the gate for gratitude: The people who work and shop at Ypsilanti Food Co-op are super awesome! Right across the street, the people who work and hang out at Vertex Coffee Roasters are awesome. Sweetwaters Cafe on Cross Street is awesome. A2Vintage in downtown Ypsilanti is awesome. Christmas past, Hanukkah present SCOOP STEVENS Groundcover vendor No. 638 Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple in 164 BCE. This was Israel’s second temple. The first temple, built by King Solomon, was destroyed by the Babylonians on August 9, 586 BCE. Hanukkah begins at sunset on Christmas day this year. The Israelites returned to the land of Israel after being held captive in Babylon for 70 years because over a period of 490 years they did not obey the Sabbath year command to let the land rest and forgive debts during the seventh year (2 Chronicles 36 vs 21). The Jews rebuilt the Temple. The second temple wasn’t anywhere near the greatness of Solomon’s Temple. The second temple was destroyed by the Romans on August 9, 70 CE. Since God cannot be contained in a temple, it was never his will to have one built. He knew in advance that men would build one; he allowed it as a concession and made rules governing it. The Temple was the center of all religious, economic and political life for the Jews. Its destruction was devastating but the Jews fought on and continued to wait for their Messiah to come. Judaism was never a monolithic religion. It has adapted to times and circumstances but it has always been a religion about the law. The law has been revealed to us but the We need to talk about trafficking BEVERLY BOSS Groundcover vendor No. 583 Hi everyone. I want to talk about homeless women on the street — how we need homeless shelters for women and children. Sex traffickers prey on women with no family help, or who are homeless. Traffickers stalk them, get a group of people to watch them and put them on video. Some might use drugs and then try to use the women. Put them out there using fraud and coercion. It is hard to spot and goes unreported because abusers make women fear for their lives. A lot of people can’t get out of it; a lot of people need a fresh start to get out of this abuse. From what I’ve heard and seen inside, 100% of women in jail are persons that were sexually attacked or in fear of their lives. We as women need more support to spot this trafficking. I think the community needs to get more educated about this. I think it is so important to talk. Help with women’s shelters! We need more shelters than just SafeHouse; they are too picky-choosy on who they allow to stay because they do background checks. Often people have to engage in violence to protect themselves and they shouldn’t be punished for that. If you have domestic felonies, the SafeHouse does not let you stay. Kids do not need to be in this abuse, either — kids who are trafficked and kids of women who are being trafficked. Kids and women are more prone to abuse on the street. It seems like men get more help than women and kids. I see a lot of women out there struggling with addiction and abuse with nowhere to go. Women are more likely to be sexually assaulted in co-ed shelters like Delonis; as a result they choose to live on the abusive streets and then are more likely to go to jail. If you have felonies or drug problems you can’t be eligible for mental health courts. If you look for a place to live, you cannot have felonies. You have no place to live. I’ve seen a lot on the street; I feel no hope, no hope at all. I do wish you will all take trafficking and stalking homeless women as a real danger. I want to make it clear: we have a problem and we need to start speaking about it. Thank you. I hope to get you good news next time, peace! secret things belong to God (Deut. 29 vs 29). Before there was a king in Israel, there were tribal musters where each of the twelve tribes would gather. During times of national emergency the God of Israel raised up judges, and during the emergency their power was absolute. One of the judges was Deborah. “Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth was judging Israel" (Judges 4 vs 4). During this time of national emergency (Project 2025), we need a judge like Deborah, a prophetess and a Jew. Marianne Williamson, who helped popularize "A Course in Miracles" and emphasizes balance and love, might just be that person. Students, faculty and staff at Eastern Michigan University are awesome. Bellflower restaurant is awesome. Crawdaddy’s Creole is awesome. The good people who work at Bloom Cannabis in Ypsilanti, Bird Dog Baking and Depot Cats and Dogs are all awesome. And all the good people I meet who purchase Groundcover paper from me and other Groundcover vendors are awesome! Thank you for your support! GROUNDCOVER NEWS 3
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