Fred Looker Retires (Again)
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One More Election, Then Clerk Bows Out
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AADL Talks To: Geoff Larcom, Former Sports Editor and Columnist for the Ann Arbor News, and Media Relations Director for Eastern Michigan University
Geoff Larcom was born and raised in Ann Arbor. He followed in his parents’ footsteps to pursue a career in journalism, working for his high school yearbook, then the Michigan Daily while a student at the University of Michigan. He then spent 25 years working for The Ann Arbor News, initially as a copy editor, then, after three years in sports at The Detroit News, he served for 12 years as Ann Arbor News sports editor. He spent his last 10 years with the News as a metro reporter and columnist. After the News closed in 2009, he became Executive Director of Media Relations at Eastern Michigan University. Geoff talks with us about his career; his memories of The Ann Arbor News during many changes within the industry; and about the life and career of his father, Guy C. Larcom, who holds the distinction of serving as Ann Arbor’s first City Administrator, and his mother, Taffy Larcom, who was a professor of journalism at EMU.
Hundreds of Residents Attend Public Hearing on Fair Housing Ordinance at City Hall, March 1963
Year:
1963
Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1963
Caption:
Housing Ordinance Hearing: An overflow audience of more than 160 persons showed up at City Hall last night for the City Council's public hearing on a fair housing ordinance. It was the largest turnout at City Hall in recent years. Other hearings probably will be scheduled. Twenty-nine persons, 16 of them representing organizations, spoke to the council seated in the front of the room. Nearly all called for housing legislation that would be stronger than the one presented by the Human Relations Commission and initially approved by the council.
City Officials Review Fair Housing Ordinance Taking Effect Soon, December 1963 Photographer: Duane Scheel
Year:
1963
Ann Arbor News, December 31, 1963
Caption:
Study Fair Housing Opinion: Four of the main figures on the issue of a city's power to enact fair housing legislation in view of the state's new Civil Rights Commission are shown looking over information on the topic prior to a meeting at City Hall yesterday afternoon. Shown in the picture (left to right) are Leon S. Cohan, chief aide of the attorney general, City Attorney Jacob F. Fahrner Jr., Atty. Gen. Frank J. Kelley, and Mayor Cecil O. Creal. Despite please from Kelley, the City Council decided to go ahead with enforcement of its local fair housing ordinance effective tomorrow.
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AADL Talks To: Ingrid Sheldon, 59th Mayor of Ann Arbor, 1993-2000
In this episode, AADL talks to Ingrid Sheldon. Ingrid was Ann Arbor's mayor from 1993-2000. She was Ann Arbor's last Republican mayor and is remembered as a politician who did not stick strictly to party lines. Ingrid has also been a long time active member of the Ann Arbor volunteer and philanthropy communities who transitioned to politics after her involvement in the Ann Arbor Jaycees. She tells us about growing up in Ann Arbor township and attending its one room school, her appreciation for meeting and working with a diversity of people throughout the community, and her notable accomplishments.
Secretary Jackie Booker Works At Her Desk Outside Mayor Wheeler's Office, August 1975 Photographer: Jack Stubbs
Year:
1975
"Sheffy" the Schefflera Outgrowing City Hall, August 1975 Photographer: Jack Stubbs
Year:
1975
Scene Of 'Crime' At City Hall
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Mosaic Tilework, Twilight Shadows, Ann Arbor City Hall, 301 E Huron St, September 15, 2020 Photographer: Steve Jensen
Year:
2020