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Dabaja did not return an email or text message seeking comment; during Tuesday's meeting, she spoke in favor of the move.  Two members of the Dearborn City Council, Erin Byrnes and Leslie Herrick, told the Free Press they opposed ending the Zoom option. The other City Council members did not respond to the Free Press. "I would like to see all of our meetings remain on Zoom given that we are still in the middle of a pandemic," Byrnes told the Free Press. "That is the safest option. I also think that Zoom probably provides greater accessibility for residents and for those looking to tune i...

Dearborn ends online speaking for council meetings, drawing protests Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press For the first time in several months, Dearborn City Council held its public meeting in person on Tuesday evening without an option to speak online through Zoom. City officials and some City Council members touted the move as a step toward getting back to normal.  But protesters and some residents are speaking out, noting that Michigan and Dearborn still have a high number of new COVID-19 cases. It's a tension that other municipalities may face as more get back to in-pers...

KU Foundation Distinguished Professor of History named a 2021 fellow

Beth Bailey has a provocatively titled and incomplete piece at The Federalistabout illegal immigration and crime. Bailey laments the lack of data on illegal immigration and crime while linking to some of our research that estimates illegal immigrant incarceration rates and ignoring excellent criminal conviction and arrest data from Texas that show remarkably low rates of criminality. Bailey does make an excellent point: There aren’t enough criminal data on illegal immigrants. There are many reasons to collect more and better data on immigration in general and illegal immigration specifical...

Changes at the Daily Jeffersonian Pam James Readers of the Daily Jeffersonian have undoubtedly noticed a couple recent changes to this publication. I became the new editor a few weeks ago, as the previous editor Beth Bailey had accepted a new position within the Gannett Company. I’ve worked for Gannett for more than 20 years and also serve as the editor of the Zanesville Times Recorder and the Coshocton Tribune.  Gannett and GateHouse Media, the previous owner of the Daily Jeff, merged late last year. At that time the look of the Daily-Jeff.com changed but not much else. Since I’ve joine...