#47 Ann Arbor Stories: The Billboard Bandits

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Apr 12, 201800:11:05Arts

The shrill, biting staccato whine of a chain saw pierces the cold, night air. Thud. Another billboard falls to the ground along a highway in southern Michigan. An estimated 167 billboards in all—cut, chopped, and chainsa...

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