Thursday 18th March, 2010
Scam Artist Dupes State For $9.1 Million Tax Break
Detroit Free PressConvicted embezzler and scam artist Richard Short was back in a Flint jail Wednesday -- a day after taking a stage with an unwitting Gov. Jennifer Granholm to celebrate a $9.1-million state tax break ...
Colleges Weigh In On New Dps Schools Plan, Say: Count Us In
Detroit Free PressLive-stream today: Taking charge of city's story Robert Bobb, the emergency financial manager for DPS, laid out plans publicly Wednesday for the creation of eight such pre-K-14 schools and a pre-K-20 ...
Kilpatrick Lawyer Wants Out
Detroit Free PressKilpatrick spokesman Mike Paul said Wednesday that Thomas is owed more than $20,000 for his work in a high-profile civil lawsuit filed by relatives of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene. And Paul said ...
Family Mourns Man Who Died Saving Partner's Son
Detroit Free PressNow, Albena Mensai, 42, and their children are mourning as police search for the 35-year-old's killer. "He was there for us for 17 years," Mensai's son Aaron James, 17, said, wiping tears from his eye...
Granholm, Legislature Are Rated Low By Local Officials
Detroit Free PressThe frustration and mistrust begin with Gov. Jennifer Granholm and splash down on the Legislature, according to surveys of more than 1,300 local officials conducted last year by the Center for Local, ...
Man Saved From Sex Assault Case By Dna
Detroit Free PressRicky Seggie, 24, was headed to trial, charged with first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct and unlawful imprisonment. Problem was, he was innocent. On Wednesday, the Macomb County Prosecutor...
Livonia Schools Considering Up To $11 Million In Budget Cuts
Detroit Free PressThe recommended cuts for the 2010-11 fiscal year that begins July 1 would include closing four buildings, cutting some transportation, boosting pay-to-play fees and eliminating as many as 90 teachers,...
An Emotional Day Around Dps
Detroit Free PressAt the much-larger Cooley High School a few miles away, students milled around at the end of the school day. A few were happy the school would be closing; others were sad.
Parents United In Disbelief, Anger
Detroit Free PressThe announcement Wednesday about the closure of 42 buildings marked the fourth time since 2005 that parents and students in the Detroit Public Schools have had to brace for a massive shake-up.
Senate Has Beef With The Meatout
Detroit Free PressLANSING -- The meatout controversy reignited in the state Senate on Wednesday, where a resolution was passed asking Gov. Jennifer Granholm to rescind her proclamation urging Michiganders to give up me...
Workers Threaten To Shut Detroit At Hearing
Detroit Free PressChants of "Strike! Strike! Strike!" rose from the crowd of City of Detroit workers Wednesday as members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filled the 13th floor audito...
Address On Census No Cause For Worry, Non-detroiters
Detroit Free PressResidents of the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods who received census forms listing Detroit in the mailing address should not worry that their information won't benefit their communities, local census ...
Grosse Ile Shooting Called Suicide By Cop
Detroit Free PressA Grosse Ile woman was fatally shot early Wednesday morning in her neighborhood after she pointed a shotgun at a police officer in what police are describing as a suicide by cop.
Local News In Brief
Detroit Free PressSeventy-two suspects were arrested during a weeklong blitz aimed at targeting killers, rapists and carjackers, police officials said Wednesday. Detroit officers were joined by local, state and federal...
Share Services To Save Money, State Officials Tell Communities
Detroit Free PressState officials are encouraging Michigan communities and school districts to collaborate or consolidate services to weather the financial crisis as revenues decline.
Mysterious Group Still Getting State Money
Detroit Free PressA group of Republican lawmakers pressed for answers Wednesday about why the state Department of Human Services continues to pay an enigmatic day care oversight agency that was ostensibly defunded by t...
Services Set For Student Who Drowned
Detroit Free PressFuneral arrangements have been made for a Rochester Hills native who drowned in Florida after a rip current dragged him into the water off Jupiter Beach on Friday.
Grants For Free Computers Are Available
Detroit Free PressANSWER: Many major organizations, including Dell, Toyota and the NEA Foundation, offer education grants. Each grant program has strings attached. Some are for certain grades; others can be used only f...
Expect Unseasonably Mild Weather
Detroit Free PressSPRING, ALMOST: Unseasonably mild weather is expected to continue today and Friday, with highs in the 60s. "We won't break any records, but it sure feels good," said meteorologist Jim Maddus of WWJ-TV...
Delphi Energy Says It Made $1.3 Million In Q4, But Lost $8 Million In 2009.
Canadian BusinessCALGARY - Delphi Energy Corp. (TSX:DEE) says it made a profit of $1.3 million in its fourth quarter. In the year-ago period, Delphi had recorded a loss of $959,000. But the Calgary-based energy comp...
Scars Of Mirrodin Magic The Gathering Set Announced
ExaminerMagic Arcana over at Wizard's official site . The set, code-named "Lights" will be a 249 card set and the first set in a brand new block (3 sets total)While the
Paul Robeson Was Truly A Renaissance Man If Ever There Was One
ExaminerPaul Robeson, is a prime candidate for Renaissance Man, when you consider all the things he did, despite rejection from his enemies and friends alike.
What's Coming Up Next On 'all My Children, 'one Life To Live,' & 'general Hospital'
ExaminerView all » The March 23, 2010 issue of ‘Soap Opera Digest’ offers the following nuggets of information for the three popular ABC soaps. Here’s what you can look forward to seei...
Destiny For Msu's Green: Mateen Cleaves Clone?
Detroit Free PressEAST LANSING -- Rarely is there a one-on-one conversation with Draymond Green that doesn't include the gregarious Michigan State forward's arm eventually draped around the shoulder of the person with ...
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