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Craft-brewing boom changes Grand Rapids culture economy
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Greg Brown "can't claim to be a super connoisseur" of craft beers, but he does like to think he knows more than a little about the subject, and he has been a fan of Michigan brewers such as Founders Brewing and New Holland Brewing for a while now. Still, the 26-year-old Ferndale, Mich., resident was taken aback in February when he made his first trip to Grand ...
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Grand Rapids craft beer scene Touring 8 top breweries
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - With Grand Rapids' craft beer scene getting barrel-fulls of national and international attention, several of my pals and I decided to put the city's breweries to the test. None of us are what you'd call beer elitists, but we all spent a fair amount of time studying the fermented arts during our years at Michigan State. We figured to be up for whatever ...
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Michigan hikers found rescued in Red River Gorge
HAZARD, Ky. - Searchers have found three hikers safe in the Red River Gorge.WYMT-TV ( http://bit.ly/YUiC4I) reported the out-of-state adventurers somehow strayed off the Osborne Bend Trail in Wolfe County.Officials said the group consisted of two women and one man, all between 20 and 30 years old. They became lost after setting out on a Sunday day hike.They were found and rescued late Sunday ...
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Decommissioned Coast Guard ship set for reopening
Port Huron - A decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard ship that was sold to a private owner by the Port Huron Museum is being reopened to the public. A Friday ceremony at the 180-foot Bramble at Seaway Terminal Bean Dock will be the first public viewing of the vessel since it was sold in January to Robert Klingler of Marine City. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports the Memorial Day weekend ceremony ...
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World stocks rise on signs of steady U.S. recovery
Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push world stock markets higher today.A gauge of future economic activity issued Friday rose more than expected, a sign that the world's biggest economy is improving. Consumer confidence also rose, offsetting several lackluster reports on slowing manufacturing and an increase in applications for unemployment benefits.Britain's ...
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After 3 homer night many wonder if Tigers Miguel Cabrera could win Triple Crown again
Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is congratulated by Omar Infante after his third home run Sunday in Arlington, Texas. / Richard Rodriguez/Fort Worth ...
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Michigan woman apparently beats boyfriend to death police say
Police say a woman apparently beat her 38-year-old boyfriend to death at the southern Michigan apartment building where they lived.WLNS-TV and the Jackson Citizen Patriot report police were called to the apartment early Saturday and were told that a man was bleeding. Police say the man is believed to have been beaten with multiple blunt objects, and he was dead by the time they arrived.Names of ...
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Michigan kayakers find body in Thornapple River
Officials say kayakers have found a man's body in the Thornapple River.The body was reported Sunday afternoon in Barry County's Thornapple Township, about 20 miles southeast of Grand Rapids.The body was sent to the medical examiner's office for autopsy and identification. The death is under ...
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CMU has green light to design Saginaw medical campus
Phase 1 includes a medical education center on the campus of Covenant HealthCare. Later phases include a facility at St. Mary's of Michigan and renovated space at both ...
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United to restart 787 flights today
United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on another.The incidents never caused any serious injuries. But the January grounding embarrassed Boeing, which makes the ...
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Michigan cancer patients to back Medicaid expansion
Lansing - Cancer patients and survivors in Michigan are expected to call on lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage for about 400,000 uninsured Michigan residents. About 75 people who have experienced cancer and their family members are planning to visit Michigan's Capitol on Tuesday to meet with lawmakers. The effort is part of the American Cancer Action Network's annual Lobby Day. The ...
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Mich. works to get some inmates higher education
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Department of Corrections has several efforts to teach community college courses and vocational training in-house to a small number of inmates near ...
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Detroit girl 3 reportedly taken while her father assaulted her mother
An Amber Alert has been issued for Alonna Anderson, 3, who was placed inside of vehicle while the mother was being assaulted by the child's father. / Detroit Police ...
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Amber Alert Police are looking for 3-year-old Detroit girl
Detroit police said Alonna Anderson was taken Sunday night from a home in the area of Northfield Avenue and I-96 by someone while her mother was being assaulted by Anderson's ...
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RPT-For Detroit in crisis next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate
Mon May 20, 2013 6:59am EDT By Bernie Woodall and Karen Pierog DETROIT May 19 (Reuters) - Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit's emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to decide whether the city can get through its financial crisis without a ...
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Suspended judge faces tenure commission hearing
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- A judge who a state agency says had an affair with a woman who had a child-support case pending in his court faces a ...
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Detroit police 4 wounded in drive-by shooting
Police say a woman tried to drive the men to a nearby hospital, but she crashed into a home. According to police, the 30-year-old man was last listed in critical condition and the others were in temporary serious condition. The woman was in good ...
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General Motors and Deloitte Touche in $303 million securities class action
A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ...
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Ticker Stephen A. Smith not taking Knicks loss too well
Hey, at least your team made the playoffs, Stephen A. Smith.The outspoken ESPN personality took to Twitter on Sunday to mourn the loss of the New York Knicks, who were eliminated in six games by the Indiana Pacers on Saturday in the Eastern Conference ...
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Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock having the most fun hes had in a couple of years
Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock, top, directs his team during the first period of Game 1 against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. / Associated ...
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Detroit community project house stripped before resident can move in
George Bezenar, 62, of Detroit looks Tuesday at the damage scrappers caused when they broke into a house he still hopes to live in in Detroit's Brightmoor area. The furnace was stripped along with some copper. / Jessica J. Trevino/Detroit Free ...
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Union of Concerned Scientists Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Groups Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport
Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ...
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ACLU Oral Arguments to Be Delivered Friday in Lawsuit Against Michigan Department of Corrections
ACLU Says Inadequate Health Care Puts Prisoners Lives at Risk GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - August 7 - Two years after a 21-year-old man died in a Michigan prison because of a lack of medical and mental health care, the American Civil Liberties Union will deliver final arguments Friday in a lawsuit that seeks to force Michigan Department of Corrections officials to provide necessary mental health ...
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Detroit mayoral candidate D’Artagnan Collier campaigns at Eastern Market
D'Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party candidate for Detroit mayor, campaigned onSaturday at Eastern Market. Campaigners distributed Collier's statement, "Workers must rejectEmergency Manager's plan for Detroit." Collier spoke with workers and youth about the social conditions in Detroit and the politicalsituation more broadly. Issues raised included the ...
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Toyota plans huge boost in lithium-ion battery output
Toyota is planning a giant increase in production of lithium ion batteries as prepares to use them in its flagship Prius sedan, Reuters reports. Toyota plans a six-fold boost in it use of the batteries, ...
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Detroit, the little motor city that could?
Detroit has been kicked in the face by the world economy, political scandals and budget deficits. But are things perhaps looking up for the automotive capital of the country?
Detroit has long been considered the US capital of car manufacturing, giving rise to its nickname, Motor City. In the 1950s the city was the fourth largest in the country, but a decline in fortunes and a changing economy has left the city with just half as many people it had in its heyday. Read more
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