November, 2009
November 30, 2009 | Muskegon
Connie NesbaryMUSKEGON COUNTY — For those recently unemployed and looking to start a new career, the prospect of returning to school may seem intimidating. One Muskegon-area organization is expanding its services to offer assistance.Read Muskegon, a nonprofit agency aimed at...
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Challenged by a drop in donations and fresh off deep workforce cuts, the American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids has hired a new leader to help survive its own economic emergency.
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November 30, 2009 | Kalamazoo
Starting Wednesday, people can reserve spots for the latest Kalamazoo County H1N1 flu shot clinic that is planned for Dec. 9.
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November 30, 2009 | Kalamazoo
The city of Kalamazoo could take a $285,999 loss on a North Burdick Street property it owns to entice development of a new health-care center on the city's north side.
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November 30, 2009 | Kalamazoo
The Kalamazoo Singers will be performing a diverse program tonight for "Christmas at Nazareth" this year, singing everything from African Noel to contemporary carols to Renaissance-era works.
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November 30, 2009 | Holland
The plan comes weeks after the state Board of Canvassers approved a ballot proposal that would allow voters to decide next fall if they want to reduce automobile, home and business insurance rates by 20 percent.
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November 30, 2009 | Holland
Scott DeWitt won a radio promotion on Bill Simonson’s “The Huge Show” for two sets on a private jet and two tickets to tonight’s game in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Many spoke against plans for the 400-foot wind turbines at the Grand Rapids' Lake Michigan Water Filtration Plant at Lake Michigan Drive and Lakeshore Drive in Grand Haven Township.
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November 30, 2009 | Ann Arbor
The Salvation Army is hoping someone has a change of heart and returns one of the organization's little red kettles that was taken in Ann Arbor over the weekend.
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November 30, 2009 | Ann Arbor
Brandi Gibbs and her friend, Tamara Stewart, ran when gunfire erupted at a block party in Ann Arbor’s Stonybrook subdivision on July 29, 1995, Gibbs testified Monday. “We ran across the street toward Tamara’s car,” Gibbs said. “At first, we......
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November 30, 2009 | Flint
Montgomery County officials agreed to rethink parts of their massive White Flint redevelopment plan after widespread opposition broke out to measures that critics said would have crippled the area with traffic.
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November 30, 2009 | Saginaw
Saginaw School District Board of Education members have chosen five men and one woman as finalists for district superintendent, with interviews of the first two candidates set Thursday at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
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10 p.m. update GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP — A proposal for two, utility-sized wind turbines along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Grand Haven Township brought out more than 200 people who said they were concerned for their health, the environment and...
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November 30, 2009 | Flint
FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- The Township Board took steps Monday to seek employee pay concessions next year, minutes after approving two employee contract agreements. The board, acting 6-1, agreed to employ a notification clause in several employee contracts that allows...
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Close to two hundred people packed into the Township Hall tonight, concerned about a plan to build two three hundred foot turbines in Grand Haven Township. Close to two hundred people showed up tonight to sound off on a plan to build two different wind turbines that would be three hundred feet tall in Grand Haven Township.
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November 30, 2009 | Kalamazoo
A new store has opened on the downtown Kalamazoo Mall thanks to the city's retail incubation program, the first of its kind in Michigan.
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November 30, 2009 | Lansing
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will meet with with state lawmakers in Lansing Tuesday to discuss regional cooperation and the city's financial crisis.
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November 30, 2009 | Kalamazoo
WEST MICHIGAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled two public meetings to talk about some Kalamazoo River clean-up projects.
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November 30, 2009 | Saginaw
The Saginaw Spirit presented St. Mary's of Michigan Seton Cancer with $5,000 Monday, a result of the proceeds from the breast cancer awareness event. St. Mary's of Michigan and the Saginaw Spirit partnered together in October for the third annual PINK OUT game for breast cancer awareness.
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November 30, 2009 | Saginaw
Kevin Winfield, 17, of Saginaw, died Monday at St. Mary’s of Michigan hospital in Saginaw after being shot once at South 12th and Tuscola about 10:25 p.m. Sunday,hospital spokeswoman Nikole Montalbano says .
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November 30, 2009 | Lansing
Detroit --Mayor Dave Bing plans to make his first official trip to Lansing on Tuesday to meet with state lawmakers to discuss regional cooperation and the city's financial crisis.
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November 30, 2009 | Sturgis
Two women arrested for using fake IDs to cash bad checks at a West Michigan Walmart have been linked to an Indiana counterfeiting ring. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
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November 30, 2009 | Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor Planning Commission will have soccer on its mind when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday. On the agenda is a resolution to annex and zone 12.5 acres of property at 2323 S. Main St., otherwise known as......
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November 30, 2009 | Detroit
DETROIT (AP) -- Authorities say two men who collapsed during a half-marathon in Detroit this fall died because of heart problems.
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November 30, 2009 | Dearborn
NEW YORK----Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. , a closed-end management investment company seeking a stable stream of current income consistent with external interest rate conditions and a total return over time that is above what shareholders could receive by investing individually in the investment grade and long-term maturity sectors of the bond market, today announced its performance for ...
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November 30, 2009 | Saginaw
Saginaw Police Department officials say officers responded to five shootings in Saginaw on the city’s East Side over a nine-hour time period, between 6 p.m. Sunday and 3 a.m. Monday.
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Term limits will force 31 of the current 38 state senators out of office next year. Today, a Democrat from Grand Rapids said he'll run for one of those senate seats.
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November 30, 2009 | Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor Optimist Club has named Ann Arbor Police Detective Greg Jones as its 2009 Officer of the Year. The annual award was presented by the club at its meeting last week.......
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November 30, 2009 | Sturgis
Two women arrested for using fake IDs to cash bad checks at a West Michigan Walmart have been linked to an Indiana counterfeiting ring.
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November 30, 2009 | Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor police are seeking charges against two women in separate prostitution investigations Saturday that involve online classified advertisements. A 35-year-old Ann Arbor woman and 25-year-old Kalamazoo woman spoke over the phone with an officer posing as a customer, police......
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November 30, 2009 | Holland
Calvin College forward and Holland native Carissa Verkaik is the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
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November 30, 2009 | Saginaw
The Flint JournalGuess what. This is one of those two-in-one posts. Saginaw Bay has made news in Michigan a couple of times in recent weeks, both for walleye-related stories. First, there was news that remedial dredging of the Saginaw River...
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GRAND RAPIDS The Grand Rapids Police Auxiliary is accepting applications for auxiliary officers. The unsworn volunteers assist the Grand Rapids Police Department with community-oriented functions. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Training and equipment is provided by the police department.
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November 30, 2009 | Flint
Fox 2 screen shotSam Riddle appearing on Fox 2's "Let it Rip" on June 19.Flint native Sam Riddle is scheduled to be in court today for a plea-cutoff hearing in a federal bribery case out of Detroit.The Detroit Free Press...
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November 30, 2009 | Lansing
Just a few days after telling the Free Press a 2010 campaign was "very unlikely" for him, Lansing's recently re-elected Mayor Virg Bernero said today he's "seriously considering" a run for the Democratic nomination for governor.
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November 30, 2009 | Kalamazoo
Lana Hawkins is using her store, Lana's Couture, 125 S. Kalamazoo Mall, to honor her aunt and uncle who died unexpectedly last year by showing the public their assortment of Santas, snowmen, sleighs and other trinkets and figurines.
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GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Rapids is the home of Amway Corp. But what is Amway?
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November 30, 2009 | Saginaw
Ryan Garza/The Flint JournalOfficers from the Genesee County Sheriff's Department block the road outside of the Genesee County Circuit Court after the building was evacuated on Monday.FLINT, Michigan — Saginaw Street between Fifth and Court streets was closed this morning...
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November 30, 2009 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan-- Central Michigan University Public Broadcasting should be running WFUM-TV of Flint this week, according to this article by CMU’s campus paper.
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November 30, 2009 | Muskegon
MUSKEGON (AP) — Terry J. Nolan is back.
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November 30, 2009 | Flint
The city of Flint and the Flint Downtown Development Authority are expecting a large turnout for the annual Flint Holiday Festival.
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November 30, 2009 | Dearborn
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - November 30, 2009) - Dearborn NationalT recently launched a proactive Dental Wellness Program to all of its dental members identified as at-risk for dental disease. "Unfortunately, many people don't take the basic steps that have been proven to prevent Periodontal Disease and tooth decay," said Tony Trani, president of Dearborn National, which features the largest ...
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November 30, 2009 | Kalamazoo
The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners is set to decide Tuesday on a resolution to ask voters in May for renewal of a 29-year-old millage that provides millions of dollars in funding for Kalamazoo County law enforcement.
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November 30, 2009 | Dearborn
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - 11/30/09) - Dearborn National(TM) recently launched a proactive Dental Wellness Program to all of its dental members identified as at-risk for dental disease. "Unfortunately, many people don't take the basic steps that have been proven to prevent Periodontal Disease and tooth decay," said Tony Trani, president of Dearborn National, which features the largest dental PPO ...
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November 30, 2009 | Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced two public meetings set this week for two Kalamazoo River cleanup projects.
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November 30, 2009 | Saginaw
Saginaw police reported the following shootings over the weekend.
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November 30, 2009 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan — Flint police were called about noon on Sunday after shots were fired into a residence on E. Home Avenue near Harvard in a neighborhood north of E. Pierson Road.Officers found 11 bullet holes in the east side...
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November 30, 2009 | Detroit
DETROIT - A 13-year-old Detroit girl told police today that she hid a 19-year-old Detroit man in her bedroom closet for two days after meeting him on Facebook on Saturday. Now, the man is in police custody after the girl told investigators she had sex with him in her bedroom on the city's east side. The girl's mother discovered him hiding there early this morning, police said. The girl told ...
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November 30, 2009 | Detroit
Officials from Saab Automobile AB and the Swedish government traveled to Detroit Monday in a final attempt to help General Motors Co. find a solution for the troubled Swedish auto maker. Saab spokeswoman Gunilla Gustavs said CEO Jan Ake Jonsson would meet... GeneralMotors - Detroit - Automotive industry - Saab - Saab Automobile
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November 30, 2009 | Detroit
STOCKHOLM - Officials from Saab Automobile AB and the Swedish government traveled to Detroit Monday in a final attempt to help General Motors Co. find a solution for the troubled...
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