Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org News Summary From Around Michigan Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:08:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Michigander Male Accumulating Corn Witnesses An Alligator http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigander-male-accumulating-corn-witnesses-an-alligator/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigander-male-accumulating-corn-witnesses-an-alligator/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:08:30 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigander-male-accumulating-corn-witnesses-an-alligator/ Washington, September 4, 2010 : Burr Oak, Michigan: A male named Jeff Adamski was collecting sweet corn in the southern region of Michigan. That was the moment when Jeff became the most recent addition to the catalog of individuals, who have had an unanticipated meeting with an alligator.

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]]> Washington, September 4, 2010 : Burr Oak, Michigan: A male named Jeff Adamski was collecting sweet corn in the southern region of Michigan. That was the moment when Jeff became the most recent addition to the catalog of individuals, who have had an unanticipated meeting with an alligator.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigander-male-accumulating-corn-witnesses-an-alligator/feed/ 0 Flint-area events for Sunday, Sept. 5 http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-area-events-for-sunday-sept-5/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-area-events-for-sunday-sept-5/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:28:08 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-area-events-for-sunday-sept-5/ Here are a few choices for your entertainment around the Flint area for Sunday, Sept. 5.

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]]> Here are a few choices for your entertainment around the Flint area for Sunday, Sept. 5.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-area-events-for-sunday-sept-5/feed/ 0 ANN ARBOR: RecycleBank offers incentives for more city recycling http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-recyclebank-offers-incentives-for-more-city-recycling/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-recyclebank-offers-incentives-for-more-city-recycling/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:37:55 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-recyclebank-offers-incentives-for-more-city-recycling/ Masaki Hada was one of a large group of Ann Arbor children who made a bank out of recycled items, tasted local food from RecycleBank partners, and learned more about the new incentive program to encourage increased recycling in the city.

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]]> Masaki Hada was one of a large group of Ann Arbor children who made a bank out of recycled items, tasted local food from RecycleBank partners, and learned more about the new incentive program to encourage increased recycling in the city.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-recyclebank-offers-incentives-for-more-city-recycling/feed/ 0 ANN ARBOR: School board sets schedule to hire new superintendent http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-school-board-sets-schedule-to-hire-new-superintendent-2/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-school-board-sets-schedule-to-hire-new-superintendent-2/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:36:34 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-school-board-sets-schedule-to-hire-new-superintendent-2/ The Ann Arbor Board of Education expects to have a search firm in place by the end of September as it moves toward having a new superintendent of schools on the job by July 1, 2011.

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]]> The Ann Arbor Board of Education expects to have a search firm in place by the end of September as it moves toward having a new superintendent of schools on the job by July 1, 2011.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-school-board-sets-schedule-to-hire-new-superintendent-2/feed/ 0 Man clubs 34-inch gator to death in Mich. cornfield http://michigandisaster.org/2010/man-clubs-34-inch-gator-to-death-in-mich-cornfield/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/man-clubs-34-inch-gator-to-death-in-mich-cornfield/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:43:42 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/man-clubs-34-inch-gator-to-death-in-mich-cornfield/ BURR OAK — A southern Michigan man who encountered a 34-inch alligator while picking corn said he clubbed it to death because he feared it could attack someone if left alone. But St. Joseph County’s animal control officer said Jeff Adamski’s reaction was a “little extreme.”

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]]> BURR OAK — A southern Michigan man who encountered a 34-inch alligator while picking corn said he clubbed it to death because he feared it could attack someone if left alone. But St. Joseph County’s animal control officer said Jeff Adamski’s reaction was a “little extreme.”

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/man-clubs-34-inch-gator-to-death-in-mich-cornfield/feed/ 0 Flint Hills tries to make amends for North Pole refinery spill http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-hills-tries-to-make-amends-for-north-pole-refinery-spill/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-hills-tries-to-make-amends-for-north-pole-refinery-spill/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:58:16 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-hills-tries-to-make-amends-for-north-pole-refinery-spill/ FAIRBANKS — Flint Hills Resources has offered a bulk water tank along with a cash settlement to some North Pole area homeowners affected by tainted groundwater, the refinery spokesman said this wee…

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]]> FAIRBANKS — Flint Hills Resources has offered a bulk water tank along with a cash settlement to some North Pole area homeowners affected by tainted groundwater, the refinery spokesman said this wee…

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-hills-tries-to-make-amends-for-north-pole-refinery-spill/feed/ 0 Dearborn rally remarks spark criticism by Jewish group http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-rally-remarks-spark-criticism-by-jewish-group/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-rally-remarks-spark-criticism-by-jewish-group/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:56:51 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-rally-remarks-spark-criticism-by-jewish-group/ Dearborn — The executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations-Michigan said his 12-minute speech today at a Jerusalem Day rally in front of Dearborn City Hall was misrepresented by a local Jewish group.

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]]> Dearborn — The executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations-Michigan said his 12-minute speech today at a Jerusalem Day rally in front of Dearborn City Hall was misrepresented by a local Jewish group.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-rally-remarks-spark-criticism-by-jewish-group/feed/ 0 Michigan man comes across alligator in corn field http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-comes-across-alligator-in-corn-field/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-comes-across-alligator-in-corn-field/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:47:08 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-comes-across-alligator-in-corn-field/ ASSOCIATED PRESS BURR OAK, Mich. — A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn’t expect to have to deal with an alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski was in a corn field on a recent evening when two women came running from a few rows over, screaming that they had seen an alligator. He checked it out and sure enough, there it was. Adamski tells the …

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]]> ASSOCIATED PRESS BURR OAK, Mich. — A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn’t expect to have to deal with an alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski was in a corn field on a recent evening when two women came running from a few rows over, screaming that they had seen an alligator. He checked it out and sure enough, there it was. Adamski tells the …

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-comes-across-alligator-in-corn-field/feed/ 0 Dearborn golfer Bowser stars at state jr. tourney http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-golfer-bowser-stars-at-state-jr-tourney-2/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-golfer-bowser-stars-at-state-jr-tourney-2/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:20:38 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-golfer-bowser-stars-at-state-jr-tourney-2/ After finishing third at the state tournament as a sophomore this past spring, Dearborn High golfer Evan Bowser kept right on swinging through the summer.

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]]> After finishing third at the state tournament as a sophomore this past spring, Dearborn High golfer Evan Bowser kept right on swinging through the summer.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-golfer-bowser-stars-at-state-jr-tourney-2/feed/ 0 Gator killed in Mich. corn field http://michigandisaster.org/2010/gator-killed-in-mich-corn-field/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/gator-killed-in-mich-corn-field/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:01:46 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/gator-killed-in-mich-corn-field/ BURR OAK, Mich., Sept. 3 (UPI) — A Michigan man said he killed a 34-inch alligator he discovered in a field while picking sweet corn. Michigan – Alligator – Maize – Corn – Field Crops

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]]> BURR OAK, Mich., Sept. 3 (UPI) — A Michigan man said he killed a 34-inch alligator he discovered in a field while picking sweet corn. Michigan – Alligator – Maize – Corn – Field Crops

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/gator-killed-in-mich-corn-field/feed/ 0 Detroit police gun buyback nets 800 weapons http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-police-gun-buyback-nets-800-weapons/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-police-gun-buyback-nets-800-weapons/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:58:47 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-police-gun-buyback-nets-800-weapons/ DETROIT – All of the $20,000 donated for a gun buyback program held Thursday by the Detroit Police Department was spent and thousands more were committed in vouchers to cover the more than 800 guns turned in, police said. Sgt. Eren Stephens said the no questions asked program at Second Ebenezer Church on Dequindre exhausted the $20,000 donated by the event’s cosponsor, Continental Management. Of …

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]]> DETROIT – All of the $20,000 donated for a gun buyback program held Thursday by the Detroit Police Department was spent and thousands more were committed in vouchers to cover the more than 800 guns turned in, police said. Sgt. Eren Stephens said the no questions asked program at Second Ebenezer Church on Dequindre exhausted the $20,000 donated by the event’s cosponsor, Continental Management. Of …

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-police-gun-buyback-nets-800-weapons/feed/ 0 Flint Police looking for 20-year-old man in connection with Evergreen Regency killing http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-police-looking-for-20-year-old-man-in-connection-with-evergreen-regency-killing/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-police-looking-for-20-year-old-man-in-connection-with-evergreen-regency-killing/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:58:08 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-police-looking-for-20-year-old-man-in-connection-with-evergreen-regency-killing/ FLINT, Michigan — Police are looking for a 20-year-old man charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old man last month.

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]]> FLINT, Michigan — Police are looking for a 20-year-old man charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old man last month.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-police-looking-for-20-year-old-man-in-connection-with-evergreen-regency-killing/feed/ 0 Flint police search for bank robbery suspect http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-police-search-for-bank-robbery-suspect/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-police-search-for-bank-robbery-suspect/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:40:16 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-police-search-for-bank-robbery-suspect/ Flint police are looking for a man suspected in three recent bank robberies, one as recent as Thursday.

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]]> Flint police are looking for a man suspected in three recent bank robberies, one as recent as Thursday.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-police-search-for-bank-robbery-suspect/feed/ 0 Flint’s Greg Pattinson, Holly’s Dale Norman, Millington’s Bill Hobson qualify for GAM Net Amateur Championship at … http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flints-greg-pattinson-hollys-dale-norman-millingtons-bill-hobson-qualify-for-gam-net-amateur-championship-at/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flints-greg-pattinson-hollys-dale-norman-millingtons-bill-hobson-qualify-for-gam-net-amateur-championship-at/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:59:54 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flints-greg-pattinson-hollys-dale-norman-millingtons-bill-hobson-qualify-for-gam-net-amateur-championship-at/ FLINT, Michigan — Three Flint-area players have qualified for the Golf Association of Michigan Net Amateur Championship Sept. 9 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club.

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]]> FLINT, Michigan — Three Flint-area players have qualified for the Golf Association of Michigan Net Amateur Championship Sept. 9 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flints-greg-pattinson-hollys-dale-norman-millingtons-bill-hobson-qualify-for-gam-net-amateur-championship-at/feed/ 0 Grand Rapids man going to prison for child pornography http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-man-going-to-prison-for-child-pornography/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-man-going-to-prison-for-child-pornography/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:14:48 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-man-going-to-prison-for-child-pornography/ A Grand Rapids man convicted on child pornography charges is going to prison.

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]]> A Grand Rapids man convicted on child pornography charges is going to prison.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-man-going-to-prison-for-child-pornography/feed/ 0 Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. Announces Record Date for 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fort-dearborn-income-securities-inc-announces-record-date-for-2010-annual-meeting-of-shareholders/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fort-dearborn-income-securities-inc-announces-record-date-for-2010-annual-meeting-of-shareholders/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:05:00 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fort-dearborn-income-securities-inc-announces-record-date-for-2010-annual-meeting-of-shareholders/ CHICAGO—-The Board of Directors of Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. has set Tuesday, October 5, 2010 as the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to vote at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on Friday, December 3, 2010.

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]]> CHICAGO—-The Board of Directors of Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. has set Tuesday, October 5, 2010 as the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to vote at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on Friday, December 3, 2010.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fort-dearborn-income-securities-inc-announces-record-date-for-2010-annual-meeting-of-shareholders/feed/ 0 Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. Reports Dividend Distribution http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fort-dearborn-income-securities-inc-reports-dividend-distribution/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fort-dearborn-income-securities-inc-reports-dividend-distribution/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:05:00 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fort-dearborn-income-securities-inc-reports-dividend-distribution/ CHICAGO—-The Board of Directors for Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend from current net investment income and undistributed retained earnings from net investment income of $0.25 per share, payable on September 30, 2010 to shareholders of record as of September 13, 2010.

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]]> CHICAGO—-The Board of Directors for Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend from current net investment income and undistributed retained earnings from net investment income of $0.25 per share, payable on September 30, 2010 to shareholders of record as of September 13, 2010.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fort-dearborn-income-securities-inc-reports-dividend-distribution/feed/ 0 Taste of Dearborn heads east Sept. 15 http://michigandisaster.org/2010/taste-of-dearborn-heads-east-sept-15/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/taste-of-dearborn-heads-east-sept-15/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:30:10 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/taste-of-dearborn-heads-east-sept-15/ DEARBORN — The Dearborn Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Dearborn adds an east side event, from 6–10 p.m. Sept. 15.

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]]> DEARBORN — The Dearborn Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Dearborn adds an east side event, from 6–10 p.m. Sept. 15.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/taste-of-dearborn-heads-east-sept-15/feed/ 0 School bells ring for Dearborn, Heights students Tuesday http://michigandisaster.org/2010/school-bells-ring-for-dearborn-heights-students-tuesday/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/school-bells-ring-for-dearborn-heights-students-tuesday/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:29:59 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/school-bells-ring-for-dearborn-heights-students-tuesday/ DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Tuesday, the first school bells of the year will ring across Dearborn and Dearborn Heights welcoming children back to school.

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]]> DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Tuesday, the first school bells of the year will ring across Dearborn and Dearborn Heights welcoming children back to school.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/school-bells-ring-for-dearborn-heights-students-tuesday/feed/ 0 Dearborn Chamber empowers small business with exclusive networking group http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-chamber-empowers-small-business-with-exclusive-networking-group-2/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-chamber-empowers-small-business-with-exclusive-networking-group-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:24:58 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-chamber-empowers-small-business-with-exclusive-networking-group-2/ DEARBORN — To empower small business in Dearborn, the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce has created Chamber Connect.

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]]> DEARBORN — To empower small business in Dearborn, the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce has created Chamber Connect.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-chamber-empowers-small-business-with-exclusive-networking-group-2/feed/ 0 Dearborn Police Department creates police intern program for high school graduates http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-police-department-creates-police-intern-program-for-high-school-graduates-2/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-police-department-creates-police-intern-program-for-high-school-graduates-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:24:48 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-police-department-creates-police-intern-program-for-high-school-graduates-2/ DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department has created a police intern program for recent high school graduates looking to go into the criminal justice field, and the first five candidates began July 20 .

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]]> DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department has created a police intern program for recent high school graduates looking to go into the criminal justice field, and the first five candidates began July 20 .

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-police-department-creates-police-intern-program-for-high-school-graduates-2/feed/ 0 Dearborn business forms Project Produce located weekly in the Dearborn Farmer’s Market to help First Step MI http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-business-forms-project-produce-located-weekly-in-the-dearborn-farmer%e2%80%99s-market-to-help-first-step-mi-2/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-business-forms-project-produce-located-weekly-in-the-dearborn-farmer%e2%80%99s-market-to-help-first-step-mi-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:23:58 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-business-forms-project-produce-located-weekly-in-the-dearborn-farmer%e2%80%99s-market-to-help-first-step-mi-2/ DEARBORN — Local Dearborn business Solstice Designs jewelry has established a new grass roots giving program called Project Produce to help people affected by domestic violence.

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]]> DEARBORN — Local Dearborn business Solstice Designs jewelry has established a new grass roots giving program called Project Produce to help people affected by domestic violence.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-business-forms-project-produce-located-weekly-in-the-dearborn-farmer%e2%80%99s-market-to-help-first-step-mi-2/feed/ 0 Grand Rapids business owner waiting for economic recovery http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-business-owner-waiting-for-economic-recovery/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-business-owner-waiting-for-economic-recovery/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:14:46 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-business-owner-waiting-for-economic-recovery/ GRAND RAPIDS – The president today urged senate Republicans to pass the small business legislation before them.  

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-business-owner-waiting-for-economic-recovery/feed/ 0 Michigan official: Beating of alligator was ‘extreme’ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-official-beating-of-alligator-was-extreme/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-official-beating-of-alligator-was-extreme/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:07:51 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-official-beating-of-alligator-was-extreme/ BURR OAK, Mich. (AP) — An animal control officer says a Michigan man’s killing of a small alligator spotted in a corn field is a “little extreme.”

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]]> BURR OAK, Mich. (AP) — An animal control officer says a Michigan man’s killing of a small alligator spotted in a corn field is a “little extreme.”

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-official-beating-of-alligator-was-extreme/feed/ 0 New Lansing kindergarten program still accepting students http://michigandisaster.org/2010/new-lansing-kindergarten-program-still-accepting-students/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/new-lansing-kindergarten-program-still-accepting-students/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:56:12 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/new-lansing-kindergarten-program-still-accepting-students/ LANSING — There’s still time to enroll children in an innovative new kindergarten program in downtown Lansing.

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]]> LANSING — There’s still time to enroll children in an innovative new kindergarten program in downtown Lansing.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/new-lansing-kindergarten-program-still-accepting-students/feed/ 0 Mich. man kills 3-foot gator while picking corn http://michigandisaster.org/2010/mich-man-kills-3-foot-gator-while-picking-corn/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/mich-man-kills-3-foot-gator-while-picking-corn/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:22:15 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/mich-man-kills-3-foot-gator-while-picking-corn/ A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator.

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]]> A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/mich-man-kills-3-foot-gator-while-picking-corn/feed/ 0 Animal control officer says alligator killed in Michigan corn field could have been moved http://michigandisaster.org/2010/animal-control-officer-says-alligator-killed-in-michigan-corn-field-could-have-been-moved/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/animal-control-officer-says-alligator-killed-in-michigan-corn-field-could-have-been-moved/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:34:57 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/animal-control-officer-says-alligator-killed-in-michigan-corn-field-could-have-been-moved/ BURR OAK, Mich. – An animal control officer says a Michigan man’s killing of a small alligator spotted in a corn field is a “little extreme.” St. Joseph County animal control officer Tom Miller said Friday the alligator could have been caught and moved to a private sanctuary about 30 miles away.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/animal-control-officer-says-alligator-killed-in-michigan-corn-field-could-have-been-moved/feed/ 0 Ann Arbor school board answers questions from superintendent search firms http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-school-board-answers-questions-from-superintendent-search-firms/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-school-board-answers-questions-from-superintendent-search-firms/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:41:26 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-school-board-answers-questions-from-superintendent-search-firms/ Members of the Ann Arbor school board fielded questions today from two professional search firms competing for the chance to help the district find its next superintendent. Representatives from the Michigan Association of School Boards and Dave Kinsella and Associates……

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]]> Members of the Ann Arbor school board fielded questions today from two professional search firms competing for the chance to help the district find its next superintendent. Representatives from the Michigan Association of School Boards and Dave Kinsella and Associates……

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/ann-arbor-school-board-answers-questions-from-superintendent-search-firms/feed/ 0 Michigan man gathering sweet corn for the family freezer confronted by alligator http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-gathering-sweet-corn-for-the-family-freezer-confronted-by-alligator/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-gathering-sweet-corn-for-the-family-freezer-confronted-by-alligator/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:20:08 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-gathering-sweet-corn-for-the-family-freezer-confronted-by-alligator/ BURR OAK, Mich. – A southern Michigan man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn’t expect to have to deal with a 34-inch alligator rushing at him.

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]]> BURR OAK, Mich. – A southern Michigan man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn’t expect to have to deal with a 34-inch alligator rushing at him.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-gathering-sweet-corn-for-the-family-freezer-confronted-by-alligator/feed/ 0 DEARBORN: College sees more students in remedial classes (with chart) http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-college-sees-more-students-in-remedial-classes-with-chart-2/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-college-sees-more-students-in-remedial-classes-with-chart-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:32:08 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-college-sees-more-students-in-remedial-classes-with-chart-2/ DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College is faced with an alarming growth in the number of students who need remedial math and English classes before starting college curriculum, administrators recently reported.

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]]> DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College is faced with an alarming growth in the number of students who need remedial math and English classes before starting college curriculum, administrators recently reported.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-college-sees-more-students-in-remedial-classes-with-chart-2/feed/ 0 Mich. Man Gathering Corn Confronted By Alligator http://michigandisaster.org/2010/mich-man-gathering-corn-confronted-by-alligator/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/mich-man-gathering-corn-confronted-by-alligator/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:03:08 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/mich-man-gathering-corn-confronted-by-alligator/ Michigan Man Gathering Sweet Corn For The Family Freezer Confronted By Alligator

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/mich-man-gathering-corn-confronted-by-alligator/feed/ 0 Muskegon High Army JROTC cadets honored http://michigandisaster.org/2010/muskegon-high-army-jrotc-cadets-honored/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/muskegon-high-army-jrotc-cadets-honored/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:36:01 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/muskegon-high-army-jrotc-cadets-honored/ MUSKEGON – Three cadets with Muskegon High School’s JROTC program received special recognition during at Cadet Leadership Challenge camp this summer that was attended by about 800 cadets from across the nation. Cadet Anthony Osborn, who will be sophomore, received…

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]]> MUSKEGON – Three cadets with Muskegon High School’s JROTC program received special recognition during at Cadet Leadership Challenge camp this summer that was attended by about 800 cadets from across the nation. Cadet Anthony Osborn, who will be sophomore, received…

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/muskegon-high-army-jrotc-cadets-honored/feed/ 0 Kalamazoo man headed to trial in double shooting http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-man-headed-to-trial-in-double-shooting/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-man-headed-to-trial-in-double-shooting/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:06:27 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-man-headed-to-trial-in-double-shooting/ KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Kalamazoo man who is charged in a double murder is headed to trial. Investigators say Tommy Emory shot Lawanda Rogers and Sheron Wright outside his home.

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]]> KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Kalamazoo man who is charged in a double murder is headed to trial. Investigators say Tommy Emory shot Lawanda Rogers and Sheron Wright outside his home.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-man-headed-to-trial-in-double-shooting/feed/ 0 Michigan man finds alligator in cornfield http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-finds-alligator-in-cornfield/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-finds-alligator-in-cornfield/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:54:08 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-finds-alligator-in-cornfield/ A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer.

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]]> A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-man-finds-alligator-in-cornfield/feed/ 0 Flint business reports robbery by masked gunmen http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-business-reports-robbery-by-masked-gunmen/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-business-reports-robbery-by-masked-gunmen/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:43:08 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-business-reports-robbery-by-masked-gunmen/ FLINT, Michigan — Two men wearing white masks entered a Flint business at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to police reports.

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]]> FLINT, Michigan — Two men wearing white masks entered a Flint business at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to police reports.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-business-reports-robbery-by-masked-gunmen/feed/ 0 Grand Haven teachers get pay hike, but new contract will save $1.2 million in health insurance costs http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-haven-teachers-get-pay-hike-but-new-contract-will-save-1-2-million-in-health-insurance-costs/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-haven-teachers-get-pay-hike-but-new-contract-will-save-1-2-million-in-health-insurance-costs/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:30:57 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-haven-teachers-get-pay-hike-but-new-contract-will-save-1-2-million-in-health-insurance-costs/ The Grand Haven Education Association agreed to the administration’s request to open the two-year contract as it was entering the second year.

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]]> The Grand Haven Education Association agreed to the administration’s request to open the two-year contract as it was entering the second year.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-haven-teachers-get-pay-hike-but-new-contract-will-save-1-2-million-in-health-insurance-costs/feed/ 0 Flint Journal Sports headlines http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-journal-sports-headlines-2/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-journal-sports-headlines-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:14:53 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-journal-sports-headlines-2/ Flint Southwestern graduate Quintin Woods should know by today (Friday) is he will start at defensive end when the University of Kansas hosts North Dakota State in its season-opener.

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]]> Flint Southwestern graduate Quintin Woods should know by today (Friday) is he will start at defensive end when the University of Kansas hosts North Dakota State in its season-opener.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/flint-journal-sports-headlines-2/feed/ 0 Lansing Mayor Bernero targets Wall Street banks http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-mayor-bernero-targets-wall-street-banks/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-mayor-bernero-targets-wall-street-banks/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:13:56 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-mayor-bernero-targets-wall-street-banks/ Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero drew the battle lines more clearly Thursday in what he describes as a war between Main Street and Wall Street.

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]]> Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero drew the battle lines more clearly Thursday in what he describes as a war between Main Street and Wall Street.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-mayor-bernero-targets-wall-street-banks/feed/ 0 Kalamazoo Commissioner Terry Kuseske Dies Of Cancer Today http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-cancer-today-2/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-cancer-today-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:03:30 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-cancer-today-2/ Kalamazoo City Commission member Terry Kuseske lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Thursday.

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]]> Kalamazoo City Commission member Terry Kuseske lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Thursday.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-cancer-today-2/feed/ 0 Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins nearly was a Western Michigan Bronco http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-state-qb-kirk-cousins-nearly-was-a-western-michigan-bronco/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-state-qb-kirk-cousins-nearly-was-a-western-michigan-bronco/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:10:13 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-state-qb-kirk-cousins-nearly-was-a-western-michigan-bronco/ If Michigan State hadn’t offered Kirk Cousins a scholarship in early 2007, he still might have been playing under center this Saturday at Spartan Stadium. On the other side, that is.

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]]> If Michigan State hadn’t offered Kirk Cousins a scholarship in early 2007, he still might have been playing under center this Saturday at Spartan Stadium. On the other side, that is.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-state-qb-kirk-cousins-nearly-was-a-western-michigan-bronco/feed/ 0 Longtime Lansing gym teacher, village official Patti Leach dies http://michigandisaster.org/2010/longtime-lansing-gym-teacher-village-official-patti-leach-dies/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/longtime-lansing-gym-teacher-village-official-patti-leach-dies/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:05:52 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/longtime-lansing-gym-teacher-village-official-patti-leach-dies/ LANSING | She wasn’t a Lansing native, but Patricia Alice”Patti” Leach devoted nearly 40 years of her life to trying to makethe south suburban village a better place to live.

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]]> LANSING | She wasn’t a Lansing native, but Patricia Alice”Patti” Leach devoted nearly 40 years of her life to trying to makethe south suburban village a better place to live.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/longtime-lansing-gym-teacher-village-official-patti-leach-dies/feed/ 0 Michigan primary spending second most on record http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-primary-spending-second-most-on-record/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-primary-spending-second-most-on-record/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:26:17 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-primary-spending-second-most-on-record/ Candidates for Michigan governor spent a combined $18.1 million in the Aug. 3 primary, reports filed Thursday show, led by Republican Rick Snyder’s $7.6 million.

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]]> Candidates for Michigan governor spent a combined $18.1 million in the Aug. 3 primary, reports filed Thursday show, led by Republican Rick Snyder’s $7.6 million.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/michigan-primary-spending-second-most-on-record/feed/ 0 Cooler, clear weather awaits Musekgon-area Labor Day travelers http://michigandisaster.org/2010/cooler-clear-weather-awaits-musekgon-area-labor-day-travelers/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/cooler-clear-weather-awaits-musekgon-area-labor-day-travelers/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:02:22 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/cooler-clear-weather-awaits-musekgon-area-labor-day-travelers/ The Michigan Department of Transportation has suspended most roadwork from this afternoon until Tuesday morning.

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]]> The Michigan Department of Transportation has suspended most roadwork from this afternoon until Tuesday morning.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/cooler-clear-weather-awaits-musekgon-area-labor-day-travelers/feed/ 0 Detroit Lions notes: Stanton makes most of opportunity http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-lions-notes-stanton-makes-most-of-opportunity/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-lions-notes-stanton-makes-most-of-opportunity/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:32:10 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-lions-notes-stanton-makes-most-of-opportunity/   DETROIT — Drew Stanton led three touchdown drives,, but the first thing he mentioned after the Lions 28-23 preseason win over Buffalo was that he is happy to be healthy.

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]]>   DETROIT — Drew Stanton led three touchdown drives,, but the first thing he mentioned after the Lions 28-23 preseason win over Buffalo was that he is happy to be healthy.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-lions-notes-stanton-makes-most-of-opportunity/feed/ 0 Kalamazoo Kings pitching duo of Alex Szymanski and Greg Stolzenburg silences Oakland’s bats http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-kings-pitching-duo-of-alex-szymanski-and-greg-stolzenburg-silences-oaklands-bats/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-kings-pitching-duo-of-alex-szymanski-and-greg-stolzenburg-silences-oaklands-bats/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:16:07 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-kings-pitching-duo-of-alex-szymanski-and-greg-stolzenburg-silences-oaklands-bats/ Alex Szymanski and Greg Stolzenburg combined for a two-hitter as the Kalamazoo Kings downed Oakland County Thursday, 1-0, at Oakland University.Szymanski started and threw seven strong innings with 11 strikeouts and just one walk and two hits. Stolzenburg (1-1) walked…

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]]> Alex Szymanski and Greg Stolzenburg combined for a two-hitter as the Kalamazoo Kings downed Oakland County Thursday, 1-0, at Oakland University.Szymanski started and threw seven strong innings with 11 strikeouts and just one walk and two hits. Stolzenburg (1-1) walked…

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-kings-pitching-duo-of-alex-szymanski-and-greg-stolzenburg-silences-oaklands-bats/feed/ 0 Kalamazoo Central junior Branden Delk gallops for 205 yards to power Giants past Loy Norrix football team http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-central-junior-branden-delk-gallops-for-205-yards-to-power-giants-past-loy-norrix-football-team/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-central-junior-branden-delk-gallops-for-205-yards-to-power-giants-past-loy-norrix-football-team/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:58:34 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-central-junior-branden-delk-gallops-for-205-yards-to-power-giants-past-loy-norrix-football-team/ Kalamazoo Central running back Branden Delk stretches the ball out over the goal line as Loy Norrix’s Grant Lawson (57) and Nick Stump try to keep him out of the endzone. Delk scored the Maroon Giants second touchdown on…

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]]> Kalamazoo Central running back Branden Delk stretches the ball out over the goal line as Loy Norrix’s Grant Lawson (57) and Nick Stump try to keep him out of the endzone. Delk scored the Maroon Giants second touchdown on…

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-central-junior-branden-delk-gallops-for-205-yards-to-power-giants-past-loy-norrix-football-team/feed/ 0 Lansing man charged after fleeing police in car chase across 3 counties http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-man-charged-after-fleeing-police-in-car-chase-across-3-counties/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-man-charged-after-fleeing-police-in-car-chase-across-3-counties/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:43:27 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-man-charged-after-fleeing-police-in-car-chase-across-3-counties/ ST. JOHNS — A 20-year-old Lansing man who led police on a high-speed chase Wednesday through Clinton County has been charged with fourth-degree fleeing and eluding.

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]]> ST. JOHNS — A 20-year-old Lansing man who led police on a high-speed chase Wednesday through Clinton County has been charged with fourth-degree fleeing and eluding.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-man-charged-after-fleeing-police-in-car-chase-across-3-counties/feed/ 0 Football: Week 2 previews http://michigandisaster.org/2010/football-week-2-previews/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/football-week-2-previews/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:18:42 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/football-week-2-previews/ Sturgis at Benton Harbor 7 p.m. today Records – Sturgis 0-1, Benton Harbor 0-1 Last year’s game – Benton Harbor won 26-17. Last week’s scores – Sturgis lost to Lakeshore 44-27; Benton Harbor lost to Battle Creek Central 14-6.

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]]> Sturgis at Benton Harbor 7 p.m. today Records – Sturgis 0-1, Benton Harbor 0-1 Last year’s game – Benton Harbor won 26-17. Last week’s scores – Sturgis lost to Lakeshore 44-27; Benton Harbor lost to Battle Creek Central 14-6.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/football-week-2-previews/feed/ 0 Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera leaves game with left bicep tendinitis http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-leaves-game-with-left-bicep-tendinitis/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-leaves-game-with-left-bicep-tendinitis/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:56:53 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-leaves-game-with-left-bicep-tendinitis/ Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera left Thursday night’s game against Minnesota in the sixth inning with left biceps tendinitis.

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]]> Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera left Thursday night’s game against Minnesota in the sixth inning with left biceps tendinitis.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-leaves-game-with-left-bicep-tendinitis/feed/ 0 Detroit downs Buffalo to finish fine preseason http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-downs-buffalo-to-finish-fine-preseason/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-downs-buffalo-to-finish-fine-preseason/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:31:16 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-downs-buffalo-to-finish-fine-preseason/ Detroit downs Buffalo to finish fine preseason

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-downs-buffalo-to-finish-fine-preseason/feed/ 0 NFL: Detroit 28, Buffalo 23 http://michigandisaster.org/2010/nfl-detroit-28-buffalo-23/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/nfl-detroit-28-buffalo-23/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:31:07 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/nfl-detroit-28-buffalo-23/ DETROIT, Sept. 2 (UPI) — Paul Pratt highlighted a streak of 28 unanswered points with a 102-yard interception return Thursday in Detroit’s 28-23 pre-season victory over Buffalo. Detroit – National Football League – NFL – Detroit Lions – Paul Pratt

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/nfl-detroit-28-buffalo-23/feed/ 0 Saginaw postal workers ‘picket’ outside South Washington office http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-postal-workers-picket-outside-south-washington-office/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-postal-workers-picket-outside-south-washington-office/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:30:28 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-postal-workers-picket-outside-south-washington-office/ About 200 regional jobs are on the line as the U.S. Postal Service conducts a feasibility study that could put processing Saginaw mail in the hands of a Pontiac postal office, officials say.

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]]> About 200 regional jobs are on the line as the U.S. Postal Service conducts a feasibility study that could put processing Saginaw mail in the hands of a Pontiac postal office, officials say.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-postal-workers-picket-outside-south-washington-office/feed/ 0 Kalamazoo commissioner dies of cancer http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-dies-of-cancer/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-dies-of-cancer/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:02:47 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-dies-of-cancer/ Kalamazoo Commissioner Terry Kuseske died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The 61-year-old had been in hospice care at Rose Arbor.

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]]> Kalamazoo Commissioner Terry Kuseske died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The 61-year-old had been in hospice care at Rose Arbor.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-dies-of-cancer/feed/ 0 WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | LCC Receives $1.4 M. Grant http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-lcc-receives-1-4-m-grant/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-lcc-receives-1-4-m-grant/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:41:44 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-lcc-receives-1-4-m-grant/ Lansing Community College has received a federal grant worth more than a $1 million. It’s all to help increase graduation rates. LCC will receive $1.4 million over the next five years.

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]]> Lansing Community College has received a federal grant worth more than a $1 million. It’s all to help increase graduation rates. LCC will receive $1.4 million over the next five years.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-lcc-receives-1-4-m-grant/feed/ 0 Texas Company Opens Holland Call Center That Could Create 300 Jobs http://michigandisaster.org/2010/texas-company-opens-holland-call-center-that-could-create-300-jobs/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/texas-company-opens-holland-call-center-that-could-create-300-jobs/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:34:53 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/texas-company-opens-holland-call-center-that-could-create-300-jobs/ HOLLAND – NOVO 1, a Texas-based company has opened a $2 million, 37,000 square foot call center in Holland, which could create up to 300 new jobs over the next several years.

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]]> HOLLAND – NOVO 1, a Texas-based company has opened a $2 million, 37,000 square foot call center in Holland, which could create up to 300 new jobs over the next several years.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/texas-company-opens-holland-call-center-that-could-create-300-jobs/feed/ 0 Kalamazoo Commissioner Terry Kuseske Dies Of Cancer Today http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-cancer-today/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-cancer-today/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:33:29 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-cancer-today/ 61-Year-Old Was Elected To The Kalamazoo City Commission Last November Kalamazoo City Commission member Terry Kuseske lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Thursday.

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]]> 61-Year-Old Was Elected To The Kalamazoo City Commission Last November Kalamazoo City Commission member Terry Kuseske lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Thursday.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-cancer-today/feed/ 0 Kalamazoo City Commissioner Terry Kuseske dies of pancreatic cancer http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-city-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-pancreatic-cancer/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-city-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-pancreatic-cancer/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:21:16 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-city-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-pancreatic-cancer/ KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Kalamazoo City Commissioner Terry Kuseske has passed away. The City of Kalamazoo says Kuseske passed away Thursday as a result of his battle with pancreatic cancer, he was 61.

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]]> KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Kalamazoo City Commissioner Terry Kuseske has passed away. The City of Kalamazoo says Kuseske passed away Thursday as a result of his battle with pancreatic cancer, he was 61.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-city-commissioner-terry-kuseske-dies-of-pancreatic-cancer/feed/ 0 Holland call center hopes to employ hundreds http://michigandisaster.org/2010/holland-call-center-hopes-to-employ-hundreds/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/holland-call-center-hopes-to-employ-hundreds/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:51:05 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/holland-call-center-hopes-to-employ-hundreds/ HOLLAND, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – On Thursday, Holland welcomed a call center by a company called NOVO 1. That company hopes to hire 300 people over the next two years.

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]]> HOLLAND, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – On Thursday, Holland welcomed a call center by a company called NOVO 1. That company hopes to hire 300 people over the next two years.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/holland-call-center-hopes-to-employ-hundreds/feed/ 0 Kalamazoo City Commissioner Terry Kuseske, 61, dies after battle with pancreatic cancer http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-city-commissioner-terry-kuseske-61-dies-after-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-city-commissioner-terry-kuseske-61-dies-after-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:20:19 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-city-commissioner-terry-kuseske-61-dies-after-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer/ Kalamazoo City Commissioner Terry Kuseske, died this afternoon following an eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

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]]> Kalamazoo City Commissioner Terry Kuseske, died this afternoon following an eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/kalamazoo-city-commissioner-terry-kuseske-61-dies-after-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer/feed/ 0 Muskegon summer tourism grows http://michigandisaster.org/2010/muskegon-summer-tourism-grows/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/muskegon-summer-tourism-grows/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:14:44 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/muskegon-summer-tourism-grows/ The summer of 2010 in Muskegon County will go down as one of the hottest ever, and looking back years from now, it will also be remembered as the summer the tourism industry started to grow after a number of flat years.

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]]> The summer of 2010 in Muskegon County will go down as one of the hottest ever, and looking back years from now, it will also be remembered as the summer the tourism industry started to grow after a number of flat years.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/muskegon-summer-tourism-grows/feed/ 0 Holland Call Center To Add 300+ New Jobs http://michigandisaster.org/2010/holland-call-center-to-add-300-new-jobs/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/holland-call-center-to-add-300-new-jobs/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:03:29 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/holland-call-center-to-add-300-new-jobs/ Texas-based company Novo 1 opened the new state-of-the-art facility in July. A new call center opened in Holland expects to add up to 400 new jobs over the next two years.

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]]> Texas-based company Novo 1 opened the new state-of-the-art facility in July. A new call center opened in Holland expects to add up to 400 new jobs over the next two years.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/holland-call-center-to-add-300-new-jobs/feed/ 0 WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Snyder gives his campaign $6.1M in governor’s race http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-snyder-gives-his-campaign-6-1m-in-governors-race/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-snyder-gives-his-campaign-6-1m-in-governors-race/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:56:54 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-snyder-gives-his-campaign-6-1m-in-governors-race/ LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Campaign finance reports show Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has given his campaign $6.1 million and raised $2 million from other donors.

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]]> LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Campaign finance reports show Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has given his campaign $6.1 million and raised $2 million from other donors.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-snyder-gives-his-campaign-6-1m-in-governors-race/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Kalamazoo police continue to search for man who robbed a Fifth Third Bank branch Thursday morning http://michigandisaster.org/2010/update-kalamazoo-police-continue-to-search-for-man-who-robbed-a-fifth-third-bank-branch-thursday-morning/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/update-kalamazoo-police-continue-to-search-for-man-who-robbed-a-fifth-third-bank-branch-thursday-morning/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:50:18 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/update-kalamazoo-police-continue-to-search-for-man-who-robbed-a-fifth-third-bank-branch-thursday-morning/ Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were continuing to search for a suspect who robbed a bank Thursday morning on Portage Street, authorities said.

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]]> Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were continuing to search for a suspect who robbed a bank Thursday morning on Portage Street, authorities said.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/update-kalamazoo-police-continue-to-search-for-man-who-robbed-a-fifth-third-bank-branch-thursday-morning/feed/ 0 DEARBORN: College sees more students in remedial classes (with chart) http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-college-sees-more-students-in-remedial-classes-with-chart/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-college-sees-more-students-in-remedial-classes-with-chart/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:46:28 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-college-sees-more-students-in-remedial-classes-with-chart/ DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College is faced with an alarming growth in the number of students who need remedial math and English classes before starting college curriculum, administrators recently reported.

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]]> DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College is faced with an alarming growth in the number of students who need remedial math and English classes before starting college curriculum, administrators recently reported.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/dearborn-college-sees-more-students-in-remedial-classes-with-chart/feed/ 0 WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | 28 Michigan schools get federal improvement grants http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-28-michigan-schools-get-federal-improvement-grants/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-28-michigan-schools-get-federal-improvement-grants/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:41:54 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-28-michigan-schools-get-federal-improvement-grants/ LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Twenty-8 of Michigan’s lowest-achieving schools have been awarded federal grants aimed at improving student performance. The grants announced Thursday total about $86 million. More eligible Michigan schools could receive money later this year in a second round of grants.

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]]> LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Twenty-8 of Michigan’s lowest-achieving schools have been awarded federal grants aimed at improving student performance. The grants announced Thursday total about $86 million. More eligible Michigan schools could receive money later this year in a second round of grants.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/wlns-tv-6-lansing-jackson-michigan-news-and-weather-wlns-com-28-michigan-schools-get-federal-improvement-grants/feed/ 0 Grand Rapids Public Schools, Godfrey-Lee to get $27 million in state grants to boost struggling buildings http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-public-schools-godfrey-lee-to-get-27-million-in-state-grants-to-boost-struggling-buildings/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-public-schools-godfrey-lee-to-get-27-million-in-state-grants-to-boost-struggling-buildings/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:15:47 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-public-schools-godfrey-lee-to-get-27-million-in-state-grants-to-boost-struggling-buildings/ Five Grand Rapids buildings and one in Godfrey-Lee identified as failing schools will divide about $27 million in federal stimulus money for reform efforts.

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]]> Five Grand Rapids buildings and one in Godfrey-Lee identified as failing schools will divide about $27 million in federal stimulus money for reform efforts.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/grand-rapids-public-schools-godfrey-lee-to-get-27-million-in-state-grants-to-boost-struggling-buildings/feed/ 0 Judge: Saginaw man, 67, charged in sex-for-cocaine swap of 10-year-old girl competent for trial http://michigandisaster.org/2010/judge-saginaw-man-67-charged-in-sex-for-cocaine-swap-of-10-year-old-girl-competent-for-trial/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/judge-saginaw-man-67-charged-in-sex-for-cocaine-swap-of-10-year-old-girl-competent-for-trial/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:24 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/judge-saginaw-man-67-charged-in-sex-for-cocaine-swap-of-10-year-old-girl-competent-for-trial/ Johnnie L. Griffin, charged with giving a Saginaw Township woman cocaine in exchange for allowing him to have sex with her 10-year-old granddaughter, is mentally fit to stand trial, a judge ruled.

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]]> Johnnie L. Griffin, charged with giving a Saginaw Township woman cocaine in exchange for allowing him to have sex with her 10-year-old granddaughter, is mentally fit to stand trial, a judge ruled.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/judge-saginaw-man-67-charged-in-sex-for-cocaine-swap-of-10-year-old-girl-competent-for-trial/feed/ 0 Saginaw Chamber president named to national board of directors http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-chamber-president-named-to-national-board-of-directors/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-chamber-president-named-to-national-board-of-directors/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:24 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-chamber-president-named-to-national-board-of-directors/ Robert Van Deventer, president of the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce, has been named to the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Board of Directors.

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]]> Robert Van Deventer, president of the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce, has been named to the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Board of Directors.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-chamber-president-named-to-national-board-of-directors/feed/ 0 Saginaw County Circuit Court sentencings: Sept. 2, 2010 http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-county-circuit-court-sentencings-sept-2-2010/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-county-circuit-court-sentencings-sept-2-2010/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:45:24 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-county-circuit-court-sentencings-sept-2-2010/ A look at some recent sentences in Saginaw County Circuit Court, listed by the community the individuals reside in.

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]]> A look at some recent sentences in Saginaw County Circuit Court, listed by the community the individuals reside in.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-county-circuit-court-sentencings-sept-2-2010/feed/ 0 Rockpile Surf & Sport moves to Grand Haven http://michigandisaster.org/2010/rockpile-surf-sport-moves-to-grand-haven/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/rockpile-surf-sport-moves-to-grand-haven/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:41:13 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/rockpile-surf-sport-moves-to-grand-haven/ Surf, skate and snow sport enthusiasts in Grand Haven will have a new place to stock up on supplies and get gear.

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]]> Surf, skate and snow sport enthusiasts in Grand Haven will have a new place to stock up on supplies and get gear.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/rockpile-surf-sport-moves-to-grand-haven/feed/ 0 Fenton City Council amends ordinance, recognizes four firefighters http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fenton-city-council-amends-ordinance-recognizes-four-firefighters/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fenton-city-council-amends-ordinance-recognizes-four-firefighters/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:28:09 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fenton-city-council-amends-ordinance-recognizes-four-firefighters/ FENTON, Michigan — People who live outside the Fenton city limits will have to pay more when the Fenton Fire Department responds to their emergency calls. The Fenton City Council amended its ordinance, which allows the city to charge non-residents…

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]]> FENTON, Michigan — People who live outside the Fenton city limits will have to pay more when the Fenton Fire Department responds to their emergency calls. The Fenton City Council amended its ordinance, which allows the city to charge non-residents…

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/fenton-city-council-amends-ordinance-recognizes-four-firefighters/feed/ 0 Detroit police gun buyback runs out of cash http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-police-gun-buyback-runs-out-of-cash/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-police-gun-buyback-runs-out-of-cash/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:23:07 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-police-gun-buyback-runs-out-of-cash/ Detroit — The police department has run out of cash for today’s gun buyback program, but is issuing vouchers that will allow people to receive payment within 30 days.

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]]> Detroit — The police department has run out of cash for today’s gun buyback program, but is issuing vouchers that will allow people to receive payment within 30 days.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/detroit-police-gun-buyback-runs-out-of-cash/feed/ 0 Lansing Catholic hopes to halt Hornets’ cross country stranglehold http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-catholic-hopes-to-halt-hornets-cross-country-stranglehold/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-catholic-hopes-to-halt-hornets-cross-country-stranglehold/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:15:06 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-catholic-hopes-to-halt-hornets-cross-country-stranglehold/ The Lansing Catholic boys cross country program has asserted itself as one of mid-Michigan’s best during coach Tim Simpson’s decade-long tenure.

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]]> The Lansing Catholic boys cross country program has asserted itself as one of mid-Michigan’s best during coach Tim Simpson’s decade-long tenure.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-catholic-hopes-to-halt-hornets-cross-country-stranglehold/feed/ 0 Saginaw motorists should expect to see higher gas prices this Labor Day weekend http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-motorists-should-expect-to-see-higher-gas-prices-this-labor-day-weekend/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-motorists-should-expect-to-see-higher-gas-prices-this-labor-day-weekend/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:30:34 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-motorists-should-expect-to-see-higher-gas-prices-this-labor-day-weekend/ Saginaw motorists can expect to pay as much as 14.5 cents more per gallon of gas this Labor Day weekend than they did a year ago.

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]]> Saginaw motorists can expect to pay as much as 14.5 cents more per gallon of gas this Labor Day weekend than they did a year ago.

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]]> http://michigandisaster.org/2010/saginaw-motorists-should-expect-to-see-higher-gas-prices-this-labor-day-weekend/feed/ 0 Lansing-area DALMAC riders depart http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-area-dalmac-riders-depart/ http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-area-dalmac-riders-depart/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:28:35 +0000 Michigan News http://michigandisaster.org/2010/lansing-area-dalmac-riders-depart/ EAST LANSING – The last of the 2,200 cyclists are leaving Michigan State University’s campus this morning to participate in DALMAC 2010.

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]]> EAST LANSING – The last of the 2,200 cyclists are leaving Michigan State University’s campus this morning to participate in DALMAC 2010.

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