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March 9, 2010 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan — The International Hockey League trading deadline is Friday but don’t be surprised if the Flint Generals stand pat.
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
FLUSHING, Michigan — Becca Mills scored 20 points, as Midland Dow beat Flint Northern 44-35 in a Class A regional semifinal girls' basketball game Tuesday night at Flushing.The Chargers will face Flushing for the second time this season at...
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
Some Flint Journal readers are just plain fumed over a May 1 law that will ban smoking in Michigan's bars, restaurants, hotels and other places that serve food.
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling plans to reestablish a department of public works and utilities and create the departments of neighborhood services and planning and development.
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan — Paul Peruske, 42, of Flint, has been charged for assaulting an Oakland County Sheriff's officer Friday morning, according to Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
FLINT The Flint Journal is bringing back a Tuesday print edition, less than a year after cutting back from seven days a week to three days a week. Executive Editor John Hiner told readers that a Tuesday morning newspaper will be sold at newsstands starting March 23. He says it will not be delivered to homes. The Journal's print editions on Thursday, Friday and Sunday are available for home ...
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
Flint -- The Flint Journal is bringing back a Tuesday print edition, less than a year after cutting back from seven days a week to three days a week.
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan — Toyota's top two U.S. executives will have to answer questions for the family of a Flint woman who was killed in a Camry crash in 2008, according to media reports.
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
The Flint Area Chamber of Commerce will host guest speaker state Sen. John Gleason, D-Flushing, for its monthly business breakfast on Friday.
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March 9, 2010 | Flint
Seven Flint Southwestern Academy students are headed to Dearborn this weekend for Michigan DECA's annual State Career Development Conference.
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
BRECKENRIDGE - The felony child pornography possession case against Dennis Flint is slowly moving forward as his new representation - public defender Dana Christiansen - collects research from Flint's former attorney Timothy Bussey. Flint was back in court Monday, where it was discovered Bussey apparently hadn't done much to turn over material yet. District Judge Terry Ruckriegle said he was ...
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
Hollyn Johnson | The Flint Journal Protesters that include members of the Flint police officers' and firefighters' unions picket in protest of the 80 police and firefighter layoffs outside of Flint City Hall before a city council meeting Monday evening....
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan — Sergei Zvyagin only appeared in one game for the Flint Generals last week but his performance was a dandy. In fact, it was one of the best by any International Hockey League goaltender this season.
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
How many people out there wouldn’t like to take their talent and ambition, re-create their job description, ditch the uniform and live out their dream job? Not many. How many of those people could actually do it? Even fewer. Meet David Custer — resident of the Rowe Lofts in downtown Flint and TV anchor-turned- TV chef.
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
The picket is planned for 4 p.m. outside Flint City Hall, 1101 S. Saginaw St., before this evening's city council meeting.
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
A peek at the media diary of Stuart Flint, director of digital at TV sales house IDS
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling credits Edward B. Montgomery, executive director of the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers, for his work here in Flint in this New York Times story.
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan -- If kidney donors were paid, would more people donate their organs?
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March 8, 2010 | Flint
The last time Flint goaltender Sergei Zvyagin slipped between the pipes in Memorial Coliseum, the Komets went through him like a fresh breeze through a screen door, scoring four goals in 35 minutes and chasing him to the bench.
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
Whether or not Lyle Lovett sings "Home on the Range," that is where the four-time Grammy winner will be June 12 when he performs with the Kansas City Symphony at the fifth annual Symphony in the Flint Hills, tickets for which go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. read more
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan — The city already has one promise and is now looking for another. Flint is one of seven cities in the state recently selected for the Downtowns of Promise program and is looking for a spot in the...
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
Even though the cities’ past and present have run along parallel lines — separated by 68 miles along Interstate 75 — Flint and Detroit each could become a model of a different kind of right-sizing.
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
With no puffing allowed in Michigan’s restaurants, hotels and bars come May 1, an awning company in Flint Township thinks it has the answer for businesses that want to continue catering to smoking customers.
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
Here are several of the events going on in the Flint area Monday.
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
Dear readers: I’m pleased to bring you good news — beginning March 23, a printed version of The Flint Journal will return on Tuesday mornings to newsstands throughout Genesee County and the surrounding area. The Tuesday edition of The Flint...
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
Fort Wayne's six-game winning streak came to an end as Flint defeated the Komets 3-1 Saturday. Rob Nolan made 29 saves as the Generals also snapped Fort Wayne's six-game road win streak. John Ronan, Bryan Smolinski and Jamie Schaafsma scored goals for Flint.
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
Big changes are coming to Flint's Hurley Medical Center, both inside the hospital and in its surrounding neighborhood.
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March 7, 2010 | Flint
In Flint, a fancy ball was held to help raise money for Hurley and specifically for people facing life-threatening emergencies.
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March 6, 2010 | Flint
Four-time Grammy-award-winning artist Lyle Lovett will make a guest appearance June 12 at the fifth annual Symphony in the Flint Hills outdoor concert, where he’ll perform three numbers with the Kansas City Symphony. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday.
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March 6, 2010 | Flint
Bryan Smolinski No. 1 star FLINT, michigan — The International Hockey League’s hottest team wasn’t up to the task Saturday night against the Flint Generals.
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March 6, 2010 | Flint
Four people were injured, two critically, when their sports utility vehicle crashed into several trees and overturned off Red Arrow Drive just after 1 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Flint Police.
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March 6, 2010 | Flint
Here are some of the events going on Sunday in the Flint area.
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March 6, 2010 | Flint
Grammy-winning artist Lyle Lovett will make a guest appearance at the Symphony in the Flint Hills performance on June 12 with the Kansas City Symphony.
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March 5, 2010 | Flint
More layoff notices will be sent to Flint city workers next week.
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March 5, 2010 | Flint
Fire has damaged a former Flint elementary school.
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March 5, 2010 | Flint
Come Heller high water… * When the trash starts piling up and the cops take even longer to show up, I hope Flint voters remember who is ultimately to blame: themselves. Sorry, but it’s true. They elected – and kept re-electing – Woodrow Stanley, Don Williamson and countless dismal City Councilcreatures who mismanaged the city to the point that Mayor Dayne Walling feels forced to make drastic ...
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March 5, 2010 | Flint
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Freshman guard Jasmine Thomas of Flint scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds Friday as Michigan State defeated Michigan 61-50 in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
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March 5, 2010 | Flint
Flint Board of Education members who want to volunteer in schools now must first pass a criminal background and records check.
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March 5, 2010 | Flint
GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — Baker College of Flint will help provide a pipeline of workers from Genesee County to fill an anticipated 3,000-plus defense jobs in southeastern Michigan through a new partnership with Automation Alley.
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March 5, 2010 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan — A woman reported to police someone smashed into her house with a vehicle at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday near Home Avenue and Fleming Road.She told police she heard a loud noise and looked out a window to see...
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March 5, 2010 | Flint
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1623 urges Congress to exempt the Flint Hills from a smoke management plan mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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March 4, 2010 | Flint
Flint's Mark Ingram has had plenty of success on the football field -- enough to earn him the Heisman Trophy and a national championship with the University of Alabama.
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March 4, 2010 | Flint
FLINT, Michigan — It might be a little crowded behind the Flint Generals bench Saturday night, when the Interational Hockey League club will have a "guest coach" from a local radio station during their game against the Fort Wayne Komets.
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March 4, 2010 | Flint
A state Senate committee Thursday considered a resolution aimed at exempting grass burning in the Flint Hills from federal environmental restrictions.
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March 4, 2010 | Flint
Flint Energy Services Ltd. Flint secured a second contract by Suncor Energy to perform field construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning support at Suncor's Firebag 3, SAGD project near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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March 4, 2010 | Flint
Flint Energy Services Ltd. announced today that the Company was awarded a second contract by Suncor Energy to perform field construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning support at Suncor's Firebag 3, SAGD project near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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March 4, 2010 | Flint
Many Flint residents are wondering if the purchase of a new police fleet is a good idea -- given the fact that a third of the force will be out of a job in less than a week.
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March 3, 2010 | Flint
The Flint Board of Education gave the OK today for two churches to meet for the next year in two closed school buildings.
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March 3, 2010 | Flint
Two boys abducted from their home in Flint, Michigan in June have been found taking classes at a Memphis elementary school.
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March 3, 2010 | Flint
With March proclaimed as Red Cross Month, Middle Flint Chapter recently recognized and thanked the supporters and volunteers whose efforts enable the Red Cross to respond to disasters down the street, across the country and around the world.
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