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Archbishop says he'll discuss parish closing plan The leader of 1.3 million Roman Catholics in southeastern Michigan says he's releasing the results of a review of a proposal to merge or close dozens...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor sticks a big “Obama” sign on the lawn of Lake Wobegon
“Well it’s been a quiet a week in my hometown…” Fans of A Prairie Home Companion will recognize those words as the opening to Garrison Keillor’s weekly monologue about the fictional town of Lake...
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Foggy roads in SE Michigan Authorities are urging motorists to drive more cautiously in southeast Michigan because of heavy fog that'sblanketing the area. The National Weather Service issued a dense...
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Judge restores power to Flint's mayor and city council An Ingham County judge has restored authority to Flint's mayor and city council while ruling a state review team violated Michigan's Open Meetings...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals allows Detroit and review team to continue negotiations
Detroit officials and a state financial review team are free once again to try and reach a consent agreement. The Michigan Court of Appeals tonight unanimously overturned an Ingham County Court judge’s...
View ArticleSchool Board member who fought financial review teams indicted for theft
The Highland Park school board member who filed the Open Meetings Act lawsuits against the state's financial review process for Detroit, has been indicted for theft. The U-S Attorney’s office says...
View ArticleWhen journalism ethics involve the whole family...
Being married to someone in the news business isn’t easy. Our spouses deal with our long hours and travel, our preoccupation with news when we’re at home, unexpected interruptions on holidays and...
View ArticleFact checking David Sedaris: Does comedy need a disclaimer?
In my large Irish family, our stories get better with age. It’s not that we lie about what’s happened to us, but when we get together for holidays or family events, we usually tell the same stories and...
View ArticleHelping Detroit's homeless with a multipurpose coat
Even though summer has just begun, I recently visited three women who were sewing coats in a big, old industrial building in Detroit. Their goal is to make 800 coats for the homeless this year. This...
View ArticleMcCotter to run as write in candidate
U.S. Rep Thaddeus McCotter (R- Livonia) will run in the August primary as a write-in candidate after the state found he did not have enough signature to be on the ballot. McCotter is seeking a sixth...
View ArticleGiving the bad guys ideas
Last week, a bomb threat called in from Canada shut down the tunnel that runs under the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor. The tunnel is the second busiest crossing between the United States...
View ArticleIn this morning's Michigan news headlines. . .
The story about the emergency managers have been modified to clarify that the opinion is that of the Attorney General. Emergency managers If Michigan’s emergency manager law is rejected by voters in...
View ArticleShould reporters ask a source if he's gay? News editors disagree.
The Boy Scouts of America recently reaffirmed their ban on allowing openly gay boys to participate in Boy Scouts, and openly gay or lesbian adults from being leaders. (Full disclosure – I was a Boy...
View ArticleBOC approves two ballot measures, deadlocks on a third.
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has approved two measures for the November ballot, and deadlocked on a third. Voters this fall will be able to decide if Michigan should amend the Constitution to...
View ArticleHow did you celebrate National Radio Day?
Last Tuesday was National Radio Day! How do I know? I saw it on Facebook, of course, which is where everyone who is younger than me seems to get all their news.But not me. I’m still a radio guy. So I...
View ArticleLocal reporters at national conventions are not a waste of money
I just spent about $5,000 at the two national political conventions.No, I wasn’t out wining and dining with the heavy hitters, and despite how much my critics would love to finally be able to prove my...
View ArticleMichigan political parties return home, hold state conventions
The Republicans and Democrats have finished their national conventions, but now the party faithful have their state convention to attend. Both major political parties are hosting state conventions in...
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Foggy roads in SE Michigan Authorities are urging motorists to drive more cautiously in southeast Michigan because of heavy fog that'sblanketing the area. The National Weather Service issued a dense...
View ArticleIn this morning's news...
Judge restores power to Flint's mayor and city council An Ingham County judge has restored authority to Flint's mayor and city council while ruling a state review team violated Michigan's Open Meetings...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals allows Detroit and review team to continue negotiations
Detroit officials and a state financial review team are free once again to try and reach a consent agreement. The Michigan Court of Appeals tonight unanimously overturned an Ingham County Court judge’s...
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