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Scrapbooks giving way to PDFs, zip drives, online storage
Some traditions will continue until newspapers stop actually printing, eradicated by progress and technology. Here is one tradition -- nearly every key newsworthy event in our society is quickly followed by dad getting contacted by his only son. "Hey...Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Education, Google Inc., Customs and Tradition, Colleges and Universities
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Detroit's decline
Since the Motown sound went silent -- except on oldies stations -- and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there has been little to recommend Detroit, Mich., to visitors, much less its residents. The...
Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Career and Workplace, The New York Times, Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Snyder
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Some hope Kilpatrick verdict helps Detroit improve
DETROIT (AP) — Minutes after former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick left a courtroom some area residents reflected that his corruption conviction may put to rest a tainted period in the city's history. A federal jury found Kilpatrick guilty on... -
Ex-Detroit mayor convicted, jailed until sentence
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges and then sent to jail to await his prison sentence in yet another dramatic setback for a man who once was among the nation's youngest big-city leaders....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Punishment, Rick Snyder, Prisons
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$2,000 gift from 'rooftop pastor' to ex-mayor investigated
Tribune reportersChicago's "rooftop pastor," the Rev. Corey Brooks, said Tuesday he gave $2,000 in church members' donations to disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is on trial on racketeering charges. Brooks said Kilpatrick, who was forced to resign as...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Christmas, Tyler Perry, Politics, Walmart
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Chicago's 'rooftop pastor' gave $2K to disgraced ex-Detroit mayor
Chicago's "rooftop pastor," the Rev. Corey Brooks, said Tuesday he gave $2,000 in church members' donations to disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is on trial on racketeering charges. Brooks said Kilpatrick, who was forced to resign...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Christmas, Tyler Perry, Politics, Family
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News of the Weird: Families That Shoot Porn Together
The head of the Perse School in Cambridge, England, recently instituted a “10-Second Rule” for minor disciplinary infractions: Students could avoid punishment if they quickly produced a clever explanation for their misbehavior. “...
Tags: Football, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Trials, Casey Anthony, New York City Police Department
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Corruption trial opens for former Detroit mayor
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick repeatedly stuffed his bank account and paid off credit cards with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, the illegal fruit of a crooked politician who took bribes and left taxpayers "holding...
Tags: Witnesses, Blackmail and Extortion, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Prosecution
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Parishioners honor a passionate man of the cloth
People packed the pews and filled the balconies of Baltimore's historic Bethel A.M.E. church Sunday morning to honor a man they credit with reviving the house of worship — one of the city's most influential — and bringing unabashed passion...Tags: Druid Hill, Peace Corps, Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Louis Armstrong
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Kwame Gambles Prison Sentence
FOX 17 ProducerLooks like former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is going to take a gamble with his prison sentence. Today, he reportedly rejected a plea deal in his federal racketeering case. The Detroit News reports that Kilpatrick would have served 15 years behind...Tags: Prisons
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Financial experts offer ideas on fixing Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — The annual chore of putting together Detroit’s city budget for the upcoming fiscal year will begin in earnest in the coming days and will be performed by the mayor and City Council, instead of an emergency manager appointed by...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, Sales, Finance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Lawyer in failed Detroit stripper death lawsuit granted $167,000
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has awarded $167,000 to an attorney for part of his work on a lawsuit that accused a former Detroit mayor of sandbagging a murder investigation. The lawsuit was thrown out on Nov. 1, but Norman Yatooma was entitled to some...Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers, Judges
Apr 10, 2013
|Column| Petoskey News
Mar 16, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Jan 9, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 9, 2013
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Dec 27, 2012
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Sep 21, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Mar 18, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 25, 2012
|Story| WXMI
Apr 9, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 9, 2011
|Story| Petoskey News
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