http://www.michiganlocalnews.com Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/detroit-11-cleveland-7-verlander-struggles-again-but-picks-up-win/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/detroit-11-cleveland-7-verlander-struggles-again-but-picks-up-win/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:59 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214708596/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Starting pitcher Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers runs off the field in a downpour just after officials called a rain delay during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on May 22, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. / Jason Miller/Getty ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/detroit-11-cleveland-7-verlander-struggles-again-but-picks-up-win/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/west-pointer-busted-for-taking-nude-photos-of-cadets/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/west-pointer-busted-for-taking-nude-photos-of-cadets/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:59 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214708595/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> WASHINGTON — A soldier at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been charged with crimes for taking nude photos of female cadets without their consent, extending the military's sex-scandal crisis to the hallowed ground of its premier training academy, the Army announced Wednesday.It is the latest in a steady stream of sex scandals to hit the military this month as it grapples ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/west-pointer-busted-for-taking-nude-photos-of-cadets/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/plymouth-canton-livonia-voters-say-yes-to-technology-upgrades-4/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/plymouth-canton-livonia-voters-say-yes-to-technology-upgrades-4/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:23 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214708597/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Voters in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools and Livonia Public Schools said yes today to technology upgrades, school renovations, school bus purchases and other projects.All but one of the eight school-related proposals on the ballot passed tonight, with the exception being a $12.9-million bond proposal in Richmond Community Schools in Macomb County.■ Election ... Continue reading →]]> Voters in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools and Livonia Public Schools said yes today to technology upgrades, school renovations, school bus purchases and other projects.All but one of the eight school-related proposals on the ballot passed tonight, with the exception being a $12.9-million bond proposal in Richmond Community Schools in Macomb County.■ Election ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/plymouth-canton-livonia-voters-say-yes-to-technology-upgrades-4/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/your-mike-vote-for-the-winner-of-our-cartoon-caption-contest-on-the-irs-and-the-tea-party/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/your-mike-vote-for-the-winner-of-our-cartoon-caption-contest-on-the-irs-and-the-tea-party/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:16 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214708598/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> You pick the winner! Cast your vote for your favorite entry in our cartoon caption contest on the IRS and the Tea Party! You have until Thursday at 3 p.m. to vote. Look for the winning reader submission/rough sketch combo on Friday right here online and in the Friday print edition of the Detroit Free Press. Good luck to our finalists!Become a fan of Mike Thompson ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/your-mike-vote-for-the-winner-of-our-cartoon-caption-contest-on-the-irs-and-the-tea-party/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/tigers-sweep-indians-in-wet-wacky-series-finale/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/tigers-sweep-indians-in-wet-wacky-series-finale/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:45:00 +0000 MLN01 http://detroitnews.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0104/305230362/1478/rss Continue reading →]]> The Tigers splashed past the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep of the first-place Tribe. They waited out delays of one hour and 50 minutes to win it.]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/tigers-sweep-indians-in-wet-wacky-series-finale/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/irs-supervisor-denies-wrongdoing/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/irs-supervisor-denies-wrongdoing/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:44:36 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707907/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Lois Lerner appears Wednesday before a House panel hearing into the targeting of conservative groups by IRS agents under her supervision. She refused to answer questions after denying she broke laws or lied to Congress. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/irs-supervisor-denies-wrongdoing/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/group-seeks-to-block-insurance-coverage-of-abortion-in-michigan/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/group-seeks-to-block-insurance-coverage-of-abortion-in-michigan/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:44:35 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707297/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Lansing - Political powerhouse Right to Life of Michigan is seeking a voter-initiated ban on health insurers covering elective abortion procedures in basic insurance plans in an attempt to bypass a Gov. Rick Snyder veto. Last year, Snyder struck down a bill he supported that would have changed the legal structure of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan after the GOP-controlled Legislature tacked on ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/group-seeks-to-block-insurance-coverage-of-abortion-in-michigan/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/activists-consider-second-mich-wolf-referendum-to-target-game-animal-designation/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/activists-consider-second-mich-wolf-referendum-to-target-game-animal-designation/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:44:34 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707908/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Lansing - Animal rights activists are considering putting two questions before voters in 2014 about whether wolf hunting should be legal after the Legislature effectively rendered their first referendum meaningless. A planned hunt of gray wolves in the Upper Peninsula has been put on hold - for now - after the law authorizing the harvest was suspended Wednesday pending a statewide vote next year. ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/activists-consider-second-mich-wolf-referendum-to-target-game-animal-designation/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-aide-sues-harper-woods-lawmaker-brian-banks-claims-sex-harassment/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-aide-sues-harper-woods-lawmaker-brian-banks-claims-sex-harassment/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:44:34 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707294/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Detroit - A former aide for a state lawmaker says the representative forced him to have sex and gave him a raise in an attempt to forge a romantic relationship. Tramaine Cotton, 29, is making his allegations against freshman state Rep. Brian Banks, D-Harper Woods, in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court. In his complaint Cotton also says he was subjected to a ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-aide-sues-harper-woods-lawmaker-brian-banks-claims-sex-harassment/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/political-insider-govs-staff-emails-have-scent-of-skunk-works/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/political-insider-govs-staff-emails-have-scent-of-skunk-works/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:44:33 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707909/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Under state law, the only time the public gets to peek inside the inner workings of the Governor's Office is when its staffers send emails to employees of other state agencies, which are subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Records obtained by The Detroit News through an FOIA request to the Department of Technology, Management and Budget included the correspondence of Gov. Rick ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/political-insider-govs-staff-emails-have-scent-of-skunk-works/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/pfizer-takes-its-shot-at-a-vaccine-for-evasive-superbug/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/pfizer-takes-its-shot-at-a-vaccine-for-evasive-superbug/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:27:22 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707362/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Kathrin Jansen, senior vice president of Vaccine Research and Early Development at Pfizer Inc, poses for a portrait in one of her labs at Pfizer headquarters in Pearl River, New York, April 19, ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/pfizer-takes-its-shot-at-a-vaccine-for-evasive-superbug/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/big-plans-are-in-the-works-for-a-tiny-capitol-park-in-downtown-detroit/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/big-plans-are-in-the-works-for-a-tiny-capitol-park-in-downtown-detroit/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:23:15 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707674/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> The former United Way building at 1214 Griswold was bought earlier this year. The state approved a $6 million loan for the historic building. (Steve Perez/The Detroit ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/big-plans-are-in-the-works-for-a-tiny-capitol-park-in-downtown-detroit/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mlb-detroit-11-cleveland-7/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mlb-detroit-11-cleveland-7/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:33 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707911/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs as part of a 14-hit attack Wednesday that gave Detroit a rainy, 11-7 win over Cleveland. The contest was delayed by rain in both the fifth and seventh innings, but was finally played to a conclusion. The final out came at 12:30 a.m. Cabrera doubled in a run during Detroit's two-run first and he hit a two-run homer in the eighth to give the ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mlb-detroit-11-cleveland-7/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/new-hookah-bar-rules-ignite-ethnic-debate-in-troy/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/new-hookah-bar-rules-ignite-ethnic-debate-in-troy/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:56 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707677/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Candi Lee, 20, of Troy blows circles while hanging out with friends at Mist Hookah Lounge in Troy, Mich. on Thursday, May 16, 2013. The Troy City Council amended an ordinance on Monday that forces all hookah lounges in the city to close at midnight. For hookah bars like Mist, the move forces them to turn away customers who normally arrive at their lounges late at night. / Jarrad Henderson/Detroit ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/new-hookah-bar-rules-ignite-ethnic-debate-in-troy/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/wayne-sheriffs-office-steering-work-to-one-tether-vendor-over-others/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/wayne-sheriffs-office-steering-work-to-one-tether-vendor-over-others/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:55 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707678/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Tethers contain radio transmitters that allow the Sheriff's Office to locate the individuals around the clock. / Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/wayne-sheriffs-office-steering-work-to-one-tether-vendor-over-others/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mitch-albom-in-wings-world-every-night-rates-as-a-big-night/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mitch-albom-in-wings-world-every-night-rates-as-a-big-night/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:53 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707679/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> After a Game 3 win, Game 4 looms as the Wings' most important game of the season. Detroit leads Chicago in the Western Conference semifinals, 2-1. / Gregory Shamus/Getty ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mitch-albom-in-wings-world-every-night-rates-as-a-big-night/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-msu-standout-krug-becomes-the-talk-of-boston-with-fast-start/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-msu-standout-krug-becomes-the-talk-of-boston-with-fast-start/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:52 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707680/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Former Michigan State defenseman Torey Krug of Livonia is the talk of hockey in Boston after scoring goals in each of his first two playoff games for the Bruins as an emergency call-up.Krug, 5-feet-9, had played in three NHL games before being an emergency call-up from the American Hockey ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-msu-standout-krug-becomes-the-talk-of-boston-with-fast-start/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-lion-charlie-batch-other-pros-get-a-taste-of-media-boot-camp/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-lion-charlie-batch-other-pros-get-a-taste-of-media-boot-camp/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:51 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707681/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Charlie Batch, left, was among 20 current and ex-NFL players who took part in a media boot camp last week in Toledo. / Carlos Monarrez/Detroit Free ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/former-lion-charlie-batch-other-pros-get-a-taste-of-media-boot-camp/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mark-phelan-jaguar-xf-luxury-sedan-is-stylish/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mark-phelan-jaguar-xf-luxury-sedan-is-stylish/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:50 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707682/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> 2013 Jaguar XF 2.0-liter Turbo review: The 2013 Jaguar XF has a fuel-efficient new engine and glorious interior highlight luxury sedan, but Free Press Auto Critic Mark Phelan says controls and voice-recognition need work. Mark Phelan/Detroit Free ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/mark-phelan-jaguar-xf-luxury-sedan-is-stylish/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/automakers-donate-to-oklahoma-tornado-relief-efforts/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/automakers-donate-to-oklahoma-tornado-relief-efforts/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:48 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707683/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Automakers, whose products were just as fragile as houses, schools and offices in the path of this ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/automakers-donate-to-oklahoma-tornado-relief-efforts/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/epic-doesnt-quite-live-up-to-its-title/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/epic-doesnt-quite-live-up-to-its-title/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:46 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707685/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Trailer: 'Epic': A teenager (Amanda Seyfried) finds herself transported to a deep-woods world where there's a battle raging between those who want to keep the natural world alive and evil forces who wish to destroy ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/epic-doesnt-quite-live-up-to-its-title/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/grill-your-whole-meal-with-tips-from-chef-author-jamie-purviance/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/grill-your-whole-meal-with-tips-from-chef-author-jamie-purviance/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:45 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707686/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Grilled herbed chicken thighs with honey lemon glaze, grilled Caesar salad with grilled baguette slices, grilled avocado with blistered tomato salsa and grilled potato planks with lemon aioli. Cooking everything for a meal on the grill, Monday, May 20, 2013. / Jessica J. Trevino/Detroit Free ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/grill-your-whole-meal-with-tips-from-chef-author-jamie-purviance/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/carolyn-hax-husbands-complaints-about-work-wear-wife-down/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/carolyn-hax-husbands-complaints-about-work-wear-wife-down/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:43 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707688/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Adapted from a recent online discussion.Dear Carolyn: My husband has been unhappy in his job for more than five years. He refuses to take any of my advice about changing ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/carolyn-hax-husbands-complaints-about-work-wear-wife-down/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/just-desserts-experiment-with-smore-ideas/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/just-desserts-experiment-with-smore-ideas/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:42 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707687/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Clockwise from top left: Double Chocolate Grasshopper S'more, Toasted Mocha S'more, Sesame Caramel S'more, Salted Oatmeal S'more. / Matthew Mead/Associated ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/just-desserts-experiment-with-smore-ideas/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/feedback-education-achievement-authoritys-critics-rely-on-falsehoods/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/feedback-education-achievement-authoritys-critics-rely-on-falsehoods/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:41 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707689/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> If you want to know why so many Detroit schools have been allowed to fail for so long, look no further than the heated efforts by some politicians and their allies to kill the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA) an innovative new approach to education in Detroit that is showing promising results.The most dishonest part about their campaign is their use of misrepresentation and, in ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/feedback-education-achievement-authoritys-critics-rely-on-falsehoods/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/feedback-elected-officials-havent-earned-a-pay-raise/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/feedback-elected-officials-havent-earned-a-pay-raise/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:40 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707690/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> I think any official in any organization should take the high road and say that until the state economy turns around we will not take more when so many are getting little or nothing.Mark Andreottivia Facebook commentsThey ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/feedback-elected-officials-havent-earned-a-pay-raise/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/in-detroit-mayoral-race-if-you-cant-beat-em-eliminate-em-nancy-kaffer/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/in-detroit-mayoral-race-if-you-cant-beat-em-eliminate-em-nancy-kaffer/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:39 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707692/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Multiple-time Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow tried to get rival Mike Duggan off the ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/in-detroit-mayoral-race-if-you-cant-beat-em-eliminate-em-nancy-kaffer/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/read-this-is-your-city-struggling-well-blame-the-state-too-analyst-says-in-bridge-magazine/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/read-this-is-your-city-struggling-well-blame-the-state-too-analyst-says-in-bridge-magazine/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:39 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214707691/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 At Bridge Magazine, a content partner of A Better Michigan, former House of Representatives fiscal analyst Mitch Bean says many local woes are attributable to state policy. Among his accusations: ■ The state has reduced revenue sharing by more than $4.4 billion since 1998, and only fully funded the program in one year, 2001. ■ The state continues to limit ... Continue reading →]]> At Bridge Magazine, a content partner of A Better Michigan, former House of Representatives fiscal analyst Mitch Bean says many local woes are attributable to state policy. Among his accusations: ■ The state has reduced revenue sharing by more than $4.4 billion since 1998, and only fully funded the program in one year, 2001. ■ The state continues to limit ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/read-this-is-your-city-struggling-well-blame-the-state-too-analyst-says-in-bridge-magazine/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/emergency-manager-to-decide-on-detroit-bankruptcy-within-six-weeks/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/emergency-manager-to-decide-on-detroit-bankruptcy-within-six-weeks/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 04:48:55 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214706644/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr has set a six-week deadline--until the end of the current fiscal year--to decide whether to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Detroit would be the largest city in US history to file for bankruptcy.Orr is using the threat of imminent bankruptcy--much like the Democrats and Republicans used the manufactured "fiscal cliff"--to force through sweeping concessions ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/emergency-manager-to-decide-on-detroit-bankruptcy-within-six-weeks/feed/ 0 http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/troy-voters-keep-moderate-in-office-after-recall-of-janice-daniels-3/ http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/troy-voters-keep-moderate-in-office-after-recall-of-janice-daniels-3/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:19 +0000 MLN01 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/214706647/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Continue reading →]]> Dane Slater basks in the noise of his crowded victory party after being elected mayor of Troy in a special election today. / Bill Laitner/Detroit Free ...]]> http://www.michiganlocalnews.com/2013/05/23/troy-voters-keep-moderate-in-office-after-recall-of-janice-daniels-3/feed/ 0