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2012-03-31
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1. Michigan as I see it
This i a blog about a view of the state of Michigan
Tags: Michigan, Detroit, News, Photos, United States
Latest Blog Posts
- Metro Detroit helps teams go to championships, The best junior football team in the country, Detroit’s Westside Cubs Football team SEE VIDEOon Dec 13, 2012Just four days after being crowned the number one, the best junior football team in the country, members of Detroit’s Westside Cubs Football team, celebrated their win by chanting their team motto: “God, books and ball. That means God first, scho...
- Union bastion Michigan joins right-to-work states SEE VIDEOon Dec 12, 2012Michigan's Republican governor has signed bitterly contested "right-to-work" legislation limiting the power of unions. Gov. Rick Snyder’s signature Tuesday made Michigan the nation’s 24th right-to-work state on a day both sides of the politi...
- Police prepare for right-to-work vote at Michigan Capitol SEE VIDEOon Dec 11, 2012Bus loads of people are preparing to head to the Capitol to protest a lame duck session vote on right-to-work. It's at the root of Democrats versus Republicans, labor verses management. Streets around the Capitol will be closed off and some people...
- Safety net for jobless is set to unravel Without federal deal, 87,000 in state lose benefits Dec. 29on Dec 11, 2012Laid off last week, Kevin Wittbrodt volunteers with Toys for Tots at Eastern Market in Detroit. / JARRAD HENDERSON/DETROIT FREE PRESS After years of extensions through the national recession and a slow recovery, the federal program paying for emerge...
- A year of death and injury: Inside one biker club, where the helmet debate has real-life meaningon Dec 6, 2012Jeremy Gradisher, who was in a motorcycle accident on May 1 of this year, is photographed in his home on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Gradisher says his helmet saved his life. "I was very lucky. Even though I broke two bones in my face and one in my n...
- Detroit councilwoman to Obama: We voted for you, now bail us out, ( Unbelievable Really!! SEE VIDEO )on Dec 6, 2012Fox 2 News Headlines The city of Detroit faces a major financial crisis and one member of city council thinks President Barack Obama should step in and help.City Council member JoAnn Watson said Tuesday the citizens support of Obama in last mont...
- Wege Foundation awards $2.5 million for Great Lakes protection workon Dec 3, 2012The Grand Rapids-based Wege Foundation will donate $2.5 million to further the work of a coalition aimed at protecting and preserving the Great Lakes.The Associated Press reported Sunday, Dec. 2, that the foundation would funnel the cash to Healing O...
- Elderly couple terrorized by gunman inside their home on Detroit's west sideon Nov 29, 2012Mary Johnson-Lawrence, 87, and her husband Charles never imagined the terror they faced Wednesday night. "I didn't think we'd be here today," says Charles Lawrence. His wife Mary says, "I didn't either." A masked gunman stormed his way into their...
- Mayor Bing says in a national interview he has the second most difficult job in the country,, see videoon Nov 29, 2012Mayor Dave Bing makes bold statements to CNN today including that he has the second most difficult job in the country behind the president. The three minute interview popped up on the Internet a few hours ago. The mayor sat down and talk...
- Michigan ski resorts: Let it snowon Nov 28, 2012Michigan's ski and snowboard resorts are preparing for what they hope will be a white winter this year. The state's 37 resorts have all made improvements to their snow-making operations after a dismal season last year when high temperatures and...
- Is this the end of Gilda's Club? Detroit native Gilda Radner.on Nov 28, 2012Gilda's Clubs across the country changing their names because of name recognition problems An icon of the cancer support community may be disappearing. The Gilda's Club of Madison, Wisconsin is changing it's name to the Cancer Support Community of So...
- Running low on supplies Detroit firefighters ask for donations SEE VIDEOon Nov 28, 2012Fox 2 News Headlines Dan McNamara, the President of the Detroit Fire Fighter Association was fired up on Friday, blasting Detroit officials including the city's fire commissioner over the state of the city's fire houses."Why are you ignoring the basi...
- Actor David Arquette does his part to help Metro Detroit's dilemma with stray, neglected dogson Nov 28, 2012Actor David Arquette appeared to make the most of the time he spent in Metro Detroit this month for work on an apocalyptic independent film called "Orion." Arquette, considered the star of "Orion," not only visited attractions like the Detroit Zoo (s...
- Homeowner says news of deer breaking into a Georgetown Township home was 'unbelievable'on Nov 25, 2012A doe moves through a Georgetown Township home after breaking through glass in the front door on Thanksgiving Day. link to full story...
- 14 horses rescued in Detroit in the last 5 weeks SEE VIDEOon Nov 18, 2012"http://www.myfoxdetroit.com" title="Fox 2 News Headlines">Fox 2 News Headlines In the last five week, 14 horses have been rescued in the City of Detroit. That includes two horses, one that was visibly underweight, that were hauled a...
- Town puts up Christmas lights for boy battling cancer SEE VIDEOon Nov 18, 2012"http://www.wnem.com" title="WNEM TV 5 ">WNEM TV 5 http://www.wnem.com/story/20120595/boy-suffering-from-cancer-asks-town-to-fire-up-christmas-lights Christmas is arriving a little early in Bullock Creek. A mid-Michigan boy wh...
- Love you SUNNY :-( ...Hall of Fame broadcaster Sonny Eliot dies at 91 ,See Videoon Nov 16, 2012Hall of Fame broadcaster Sonny Eliot dies at 91 - Fox 2 News Headlines Fox 2 News Headlines He spent 60 years at WWJ Radio where friends have been reflecting just two years after he retired, including Marie Osborne."He was a real war hero. I mean, h...
- Nearly 200 Annapolis students become ill; Norovirus suspected see videoon Nov 15, 2012Fox 2 News Headlines Nearly 200 Annapolis students become ill; Norovirus suspected - Fox 2 News Headlines...
- Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera runs away with American League Most Valuable Player awardon Nov 15, 2012Cabrera is the MVP.The voting was not even close. Cabrera was listed first on 22 of the 28 ballots in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Cabrera, who was second on the other six ballots, finished with 362 points to 281 for Trout.
- Chrysler to invest $238 million, add 1,250 jobs in Michiganon Nov 15, 2012Thank You Chrysler Chrysler Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne speaks at the Mack I engine plant. Chrysler Group LLC will invest $238 million and add about 1,250 new jobs to three of its plants in southeast Michigan. Chrysler Chairman and CEO...






