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Politics & Prejudices: Kildee’s dilemma
Here's how nutty our politics has gotten: Michigan's next primary election for governor is a year and three months away. People who haven't yet met will marry, get pregnant, and have a baby before that.…
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Savage Love: The leftovers
Nancy, the tech-savvy at-risk youth, two gimps, Christ on the cross, the Easter Bunny, two weeping women, and the Easter Bunny's smoking-hot leather master took to the stage at Revolution Hall in...
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'The Week' takes a look at Detroit's 'crony capitalism'
This week, the American edition of The Week featured a stimulating piece of journalism by Shikha Dalmia about Detroit’s “comeback”— alleging that it’s nothing so much as politically connected...
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This solar-powered converted train car can be your home for $675k
Tiny homes might be the current trend in homeownership, but what about a solar-powered train car? There's one for sale in Northport and it's probably nicer than all the houses in your neighborhood....
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Local chefs to duke it out in 8 mile-style dip battle punctuated by rap...
A rare taste of 8 mile comes to Gratiot Avenue Thursday night when a handful of local culinary talents take the stage at Trinosophes for a dip competition done in the rap battle format. Dip chefs...
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Ingrid LaFleur will not appear on Detroit mayoral primary ballot, is running...
Updated 9:32 a.m., Thursday, May 4: According to the campaign, LaFleur was ineligible for the ballot not because of a failure to collect 500 valid signatures but because she had not established...
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Congress blocks Trump administration from fighting marijuana laws in...
It looks like Michigan's roughly 200,000 medical marijuana users will be able to continue to smoke without fear of the feds, for now. A bipartisan omnibus spending bill passed by the U.S. House on...
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Is a Flint funeral home mixing up bodies?
Two brothers were horrified when they arrived at their mother's funeral to find the body in the casket was a stranger. In a story first reported by WNEM, Maurice Dunn and Joe Leverette said Swanson...
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Every U.S. House Republican from Michigan voted to repeal Obamacare
In a 217-213 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has moved to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a plan that guts protections for people with pre-existing conditions. The vote...
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2018 Michigan marijuana legalization ballot effort reaches Lansing
A petition to legalize recreational marijuana in 2018 will be submitted to Lansing today. Once approved, those behind the initiative will have 180 days to collect 252,523 signatures from valid...
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Corktown is about to look very, very different
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit businessman Tony Soave are today ushering in a new era for Corktown: one that will have a handful of blocks at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and...
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Michigan's no-fault law to blame for high Detroit car insurance rates, says...
Drivers in the Motor City pay exorbitant rates for auto insurance — among the highest in the nation, at more than $3,000 per year per vehicle. Why?…
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Flint: 8,000 households face foreclosure for unpaid poison — er, water bills
Think about it: What if you lived in a community that paid some of the highest water rates in the country? Now imagine that the water pouring out of your tap is foul-smelling, causes rashes and hair...
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No need to register your pistol if new Michigan bill passes
New legislation was recently drafted that would allow gun owners to own a pistol and not have to register it with the state. MLive reports that Republican state Rep. Lee Chatfield (who MT columnist...
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Anti-brutality activists cry foul over Detroit police embrace of Taser weapons
Members of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality are all charged up by last week's announcement that the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners approved the use of Tasers by Detroit cops. The...
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Tell us how your mother fought the patriarchy for Mother's Day
As long as I can remember, my mother's never worn makeup. From photographs, it appears she may have swept some black mascara onto her lashes on her wedding day, but that was three years before I was...
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Short doc looks at Ferndale-based right-wing Church Militant
A right-wing media online group called Church Militant is experiencing amazing growth. And while that may not surprise you, the location of their headquarters might.…
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OU professor charged with running a drug house where students took Ketamine
He was a professor teaching business at Oakland University, but officials say that off campus, Joseph Schiele was about partying. With students.…
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UPDATE: Dan Kildee announced he's not running for Governor in 2018
Updated at 11:53 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9: U.S. Rep Dan Kildee reeleased a statement on his website Tuesday afternoon explaining his plans to run for his seat in Congress again instead of running for...
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Horoscopes (May 10-16)
ARIES (March 21- April 20): The next round of business is about to test your patience.…
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