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Young Detroit man charged with murder in latest killing over stuff
It has happened again in Detroit: a young man has killed another young person for a desirable and expensive item. We've seen it happen over the years with Cartier glasses.…
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The latest on tomorrow’s Islamophobic protests
The nation's premier Islamophobic group, ACT for America, has organized more than two-dozen rallies at cities around the United States to take place tomorrow. Officially called the "March against...
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Mayor Mike Duggan says city will board up all of Detroit's vacant houses in...
Detroit's roughly 25,000 unsecured vacant houses could soon all be boarded up under a plan Mayor Mike Duggan announced today at the Mackinac Policy Conference. Most of the blighted houses that would...
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'DeVos Watch' site promises to hold U.S. education secretary accountable
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is no friend to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. In fact, she's been a vocal opponent of the Michigan billionaire since before her shameful confirmation hearing, when it appeared...
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The congressman who said God would 'take care of' climate change is from...
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg said last week that God alone could fix climate change — not humans. Congressman Walberg is a Republican and represents Michigan's 7th district and said the baffling statement...
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Motor City Muckraker just went HAM on Mayor Duggan after his 'one city for...
As part of an ongoing election-year push back on the "Two Detroits" narrative, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan yesterday at the Mackinac Policy Conference outlined an inclusive guiding principal for the...
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UPDATED: Michigan leaders silent on Trump's Paris withdrawal as others pledge...
Updated 10:17 a.m. on Monday, June 5: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has joined the growing list of mayors who say they will intensify efforts to meet climate goals outlined in the Paris accord. A spokesman...
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Flint official resigns after blaming water crisis on black residents not...
And you won't believe what word he used to describe them ... The Genesee County Land Bank says sales manager Phil Stair has resigned after water activists recorded him saying Flint's problems were...
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Tuesday morning hearing offers chance to oppose toxic waste expansion
Activists opposed to the tenfold expansion of a hazardous waste facility in Detroit are urging people to join them in speaking out at a hearing on the plan tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. The plan to...
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Stalled Nexus pipeline to be subject of town hall meeting in Ann Arbor
Readers may recall our piece from March, about resistance to the proposed construction of the Nexus pipeline. The pipeline, in which DTE Energy is part owner, is essentially intended to carry natural...
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Betsy DeVos defends Trump's plan to slash education spending by 14 percent
Education Secretary Besty DeVos has defended President Donald Trump's proposal to cut $9 billion in education spending, saying the budget request lays out a series of proposals that will "give parents...
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Detroit officials are flying a rainbow flag in honor of Pride Month for the...
The City of Detroit has raised the LGBT rainbow pride flag over Hart Plaza for the first time to mark Pride Month. The Tuesday flag raising comes ahead of Motor City Pride Festival, which will be held...
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That land bank official kept on talking — and there's more
Unless you've been living under a rock for a few days, you and everybody else in town knows that Phil Stair, the now-former director of sales for the Genesee County Land Bank, said quite a lot when he...
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Detroit Land Bank payroll nearly doubles despite slowdown in demolitions
When Mike Duggan was running for mayor of Detroit four years ago, he pledged to embark on an unprecedented and aggressive campaign to demolish thousands of blighted houses scattered across the city's...
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Horoscopes (June 7-13)
ARIES (March 21- April 20): If you are a "late Aries," life has got to be looking a little crazy.…
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The Great Lakes are being poisoned by poop
Pam Taylor, a woman I admire a great deal, lives in a rural community in Lenawee County, not far from the Ohio border, a place where her family has been farming since 1837.…
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Navigating Michigan’s changing marijuana laws
Trimming bud by hand has to be the most tedious, time-consuming task when it comes to processing marijuana. Snipping off the leaves one by one to give full exposure to the cannabinoid-rich flower's...
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Savage Love: Get out
Q: I hate how my boyfriend has sex with me. He is 40 years old. It used to be fine, but a year ago he started adding new moves he obviously got from porn: smacking my pussy with an open palm,...
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Protestors to oppose 'March Against Sharia' in Lansing this Saturday
A week ago, we wrote about an Islamophobic protest planned for Lansing. The demonstration was part of a nationwide action called March Against Sharia, organized by ACT for America, consisting of two...
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Snyder signs law to take away retirement benefits from corrupt public workers
Public employees who've been convicted of felonies that breach the public's trust will lose some retirement benefits under a new Michigan law. The law enacted Wednesday requires a public employee or...
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