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Knockout blow: Celtics eliminate Pistons in Game 6 Fri, 30 May 2008 23:57:00 EST
The Boston Celtics are going to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1987, coming from 10 points down in the fourth to beat the Pistons, 89-81, and win the Eastern Conference finals at The Palace.

Greektown Casino files for bankruptcy to avoid forced sale Fri, 30 May 2008 22:32:00 EST
DETROIT -- Greektown Casino has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it seeks to reorganize millions of dollars of debt used to finance expansion of the casino and construction of a full-service 400-room hotel.

Former Abraham guardian: Drug arrest 'very disappointing' Fri, 30 May 2008 23:32:00 EST
PONTIAC -- The network of people who put their faith in Nathaniel Abraham's ability to turn his life around were keenly disappointed when they heard the young man, who captured international attention as an 11-year-old when he killed a Pontiac man, was charged Friday with dealing drugs.

Obama to visit Troy on Monday Fri, 30 May 2008 23:32:00 EST
Sen. Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting at Troy High School on Monday, making his second Michigan visit in three weeks.

Bloomfield Hills student finishes second in national spelling bee Fri, 30 May 2008 23:32:00 EST
Metro Detroit's spelling bee champion Sidharth Chand finished in second place Friday night in the nationally-televised Scripps National Bee in Washington, D.C.

County rejects effort to recall Detroit council members Fri, 30 May 2008 14:32:00 EST
DETROIT -- The Wayne County Election Commission this morning tossed out an effort to recall the five council members who voted to try to oust Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in the wake of the $8.4 million police whistle-blower settlement scandal.

Employee at Papa Romano's confirmed to have Hepatitis A Fri, 30 May 2008 19:20:00 EST
FARMINGTON HILLS -- Oakland County health officials are asking that customers of a Farmington Hills pizza restaurant to contact their doctors immediately because an employee has a confirmed case of Hepatitis A.

Kilpatrick vetoes legal bills for his own ouster Fri, 30 May 2008 17:47:00 EST
DETROIT -- Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick today vetoed a number of changes the City Council made to his $3 billion budget, including the council's planned borrowing that he said has already resulted in a credit rating downgrade for the city.

Lights, cameras, tax incentives: Michigan's film write-offs have moviemakers swarming state Fri, 30 May 2008 18:57:00 EST
MACKINAC ISLAND -- New tax incentives have film proposals flooding into Michigan so fast the state will be hard-pressed to meet the demand for facilities, crews and probably even places to say, participants at the Detroit Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference were told Friday.

Sterling Heights printing plant evacuated after small fire Fri, 30 May 2008 14:52:00 EST
STERLING HEIGHTS -- Employees of the Detroit Media Partnership at the company's printing plant on Mound Road and Metropolitan Parkway are beginning to return to work after a fire forced them to evacuate.

Nolan Finley: Leaders wasting chance to save Michigan Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
MACKINAC ISLAND -- If you don't believe an absence of competent leadership is Michigan's No. 1 problem, think about this: We're nearly halfway through what should be a transformational year, and our three top elected officials aren't even meeting to craft a turnaround strategy.

What your eyebrows and nostrils say about you Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
WARREN -- Eyes may be the window to the soul, but they can also reveal how people solve problems, how much attention they pay to detail and how directly they speak what's on their mind. This is, at least, what Lin Klaassen tells her clients.

U.S. rail network facing congestion 'calamity' Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
CHICAGO -- Railway executive Matthew Rose stood before fellow industry leaders, pointing to a map meant to tell the future of the U.S. rail freight network. It was drenched in red -- east to west, north to south.

Emissions bill could be a pointless fiasco Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
The U.S. Senate is set to begin debate Monday on a bill that would, in the name of preventing climate change, give the government much more control of the economy. In the process, Michigan families could suffer significant increases in their energy costs.

This week's talk Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Detroiters have always fought against racial, social and economic injustices. The paramount question is, are we willing to fight the cronyism, injustice and immorality of the Kwame Kilpatrick administration? Is the mayor willing to fight off his inner demons and resign? If Detroit is to progress, we must fight the enemy within.

Charles Krauthammer: Green socialism threatens America Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
I'm not a global warming believer. I'm not a global warming denier. I'm a global warming agnostic who believes instinctively that it can't be very good to pump lots of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but is equally convinced that those who presume to know exactly where that leads are talking through their hats.

Michelle Malkin: Rachel Ray's keffiyeh kerfuffle Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
I've been a fan of Dunkin' Donuts for years. Their Munchkins are heaven. Their coffee is better and cheaper than Starbucks. And the company's management has taken a brave and lonely stand in support of immigration enforcement -- refusing to hire illegal aliens and blowing the whistle on applicants with bogus Social Security numbers.

Clarence Page: Hillary's RFK historical illiteracy Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
History repeats itself, someone once said, because people don't hear it right the first time. The problem with Sen. Hillary Clinton's Robert F. Kennedy gaffe is her failure to recall correctly the history that she has helped to make.

Thomas Sowell: Obsessings on bullet shot can backfire Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
"Killing an Unarmed Man." That is how the front-page headline in the New York Times characterized an incident in which a man tried to run over a policeman with his car and was shot by three policemen on the scene, including his intended victim.

George Will: McCain's dialogue plan would reduce presidency Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST
Most improvements make matters worse because most new ideas are regrettable, including this not-quite-new one from John McCain's speech depicting how improved America will be after four years of him: "I will ask Congress to grant me the privilege of coming before both houses to take questions, and address criticism, much the same as the prime minister of Great Britain appears regularly before the House of Commons."

Michigan, Florida get half votes to Democrats' national convention Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
Michigan's full slate of delegates will attend the Democratic National Convention, with a half vote each, under a decision by a party rules committee Saturday.

Detroit waste authority says it won't renew incinerator lease Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- The city's waste authority has opted not to renew its lease for an incinerator lauded in the 1980s as forward-thinking but now looked at by some as environmentally unsound.

Red Bull Air Race qualifying canceled Sat, 31 May 2008 22:27:00 EST
Gusting winds canceled a Red Bull Air Race qualifying round Saturday along the Detroit River. But, officials say the race is expected to begin at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Race for the Cure draws thousands Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
At least 75 percent of the proceeds from the event Saturday in Detroit will go toward local breast cancer screening, treatment and outreach programs for the uninsured and the underinsured.

Abraham arrested on drug charge Sat, 31 May 2008 18:52:00 EST
Convicted murderer Nathaniel Abraham had a strong support system when he walked out of a juvenile detention facility last year. But, it wasn't enough to keep him out of trouble with the law.

Tickets to Obama town hall meeting in Oakland on Monday go fast Sat, 31 May 2008 18:52:00 EST
ROYAL OAK -- Like the rush for a hot rock concert, 1,000 free tickets for a town hall meeting with Sen. Barack Obama were snatched up in an hour Saturday.

Leaders in Cobo stalemate Sat, 31 May 2008 18:52:00 EST
It took just 30 minutes and one hot topic -- the future of Cobo Center -- to expose the fractures among the "Big Four" leaders of southeast Michigan at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference.

Young professionals say they're ready to lead at Mackinac Policy Conference Sat, 31 May 2008 18:52:00 EST
MACKINAC ISLAND -- Energetic young Metro Detroit entrepreneurs and professionals say they're determined to roll up their sleeves and make the kinds of changes that have stymied policymakers for a decade or more.

Laura Berman: Ignoring a second chance Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
Natalie Green has watched Nathaniel Abraham grow up as so many of us have. In the newspapers. On the evening news.

Funds for council's lawyers vetoed Sat, 31 May 2008 18:52:00 EST
Embattled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on Friday vetoed $250,000 set aside by the City Council to pay for lawyers to oust him, the latest in a series of moves to derail the effort.

Sheriff races to find teen Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
The face of a missing Detroit teenager will be featured not on a milk carton, but on the side of a racing truck. Sheniesha Kennedy, 16, was last seen Feb. 26 after she was dropped off at Osborn High School.

Bugs eating historic log cabin Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
A 170-year-old log cabin -- believed to be one of the oldest in the region -- that has lived through the Civil War era, the Great Depression and two world wars is under attack. A pesky intruder -- the powder post beetle -- threatens to turn the historic cabin into dust.

Westland park may get makeover Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
WESTLAND -- Central City Park, which has been closed for more than a year due to contamination, may get a makeover this summer, Mayor William Wild said.

Wayne briefs Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
Detroit, Trenton, Dearborn.

Judge: Law bars me from ordering SkyTel to release mayor's messages Fri, 30 May 2008 14:32:00 EST
DETROIT -- A Wayne County judge says federal law prohibits him from ordering SkyTel Corp. to turn over Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's text messages, but he may be able to order the city to get the messages and provide them to the court.

Detroit incinerator's foes step up efforts Fri, 30 May 2008 13:37:00 EST
Opponents are intensifying efforts to shut down what they say is an old-fashioned, inefficient and unhealthy way of getting rid of trash.

Gorcyca claims right to make remarks Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca had every right to respond to reporters' questions regarding accused child molester James Norman Perry, according to a legal filing Gorcyca made Friday to the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board.

Oakland briefs Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills.

Bloomfield Hills student spells way to semifinals Fri, 30 May 2008 13:02:00 EST
What do you get when you combine viaticum and purslane with alabaster? If you're like Sidharth Chand of Bloomfield Hills, you get a winning combination of words.

Wings turn Novi into 'Little Sweden' Fri, 30 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
Six of the team's seven Swedish players live within five miles of each other in Novi, prompting coach Mike Babcock to recently dub the suburb "Little Sweden."

Golf, science will link up at new Cranbrook display Fri, 30 May 2008 01:12:00 EST
BLOOMFIELD HILLS -- The Cranbrook Institute of Science will display the "PGA Championship History Exhibit" for the first time in Metro Detroit.

Silverdome sale moves ahead Fri, 30 May 2008 01:12:00 EST
PONTIAC -- City officials Thursday night approved key terms of a pending purchase agreement to sell the Silverdome, a major step towards reviving the aging property that also promises to be a major windfall for the cash-strapped city.

Oakland Community College drowning victim, 19, remembered Fri, 30 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
HUNTINGTON WOODS -- Friends and family will memorialize the life of a 19-year-old whose body was found in a Washtenaw County lake after disappearing Monday.

Macomb briefs Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
Mount Clemens, Sterling Heights, Mount Clemens.

Sterling Heights senior swings may end Fri, 30 May 2008 01:00:00 EST
STERLING HEIGHTS -- As a younger man, Frank Patina did his dancing at the Vanity Ballroom in Detroit or Eastwood Park in Eastpointe.

Ex-Roseville teacher accepts deal in student sex case Fri, 30 May 2008 01:12:00 EST
A former Roseville High School French teacher accused of having sex with her teenage classroom aide pleaded no contest Thursday in Macomb Circuit Court to two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Owner plans to move barge involved in fatal boating accident Thu, 29 May 2008 13:24:00 EST
HARRISON TOWNSHIP -- The owner of the 120-feet barge anchored in Lake St. Clair involved in a fatal boating mishap last weekend plans to move the craft.

Macomb sheriff can't move barge Thu, 29 May 2008 13:37:00 EST
Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said Wednesday he'd like to get rid of a barge anchored in Lake St. Clair that was at the center of a fatal boating accident last weekend, but he keeps running into bureaucratic obstacles.

New church reaches out via Web Thu, 29 May 2008 01:22:00 EST
Macomb township's newest congregation may be inspired from above, but its name is coming courtesy of the Internet. Organizers are hoping to encourage interest in the church -- which will meet at a local school -- by asking people to vote on its name via a Web survey.

Romeo cabinet maker destroyed by fire Thu, 29 May 2008 09:37:00 EST
ROMEO -- Fire investigators on Wednesday searched the rubble of a cabinet-making business that caught fire Tuesday night, forcing firefighters to battle the blaze from outside the two-story building with aerial pumps.

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