Saturday, November 7, 2009
Michigan lures teachers to inner cities
Michigan will be one of the first states to participate in a national program that overhauls the training of math and science teachers and encourages them to work in urban schools with the biggest problems. Through a program unveiled Friday and run by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, students would have their master's degree training in teaching paid for if they agree to teach for three years in an urban area.
Man injured by pumpkin-throwers 'glad to be alive'
Plymouth Township --A 50-year-old Hamburg Township man, injured on his way from work Friday after someone threw pumpkins from an M-14 overpass, said he holds no ill will toward whoever hurtled the ghoulish gourds. - 11/07/2009
Islamic community voices outrage over mass killings
Dearborn -- Metro Detroit Muslims struggled with dual angst Friday after the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood -- outrage over the attack and fears that a backlash will dismantle years of progress toward better understanding of Islam. - 11/07/2009
Family hopes to change view of organ donations
Raeda Charara Haidar will never forget how her teenage son dropped 80 pounds in just a month weeks because of his failing kidneys. After doctors told her he would need a kidney transplant, Haidar prayed a miracle would happen for her young son. - 11/07/2009
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- NM city prepares for salt cavern collapse - 04:00 AM
- Detroit Zoo hosts Salvation Army clothing drive - 04:00 AM
- 'The Image Wrought' exhibit opens at U. of Mich. - 04:00 AM
- Macomb County Sheriff: Fatal inmate shooting was justified
- Man admits to Owosso killings
- Audit: Some MDOT bridge checks fall short
- Wayne briefs
Judge to decide if Orlewicz gets a new trial
Detroit -- A judge will decide before the end of the month whether to grant a new trial to a Plymouth Township teen convicted of stabbing and beheading an acquaintance. - 1:00 am
- Jobless bill adds 20 weeks unemployment pay in Michigan
- Audit: Some MDOT bridge checks fall short
- ACORN offices raided in New Orleans
- Granholm, GOP still disagree on how to pay for education
Health care vote may slip
Washington -- Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, offering fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts. - 1:00 am
- Granholm, GOP still disagree on how to pay for education
- 'eCitizenship' conference next week at Wayne State
- Actress Jane Seymour keynotes Ferris State benefit
- Study asks: Will warmer world bring harmful smoke?
MSU students' stunt baffles police
East Lansing --Police are calling a case involving four Michigan State University freshmen charged with tossing an explosive device at a home Sunday unusual. - 12:27 pm
- Kilpatrick sues Stefani over leaked text messages
- Karmanos says loan was for Kilpatrick's resignation
- Just like dad, Blackwell lives with controversy
- Cass Corridor isn't what it used to be
- Guard watches over Detroit's grand past to ease broken heart
- Nature takes root as Detroit landmark rots
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Art imitates life: Kilpatrick friend plays mayor in film
Available soon in a car trunk near you: Kwame Kilpatrick, the movie. - 12:57 pm
Across Metro Detroit
Obituaries
- Levi-Strauss' theories altered anthropology - 11/04/2009
- Joseph J. Heister, Birmingham: Engineer motivated by deep love of sports - 11/03/2009
- Bill Hoover Sr., Grosse Pointe: Bill Hoover Sr.: Grosse Pointe teacher had personal touch - 11/02/2009
- Timothy J. Doyle, Sylvan Lake: Sports advocate coached kids - 11/02/2009
James Pearson Duffy, Grosse Pointe
Businessman donated millions for the arts
Grosse Pointe -- When James Pearson Duffy died this week, Detroit lost a significant champion of local artists and a patron who gave millions to the Detroit Institute of Arts. Mr. - 11/07/2009
