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Greetings! My apologies for the lack of postings. It's been a busy year so far, and on top of that, my switch to DSL has put me in a state of email hell, lol....
A quote from an online article on www.wdiv.com: "Arabs are suffering today as African Americans suffered during the civil rights movements," said Majed...
Revived downtown, safe neighborhoods top lists Filling a vacancy Polls open: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 Open seat: Councilwoman Brenda Scott, 47, died...
Nearly every day at about 3:30 p.m., Jacqueline Smith hears three blasts in her southwest Detroit neighborhood. Occasionally, her house shakes. "You can feel...
And you wonder why conspiracy theories flourish?
The fact that America's opening fusillade of 400 cruise missiles has not ye= t rained down on Baghdad is...
Whenever News Hits passes the Wayne County Building in downtown Detroit, we= can't help but wonder why the historic structure has been flanked with scaf= ...
First they came for the Arab-Americans, but I didn't speak up because I was= n't Arab.
Then they came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't...
The push to create a new, suburb- dominated oversight authority for the Detroit Water and Sewerage system continued Thursday on a fast track through the state...
Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Thursday proposed a balanced $38.6-billion state budget for next year that avoids massive cuts to single programs, but stitches a...
Let's do more than talk about getting the lead out. Many encouraging signs have followed the Free Press series earlier this year on lead contamination in...
Acrowded field including several high profile candidates poses a tough choice for voters seeking to fill the Detroit City Council seat left vacant by the death...
The City of Detroit made the best contract offer it could in tough times. Although it gives city workers less than they want or deserve, they should take it. ...
Legislation to regionalize Detroit's water system is one step away from Gov. Jennifer Granholm's desk, following a Senate vote Thursday that Detroit lawmakers...
A group of 41 students has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for 10 minutes to argue why colleges should be able to consider race in law school admissions...
Attention now is being focused on the upcoming election for the vacant seat on the Detroit City Council. Well, I should hope so. It is a vital job. Not only...
This is an important time in the life of Detroit. The city council member elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of Brenda Scott will confront...
Detroiters are losing millions of dollars that could have been spent on other city services by holding a special election to fill a vacant city council seat....
It is with great disappointment that I have viewed recent actions of state legislators concerning our region's public transportation and water/sewerage...
Pity Beyonce Knowles. Alas, this talented singer, actor and diva-goddess who has no problems in the good looks department, has problems finding the right man....
Police Officer Dwight Featherstone starts his day differently from thousands of other Detroit cops. He drives his van across town to an east-side duplex, parks...
Two times ex-Detroit cop Larry Nevers has been convicted in the racially charged beating death of Malice Green more than a decade ago. Two times his...
Wayne County Commissioner Keith Stallworth pleaded guilty to a federal felony in connection to a drug case Friday. Now it may be up to Gov. Jennifer Grahholm...
County commissioners are questioning how more than $500,000 in profits made on items sold to Wayne County Jail inmates was spent last year. Members of the...
Detroit Police received two anonymous tips in 1997 that a civilian employee of the department was dealing drugs, according to newly disclosed evidence in a...
Even though Jordan Levine's family connections gave him an advantage when applying to the University of Michigan, he's not exactly happy with the practice....
A top Detroit public schools official has told the district's 13 community outreach employees that they cannot talk with people outside the district without...
Businesses, civic organizations and politicians will unite this week behind a new national movement that's designed to spotlight the plight of those without...
Now is probably not the best time to be asking Big Business for money, but that's not stopping Detroit Renaissance from preparing to seek roughly $25 million...
Wayne County Commissioner Keith Stallworth should resign from the commission. He entered a guilty plea Friday in Detroit Federal Court to filing a false...
