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The number of black children living in extreme poverty has risen sharply since 1999, according to a report released Wednesday by a children's advocacy group....
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May 1, 2003
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3852
A Wayne County Circuit Court judge has upheld Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's decision to close the Belle Isle Zoo and eliminate the city's Consumer Affairs...
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May 1, 2003
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3853
Volunteers can help clean up Belle Isle on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in an annual effort targeting individuals, community groups, church members and...
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May 1, 2003
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3854
The City Council rejected a contract Wednesday for a promoter to make $80,000 as the general manager at Chene Park, the site along the Detroit River of a...
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May 1, 2003
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3855
Racism. There, I've said it. Just the use of the word, instead of sugar-coating it with euphemisms like race relations and racial tensions, makes many people...
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May 1, 2003
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3856
A Senate committee voted Tuesday to scrap next year's presidential primary, meaning Michigan voters could not vote for President Bush or another White House...
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May 1, 2003
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3857
Two fiestas; no waiting. The annual Cinco de Mayo celebration is scheduled from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Clark Park along West Vernor, as well as...
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May 1, 2003
8:25 am
3858
Newly elected City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson said during her campaign that she didn't see herself automatically aligned with either of the factions current...
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May 1, 2003
8:28 am
3859
Moments after earning a stunning victory Tuesday in a run-off election for a seat on the City Council, JoAnn Watson stood outside the St. Regis Hotel and gave...
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May 1, 2003
8:29 am
3860
You have to wonder when he sleeps. Phillip Kendrick, who hauled in more than $180,000 as the highest-paid employee in Detroit's Public Lighting Department last...
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May 1, 2003
8:31 am
3861
JoAnn Watson experienced the most jarring moment of her campaign for Detroit City Council in a barbershop on Joy Road. A young man asked: "There are three...
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May 1, 2003
8:34 am
3862
Maverick filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles shot Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Son= g in 19 days on a $500,000 budget; the $14 million gross set the stage for t= he...
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May 1, 2003
8:35 am
3863
Edythe Ford and her kids live near a tree-lined park in the charming eastsi= de neighborhood where Ford grew up. Her son goes to school down the street. = Her...
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May 1, 2003
8:39 am
3864
From the more things change, the more they stay the same file, News Hits of= fers up the latest list of gripes Detroit residents have about their city. D= ...
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May 1, 2003
8:59 am
3865
Councilwoman Sharon McPhail said Thursday she will try to amend the city's ethics ordinance to address issues of nepotism and cronyism in city government. The...
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May 2, 2003
10:58 am
3866
"This is insanity," Nannette Bowler said, as she probed for solutions to Michigan's chronic problem of issuing food stamps to the wrong people. Bowler,...
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May 2, 2003
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3867
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, who promised a new day in county politics, has started two clubs for major political donors that have similarities to the...
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May 2, 2003
11:35 am
3868
There were a few surprises in last Tuesday's stealth election in Detroit, but rookie politician JoAnn Watson's upset victory over former City Council President...
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May 2, 2003
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3869
In Detroit's Cultural Center, distinctive springtime shopping can be combined with taking in major exhibits, performances or a leisurely outing on a Wednesday...
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May 2, 2003
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3870
A Wayne Circuit Court decision ordering the owner of four abandoned, boarded-up houses to tear them down at his own expense is good news for the city and its...
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May 2, 2003
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3871
Several Detroit City Council members said Thursday that they will likely agree to shut only one of the six recreation centers proposed for closure in Mayor...
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May 2, 2003
12:28 pm
3872
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's administration said Wednesday that it will investigate the work and hours of Detroit Public Lighting employee Phillip Kendrick after...
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May 2, 2003
12:30 pm
3873
It's hard to take our elected representatives seriously when they waste their time passing laws that nobody really expects to be enforced. But that's exactly...
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May 2, 2003
12:31 pm
3874
A new state Web site shows families where to find local after- school and summer programs for school-age children. It doesn't include all programs, yet. But...
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May 2, 2003
12:32 pm
3875
Detroit Public Lighting Department overtime champ Phillip Kendrick comes to work and does his job, his bosses at the city and Detroit Public Schools said...
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May 2, 2003
12:33 pm
3876
For the past year, Glennis Williams has lived next to a house of horror -- a run- down, abandoned building full of rats, possums, drug dealers and squatters. ...
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May 2, 2003
12:33 pm
3877
The question of when human life begins has long divided philosophers, scientists and theologians. Legislators cannot solve it by decree. Yet the Michigan...
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May 2, 2003
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3878
By Diane Bukowski and Bankole Thompson The Michigan Citizen DETROIT – "Wake Up, Detroit!" For years, JoAnn Watson has issued that call each morning over...
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May 2, 2003
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3879
By Shareef Wright The Michigan Citizen On April 26, Detroit became the center of the hip-hop world as Russell Simmons, Nas, Eminem, Benjamin Muhammad,...
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May 2, 2003
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3880
In May 2001, the Bush administration released its report for national energy policy. The administration's plan called for a major diversification of American...
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