Category Archives: Newspapers

Off the Mat Monday: Bailout busting, rare isotopes, keeping working and Jason Hanson

December 15, 2008 – 8:27 am

A2 City Reflections by Behind
My Blue Eyes ~~ Stevie Exxxx
Before we go into some positive economic stories from Michigan, here's The Big Fat Auto Bailout Collapse from The Daily Beast and Mitch Albom saying Hey, you senators: Thanks for nothing:
There ought to be a law — against the hypocrisy our government has demonstrated. The speed [...]

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Haters Thursday: America vs Detroit, fans vs Lions, Michigan vs the World?

December 11, 2008 – 12:13 pm

snow shovel by Latitude 45
The Ann Arbor Business Review asks where is America's love for Detroit? The answer, it seems, is not in the media:
We know the U.S. auto industry has been working through some issues for some time now, and we realize that Detroit isn't a national symbol for prosperity.
But come on.
The one thing [...]

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Takin' it easy Tuesday

December 9, 2008 – 11:41 am

The photo is Shall We? Let's Shall by photoshoparama and I think that about all I want to add is check out Michitwitter for all kinds of Michigan news nuggets.

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In the Nick of Time Monday: Missing the Boat, a Draft Bailout and the National Stage

December 8, 2008 – 11:32 pm

Big Bright Light Show Rochester 2006 by eric.whalen81
In Detroit Rarely Misses a Chance to Miss a Chance in Wired, they list 5  ways the Big 3 have missed the boat ... their ride ... whatever. My favorite:
2. Electric vehicles - All of the automakers — including Honda (the EV+) and Toyota (the RAV4 EV) — [...]

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Tossed Together Tuesday: Vanishing newspapers, clueless media, Michigan love and an arkfull of rain

November 25, 2008 – 12:15 pm

Snowball Ready! by Odalaigh
11 AM already?? Who forgot to set the alarm?
Apparently the newspaper biz did, somewhere around 1997. The Center for Michigan's Phil Power writes that while they aren't shedding jobs at quite the pace of the auto industry, Michigan newspapers are having their own problems. As they shrink, he wonders Who will tell [...]

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Michitwitter for December 2008

November 12, 2008 – 5:37 pm

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video?
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Photo: You with the camera, enough pictures!! by Daylily18

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Post-election withdrawal Wednesday

November 5, 2008 – 10:45 am

Voting is a family affair by Eye See 360
Election 2008 is more or less in the books and while we don't have complete results, we can hit the high points before politics slides off the front page and those elected get down to the very difficult challenges that await them.
CNN reports that Michigan went overwhelmingly [...]

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Are we there yet Monday?

November 3, 2008 – 12:28 pm

expressionism by powerbooktrance
If you're anything like me, you're more than ready for tomorrow and an end to the arduous Election 2008 cycle. Here's a few things that can help you pass the time.
mLive notes that a record number of voters (over 5 million) are expected to vote tomorrow in Michigan. That number would be 70% [...]

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Back to School: Free college with The Kalamazoo Promise

September 9, 2008 – 1:13 pm

The Promise Starts Here by Ed Roth
Quite simply, The Kalamazoo Promise is a scholarship offered to every Kalamazoo Public School student. Depending on the time in the district and income level of the family, students may earn up to 100% tuition at any public State of Michigan university or community college.
You can get an update [...]

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We Are All Downstream

July 27, 2008 – 8:21 am

Together. by Rick Spillers
Eric Hansen is the author of "Hiking Michigan’s Upper Peninsula" and "Hiking Wisconsin". In this morning's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he has an editorial titled Headwaters are no place for toxic new mining that begins:
Take a moment to think about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the nearby patches of Wisconsin, Lake Superior and Lake [...]

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