Comments on: The Week for July 7 - 13, 2008

By: Absolute Michigan

Absolute Michigan — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:36:59 +0000

Flint residents now have to watch their butts because Police Chief David Dicks is on the lookout.

Dicks, who took over the department last month on an interim basis, announced that his officers would start arresting people wearing saggy pants that expose skivvies, boxer shorts or bare bottoms.

"Some people call it a fad," Dicks told the Free Press this week while patrolling the streets of Flint. "But I believe it's a national nuisance. It is indecent and thus it is indecent exposure, which has been on the books for years."

By: Absolute Michigan

Absolute Michigan — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:32:16 +0000

Exclusive: Read Jack White's poem for Detroit from the Freep

Jack White wants to clear a few things up. Not only does he bear no malice toward Detroit, says the White Stripes front man, he harbors great admiration for what he calls his hometown's "spirit, its beauty and its burning earth below."

By: Absolute Michigan

Absolute Michigan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:04:10 +0000

Save Money - new resource over at Michigan.gov

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By: farlane

farlane — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:41:45 +0000

In Alternative Energy Can Return Economic Prosperity to Michigan on Blogging for Michigan, wizardkitten writes about:

Great story from business writer Rick Haglund making the rounds in the Michigan media. Today's GR Press print edition, across the top of the page headline, "Auto industry set to re-energize", and right below that in smaller print, "Alternative fuels could be vehicle for economic recovery in Michigan".

Yes. Finally. It took $4 a gallon gasoline, plummeting auto sales, and rumors of a GM bankruptcy to get everyone's attention, but finally we see the media starting to pick up on the fact that not only is this a solution for our energy crisis (let's just start calling it that, shall we?) - it's an amazing economic opportunity that would bring thousands of jobs to the state of Michigan.