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  • Hansen Clarke's amazing story continues Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:43PM"He inspires Indian Americans, and is proud of his Indian heritage," said Dr Chathapuram S Ramanathan, founding chair, Michigan Indo-American Caucus, about state Senator Hansen Clarke. Clarke trounced seven-term Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in the Democratic Primary.
  • As economy suffers, business is busy for auction houses Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:08PMThey've come from all over, about 100 people packed in a small room of the Hampton Inn - basically the only thing off this interstate exit in rural Surry County.
  • New Habitat CEO Pearson stops in B.C. Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:08AMThe future president and chief executive officer for a program that helps low-income families become homeowners in Michigan stopped in Battle Creek on Thursday as part of a listening tour around the state.
  • HURON TWP: Township, county officials seek answers to Pinnacle tax mix-up Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:03PMHURON TWP. — Does Post-It Stables, which owns and operates Pinnacle Race Course, owe $1.46 million in taxes?
  • Reluctant landlords in metro Detroit rent to pay mortgages Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:54AMHundreds of homeowners across metro Detroit are becoming landlords because they can't sell their homes.
  • When a Parent Needs to Relocate, Virtual Visitation May Be an Option, Michigan Family Law Attorney Says Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:00AMMichigan family law attorney Paul J. Tafelski says that arranged video conference visits could be a fair solution when a court allows the custodial parent to move with a child.
  • Foreclosure moves man to front yard Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:21PMForeclosed out of his home, a mentally ill Schaumburg man sleeping in his van tests the patience of village officials, police and neighbors Four vehicles, each filled with garbage, sit outside a home in a quiet Schaumburg neighborhood, where a mentally ill man has been living in his front yard since it was padlocked by a mortgage company.
  • Plight of homeless man leaves Schaumburg cops' hands tied Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:51PMIn many ways, the 1400 block of Hampton Lane in Schaumburg is typical suburbia, where lawn mowers hum and children shout on a hot August day. Except here, John Wuerffel lives in his front yard. The sidewalk in front of the home he has owned since 1971 is blocked by an aging green minivan -- one of four vehicles in the driveway. Each is filled with bottles, cans, food containers, paper towels and ...
  • Jay Vincent, ex-MSU star, indicted in jobs scam Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:05AMThe voice mail message gives applicants the option to pay $89 for a background check before they can be hired as inspectors of foreclosed homes.
  • WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather - WLNS.COM | 2 Indicted In Employment Scam Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:11PMJay Fletcher Vincent, 51, and Anthony Leroy Portee, 53, both of Lansing, were indicted by a federal grand jury for running an employment scam through their business known as Foreclosure Bank Inspection Company (FBIC), U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis announced.
  • WEB EXTRA -- Additional Q&A with candidates for governor Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 7:47AMWe asked more than we could use for our print edition. Here are additional questions and answers with the seven candidates for Michigan governor.
  • Pot dispensary seeks exemption to Royal Oak ban Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 6:43PMMedical marijuana outlet proposed for patients, caregivers
  • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: August 8 Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 6:09PMTea Party nothing more than a Republican sham
  • Downtown dispensary seeks exemption from ban Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:51PMMedical marijuana outlet proposed for patients, caregivers
  • Pot production ban proposed Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 5:08AMROYAL OAK — City Commissioner Chuck Semchena is pushing for a permanent ban on marijuana as a permitted use anywhere in the city.
  • Ndamukong Suh's “I Definitely Don't Want to Hold Out” Was Disingenuous Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 11:36AMAt a time when the people of the state of Michigan are suffering like many have never suffered before, where unemployment has oft led the nation, high-paying manufacturing jobs are a fanciful notion of the past, and the real estate market has plummeted, leaving many homeowners “upside down” with negative equity in their home’s value, or homeowners succumbing to short sale or foreclosure, isn’t ...
  • King-sized foreclosure to hit auction block Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:30AMA Novi palace worth at least $18M before the real estate market crash is facing foreclosure and scheduled to be sold at auction.
  • King-sized foreclosure to hit auction block Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:05AMOne of Metro Detroit's most expensive homes -- a Novi palace worth at least $18 million before the real estate market crash -- is facing foreclosure and scheduled to besold at auction Tuesday. Once one of the region's grandest displays of wealth, the 13,777-square-foot mansion on 19-plus acres instead could become a symbol of the bust -- and languish on the market for years, real estate experts ...
  • Lease Up/Lease Down (July 25-31): Major NYC Deals for CBS, NFL & Healthfirst Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:57PMCoStar compiles news of company expansions and relocations, as well as consolidations, closures and layoffs. Look for Lease Up and Lease Down every week, to stay updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial real estate. In this week's issue...
  • Congressional Dem candidates tackle issues Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:25AMDetroit -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick faced off Monday against four other Democratic candidates vying for the 13th Congressional District seat.
  • Cheeks Kilpatrick defends imprisoned son at debate Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:25AMDetroit -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was put on the defensive Monday night when troubles facing her son, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, were brought up at debate against four other candidates vying for her 13th Congressional District seat.
  • Cheeks Kilpatrick forced to defend imprisoned son at debate Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:24AMDetroit -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was put on the defensive Monday night when troubles facing her son, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, were brought up at debate against four other candidates vying for her 13th Congressional District seat.
  • Against the odds, Michigan woman wins fight to be reunited on U.S. soil with deported husband Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 4:30AMThe 15-year immigration battle's happy ending likely coming next week.
  • Motown mogul Berry Gordy's former Michigan mansion Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 3:31AMDETROIT — The asking price is nearly $1.4 million and includes an 8,500-square-foot main house with nine bedrooms.
  • Berry Gordy's former residence is for sale Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 4:46AMThere is no sign in front of Berry Gordy's former residence in Detroit's historic Boston-Edison neighborhood, but it is definitely for sale.
  • Community Calendar Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 5:46AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
  • Foreclosures filings in June stable in West Michigan, but problems may extend until 2013 Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 4:45AMMichigan filings toward the end of the foreclosure process also have grown.
  • Fitch Affirms Detroit, MI's ULT GOs at 'BB+' & LT GOs at 'BB'; Outlook Remains Negative Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:29PMNEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Detroit, MI's general obligation bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort:
  • Oakland site eyed for Michigan's biggest marijuana facility Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:25AMWhile some Michigan communities have taken steps to block the development of medical marijuana businesses, a warehouse owner in Oakland County is rolling out plans for what could become Michigan's largest facility for growing medical marijuana.
  • Oakland site eyed for Michigan's biggest marijuana facility Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:16AMWhile some Michigan communities have taken steps to block the development of medical marijuana businesses, a warehouse owner in Oakland County is rolling out plans for what could become Michigan's largest facility for growing medical marijuana. The Royal Oak City Commission was to consider Monday night whether to set a public hearing on the request by James Canner, listed on Web sites as ...
  • Oakland site eyed for state's biggest marijuana facility Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 6:12AMWhile some Livingston County communities have taken steps to block the development of medical marijuana businesses, a warehouse owner in Oakland County is rolling out plans for what could become Michigan's largest facility for growing medical marijuana.
  • Marijuana warehouse plans in Royal Oak in air Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 4:11AMWhether an empty 23,000-square-foot warehouse in Royal Oak could become one of the state's largest medical-marijuana facilities won't be answered just yet. The City Commission voted Monday night to set an Aug. 9 hearing to decide whether to make an exemption on its moratorium on such facilities.
  • Medical-marijuana facility in Royal Oak? Man wants to lease to growers Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 4:24AMThe owner of a Royal Oak warehouse wants the city to let him lease the building for what could become Michigan's largest medical-marijuana facility.
  • Foreclosure prevention workshop attendee fumed when nonprofit running meeting fails to show; Metro Community ... Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 5:43PMKristen Lambrides-Robin called it “heartbreaking” when she and about 20 other people — some facing foreclosure — showed up at a foreclosure prevention workshop last month only to find the hosts not there.
  • Community Calendar Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 5:48AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
  • Intentionally-set fires on the rise in Michigan Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 10:01AMLANSING — Arson and suspicious fires rose 11 percent in Michigan last year, compared to 2008. In 2009, there were 11,767 intentionally-set and suspicious blazes in this state. That number was 10,564 the previous year.
  • Nevada's republican provocateur Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 12:32AMSometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum. Instead, she is the Republican nominee against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's quest for a fifth term. Her campaign began, in a...
  • A nobody angling for a knockout Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 11:15PMNevada iconoclast Sharron Angle just might unseat powerful Sen. Harry Reid.
  • A nobody angling for a knockout Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 5:07AMLAS VEGAS — Sometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum. Instead, she is the Republican nominee against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's quest for a fifth term. Her campaign began, in a sense, three decades ago, when a judge annoyed her.
  • George F. Will: The candidate nobody sent Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 12:02AMSometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum.
  • GEORGE WILL: A nobody angling for a knockout Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 3:02PMShe wears as a badge of honor having been voted Nevada’s worst legislator, a disparagement she says is always bestowed on a conservative because the voters are members of the press and the political class (the legislators and their staff).
  • WILL: A nobody angling for a knockout in Nevada Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 6:39AMPublished: Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 7:03 p.m. Sometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum.
  • Viewpoints: Harry Reid challenger: A nobody looking for a knockout Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 12:01AMSometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be
  • Women dominating some local Dem races Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 6:37PMFor the first time that anyone can remember, Democrats have fielded an all-female ticket in races for state Senate, state representative and Oakland County commissioner.
  • New homeowners celebrate Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 4:53PMIn Pahrump and throughout the nation, the American dream of home ownership has turned into the reality of foreclosure for many families, due to unemployment and business failures.
  • WITH VIDEO: Women dominating some local Democratic races Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 11:51AMFor the first time that anyone can remember, Democrats have fielded an all female ticket in the races for the State Senate, State Representative and Oakland County Commissioner.
  • Michigan taxpayers getting caught for double-dipping Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 7:14AMMore than 33,000 homeowners across Michigan have been caught in the last three years wrongly claiming a large tax break on homes - including rental properties and vacation properties - that don't qualify.
  • Fired youth home worker sues Macomb County Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 6:42AMArmy reservist claims family leave laws violated, cites retaliation for union activity
  • Fired youth home worker sues county Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 5:10AMA fired employee of the Macomb County youth home accuses the county of violating laws for family leave and leave for Army reservists, and retaliating against her for her union involvement.
  • Judge Servitto sues his Clinton Township condo association over road repairs Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 10:28AMJudge Edward Servitto Jr. has taken on the responsibility of filing a lawsuit in the same place he works to resolve a dispute over who should pay for a road repair in a condominium complex where he owns a unit.