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Wheeeed!: Our trip to the Caregivers Cup, or a toke too far
Published: 2/3/2010
Seeing as how the hale and hearty crew here at News Hits hasn't yet found a way to qualify for a state-issued medical marijuana card, we made a beeline for the Marriott Hotel bar in Ypsilanti and ordered ourselves two or three (or was that four?) white Russians in honor of Jeff "The Dude" ...[MORE]
Elder abuse alert: Why Michigan's elderly are more at risk than ever
Published: 2/3/2010
Whether they're suffering as relatives pilfer money from their Social Security checks or experiencing outright physical beatings, Mary Cay Sengstock knows the state could do more to protect its elderly citizens from abuse and neglect. The state even said so, says Sengstock, a Wayne State University...[MORE]
'Sand-bagging' revisited: Reporter Diane Bukowski's search for a new trial is backed with compelling points
Published: 1/27/2010
News Hits went to court Tuesday morning to continue covering the case of Diane Bukowski, a freelance reporter for The Michigan Citizen convicted last year on two felony counts involving charges that she either resisted arrest, obstructed justice or endangered an officer. Bukowski was arrested on El...[MORE]
School time: Money for schools, but the strings attached cause worries
Published: 1/20/2010
With hundreds of millions of dollars of federal money available for school improvement in Michigan, educators and school districts should be clamoring for their shares, right? Not necessarily. The state's application for the "Race to the Top" grants went to Washington, D.C., this week, s...[MORE]
Food fight: Workers at Andiamo's Dearborn protest over gripes
Published: 1/20/2010
Fed up with alleged abuses and the restaurant owners' reported refusal to meet with them in an attempt to address grievances, eight current and former workers at Andiamo in Dearborn have turned to the court and two federal agencies for help. Since November, workers at the eatery have been staging w...[MORE]
Getting charged at the Auto Show: In which we find no free booze, but something better
Published: 1/13/2010
Types: News, Transportation
News Hits scurried through the snow early Monday morning, eager to arrive at Cobo Center for the big North American International Auto Show. Unlike most assignments, covering the event is actually something we look forward to every year. At least we used to. With the possible exception of the annu...[MORE]
Votes and doubts: Barrow demands recounts, then an investigation. Here's why.
Published: 1/6/2010
Types: News, Politics, Election
News Hits isn't exactly ready to jump down the rabbit hole Tom Barrow wants to lead us all into, but we're interested enough to peer over the edge of it and look into the depths of how elections are conducted in Detroit. The question is: Will any of the many officials Barrow wrote last week to...[MORE]
Reporter sandbagged?: Is Diane Bukowski being unfairly targeted by the Prosecutor's Office?
Published: 12/30/2009
News Hits will be the first to admit that Diane Bukowski isn't a conventional mainstream journalist. She is, after all, a freelancer for The Michigan Citizen, a publication that bills itself as "America's most progressive community newspaper." Whatever you may think about Bukowski's skill...[MORE]
Up from the ashes: Consultants' idea: Turn Detroit into a "green city"
Published: 12/23/2009
Types: News, Science & technology
In a piece recently posted on the Harvard Business Review's website, Mark W. Johnson and Josh Suskewicz, of a Massachusetts consulting firm named Innosight, pointed out that the greenest city on the planet is currently being constructed in an area surrounded by the world's largest supply of oil: Mas...[MORE]
Duh: Judge's defense: I didn't know it was against the rules
Published: 12/23/2009
It is often been said that ignorance of the law is no excuse. But when it's a judge who is claiming ignorance, well, that's not just inexcusable, it's also laughable. Call it negligence in the first degree. We bring this up because of a document from the Judicial Tenure Commission that landed anon...[MORE]
Assume the position: Those Pulitzer guys now bring you The Kwame Sutra
Published: 12/16/2009
News Hits got its hands on a copy of The Kwame Sutra, a new pocket-sized book compiling former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's "musings on lust, life and leadership" compiled by Freep Pulitzer Prize-winners M.L Elrick and Jim Schaefer. There's not much really new in the slim volume, but it's sti...[MORE]
School daze: After the test results, the politicking
Published: 12/16/2009
By now, the nation knows Detroit kids can't add but what we learned — or re-learned — from the reaction to the now-infamous National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) results is that adults involved with the district have mastered politicking on the platform of educational failure....[MORE]
Best defense: The state's legal aid system needs a lot of help
Published: 12/16/2009
Types: News, Government
If the Michigan Legislature doesn't reform the state's system for defending indigents, the federal government or the courts just might, says the guy who chairs the state House Judiciary Committee. "It's obvious we have to do something," says Mark Meadows (D-East Lansing), who held a commi...[MORE]
Seasonal celebration
Published: 12/9/2009
The holiday season brings parties, religious observances and shopping frenzies, but one annual event combines all three traditions with a more sobering cause. Thursday marks the 61st anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, a cause being pursued in many parts of the world. The...[MORE]
Swift sentences: Men who kidnapped exonerated prisoner are sentenced
Published: 12/9/2009
Two Detroit men charged with kidnapping Walter Swift and stealing his furniture and other items — an incident highlighted in a recent MT cover story about the difficulties exonerated prisoners face once they are released ("Swift's Justice," Nov. 18) — pleaded guilty last week i...[MORE]
Troops down, fears up: Bill seeks to protect Iraqis from sectarian violence when U.S. withdraws
Published: 12/9/2009
As the United States draws down forces in Iraq, concerns for the refugees and religious minorities there are growing. A bill introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) seeks to protect and support the millions of Iraqis who have already been displaced by the war, or who c...[MORE]
Bridge bog: The latest dust-up in the Ambassador Bridge saga
Published: 12/2/2009
Types: News, Transportation
Add "exit RAMPS" to the list of issues being litigated by the Detroit International Bridge Co. and its leader, Manuel "Matty" Moroun. The Warren-based company filed suit last week in the Michigan Court of Claims against the Michigan Department of Transportation, claiming the sta...[MORE]
Tribulations, and maybe a trial: Prosecutors still mulling whether to target prisoner freed by Innocence Clinic
Published: 11/25/2009
The Detroit man freed from prison earlier this month after a judge threw out his 2001 murder conviction, Dwayne Provience, got a little more freedom this week. But a new trial remains possible, the prosecutor maintains. And the drama surrounding his case isn't over. For example, attorneys say the ...[MORE]
New trials and their tribulations: Diane Bukowski gets a new hearing
Published: 11/25/2009
In the course of doing her job — reporting and photographing the scene of a fatal accident involving Michigan state police a year ago — Diane Bukowski got arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced earlier this year. A jury found her guilty of resisting arrest and obstructing a police offi...[MORE]
Split hairs and big pictures: How Mike Stefani is dodging professional misconduct charges
Published: 11/18/2009
News Hits has been pondering last week's testimony by Mike Stefani, the attorney for whistle-blowing cops who played a pivotal role in forcing former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office. Stefani now faces professional misconduct charges brought by the Attorney Grievance Commission* for his r...[MORE]
Goliath cuts a deal: Belva Davis' fight against foreclosure may end on happy note
Published: 11/11/2009
Two months ago Belva Davis looked at 125 or so neighbors, activists and others outside of her endangered house and said she felt like David against Goliath. Goliath, in this case, was the tag team of Wachovia Bank (which had written her subprime mortgage in 2003) and Ocwen Financial (the mortgage se...[MORE]
Soak it in: Documentary about water privatization focuses on Highland Park
Published: 11/11/2009
News Hits doesn't usually run announcements about upcoming TV shows, but we're making an exception this week because there's an exceptional documentary set to make its U.S. broadcast debut on Detroit's public television station. We're talking about The Water Front, a deeply moving and incisive film...[MORE]
Park art: In free speech victory, Grosse Pointe Park decides not to press case against artist
Published: 11/4/2009
The pictures stay on the lawn. That's the upshot as the city of Grosse Pointe Park withdraws its appeal of a lower court ruling that found its sign ordinance unconstitutional. The Park city fathers had gone after Erica Chappuis, and her husband, Laurent Chappuis, for erecting her paintings in the...[MORE]
The Royal 'E': Theater and bowling alley wants to locate in Royal Oak, if the residents will allow it
Published: 11/4/2009
For some, downtown Royal Oak's proposed 10-screen theater and bowling alley, with its already-approved liquor license, is the harbinger of suburban ruin. To them it promises parking woes, unwanted traffic and a "big box" operation that will be out of character with the walkable downtown an...[MORE]
River talk: Milliken dedication reprises environmental and urban themes
Published: 10/28/2009
Types: News, Environmental
That Bill Milliken has always been an insight guy. As governor from 1969 to 1983, he worked for education reform, urban policy and civil rights. He signed the state's Freedom of Information Act, which allows the public to access governmental records. He ushered through environmental protection meas...[MORE]
Slinging it early: State dems canvass voters for building a better mudpie
Published: 10/28/2009
With November fast approaching, election season is heating up. No, we're not talking about the Detroit mayor's race or City Council contest. We're talking about the 2010 election to determine who will replace Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who can't run again because of term limits. We bring this up now b...[MORE]
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