Detroit Informer

One northern Michigan lawmaker wants local school districts to add extra hours to the school day instead of extending the academic year so excessive "snow days" don't cause some districts to come up short on state-mandated class time. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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DETROIT, MI – A Ryan Gosling-directed film called “How to Catch a Monster” seeks a Detroiter with acting skills to play a key role in the film that’s shot and based in Detroit. The film is set to begin production in Detroit in early may and has announced an open casting call for the character [...]

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When a team does what the Wolverines have done, blowing out two opponents and miraculously escaping another, the temptation is to call on karma, to dial up destiny, to say there's no stopping them now. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News

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Wayne County commissioners are scheduled to vote Thursday on a $ 55,000 contract that would pay a retired sheriff's deputy to drive and provide security for Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Detroit — School closures, layoffs and debt service payments are the norm at Detroit Public Schools, a district that every year loses thousands of students and millions of dollars. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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DETROIT, MI – Car and motorcycle buffs who love metal have an opportunity June 8-9 on Detroit’s Belle Isle to show what they got two months before the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise. Metallica’s Orion Music + More Festival, to be held those dates, seeks applications vehicle owners for a show that will be held on [...]

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On the road to Cedar Point, the day-tripping DeBoer-Rowse family of Hazel Park faced a moment of horror: a car traveling in the opposite direction aiming for their headlights. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Participants who attend each session of the employment event are guaranteed two job interviews on the fourth day. Full News here – Oakland Business

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Houghton — Michigan Tech University has been chosen for a program designed to get more women involved in computer-related disciplines. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Every time Saturday Thomspon wants to shower, she has to use the sink but first, she has to run to the basement to vacuum up the sewage. Full News here – Detroit | WXYZ

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DETROIT, MI – A Whole Foods grocery store under construction in Detroit – in the area called Midtown near Wayne State – seeks partnerships with local vendors and wants to distribute their products. Interested vendors are encouraged to apply online by Sunday; no applications will be accepted by the national chain after that date. Full [...]

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Lansing — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights wants the federal government to step in and prohibit the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in Michigan schools. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Cincinnati — A portrait of Jesus that hangs prominently in an entranceway at a rural Ohio public school is in violation of the U.S. Constitution and should be removed, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday says. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Detroit — Metro Detroit activists want the Archdiocese of Detroit to investigate whether a Franciscan friar who killed himself last weekend in Pennsylvania was accused of molesting youngsters while serving at an Oakland County school in the'80s. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Butzel Long’s pension plan is underfunded by about $ 9 million. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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