Not that he has/will have a ton of say in the matter.

But he's the only candidate/sitting candidate that has said anything on the subject one way or another.

Is nothing sacred?

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/brass-bell-stolen-from-detroit-church

An old friend is coming to town on Sunday with her kiddo. I know plenty of adult friendly fun spots, but not so many kid-friendly ones.

Anybody have any suggestions? Good parks maybe?

I'd like to contain the fun to the city limits.

This may be construed as not related to Detroit but I assume that anything EAA related is related to Detroit.

There is an article in the News today about another EAA screw up (http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...text|FRONTPAGE)

The article states, "In addition to Detroit and Kalamazoo, the grant said it would be running schools in Battle Creek, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Pontiac, Port Huron, Saginaw and Southfield"

I'm curious if anyone knows why there is no mention of any schools in rural communities being added to the EAA? I haven’t looked through the numbers yet but I know historically the lowest performing districts in the state are urban and rural and the poor scores are in the same ballpark. Is it enrollment, location, the fact that Lansing doesn’t want to alienate part of their republican base? I’ll dig through numbers for schools but I know when the state took over (and completely f’ed up DPS) they claimed it was due to low test scores even though a number of rural districts had lower scores and graduation rates that were just as poor

We are sponsoring an "at home" event in late June. Obviously we support him. If interested in attending send me a pm and I will give you more details.

My Father's name was Thomas Shirley Smith. He died in Warren Michigan on Feb 17th 1989. I never knew him but I am his daughter and I would like to find my family. His brothers name was Cletus Smith. Any info would be great. Thanks. Lucille

Does anyone know if there is any mechanism to see what the EM has done, is doing and the end result.

It would be nice if us common folks could actually see some glimpse of progress. To date, which I believe is going on 2 months, we've gotten a report to tell us we are broke and...?

Three state representatives from Detroit introduced a bill yesterday that would legalize automated traffic-ticket machines in Michigan. Representatives Durhal and Stallworth, joined by Democrats Banks (Harper Woods), Stanley (Flint), Yanez (Sterling Heights) and Dianda (Calumet) joined Republicans Schmidt (Traverse City) and McCready (Bloomfield Hills) in sponsoring the bill. HB 4763 would allow local governments to hire firms to operate cameras to ticket drivers turning right on red lights without stopping for at least 1 second, or who are too late for a yellow light.

The bill appears to have been written by one of the automated-ticket firms that are making millions from drivers in 26 states. It's an astonishingly-cynical scheme to con local officials and state legislators into approving automated tickets. Convictions would be like parking tickets, and would not be considered a "moving violation." The bill says the fines would not affect "provision of insurance" (but no mention of not affecting your premiums). No driver-license points would accumulate, so you can keep your license (and keep on paying fines).

Fines would be $275, including a big share for the camera operator. The rest would go to the local government, except for $5 for a new Trauma Fund, to turn Michigan's doctors and hospitals into a permanent lobby to make the program hard to get rid of once enacted.

The camera firm would be immune from FOIA, and its statements would be enough to convict the motorist, with no standards of accuracy. Once a city council enacts a camera ordinance, local voters would have only 30 days to begin an effort to overturn it by referendum.

It was probably only a matter of time before the camera vendors targeted Michigan as their next victim. No doubt Detroit and other broke cities are ripe candidates for these machines that can take money hand over fist from auto drivers who have grown used to turning right on red without a time-wasting stop. Who knows--these guys may be handing out bigger checks than Matty Moroun.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/a...z/-/index.html

All in the Detroit area.

The human mind sometimes takes for granted what it observes over time, and gradual changes can sometimes go completely unnoticed. Therefore we have decided to do a before/after project showing the progress that has been made at Fort Wayne since our group (Historic Fort Wayne Coalition) started maintaining the fort in 2001.

So far, the pictures we have used for this only go back as far as 2005, but even the changes that have taken place in that time are jaw-dropping.

The pictures are posted in this album on the Historic Fort Wayne Coalition's facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7580084&type=1

Who can remember when the Fort resembled the Land Before Time? ;) Well it doesn't look that way anymore. Granted, to the untrained eye the place still may look like a pitiful, decayed "eyesore," but if you remember when the grass was neck-high, and mature trees were growing out of the revetments, the appearance today is more akin to a PGA golf course. Keep in mind, all this was started by a couple guys with tiny, underpowered riding mowers, one following behind the other because the field grass was so heavy...and today we are the de-facto guardians of this cultural landmark. If not for those couple volunteers seeking permission from the city to mow and hold events here back in 2001, Fort Wayne may have been relegated to Packard Plant or MCS status by now, featured in every cliche parachute-journalist's ruin-pornish photo, story, or documentary lol.

I only wish we had more pictures of more areas from back then, or of more of the things we have improved, but who could have known we would be doing this 12yrs later? Also, it's kind of hard to stop working to take a picture of the work you just did, lol. You don't get as much done when you're fiddling around with some camera.

Later this morning, the Census Bureau will release their first real post-Census 2010 estimates of city population. They will report that the city of Detroit lost about 4500 residents since April, 2010. Most local governments in Michigan, I believe, lost population since Census 2010.

We have 15 to 18 area kids that need activities this summer. In the past we as an association did five projects per summer.

These kids have no access to rec centers or libraries and early on this season I have them parked on my porch asking me what to do. I am fresh out of ideas.

We have done plantings, clean ups, BBQ's, cooking classes, reading sessions, ice cream socials and much more. I adore these kids but am no teacher.

Ideas anyone???

I have an old advertising therometer, looks to be of Deco era. Anyone know a little history? thanks! Dick