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  1. That are was all residential home when I grew up...

    That are was all residential home when I grew up in that neighborhood, 1954 - 1970.
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    The only thing wrong is Michigan got caught, and...

    The only thing wrong is Michigan got caught, and Stalions squealed under pressure. They all do it...even in baseball, if you recall a few years back.
  3. Does this agreement we are going to get more...

    Does this agreement we are going to get more Canadian Trash into the Michigan Landfills? Everyday on I-275 I see 3 to 5 Canadian registered trash haulers going to the landfill in Carlton. Canada has...
  4. QUESTION: Where are they going to get the needed...

    QUESTION: Where are they going to get the needed dirt to fill in 375 to bring the surface back up to its original grade level and what are they going to do with and to the existing concrete roadway,...
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    Actually the Port of Monroe is the perfect place...

    Actually the Port of Monroe is the perfect place for a container port at the mouth of the River Raisin. There are already rail spurs/sidings in place, paved road to handle heavy traffic, easy access...
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    I turned 18 in February 1968 while I was a senior...

    I turned 18 in February 1968 while I was a senior at Mackenzie, and registered for the draft. I was immediately classed 1-SH, High School deferment. End of March, 1st part of April I was reclassified...
  7. Thread: DPS in the 60s

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    I went to Mackenzie, graduating in 68 and I was...

    I went to Mackenzie, graduating in 68 and I was in the "B" Group, with the school year starting in September and ending in June. And Yes, the "A" groups graduated in January, "B" in June. I...
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    The same RR Tracks that Ray1936 mentions ran past...

    The same RR Tracks that Ray1936 mentions ran past Birwood where I lived. My friend and I hopped a box car just past Meyers coming home from Butzel Pool one summer afternoon, and were going to ride it...
  9. I'm probably dating myself...besides...

    I'm probably dating myself...besides Ray1936...but way way back when, a local company called Detroit Coke and Gas as well as the Detroit Gas Co., later MichCon, now DTE, had numerous under ground...
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    Hey Ray...How about a few more...

    Hey Ray...How about a few more stories...especially if you have a few from #14.
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    What ever happened to supporting a person based...

    What ever happened to supporting a person based his Character and Principles.
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    When I grew up in the Wyoming & Schoolcraft area...

    When I grew up in the Wyoming & Schoolcraft area the No. was WEbster5-8307 and later on Penrod in the Joy Southfield area it was LUzon1-9228.
  13. I think AG's office is on the right track but she...

    I think AG's office is on the right track but she seem to be using a small minnow dip net instead of casting a broad seine net. She also needs to look at, regardless of political affiliation,...
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    People who claim they are from Detroit, but were...

    People who claim they are from Detroit, but were not born and raised there.
  15. aj3647 et all.... Don't get your pubes in a...

    aj3647 et all.... Don't get your pubes in a knot...I asked a simple question and right away the insults and name calling starts. BTW I have a Masters in Public Safety from EMU...whats your...
  16. What do we really know about this incident? Not a...

    What do we really know about this incident? Not a whole lot has been brought forward by the news media other than the filed charges. It seems the officer has been convicted already by the media and...
  17. Very Interesting. The jury awarded the family 7.3...

    Very Interesting. The jury awarded the family 7.3 million but Geoffrey Fieger got 4 Million of it....Hmmmm! Very Interesting.
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    Conncecting Detroit to Toledo via High Speed Rail...

    Conncecting Detroit to Toledo via High Speed Rail is probably going to happen seeing how the CN/Norfork Railroads are sinking a ton of $$$ replacing entire track beds, rails, gradecrossings....
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    I know of quite a few folks down here in Monroe...

    I know of quite a few folks down here in Monroe County, myself included, who would use a timely reliable system to get back and forth like WSU students, vets to HFH-Dingell VAMC, LCA, Comerica/Ford...
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    I wonder where the lions are? The old Dick...

    I wonder where the lions are? The old Dick Purtain show used to play this song a few years back when they were having a bad year.
    Bruce Cockburn - Wondering Where the Lions Are -...
  21. Mickey Shores...Little Yellow Shack by the...

    Mickey Shores...Little Yellow Shack by the Railroad Track
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    Hey Folks "REMEMBER"...Our Detroit Lions are only...

    Hey Folks "REMEMBER"...Our Detroit Lions are only in their 62nd year of Re-Building..."Rome Was Not Built In A Day"
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    If I recall, it was one of those place that was...

    If I recall, it was one of those place that was kinda pricy, like some of the high class joints downtown. besides I was 21 yet. Also, I think it was near Northwestern Hwy, Lodge Service Drive, 8...
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    Actually, Selfridge is a Michigan Air National...

    Actually, Selfridge is a Michigan Air National Guard installation, owned by the State of Michigan National Guard Bureau and that installation plays host to USAF Reserve ,Navy & USMC Units, Army...
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    Gistok....When I said High Rise, I probably...

    Gistok....When I said High Rise, I probably should have said that any building over 3 stories is what we considered a high rise [[Birwood is DFD retired), not a high rise where you would clip a wing...
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