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I met him once decades ago after a performance at 1515. What a memorable man, he spent a considerable amount of time with me discussing in detail the history of that building and his plans. Never...

Detroit has an unemployment rate of 25% and a poverty rate in the 40 percentile range. It currently struggles to raise enough money through income and exorbitant property taxes to pay for basic...

President Obama was in Detroit for Labor Day rally before the 2008 election.

Did council approve this? Because ordinary citizens have to get council approval before temporarily closing a street for a block party. Didn't hear that any council members we're present for...

I hate seeing Detroit's unique housing stock stripped also, but I don't think a new ordinance would change this. First of all, theft is against the law so technically this is already illegal. ...

Hate to say it, but the best way to help Detroit parents is to reinstate tracking in all neighborhood schools. The struggle to get kids to schools all over town, with predictable attendance...

Kwame, like all federal prisoners, is eligible to seek commutation of his sentence. If successful, his sentence could be reduced to time served or simply a shorter length than his original sentence....

In some ways this is similar to an incident that happened over 50 years ago when a young black teenager offended local yahoos at a small grocery store. He was abducted by several men and brutally...

As a non "green zone" Detroiter, I can only say AMEN!! Does anyone remember the program Bing initiated for cops a few years ago? After all the publicity etc etc, did more than a handful...

Good point. Please see shavers v attorney General 402 mich 559 for a fairly detailed but accessible discussion of the rate making process.

Don't hold your breath waiting for the City to provide auto insurance. It can scarcely manage to perform basic municipal services such as light the streets and provide timely police presence.
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The erratic driving is bothersome, but the fleeing and eluding is absolutely unforgivable. I put this right up there with Kwame assaulting law enforcement personnel. This is something that grownups...

Two words for all you homeowners: ROOF RAKE, especially if you own a bungalow.

I agree that prison isn't as effective as a deterrent as we would wish it to be. Certainly, impulsive adolescent males in particular seem quite resistant to restraining behavior based on the...

Kwame messed up when he didn't work out a plea deal. Nobody in their right mind goes to trial with this many counts and this much evidence against him. He gambled that he would at least get a...

Problem with Benny is that once Duggan was taken off the ballot, he believed all he had to do was run out the clock, avoid making any major gaffe and he was the next mayor. He never seemed to...

Assuming that the "write-in" votes are 90+ percent for Duggan, this victory is very impressive, maybe even stunning. At the last tally the write-ins had way outpolled Napoleon with 53 percent...

In a better place and time, the police would have informed the gentleman that his music was too loud and advise that if they got another call, he would be ticketed. [[Yes, Detroit has an anti-noise...

Ms. Crittendon was promoted through the ranks because she was a smart, very talented trial attorney. You should check with some of the judges she's been in front of. The only ones who wanted her...

I repeat: The State of Michigan was never a covered jurisdiction under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Most of the jurisdictions covered by that are former Confederate states. I don't want to...

Don't believe it. Napolean is much too dense and indolent to be involved in this directly.

Mayor Young was a very intelligent guy, but he overstayed by about 2 terms. He was very ill and almost never at the City County Building after the mid eighties. This was no secret. This is why the...

Two words: told ya! The judge deemed the language "plain and unambiguous." Duggan said every election lawyer he has talked to [[paid) says the opposite.

Too bad he didn't have one of those...

Michigan is not a covered jurisdiction for purposes of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Two counties are, but not the entire state. Please see this site...

Just one more example of an epidemic of narcissism. I feel very badly for his children; he should have just resigned and salvaged his and his family's dignity. He's a laughingstock now. There...