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State board to consider tougher standardized test scoring standards
LANSING (AP) — The Michigan State Board of Education next week is expected to consider tougher standards for what's considered a passable score on the state's standardized tests. The Detroit News obtained a draft proposal by the state Department of...Tags: School Examinations, Education
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Dorothy J. Brinker
Dorothy J. Brinker has died after a brief illness.  She was born June 16, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, and moved to California in 1946. Dorothy was a bookkeeper in the garment industry of Los Angeles for more than 20 years working for such manufacturers...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Rose Marie
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Ash borer threatens Sleeping Bear Lakeshore trees
EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) — An invasive insect may wipe out the ash trees at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Superintendent Dusty Shultz says the emerald ash borer has infested up to 90 percent of the ash trees on the lakeshore's mainland in the...Tags: Chicago Hotels
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U.S.-Canada commission holds seminar on Great Lakes
DETROIT (AP) — A seminar on efforts to reduce sewage pollution in the Great Lakes is being held across the river from Detroit in Windsor, Ontario. The International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Regional Office hosts Monday afternoon's public...Tags: Lakes and Ponds
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Military jets safely escort NYC, Detroit flights
NEW YORK — Fighter jets were scrambled to escort two commercial flights into New York City and Detroit "out of an abundance of caution" after crews reported suspicious activity on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Justice System, Terrorism, Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Hearing on evidence set in Detroit airline attack
DETROIT (AP) — A judge is set to hold an important hearing on evidence in the case against a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas 2009.
More than 200 people also have been summoned to the federal courthouse in...Tags: Justice System, Judges
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Lawmakers announce funds for Michigan airports
DETROIT (AP) — Lawmakers from Michigan say projects at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and MBS International Airport will be getting millions of dollars in federal funding. Democratic Sen. Carl Levin announced Tuesday that Detroit Metropolitan Airport...Tags: Debbie Stabenow, Carl Levin, Justice System
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Group aims to revive Jaycees chapter in Petoskey
From leadership development to community service to meeting new people, the United States Junior Chamber (Jaycees) touts a variety of opportunities that it offers to younger adults.
And following an absence of about eight years for the organization in...Tags: Comerica Inc., Ronald McDonald House Charities, Tulsa
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William "Bill" James Wager, 89
William "Bill" James Wager, 89 years old, passed away on Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. He was born in Detroit, Mich., on Aug. 19, 1922. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Joan F. McCoy Wager and six of their children: sons and daughters-in-laws: Kevin... -
Michigan Jobless Rate Rises to 11.2%
FOX 17 Web ProducerThe unemployment rate in Michigan ticked up a bit in August 2011, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. The jobless rate was 11.2% in August, compared to 10.9% in July. Still, the rate one year ago was a full...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Chicago Jobs, Unemployment
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Postal cuts may include 7 Mich. processing centers
DETROIT (AP) — The financially troubled Postal Service could close seven mail processing facilities in Michigan as part of a nationwide cost-cutting effort.
Postal Service announced Thursday it may close more than 250 such facilities across the...Tags: Mail Order Industry
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Last of 5 in Christmas store vandals sentenced
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) — The last of five young suspects in the Christmas Day vandalism at Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth has been sentenced in the case. A Saginaw County judge on Thursday sentenced 21-year-old Nickolas Bright to...Tags: Holidays, Punishment, Justice System, Judges, Religious Festivals
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