Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

  By Kirsten West Savali Sept. 11, 2013  http://newsone.com/2715972/dr-shiping-bao-lawsuit/ In a bombshell allegation, Florida medical examiner Dr. Shiping Bao claims that Florida state prosecutors were biased against Trayvon Martin and purposely threw the case, and he is suing the state … Continue reading →

UBS AG pressed predatory 2005 $1.5 billion POC loan on Detroit EM Kevyn Orr cited loan as a prime cause of city’s crisis Archer’s former debt manager was point man for loan UBS had close ties to Obama By Diane … Continue reading →

By Martin Z. Braun   Sep 3, 2013 (VOD: Photos added by VOD. Also see VOD story at http://voiceofdetroit.net/2013/09/09/illitch-plans-881-million-red-wings-stadium-project-with-public-funds-despite-detroit-bankruptcy-filing/.) At the 1997 groundbreaking for a 40,000-seat ballpark for Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers, Michigan Governor John Engler said the stadium would symbolize … Continue reading →

By Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News   September 11, 2013 A newly-discovered document of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency revealed Monday by Foreign Policy magazine shows that the U.S. agency had decisive evidence dating back to at least the 1980s … Continue reading →

The President’s speech Tuesday night repeated all of the lies the United States has been telling about Syria to justify war — and shows that war may be delayed, but is not off the table. The biggest lie being told … Continue reading →

95-year project to be 61% publicly-funded, tax-exempt Utilizes remaining Empowerment Zone bond credits Expands DDA to create “city within a city,” displacing residents, businesses Eliminates millions in city fees assessed under Joe Louis Arena plan Cato Institute: no communities have … Continue reading →

  By Brian Chappatta September 9, 2013 The smallest amount of municipal-bond issuance in Michigan in 10 years is threatening to derail the state’s economic comeback, showing how Gov. Rick Snyder underestimated the fallout from Detroit’s bankruptcy filing. Bond sales … Continue reading →

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Detroiters join national call for moratorium on school closings Demand Oakman Orthopedic remain open Parents, students rise up as Detroit School of the Arts cutbacks announced 30.6% of school aid to banks; Detroit bankruptcy raised rates on DPS bond  By … Continue reading →