Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

  CDBG hearing brings protests By Diane Bukowski  DETROIT – Advocates for non-profit organizations that serve the homeless, youth, seniors, domestic violence victims and others protested  recommendations to cut funds to their programs during a Sept 21 City Council hearing.. … Continue reading →

   From the Committee Against Utility Shutoffs, wsws.org/caus Click Inferno on Moenart Street to access the video on Youtube. This footage of the September 7 fires in the Moenart Street area of Detroit ( see link to video above) was taken by … Continue reading →

  Rev. David Bullock speaks at press conference on illegal foreclosures, Rev. Rowe at his left, attorney Palmore and plaintiff Yvonne Cross at his right Plaintiffs say county employees never authorized to certify sheriff’s deeds By Diane Bukowski  DETROIT – … Continue reading →

FROM: CORNELL E. SQUIRES TO: Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly MICHGAN SUPREME COURT Dear Chief Justice Kelly :   My civil lawsuit that was filed in Wayne County Circuit Court on August 12, 2009, now that a year have passed, I have … Continue reading →

By Marshall Powell, from Detroit Uncovered Detroit soon will jettison its Public Lighting Department, according to a city hall insider.  “Detroit will be out of the public lighting business by the time your business is done,” Charles Beckham told Detroit … Continue reading →

 DTE is the real criminal, thief and murderer By Jerry White 15 September 2010 The Wayne County prosecutor’s office, operating on behalf of and in conjunction with DTE Energy, is pursuing charges against a Detroit landlord and his handyman for … Continue reading →

  Teachers, workers and students shut down DPS in 2001 to protest in Lansing; they stopped then Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s plan for charter schools Stop dismantling DPS—Defend Public Education as a Right! Stop Cheating Our Students Out of Their Education  … Continue reading →

A FOUR-PART IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF DEAL BY DIANE BUKOWSKI  Blackstone owns 70% of Vanguard; CEO compared Obama to Hitler  DETROIT – Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox will announce his decision on the transfer of the Detroit Medical Center to Nashville-based … Continue reading →

   Cuts in “unprofitable” services like pre and post-natal care likely  Vanguard will provide “core services” for a minimum of ten years “at one or more hospitals,” according to a list of “Frequently Asked Questions” authored by the AG’s office. … Continue reading →

Bias: Former Cox-Duggan relationship, no independent review of Vanguard health systems  State law charges Cox’s office with performing an independent review of the transfer of a non-profit to a for-profit before rendering an opinion. How independent that review has been … Continue reading →