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(VOD editor: I noted numerous workers, including low-paid Subway employees, complaining at the start of this year about huge chunks missing from their take-home pay. Below is at least a partial explanation.) FACT CHECK: OBAMA ON THE ‘FISCAL CLIFF’ DEAL  … Continue reading →

By Michael Graczyk       January 29, 2013  AP 11 of 12 jurors white HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken … Continue reading →

First Woman In U.S. to Be Executed Since 2005  By Jordan Smith, Fri., Jan. 25, 2013  Austin Chronicle On Jan. 29 the state [of Texas] is scheduled to carry out its 493rd execution since reinstatement of the death penalty, the … Continue reading →

  Committee majority votes down lease, but ‘public’ hearing to be held Mon. Jan 28 at 2 p.m., Council vote Tues. Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. Council has failed to do due diligence on title search of island; it may … Continue reading →

Place Issue on August Ballot for Decision by Residents and Not Just Six People Respected community group, Citizens for Detroit’s Future, headed by prominent Detroit accountant and former mayoral hopeful Tom Barrow, in letters to members of the Detroit City … Continue reading →

From Hood Research January 14, 2013 contact@HoodResearch.org The proposed contract or lease that is again being scheduled for a vote by city council is bad for Detroit. This is the mayor’s office and the city recreation department stating that they … Continue reading →

An Emergency Manager Would Put Belle Isle at Risk By Tiya Miles Chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan Published on Huffington Post Jan. 24, 2012       (VOD: this article was written a year ago but raises still … Continue reading →

   Council meets Thurs. Jan. 24 @ 1 p.m. and Mon. Jan. 28, votes Jan. 29     Proposed “lease” changes are insignificant, no help to Detroit                              State gets all revenue, grants, pays no rent, no improvement $$ guarantee  City pays expenses, bonds, debt; no jobs or … Continue reading →

 VOD: story on press conference with comments is forthcoming shortly.       

  Jorge Parras (r), GM Colombian worker on hunger strike with 200 others after being fired for being injured on the job, outside the 2013 Detroit Auto Show at Cobo Hall.                                                                                                                                                                 200 GM workers from Colombian plant on hunger … Continue reading →