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 Detroiters rally on island to save largest  public river park in country Union president says city workers re-assigned without lease approval Councilman Kwame Kenyatta calls for public to weigh in at committee meeting Thurs. Oct. 4, 1 p.m. By Diane … Continue reading →

VOD UPDATE SEPT. 27, 2012: Detroit’s AFSCME Local 207 , representing workers at the Detroit Water & Sewerage Dept., voted to authorize a strike yesterday, with 64 percent of members voting “YES,” according to union officials. Local 2920, representing clerical … Continue reading →

News From Bloomberg By Darrell Preston dpreston@bloomberg.net September 13, 2012 JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the third-largest muni-bond underwriter, stood to gain more than just its share of $7.8 million in fees by helping Detroit’s water and sewer (87962MF) unit … Continue reading →

Spaniards rage against austerity near Parliament By ALAN CLENDENNING Associated Press / September 25, 2012 MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government was hit hard by the country’s financial crisis on multiple fronts Tuesday as protestors enraged with austerity cutbacks and tax … Continue reading →

New D-DOT cuts to take effect Sept. 29 NEWCC petitions Council to roll back previous cuts, files federal complaint D-DOT ridership down under private management  By Diane Bukowski  September 25, 2012  D-DOT Director Ronald Freeland and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing … Continue reading →

The VIP Slate was put together by a coalition of Detroiters, including those from Free Detroit – NO CONSENT! To go to their blogspot for further info, click on http://votevipslate.blogspot.com , or they can be reached at phone number in … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton at Democratic National Convention Sept. 5, 2012.   [col. writ. 9/7/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal I’ve not wasted a lot of time watching the conventions, for conventions are essentially – well – … Continue reading →

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 10:15 AM EDT, Sun September 23, 2012 The owner of the home said he gave Brian Claunch a pen two days earlier Claunch lost an arm and a leg in a train accident Claunch … Continue reading →

  Kimberly Rivera, along with her partner Mario, son Christian (10 years old) and daughter Rebecca (8 years old), came to Canada in January 2007 when she refused redeployment to Iraq. Kim has two Canadian-born children, Katie and Gabriel.  Rivera … Continue reading →

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