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Bing conducts secret negotiations to lease island to state, cede city control Feds, state give private RiverFront Conservancy $44 million, no strings attached; Bing, Pugh sit on Conservancy board Rally against takeover Wed. Aug. 1, 2012 at 1 pm at the … Continue reading →

Family enjoys cook-out on west end of island with skyline as backdrop. VOD editor and life-long Detroiter Diane Bukowski has bicycled around Belle Isle, near where she lives, for the last 32 years. On July 28, 2012, a beautiful Saturday, … Continue reading →

  Part of a large crowd who rallied at the gates of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Detroit July 24 to demand Detroit control of DWSD, a good contract for workers. Over 150 pack protest at WWTP in support of … Continue reading →

VOD: As Local 207’s flier above says, “Bing even pissed off the cops.” This rally took place July 26, 2012 outside the Coleman A. Young Center. Inside, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Amy Hathaway had just dismissed a class action … Continue reading →

By Theresa Moran July 25, 2012 The Chicago Teachers Union won a major victory yesterday when the city halted its plans to increase teacher work hours. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago school board announced in April that they were … Continue reading →

Leadership evidently has no concrete plan to achieve victory By Diane Bukowski  July 26, 2012  DETROIT – Hundreds of Detroit teachers rallied outside Detroit’s Fisher Building July 19 to demand that Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts come to … Continue reading →

DIA MILLAGE, NO CORE SERVICE, SHOULD BE REJECTED By Greg Murray  July 19, 2012 In an era of declining municipal revenue, it would appear that George Orwell is alive and well. How else can you explain the logic of asking … Continue reading →

Manuel Diaz Fatal Shooting By Police Officer Makes Community Question Law Enforcement’s Motives By AMY TAXIN 07/23/12 10:43 PM ET      AP       ANAHEIM, Calif. — The densely packed neighborhood where police shot to death an unarmed man this weekend … Continue reading →