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IN A CONSTITUENT communication sent by Council member Sabra Briere (D-Ward 1), she discusses snow removal. She writes: “After the snow cleared, it took us all several days to dig out. Once again I learned things about the snow and snow…

MAYOR CHRIS TAYLOR recently posted an “update” concerning public safety, the city’s finances, parks, trees and the environment, to his Facebook page. In the course of updating the public about the feared contamination of the Huron River and…

by Brianne Recker ON THE MORNING of Friday, February 6, 81-year-old Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down in the center of Hill Auditorium’s stage in an armchair larger than her. The lights over the 3,500 eager…

Heather Farley had never been cross-country on skis, but when a friend suggested she give it a try at a recent Department of Natural Resources’ candlelight skiing event at Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area, she was all about it. “By…

by Lisa Dilg Anthem Insurance is latest corporation to be hacked Tens of millions of Americans could be victims of the latest corporate data breach, this one at Anthem Insurance. Unknown hackers apparently stole personal identifying…

With the end of open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace quickly approaching, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) wants to ensure that those who remain uninsured or wish to re-enroll and have not yet done so have the…

by Diane Swinbrow CONSUMER OPTIMISM rose in the January 2015 survey to its highest level in the past decade, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research since 1946,…

by Brent McDermott IN JUST UNDER a year, caucus goers in Iowa will head to churches, fire halls and gymnasiums to kick off the 2016 primary cycle. Right on cue, the Des Moines Register released poll numbers Thursday, the first crystal…

by Jeff Grabmeier A TEAM OF Australian researchers may have made progress in finding the cure to peanut allergies. Around 15 million children in the United States are allergic to food — meaning about two allergic kids are in every…

by Donna Iadipaolo MATHCOUNTS IS A popular extra-curricular activity for mathematically-inclined, or numerically curious, middle school students. Students from Clague, Slauson, Tappan, Emerson, Forsythe, Saline Middle Schools, and other…