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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Jesse Jackson protests Detroit manager

The Rev. Jesse Jackson says the appointment of an emergency financial manager violates Detroiters' right to elect their own leaders.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Detroit mayor accepts emergency decision

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he won't fight a state decision to send an emergency financial manager to his struggling city.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.

Naked man causes traffic delays ... Worker's comp rejected for coffee punch ... Boy, 9, raises more than $2K for Detroit ... Trojan distributes free vibrators in NYC ... The world as we know it from UPI.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

Boy, 9, raises more than $2K for Detroit

A Detroit 9-year-old who set up a lemonade stand to benefit his struggling city presented an oversized check for $2,832.64 to officials, his father says.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Detroit consent pact comment criticized

Detroit City Council members Tuesday criticized a fellow council member's suggestion they were more interested in saving their jobs than preventing insolvency.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

Councilwoman's home assessed as empty lot

A Detroit councilwoman who has been paying taxes as if her house was a vacant lot says the mistake was the city's.

Entertainment News // 1 decade ago

Thousands attend Winans memorial

A memorial for David "Pop" Winans Sr. was held at Detroit's Perfecting Church, with the gospel music icon's son, the Rev. Marvin Winans, officiating.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Detroit mayor, council battle over lawyers

Detroit City Council members are telling lawyers hired by the city's embattled mayor they should drop their efforts to protect the mayor from removal hearings.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Detroit City Council debates future

The Detroit City Council emerged from a closed-door session Tuesday to discuss ousting Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick without a final decision.

Top News // 1 decade ago

NAACP official Work dead at 94

Beulah Work, whose work with the Detroit branch of the NAACP helped the drive for equal voting rights, has died in Southfield, Mich., at the age of 94.

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As their elected representative, I'm demanding that the city repay these overcharges immediately
Jockstrip: The world as we know it. May 27, 2009

The disparity between what I paid and what the people across the street paid is outrageous
Jockstrip: The world as we know it. May 27, 2009

As their elected representative, I'm demanding that the city repay these overcharges immediately
Councilwoman's home assessed as empty lot May 26, 2009

The disparity between what I paid and what the people across the street paid is outrageous
Councilwoman's home assessed as empty lot May 26, 2009