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Discover Michigan Skiing in January

Skilhouettes by greencottage Michigan ski resorts and McDonald's restaurants are once again offering Discover Michigan Skiing, an affordable introduction to the skiing and snowboarding. The program has run every January for the past…
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Counting Tuesday: Two states, three cities and a final four

One of Those Moments by MAGICDUDE PHOTOGRAPHY The New York Times reports that 30 states are looking at running out of funds to pay unemployment compensation in the next few months. Two states have already run out. One is Indiana. One guess…
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Off the Mat Monday: Bailout busting, rare isotopes, keeping working and Jason Hanson

A2 City Reflections by Behind My Blue Eyes ~~ Stevie Exxxx Before we go into some positive economic stories from Michigan, here's The Big Fat Auto Bailout Collapse from The Daily Beast and Mitch Albom saying Hey, you senators: Thanks for…
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Michigifts: Big 3 Stock & Cars

With the failure of the bailout bill, Michigan's Governor today urged folks to buy cars and stock as gifts to help the Big Three. Now trading at less than $4, I guess GM & Ford stock pretty much falls into the "stocking stuffer" category... The…
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Haters Thursday: America vs Detroit, fans vs Lions, Michigan vs the World?

snow shovel by Latitude 45 The Ann Arbor Business Review asks where is America's love for Detroit? The answer, it seems, is not in the media: We know the U.S. auto industry has been working through some issues for some time now, and we…
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Final Frontier Wednesday: Star Trek in Detroit, Agreements in DC

Star Trek - TOS Bridge Set by tkksummers The Detroit Free Press reports that: "Star Trek: The Exhibition" is to make its first Midwest stop at the Detroit Science Center beginning Feb. 14, the museum is to announce today. Tickets are to…
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In the Nick of Time Monday: Missing the Boat, a Draft Bailout and the National Stage

Big Bright Light Show Rochester 2006 by eric.whalen81 In Detroit Rarely Misses a Chance to Miss a Chance in Wired, they list 5   ways the Big 3 have missed the boat ... their ride ... whatever. My favorite: 2. Electric vehicles - All…
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Takin it to the streets Thursday

As noted - with 50% more stuffed animals - this morning on Michigan in Pictures, the Big Three are returning to DC today to make their pitch. You can follow along live on C-SPAN beginning at 10 AM. We'll feature up another holiday gift idea…
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Look Sharp Wednesday: Rare Cuts (from Neil Young), Deep Cuts (at GM) and Rough Cuts (jobs)

Stylized by Ralph Krawczyk Jr Neil Young was just a few days shy of his 23rd birthday in 1968 when he performed a now-legendary solo show at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor. You can read about the show and listen to some of the album…
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Tuesday's Gifts of the Season

Pillars of the Community by Autumm Crains Detroit notes that our passion for our community can influence economic growth. They link to a new study by Gallup and the Knight Foundation (that included Detroit) that explores the link between…
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Green Monday: Slow currents and fast winds

Untitled by Tony Katai The Telegraph reports (be sure to watch the UM News video below!) that water power generation technologies that use waves, tides or faster currents created by dams are limited in where they can be used and cause significant…
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Tossed Together Tuesday: Vanishing newspapers, clueless media, Michigan love and an arkfull of rain

Snowball Ready! by Odalaigh 11 AM already?? Who forgot to set the alarm? Apparently the newspaper biz did, somewhere around 1997. The Center for Michigan's Phil Power writes that while they aren't shedding jobs at quite the pace of the…