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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King

Today's Michigan in Pictures features a cool photo by Loraine DiCerbo and the text below. The photo from the Library of Congress and was taken by Marion S. Trikosko in 1964. You'll also want to check out Martin Luther King's Wikipedia entry…
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Mitch Albom on the Michigan Film Incentive

They're coming, and they're liking what they're seeing and we have a chance to seed a new industry in the state of Michigan. ~Mitch Albom Scott Allman has produced a great interview with Mitch Albom about the Michigan Film Incentive. Check…
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Rollercoaster Wednesday

MSU College of Human Medicine by Eridony Going up The New York Times reports that in the midst of the darkest economic times Michigan has seen in decades, the University of Michigan is spending billions to grow with nearly three million…
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Michigifts: Out of many, we are one poster

Photographer and Absolute Michigan contributor Anne Savage created this amazing poster of President-elect Barack Obama composed of photos of people from Obama's rallies. The image of this poster is featured in the latest Time magazine…
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Bush approves Big Three bailout

Built in America by radiospike photography Pretty much everyone (Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, mLive, NY Times and Wall Street Journal) is reporting that President Bush has approved a $17.4 billion bailout. Assessments vary, but as…
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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…