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Around the neighborhood: Coleman, Richardson taken powders, intel leadership still in the air?
It’s been active around the Center for Independent Media neighborhood; our sister sites are hopping.
Looks like we’re on Coleman concession watch with Minnesota Independent, now that the vote recount is done and the vote certified, with Al Franken a narrow 225 votes ahead of Norm Coleman. Coleman’s last gambit — an attempt to prevent [...]
What would Skoopie do? Ignore the massive black hole, apparently
Tim “Skoop” Skubic — Michigan’s public television version of a political talk show pundit, “Skoopie” to some — is apparently unable to see the event horizon of the black hole-like mass of political change bearing down on us.
Future shock: Michigan’s uncertain prospects in solar energy
New technology’s allure should not obscure hard questions
Best of Michigan Messenger: 2008 in review
Michigan Messenger wraps up its first full year reporting the under-reported here in Michigan
Perfect storm arrived: auto aid too little, far too late
The mood here this morning in Michigan is mixed. Some folks are relieved but concerned; others are distressed.
And that doesn’t factor in annoyance resulting from hours of shoveling snow, with hours more ahead due to a rather early and heavy snow storm.
[UPDATE 2]: Bush announces auto industry aid
We’re following the presidential press conference underway now; details of the plan are not yet available, will provide those as soon as we can obtain them.
While these plans may help the automotive industry limp through the first quarter of 2009, the financial crisis is spreading to peripheral businesses. We have anecdotal evidence of layoffs at [...]
Chrysler shutting down all 30 plants for one month
Multiple financial news outlets now report Chrysler will extend its previously announced two week shutdown to four weeks, beginning Friday Dec. 19.
Facilities that make Jeep Liberty, Dodge Nitro and Jeep Wrangler will be closed a week longer, until Jan. 26. Two other facilities that make the Dodge Viper and mini-van will be closed a total [...]
Shoe finally drops at Detroit newspapers: 9 percent cut in staff, delivery only 3 days
We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors about impending major changes at Detroit’s newspapers for months, from seasoned veterans and from industry insiders, and have seen what appear to be leaked versions of future online editions and subscriber sites.
The shoe finally dropped this morning — and it’s a big one.
We get email: DHS asks for modification to blog post
Like other media outlets, from time to time we get email — some of it angry, some of it appreciative. But this is a first: a request from the Department of Homeland Security to modify a blog post published last week, in regards to illegal immigrants cleaning Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff’s home. Mind you, [...]