A long-admired Detroit music figure is offering dozens of items for sale from her personal collection of rock memorabilia. In an auction that runs through Wednesday, Sept. 16, guitarist Mary Cobra is parting with a diverse array of rock art, rare record pressings and other mementoes reflecting decades’ worth of music in Detroit and beyond. […]
By Nivedita Balu TORONTO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott U.S. products is reshaping supermarket shelves in Canada, forcing grocers to improve country-of-origin labeling and secure new sources of supply. In Ontario, the president of independent grocer Vince’s Market, Giancarlo Trimarchi, turned to Facebook to show customers that […]
By Daniel Wiessner Sept 12 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has ruled that the Trump administration broke the law by ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its workforce in half. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco in a decision issued late Friday said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully […]
By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Iran and the United Arab Emirates signed up to a joint statement from the BRICS group of nations that called for restraint in the Middle East war on Saturday, in what was seen as a sign of diplomatic progress between […]
Michigan State is gearing up to play Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon in East Lansing, with the Spartans aiming for a 2-0 start in the Pat Fitzgerald era of MSU football. The Spartans, coming off a win against Toledo, are hosting the 1-1 Eagles that are coming off of a loss to San Jose State. […]
Tribune Newswire Muskegon – Members of Reeths-Puffer High School’s Straight Talk About Tough Stuff (STATS) Coalition recently learned they will receive a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant each year for the next five years. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, awarded […]
By Paula Gardner, Jonathan Oosting Rosie Gunville looked ahead on Tuesday to the end of the state-ordered “pause” on indoor dining a few days later and placed a food order for her bar. Burger buns, produce, fresh meat and french fries all arrived Wednesday, within hours of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announcing that Michigan’s bars and […]
By Michael Rice In the midst of the pandemic, many people want one thing: a return to normal. Who can blame them? In few aspects of our country is this yearning for pre-pandemic normalcy more evident than in education. Most of us want a return to all school buildings being open … and full of […]
By Armstrong Williams With protestors taking to the streets all over the United States to protest police brutality after the killings of unarmed Black men, the phrase “Black Lives Matter” has become synonymous with the movement. Regardless of where you find yourself on the ideological spectrum, a significant percentage of those protesting have done so […]
Dr. Maulana Karenga In this time of trial, tragedy and transition, let us turn inward for a sustaining strength and still wish, work and struggle for good in the world. Even though we might have made New Year’s resolutions in all honesty, the established order cultivates a climate that makes them soon lose their relevance […]