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2. DOW TECHNICAL PAPER PUBLISHED.
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Scharpf, Sara M.
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PUBLICATIONS ,CHEMICAL industry - Abstract
The article reports on the publication of the Silicone Foam Control for Kraft Brownstock Washing, a new technical paper, by Dow Chemical Co. in Midland, Michigan. The paper is available from Dow Corning in both English and Chinese.
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- 2005
3. Healthy Blend.
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Taylor, Brian
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RECYCLING industry ,PAPER recycling ,PLASTIC scrap - Abstract
The article presents information about Great Lakes Recycling, a paper recycling and scrap metal company based in Michigan. It is noted that the company started from R. Rosen and Sons, a recycling business established by Henry Rosen. The company has 250 employees and recycles various scraps including paper and plastic.
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- 2009
4. Paper-Plas' plan provides personal marketing pitches.
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Serwach, Joseph
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TARGET marketing ,PAPER products industry - Abstract
Reports on the marketing strategies of Paper-Plas Converting Inc., paper products and packaging supplier based in Detroit, Michigan. Personal marketing for smaller customer base; Customer-appreciation lunch; Remarks of President and Chief Executive Officer Donald Snider; Identification of a market and the competition; Efforts to find ways to improve customer service.
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- 1998
5. Burmese Refugees' Alcohol Misuse and Its Impact on Integration.
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Chien-Juh Gu
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MENTAL health services ,BLOOD alcohol ,SOCIAL institutions ,CRIMINAL justice system ,SUBSTANCE abuse treatment ,DRUGGED driving ,DRUNK driving - Abstract
Battle Creek, a small Midwest city in Michigan, is home to approximately 3,700 Burmese refugees, most of whom are Christians and find employment in factory jobs. In the past two years, a pressing crisis has been brewing in the Burmese community. Excessive alcohol consumption among Burmese men has led to an alarming number of DUI/DWI (driving under influence/driving while intoxicated) arrests. Burmese DWI offenders' significantly high blood alcohol levels (.32-.35) suggest potential mental health issues and their high rates of probation violation indicate the ineffective substance abuse treatment after their arrests. This paper analyzes how different perceptions and proposed solutions among three social institutions--the criminal justice system, the mental health care system, and Burmese ethnic churches--lead to the failure of correcting alcohol misuse behavior among the Burmese. The paper will discuss major challenges facing Burmese activists on this particular issue and examine the greater impact of Burmese DWI arrests on their integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
6. Minority-certified paper company sets up shop in Canton Twp.
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Strong, Michael
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PAPER industry ,FACTORIES ,REVENUE - Abstract
The first and only minority-certified manufacturer of paper products in the Midwest, Twin Pines Paper LLC has established a manufacturing plant in Canton Township, Michigan. Twin Pines produces tissues, toilet paper and paper towels at a 30,000-square-foot plant in Canton Township. The company, owned by Emmett Moten Jr. and Rajesh Mital, began operations in March 2002 and reported revenue of$ 300,000. Moten, who served in the Coleman Young administration, is chairman, while Mital is the president and CEO. Twin Pines produces 60,000 cases of paper products each month and hopes to increase its production to 210,000 cases by the end of 2003. The company was officially formed in March 2001 and received certification from the Michigan Minority Business Development Council in December 2001. It serves 10 distributors in Michigan and has targeted a 400-mile radius around Detroit in which to expand, encompassing Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Ontario.
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- 2003
7. The College Board's Access and Diversity Collaborative Publishes New Policy Papers.
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FEDERAL legislation ,EDUCATION policy ,HIGHER education ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,CONSTITUTIONAL amendments - Abstract
The article reports on the policy paper entitled "From Federal Law to State Voter Initiatives: Preserving Higher Education's Authority to Achieve the Educational, Economic, Civic, and Security Benefits Associated with a Diverse Student Body," by the College Board. The policy paper tackles issues related to access and diversity in higher education and addresses the November 2006 Michigan state constitutional amendment against the use of race, ethnicity or gender in public education.
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- 2007
8. Manufacturing Engineering Digest Research Papers Now Available.
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ENGINEERING ,ENGINEERS' associations ,PRODUCTION engineering - Abstract
The article reports on the availability of Manufacturing Engineering Research papers published by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Dearborn, Michigan. The papers were lead by professor I. S. Jawahir of the University of Kentucky. The papers were aimed to disseminate research in a variety of manufacturing areas.
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- 2006
9. Schools ration toilet paper.
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TOILET paper - Abstract
Reports on the rationing of toilet papers at Detroit, Michigan schools.
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- 1996
10. Empowerment zone possible site for new paper plant.
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Hogue, Leslie
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INDUSTRIAL sites ,RECYCLING industry ,PAPER industry - Abstract
Announces the interest of Florida-based maker of recycled industrial and commercial paper products Edwards Paper Co. Inc. in expanding into Detroit, Michigan's empowerment zone. Square-footage of the planned plant site; Implications to Detroit's economy.
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- 1999
11. N.Y. company plans to recycle treated paper.
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Kosdrosky, Terry and Bridgeforth Jr., Arthur
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PAPER recycling ,PULP mills ,RECYCLING industry - Abstract
Reports on New York-based New Arbor Technologies Inc.'s plan to renovate the former Exemplar Manufacturing Co. plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan and turn it into a paper-pulp recycling operation. Slated opening of the paper-pulp plant in early to mid-2000; Projected revenue; Sale of recycled pulp to paper mills; Recycling of pulp waste from paper manufacturing; Estimated cost of the entire project.
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- 1999
12. Examining the Obstacles to Integrating Restorative Practices into the School Environment.
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Clinton, Tia
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SCHOOL environment ,SCHOOL-to-prison pipeline ,SCHOOL violence ,STUDENTS with disabilities ,PRACTICE (Philosophy) ,TEACHERS - Abstract
For nearly the past four decades U.S. public schools have relied on zero-tolerance policies to manage disciplinary issues. These policies were initiated with the intent to they would make school environments safer, decrease in-school incidents of violence and behavioral issues and provide a fair and balanced measure for determining and disciplinary consequences. Research has shown however, that in practice, zero-tolerance policies have fallen short of their goals. Since implementation, school violence has remained stable over time, while suspension and expulsion rates have increased; particularly for students of color and students with disabilities. In light of this, disciplinary alternatives, such as restorative practices, have been introduced as a healthier way to address unwanted behavior in the school environment. This paper takes to task the question, how are restorative practices best implemented in the school environment by engaging in an empirical study on obstacles to application in Michigan schools. Ultimately, this research seeks to inquire: what forms of resistance barriers, bureaucratic and otherwise, do teachers and administrators encounter in making restorative practice part of the school culture? The author found that the most significant obstacles to changing the culture of Michigan schools were both cultural and structural in nature. The most challenging impediments to whole school change lay in the idea of restorative practices as a philosophy (I), the reality that many teachers and staff members prefer punitive measures (II), and selective implementation (III). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
13. Detroit papers not alone in wanting to cut health benefits.
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Dietderich, Andrew
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NEWSPAPERS ,EMPLOYEE benefits ,MEDICAL care - Abstract
Lou Mleczko remembers being ecstatic in 1980 when the Metropolitan Council of Newspaper Unions negotiated full health care coverage for employees of the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News and can't believe he's watching it unravel. Newspapers, like many employers, are trying to reduce health care and benefit costs in negotiations for a new contract. And the first target is reducing benefits to retirees. The papers' preliminary proposal, presented in August 2003, included substantial front-end deductibles for coverage, ending health care benefits for employees who retire after 2009, ending vision and dental care for retirees and cutting off retiree coverage for new employees hired after the contract is signed, among other things.
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- 2003
14. CONTRACT PILOT COATER OFFER OPTIMIZED SYSTEM.
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PAPER coatings ,PAPER finishing ,PILOT plants ,FACTORIES ,PROTECTIVE coatings ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Focuses on the preparation of the Western Michigan University to open its new paper coating, contract pilot plant facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Goal of the new contract pilot plant facility for paper coating; Capacity of the plant to provide strategic research and development resources for the paper and printing industries; Importance of the new contract pilot coating facility for paper industry.
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- 2004
15. WMU IMPREGNATOR ONLINE.
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PAPER ,PAPER industry - Abstract
Reports on Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Western Michigan University launch of an impregnator at its pilot plant. Service to paper, paperboard and converting industries; Study of how the addition of water-based solutions can enhance the performance of paper.
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- 2004
16. Dimensions of "Arab-ness" in America: Identity Fusion of Arab American Youth in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Ayouby, Kenneth K. and Mokbel, Madona
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IDENTITY (Psychology) ,ARAB Americans ,SOCIOLOGY ,CULTURE ,MULTICULTURALISM - Abstract
Dimensions of "Arab-ness" have always marked Arabs in the Americas. In spite of hailing from various Arab backgrounds and affiliations, being Arab American implies the acceptance not only of a new cultural identity predicated on an ethnic heritage, but also constitutes a socio-political declaration, asserting a national and ethnic identity that exists in cultural ideology, if not in political or legal terms. Therefore, in the absence of any collective Arab State that can bring together various cultural Arabs under one law and nationality or offer a locus of affiliation, the only venue that had been available historically has been to assert this Arabity through cultural attestation of belonging to something bigger and larger than parochial subdivisions. This paper examines Arab American youth in Dearborn (Michigan), many of whom are born in the United States, and all of whom are raised there, can in fact be "Arab", highlighting the elements that define Arab ethnicity in America. The paper suggests that these youth are not Arab in the way their parents would like (or theoretically think of them) and they are not American in the way that mainstream society may perceive them, but a new hybrid culture. Although they are supposed to not to "fit" easily in both cultures, making it difficult for them to adjust to either, nonetheless, the "Arabics" of Dearborn are thriving because ultimately they do not see themselves deficient, rather they count themselves as whole individuals, intuitively accepting their hybrid natures. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
17. Divided over ?Diversity?: The Politics of Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan.
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Berrey, Ellen C.
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AFFIRMATIVE action programs ,DIVERSITY in the workplace ,ACTIONS & defenses (Law) ,SOCIAL problems ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
?Diversity? has become a fashionable and plastic buzzword over the past thirty years. With the recent U.S. Supreme Court cases concerning affirmative action at the University of Michigan, the concept of diversity has received even greater public scrutiny. The existing scholarly literature that examines discourses about diversity usually relies on macro-level, legal, or text analyses, overlooking people?s interpretations of diversity in their everyday practices. The proposed paper helps to fill in this gap. It draws on over a year of ethnographic evidence about how interests groups involved in the lawsuits against UM?including university administrators, pro- and anti-affirmative action activists, legal professionals, and political leaders?politically and legally mobilized around the lawsuits and then responded to the Court?s decisions. The paper builds on cultural analyses of the law and collective action by examining how various interest groups negotiate different socio-legal paradoxes around diversity. Preliminary findings show how nearly every group is in favor of ?diversity,? but they all confront challenges when defining this concept and putting it into practice. For example, outsider activists?both in favor of and opposed to affirmative action?talk about diversity by simultaneously endorsing it and questioning its relevance, meaning, or existence. The proposed paper concludes with a discussion of how ideas related to law acquire constituencies, constitute the categories through which people construct the world, and ultimately shape their efforts to address different social problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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18. ’The Neighborhood is Turning Black’ : White Flight in the City of Southfield, MI.
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Ward, Malaika G.
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SOCIAL history ,SOCIAL integration ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,STEREOTYPES ,HOUSING ,CRIME - Abstract
This paper explores the social history of Southfield, Michigan and the events that lead to the integration of the city. Southfield with a total population of 78,322 people lies right across Eight Mile Road to the far Northwest side of Detroit. In 2000, blacks made up 54.2% of Southfield's population. Southfield's white population dropped by 27% between 1990 and 2000. So why do whites leave when blacks move in? Surveys report that the two reasons that whites mostly give to justify their moving are increase in crime and a decrease in housing values. The purpose of this paper is to disprove stereotypes and understand the demographics of Southfield and to see if there has been a significant change since blacks first migrated to the city in 1964. The analysis consists of an analysis of statistics from 2000 Census Data, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, and data from the Detroit News. Between 1990 and 200, there was a slight increase in crime and now Southfield leads Oakland County in crime. However housing values increased by 28 percent. Overall, there was some truth to the fears expressed by those whites who "took flight". Southfield is an "Edge City" with a daytime population of over 200,000 commuters, which may be contributing to the crime problem. The future of racial integration in Southfield, MI will depend on trends in neighboring municipalities, including Detroit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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19. Finance fears, paper chase keep checks in the mail.
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Roush, Matt
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CHECK float ,CHECK fraud ,CHECK collection systems - Abstract
Discusses why businesses in Michigan cannot readily withdraw funds from deposited checks on float. Bankers' fear of check fraud; Amount of time before out-of-state checks get credited; Antiquity of the system used to process checks in the United States; Banks' preference for debit cards.
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- 1997
20. ALL "DRY" ROADS LEAD TO RESEARCH CENTER.
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RESEARCH institutes ,PAPERMAKING ,PAPER industry - Abstract
Highlights the Johnson Research Center in Three Rivers, Michigan. Problems of papermakers; Role of Johnson Corp. with papermakers at the center; Focus of the research center; Inclusions of the 1350 m2 facility; Capabilities of the research center; Options for optimization.
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- 2004
21. Abiotic and biotic drivers of strawberry productivity across a rural-urban gradient.
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Scherr, Kyla D. and Jamieson, Mary A.
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STRAWBERRIES ,URBAN agriculture ,POLLINATORS ,ARTHROPOD pests ,CROP yields ,VESPIDAE ,PESTS - Abstract
While many cities have embraced urban agriculture, research examining crop productivity in urban environments is limited. Little is known about how abiotic and biotic factors affecting productivity on urban farms compare with those in rural environments. In this study, we investigated environmental factors influencing strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) productivity for two cultivars at ten farms across a rural-urban gradient in Michigan, USA over a three-year period. We evaluated key drivers of production, namely temperature, pathogens, pests, and pollinators, which we hypothesized would be altered by urbanization. We found no direct effect of urbanization on strawberry production or fruit pathogen and pest damage. However, temperature, an environmental correlate of urbanization, significantly influenced crop productivity. In particular, cooler temperatures at rural farms and warmer temperatures at urban farms limited fruit number in the peak production year. We found no relationship between urbanization and overall abundances of arthropod pests, their predators, or pollinators. However, we found opposite effects of urbanization for two arthropod groups – Vespidae (paper wasps) and Araneae (spiders). Vespidae abundance was positively associated with increased urbanization. These omnivorous wasps are both predators of strawberry pests and pests of fruits themselves. Conversely, spiders, which are predators of strawberry pests, were negatively associated with urbanization. Greater pollinator visitation incrementally improved fruit weight, but only at low to moderate levels of pathogen and pest damage. At high levels of damage, the benefits of pollination were not apparent. Our study reveals that environmental drivers of variation in crop yield, such as pathogen and herbivore damage and pollinator visitation, can be comparable across rural-urban gradients. Some factors, however, such as temperature stress and the abundances of certain pest and beneficial organisms may be affected by urbanization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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22. Group pens issues paper for the next governor.
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Lane, Amy
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GOVERNORS ,PUBLIC officers ,SOCIAL advocacy ,SOCIAL action ,MASS mobilization - Abstract
The article reports that Michigan's Next Governor Project has developed specific points related to various issues in the state and its government structures. Richard McLellan, senior counsel at Dykema Gossett PLLC, stated that the issues that the next governor have to deal with are going to be important to the state's future. McLellan said there are discussions about convening a bipartisan group of lawyers to compile information that could be presented to the incoming governor INSET: MEET THE MEMBERS.
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- 2009
23. 'Hyperlocal' news sites sprout as papers close.
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Shea, Bill
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ELECTRONIC newspapers ,NEWSPAPER advertising - Abstract
The article offers information on the popularity of news and information Web sites as print newspapers are cutting back due to decline in advertising in Detroit, Michigan. Businessman Jimmy Risk has launched the site YourNews.com and is billing it as an online newspaper. Risk has signed on several Detroit journalists and experts including Mort Crim, John Smyntek, Eli Zaret, Mike O'Hara, and David Sowerby to provide content for the site.
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- 2009
24. Insiders: Shift to online publishing by Detroit papers risky.
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Shea, Bill
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ELECTRONIC newspapers ,SUBSCRIPTION services - Abstract
The article presents the comments of business experts about the decision to limit home delivery and to increase online publishing of two daily newspapers in Detroit, Michigan. According to Ben Burns, director of the journalism program at Wayne State University, the newspaper "The Detroit News" could lose almost 50,000 to 100,000 subscribers.
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- 2008
25. As circulation dips, papers subscribe to value of online.
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Shea, Bill
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READERSHIP ,ELECTRONIC newspapers ,READERSHIP surveys - Abstract
The article discusses the measurement of online readership of newspapers in Detroit, Michigan. The Schaumburg, Illinois-based Audit Bureau of Circulations, which independently verifies newspaper circulation numbers, this month rolled out new measurements that track online newspaper readership among adults 18 and older. It is expected that after the measurement advertisers will regain confidence in an industry that bases its value on the number of eyeballs it attracts.
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- 2007
26. Local daily papers hit hard by declining circulation.
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Henderson, Tom
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NEWSPAPER circulation ,ELECTRONIC information resources - Abstract
The article informs that the circulation of daily newspapers in Detroit and the rest of Southeast Michigan is continuously losing readers. The information was given by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The "Detroit News," lost 6.8% of its circulation and "The Detroit Free Press," lost by 3.6%. The drop in circulation of the "Detroit News," is despite the fact that it is far superior to what it was earlier. The electronic sources of information are also to be blamed for the less circulation.
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- 2006
27. Execs put pen to paper for project.
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Harrison, Sheena
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BUSINESS parks ,RETAIL industry ,GOVERNMENT policy ,INDUSTRIAL sites - Abstract
The article presents information on an initiative to attract and promote Gateway Park, a proposed retail center near Michigan State Fairground in Detroit, Michigan. Several business executives have written letters to help convince a national retailer to look at the site. Governor Jennifer Granholm has asked a retailer to take consider Gateway Park and also persuade the company.
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- 2006
28. Warehouse, paper mill closings leave 391 jobless.
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Strong, Michael
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LAYOFFS - Abstract
Standard Distributing Inc. and Packaging Dynamics Corp. are shutting down operations in Detroit, Michigan resulting in 391 lost jobs by the end of the year. Both companies sent Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings to the Michigan Department of Career Development informing the state of the impending closings. Olla Beauty Supply Inc. acquired Standard Distributing in middle-September as well as affiliate Standard Distributing and Supply of Georgia Inc., which is based in Atlanta. Chicago-based Packaging Dynamics, which makes food packaging, is closing its subsidiary in Detroit.
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- 2003
29. Suburban papers rise to strike's demand.
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Lifton, Kimberly
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COMMUNITY newspapers - Abstract
Reports on the expansion of coverage of Detroit, Michigan's dailies following a major strike. Improvement of long-term expansion plans; Increase in advertising revenues and circulation. INSET: Suburban papers expand coverage during strike..
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- 1995
30. A Content Analysis of Music Teacher Student Learning Objectives in Michigan.
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Shaw, Ryan D. and Potter, David
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MUSIC teachers ,MUSICAL analysis ,TEACHER evaluation ,MUSIC students ,TEACHER effectiveness ,ACHIEVEMENT ,MUSICAL performance - Abstract
States have revamped teacher evaluations over the last 10 years to include teacher performance ratings based on student achievement/growth, presenting a challenge in nontested subjects such as music. The most common approach has been to measure music teacher effectiveness based on teacher-designed student learning objectives (SLOs), but almost no evidence exists on SLO processes. The purpose of this study was to examine the assessments and parameters used in SLOs. Specific research questions were: (a) What assessments are used to measure student growth? (b) What is the overall design for demonstrating student growth? (c) What are the parameters for teacher goal setting in the SLO process? We analyzed 35 SLOs across six districts in Michigan and coded them for assessment content, growth design, and particulars of teacher-level goal setting. Results indicate that most SLOs were based on students' musical performance assessed with a rating scale, or based on knowledge of musical notation with pencil-and-paper tests. Musical creativity and response were almost completely absent. Almost all SLOs used a pretest/posttest design, but particulars of growth and judging teacher success differed considerably. We offer implications for teachers, administrators, and policy makers concerned with music teacher evaluations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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31. Starbucks Expands Cup Recycling in Chicago.
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Miner, Thomas
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DRINKING cups ,PAPER mills ,PAPER napkins ,ECOLOGICAL impact ,PLASTIC cups - Abstract
The article reports that coffee company Starbucks Corp. will send its paper cups used at its Chicago, Illinois-based stores to Green Bay in Wisconsin and Michigan where the Georgia Pacific paper mill will turn them into Starbucks branded napkins. It informs that while the plan of Starbucks is not mandated by law in Chicago, the company has been involved in lowering the carbon footprint of its three billion paper cups and one billion plastic cups used by customers every year in all major markets.
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- 2010
32. `One paper clip at a time'.
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Roush, Matt
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OFFICE equipment & supplies industry ,RETAIL industry - Abstract
Discusses how Detroit, Michigan-based Gail's Office Supply Co. and Miles Fox Office Products Inc. survive the onslaught of superstores in the retail industry. Need to create a niche; Emphasis on the need for a unique product and shopping experience; Comments from officials of the office-supply company.
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- 1995
33. A Case Study of Cache Pit Construction, Use, and Abandonment from the Upper Great Lakes, USA.
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Hambacher, Michael J. and Schaetzl, Randall J.
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SOIL horizons ,LAKES ,FIFTEENTH century ,RADIOCARBON dating ,ANTHROPOGENIC soils ,EXCAVATION ,RESIDENTIAL mobility - Abstract
Archaeological investigations on sandy, well-drained terraces of the Grand River in southwestern Michigan revealed a large number of shallow surface depressions, marking the locations of former cache pits, i.e., subterranean storage features. Our paper documents these pits, one of the largest arrays of cache pits reported for the Upper Great Lakes. Excavations into 29 cache pits revealed that they had been backfilled with generally artifact-poor sands. Prior to backfilling, the cache pits had been burned, leaving behind a black, charcoal-rich, charred horizon at their base, below the fill. This type of intentional burning has not previously been reported. Intentional re-use of cache pits was rare, if it occurred at all. Subsequently, pedogenesis has formed tongue-like soil horizons below the surface depressions. Radiocarbon dates from the cache pits, along with diagnostic artifacts, place the use of these features to the Late Precontact period, particularly the mid- to late 15th century a.d. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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34. Marketing to the foodshed: Why do farmers participate in local food systems?
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Schoolman, Ethan D., Morton, Lois Wright, Arbuckle, J. Gordon, and Han, Guang
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LOCAL foods ,ENVIRONMENTAL responsibility ,BIOTIC communities ,CANNED foods ,SUSTAINABLE agriculture ,FARMERS' markets - Abstract
The concept of embeddedness has long been central to theory about why farmers participate in local food systems. Yet few survey-based studies, and none using a representative sample of farmers who both do and do not market local food, have systematically examined the relationship of local food marketing to farmers' sense of connection to and responsibility for larger human and ecological communities. In this paper, we address this gap in the literature by drawing on stratified, random sample survey data on 698 specialty crop growers in Michigan and Ohio. Two main findings emerge from our study. First, farmers who prioritize civic engagement and community institutions were more likely to market food through CSA, direct-to-institution and farm-to-table partnerships, and intermediaries like food hubs. Many were also earning revenue from on-farm sales, farmers markets, and mainstream sources. Results of analysis clearly show, however, that it is CSA and intermediated local supply chains that hold special appeal for, or are particularly well suited to, farmers who make farm decisions with the larger community in mind. This finding suggests that diversified, robust local food systems may provide strong support for farmers who are especially committed to making a positive impact on local politics and civic life. Second, farmers with a relatively strong sense of environmental responsibility were generally not more likely to participate in local food systems. At a minimum, this finding lends credence to skepticism that local food farmers can be considered a priori more likely to adhere to organic, biodynamic, or other sustainable farming philosophies. At the same time, farmers who express a less productivist approach to farming were more likely to market local food in nearly every way. Productivism has historically been associated with heavy reliance on external inputs to manage pests and supply nutrients. Findings about productivism arguably constitute good reason to explore further the environmental aspects of local food systems, even in the absence of a clear relationship between environmental values and marketing local food. • Farmers' embeddedness values are related to whether they "market to the foodshed". • "Civic embeddedness" is associated with CSA and intermediated local supply chains. • "Ecological embeddedness" is not generally associated with marketing local food. • Productivist values are inversely related to participation in local food markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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35. MARY KRAMER: Papers' challenge is reflecting readers.
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Kramer, Mary
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NEWSPAPERS ,JOINT operating agreements ,BUSINESS partnerships ,CORPORATE growth ,STOCKHOLDERS - Abstract
This article reports that Detroit, Michigan, will again have two morning newspapers namely "Sunday New York Times," and the combined "Detroit News/Free Press." Shareholders had long badgered the journal "Knight Ridder" for its poor financial performance in Detroit. Thousands of readers would love to get "The Detroit News," in the morning. The JOA took effect between the newspapers "Detroit News," and "The Detroit Free Press." "Detroit News," lost more than 300,000 subscribers in just five years, more than a third of them former morning subscribers. The two papers had a combined circulation of more than 1.3 million papers. The JOA partnership never worked because the two partners wouldn't each give a little to build their business to benefit both parties. Today, thanks in part to the bitter 1995 strike, the combined daily circulation stands at 566, 288 daily and 683,000 on Sundays. In many ways, metro Detroit is a dysfunctional family because of history, because of racial issues, because of economics.
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- 2005
36. Paper-Plas plans new factory.
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Kosdrosky, Terry
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BUSINESS planning ,FACTORIES - Abstract
Reports the plan of Paper-Plas, an automotive supplier to develop another factory in Detroit, Michigan. Amount budgeted for the project; Designers for the project construction.
- Published
- 2001
37. Papers shirked duty as watchdog during strike.
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McMaster, Bill
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NEWSPAPER strikes - Abstract
Focuses on the strike at the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press. Description of the strike; Peaceful protesting by strikers; Contention that the newspapers shirked their duty in reporting the news.
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- 1997
38. Strike aids rival papers.
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Gargaro, Paul
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NEWSPAPER strikes - Abstract
Focuses on the impact which the strike of Detroit newspaper are having on rival newspapers' circulation. Increase of circulation at `The Daily' and `The Press'; Views of Jack Federspiel, vice president of operations and finances at the `Oakland Press' on circulation for the period ending March 31 1995; Sunday circulation at `The Macomb Daily'; Benefits of the strike to publishers; Impact of increase circulation on advertising rates.
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- 1996
39. Pioneers on the paper trail.
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Maurer, Michael
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ELECTRONIC data interchange - Abstract
Focuses on the implementation of electronic data interchange (EDI) in several business operations in Detroit, Michigan to decrease paperwork in procurement system which reduces productivity. Use of EDI by Chrysler Corp., Ford Motors and General Motors for its parts procurement; Technology and architecture of EDI; Goal of EDI; Implementation of standards to govern EDI; Paperwork involved in retail transactions.
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- 1994
40. Being Gay, Being Rural: The Urban/Rural Binary in an Era of Increased Gay Visibility in the Public Sphere.
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Kazyak, Emily
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GAY identity ,RURAL-urban migration ,INTERVIEWING ,BISEXUAL identity - Abstract
In this paper, I analyze the following question: how does the historic visibility and the establishment of gay identity and community change the rural/urban binary as a site for the production of gay identity? Data for this paper are twenty-five in-depth qualitative interviews with individuals who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual and who are either currently living in or grew up in and have since left rural towns in Michigan. I argue that people are being gay in rural space and outline the various ways respondents discuss being gay, out, and visible in their rural communities. Thus, I argue that the historical shift of increased visibility of gays and lesbians in the public sphere has created the possibility for the production of a gay identity in a rural space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2008
41. German-language paper marks 150th birthday with special issue.
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Darwish, Michalle
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NEWSPAPERS ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,NEWSPAPER circulation ,EDITIONS - Abstract
The article reports that German-language newspaper "Nordamerikanische Wochen-Post," of Troy celebrated its 150th birthday October 2 with a special edition. It has become a weekly national newspaper with a circulation of 11,000 internationally. It's one of just five German-language publications in the U.S. Its 80-page commemorative edition provided readers with a history of the German immigration to the U.S., addressed the paper's role in Michigan's history and its role as a voice for German-Americans across the country.
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- 2004
42. Attitudes about Successful Aging in Michigan Communities.
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Dillaway, Heather and Byrnes, Mary
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AGING ,DISEASES in older people ,DISABILITIES ,INTERPERSONAL relations - Abstract
This paper examines contemporary literature on "successful aging," as developed primarily by Rowe and Kahn (1997). Successful aging literature suggests that older adults have agency and autonomy over disease and disability; when remaining free from disability, older adults consequently will maintain a high level of physical and cognitive functioning, continue interpersonal relationships, and contribute productively to society. Much of the research on successful aging also has been quantitative and prescriptive, defining "aging" as well as "success" in aging very narrowly; thus, this paper serves not only to examine but also to critique this literature by reporting on a 2006 survey of Michigan residents about their "success" in aging. Specifically, survey data is presented to show whether and how diverse individuals define themselves as successful agers, and how closely individuals adhere to Rowe & Kahn's perspective on this subject. In their conclusions, the authors call for a broader conceptualization of what it means to age "successfully" and additional sociological research in this area, to promote a greater understanding of how diverse populations conceptualize and engage in aging processes. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
43. Developing and Implementing a Youth Studies Minor at the University Level.
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Kinney, David A.
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YOUTH ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,SOCIAL sciences education ,COLLEGE students - Abstract
This paper discusses the key factors that contributed to the development and implementation of Central Michigan University?s Youth Studies Minor. I hope that this information will assist other social scientists interested in developing a similar academic major or minor for students at their university which will theoretically increase the numbers of ?sociologically grounded? college graduates working with children and youth in the ?real world? rather than allowing purely psychologically trained individuals to continue to dominate the landscape of ?services? for young people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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44. A Community Torn Apart: Collective and Individual Trauma as a Result of the 1967 Newark and Detroit Riots.
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Herman, Max
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RIOTS ,EMOTIONAL trauma ,ORAL history ,NATURAL disasters - Abstract
This paper looks at the Newark and Detroit Riots of 1967 as traumatic events with wide ranging effects on individuals and the community as a whole. Drawing on oral history interviews conducted over the past three years, this research attempts to uncover patterns in the statements of eyewitnesses in relation to the experiences of other disaster victims. The effects of the riots that took place in Newark and Detroit in the summer of 1967 are in many ways comparable to those experienced by the victims of fires, floods, earthquakes, and other ?natural disasters? but are compounded by the fact that the riots were the result of human intention. For individuals traumatized by these events, an effective strategy is to provide a venue for them to share their recollections with others, thereby placing them in a narrative context and allowing for the assimilation of these painful memories. On a collective level, communities gain little by attempting to bury shameful vestiges of the past. Before the riot city can move on to renaissance, it must effectively commemorate the events it has tried so hard to put to rest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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45. Generational Change and the Chaldean Gender System: Renegotiating Patriarchy.
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Spurlock, Charles
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GENDER ,IMMIGRANTS ,SOCIAL interaction ,SOCIAL institutions ,SOCIAL norms ,SOCIAL pressure ,EDUCATION ,EMPLOYMENT ,JOB vacancies - Abstract
The Chaldeans are an immigrant group with nearly a century long presence in the Detroit metropolitan area. Because of social pressures abroad, the group has been continuously renewed by newcomers throughout the 20th century. The result is a segmented gender experience across immigrant cohort and generation that can be followed by differences in how men and women negotiate a gender system. While research is formative at this stage (but will be complete for the ASA conference), some patterns are emerging. The second generation women, whose mothers are of the older immigrant cohort, are exploiting opportunities in education and employment that defy the experiences of their mothers or immigrant women coming in the 1980s and 1990s. These young women are benefiting from the resources generated by an ethnic economy. And with increasing familiarity with US norms and expanded employment opportunities, there has developed new expectations for how men and women will live together in the second generation. In this paper, I will interrogate the change in the Chaldean gender system as a link between community social institutions and the broader social institutions of the Detroit region. The goal is to identify how gender shapes opportunities and patterns social interactions for Chaldean men and women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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46. KADANT JOHNSON SUPPLIES REBUILD FOR STORA ENSO.
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Scharpf, Sara M.
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PAPERMAKING machinery ,TURNKEY computer systems ,PAPER mills ,SYSTEMS design - Abstract
The article reports on a turnkey dryer section rebuild order awarded to the Three Rivers, Michigan-based Kadant Johnson Inc. from the Sweden-based Stora Enso Fors mill. Under the agreement, Kadant Johnson will supply the steam and condensate system design, engineering and installation with the upgrade of drying cylinders with PTX steam joint and stationary siphon systems and other accessory equipment.
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- 2006
47. What types of brokerage bridge the research-practice gap? The case of public school educators.
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Neal, Jennifer Watling, Neal, Zachary P., Mills, Kristen J., Lawlor, Jennifer A., and McAlindon, Kathryn
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EDUCATORS ,PUBLIC schools ,SOCIAL skills ,KNOWLEDGE transfer ,RESEARCH-practice gap ,INFORMATION sharing - Abstract
• Two-thirds of educators cannot reach a researcher through their social networks. • Educators using itinerant brokerage were 5 times less likely to reach a researcher. • Educators using liaison brokerage were 3.4 times more likely to reach a researcher. • Interventions to narrow the research-practice gap should leverage liaison brokers. The presence of a research-practice gap is recognized across multiple fields including education, psychology, and public health. In this paper, we examine which of five structural types of brokerage are most and least effective in bridging this research-practice gap in the context of education. Using a small world survey design, we tracked how a statewide random sample of 247 K-12 principals and superintendents in Michigan seek information about social skills programs from brokering individuals and organizations. We find that some triadic brokerage structures are more effective than others in closing the communication gap between practitioners and researchers. Specifically, educators relying on itinerant brokerage, which circulates information between members of the same community, were five times less likely to obtain information from a researcher. In contrast, educators relying on representative or liaison brokerage, which facilitate information transfer between members of different communities, were more than twice as likely to obtain information from a researcher. We conclude by discussing implications for the development of interventions designed to facilitate information sharing between practitioners and researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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48. Clash at striking papers.
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NEWSPAPER strikes - Abstract
Reports that security guards and police clashed with several pickets, during a rally at a distribution center of the strike-bound Detroit Free Press and Detroit News in Michigan. Method the police used to disperse the pickets; Walk out of six unions representing several workers at the Free Press, News and Detroit Newspapers.
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- 1995
49. 3 arrested as Detroit papers strike.
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ARREST ,NEWSPAPER strikes ,PUBLIC demonstrations - Abstract
Informs about the arrest of three demonstrators by the police in the confusion after a strike by union workers against Detroit's two big daily newspapers, the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, on July 13, 1995.
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- 1995
50. More papers may curtail home delivery.
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COST control ,COMMUNITY colleges - Abstract
The article discusses various events occurring in and around Detroit, Michigan. As part of a cost-reduction experiment, "The Detroit New" and "Free Press" are scheduled to drop seven-day home delivery on March 31, 2009. Critical role of community colleges in rebuilding the economy is the topic of a forthcoming breakfast panel discussion at Macomb Community College. A $500 bonus has been offered by Cinetic Automation Corp. to buy a new General Motors Corp. (GM) vehicle through August.
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- 2009
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