Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) articles from February 2007

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) archives from February 2007

Webber's leadership has brought harmony to surging Pistons.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Krista Jahnke AUBURN HILLS, Mich. _ On Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Pistons trailed the Chicago Bulls by 16 points in the third quarter. They needed someone to speak up during a time-out and shake the team from its funk. ...

Thought-provoking images flickering out of ordinary film projection booths.(religious movies)
February 28, 2007... Byline: David Crumm DETROIT _ There's more spiritual value in seeing "Pan's Labyrinth," "Letters from Iwo Jima," "Superman Returns" or any of the "X-Men" movies than in watching most religious programs on cable TV. That's the...

Detroit Free Press Jo-Ann Barnas column.(skating competitions)(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Jo-Ann Barnas Feb. 28--U.S. junior ice dance champions Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates are off to a smoother start at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships than their teammates at the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club. ...

Toyota to build Miss. plant.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Joe Guy Collier Feb. 28--Buoyed by record profits and booming U.S. sales, Toyota Motor Corp. announced plans Tuesday to build a $1.3-billion assembly plant in northern Mississippi to make Highlander SUVs. Toyota, expected to...

Detroit Free Press Sylvia Rector column: Seinfeld's' Soup Nazi soup is coming to Birmingham.(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Sylvia Rector Feb. 28--TV trivia fans will remember crabby Al Yeganeh and his Soup Kitchen International in Manhattan as the real-life inspiration for the Seinfeld show's "Soup Nazi" episode. The soups were so delicious, New...

Contractor picked for Detroit bus terminal.
February 28, 2007... Byline: John Gallagher Feb. 28--Detroit's planned downtown bus terminal took a big step toward reality Tuesday. The city's Economic Development Corp., a quasi-public board that helps finance new projects, approved the selection of...

Bertuzzi still faces lawsuit over injury.(Todd Bertuzzi)
February 28, 2007... Byline: George Sipple Feb. 28--A vicious on-ice incident in 2004 involving newly acquired Red Wing Todd Bertuzzi is still working its way through the Ontario court system. Bertuzzi, then an All-Star forward for Vancouver,...

Former politician to get a new trial.(Ex-Warren City Councilman William Barnwell)
February 28, 2007... Byline: David Ashenfelter Feb. 28--A federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a new criminal trial for former Warren City Councilman William Barnwell because his lawyer was excluded from repeated conversations among the trial judge,...

Detroit Free Press Matt Fiorito column: Lapak, Goll ideal to represent state.(Jeremy Lapak of Adlai Stevenson High School and Felicia Goll of Regina High School)(Obituary)(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Matt Fiorito Feb. 28--Seniors Jeremy Lapak of Sterling Heights Stevenson and Felicia Goll of Harper Woods Regina will make their final official appearances as high school bowlers this weekend. Both have qualified for Saturday's...

Mass exodus from Ford today: Thanks to buyouts, thousands of workers call it quits.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Sarah A. Webster Feb. 28--This is it: The big good-bye. The finish line. Ford Motor Co. had hoped to convince about 10,000 salaried workers to leave as part of a voluntary buyout program that aims to revive the automaker....

Strong supplier could swallow Chrysler: Canadian parts firm mum on plan.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Joe Guy Collier Feb. 28--Canadian auto supplier Magna International Inc. declined to comment Tuesday about whether it was eyeing the Chrysler Group, but a Magna executive said that relationships between companies in the auto...

Chrysler offers up to $100,000 to blue-collar workers: Buyouts for some hourly workers start in March.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Tim Higgins Feb. 28--The Chrysler Group will offer eligible U.S. hourly employees up to $100,000 to leave as part of the company's plan to pare its workforce and make money by next year. The Auburn Hills-based unit of...

Just shy of 50-year mark, worker hates to go.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Sarah A. Webster Feb. 28--Even after more than 49 years at Ford Motor Co., Raymond Wright, 82, still doesn't want to retire. The salaried maintenance supervisor and Navy veteran has been a proud Ford employee since April 10,...

Bonuses, shares raise pay of Zetsche, LaSorda.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Tim Higgins Feb. 28--DaimlerChrysler AG gave its top executive compensation worth more than $10.3 million last year and Chrysler's top man a package worth over $5 million, according to financial documents filed Tuesday with the...

Magna's no comment?
February 28, 2007... Byline: Joe Guy Collier Feb. 28--Magna International Co-CEO Donald Walker declined to comment about his company's interest in the Chrysler Group, but he did provide this take on the auto industry during Magna's Tuesday conference call...

Study shows Michigan ready for future economy: 19th overall, state most improved.
February 28, 2007... Byline: John Gallagher Feb. 28--Ready for some good news about Michigan's economy? A new study that tracks how states are preparing for the knowledge-based economy of the future reported Tuesday that Michigan has made more progress since...

Detroit's FDA field lab among several to close.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Patricia Anstett Feb. 28--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to close seven of its field laboratories, including one in Detroit, during the next two years, the agency announced Tuesday. About 250 FDA employees...

'These were babies,' not drug-runners, families say: 5 are arraigned in killings of 2 boys.(victims Orlando Herron and Darren Johnson Jr.)(suspects Sonya O'Neal, Torrisandois Lyons, Deandre Witherspoon, Robert Reed and Charles Moore)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Ben Schmitt and Amber Hunt Feb. 28--The gangland-style executions of Orlando Herron, 13, and Darren Johnson, 11, made no sense to their families, who said Tuesday that the boys were more likely to play video games than run drugs....

EDITORIAL: School Board fails on trust.(Editorial)
February 28, 2007... Feb. 28--The Detroit Public Schools do not inspire public confidence, which is why the district continues to hemorrhage students. Yet rather than tackle the trust issue head-on with a commitment to openness and accountability, school...

EDITORIAL: Spending $1.6 million for artwork buys more waste than inspiration.(Editorial)
February 28, 2007... Feb. 28--Art, without question, belongs in public schools. But $1.6 million worth? That's what the Detroit Public Schools paid one well-connected gallery owner to commission work to be hung in schools. Sherry Washington did hire top local...

Schools rolling in cash?: Report finds $1.7 billion in budget surpluses across state.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Dawson Bell Feb. 28--Michigan public schools, including intermediate school districts and charter schools, had $1.7 billion in surplus cash in mid-2006, a lot of money for a system teetering on the brink of financial ruin,...

Towns had pioneers of color.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Zachary Gorchow Feb. 28--While in medical school in St. Louis in the 1940s, Lewis Rickman heard that some black residents of Mt. Clemens had written the school in search of a black physician to work in the city. Rickman, who...

Friends will continue slain man's mission.(Andrew Anthos)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Kathleen Gray Feb. 28--Family and friends of Andrew Anthos hope his death will bring a legacy. They said Tuesday they would continue his 18-year fight to get the state Capitol dome bathed in red, white and blue light once a...

Pressure grows on school board.(Detroit school district's superintendent elections)(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Chastity Pratt Feb. 28--Two of the most important decisions concerning the fate of Detroit's troubled public school system could be made during the next week. Thursday night, a school board committee will recommend who should...

Most building bond issues fail; Memphis to repair elementary.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki Feb. 28--Memphis Community Schools voters were the only ones to approve a bond proposal Tuesday, as proposals in Romeo, Plymouth-Canton and Southgate community schools all went down. School leaders...

Tax us for Rackham, voters say.(Rackham Golf Course)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Frank Witsil Feb. 28--Huntington Woods residents sent a clear message in Tuesday's special election: They love Rackham Golf Course enough to pay more taxes to protect it. By a vote of 1,684-182, the suburb overwhelmingly...

Public keeps up tips in Grant case: Police consider another search.(missing person Tara Grant)(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Christy Arboscello and Joe Swickard Feb. 28--Nineteen days after Stephen Grant told police he saw his wife leaving their Washington Township home in a dark sedan, authorities are receiving 15 to 20 tips a day, including some about...

Corrections.
February 28, 2007... Feb. 28--The Free Press corrects all errors of fact. If you know of an error, please call the newsroom at 313-222-6600. --A report in Tuesday's Local News section about Brian L. Flaherty, 37, of Chino Hills, Calif., who was arrested...

Granholm will talk deficit at town hall meetings.(Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Chris Christoff Feb. 28--She's on the road again, with an even bigger deficit to talk about. Gov. Jennifer Granholm will travel to five Michigan cities and conduct town hall meetings -- all televised live -- to discuss...

Detroit Free Press Mitch Albom column: Shadow looms over Wings' acquisition.(Todd Bertuzzi of Detroit Red Wings, assault on Steve Moore)(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Mitch Albom Feb. 28--Everyone casts a shadow. Some are bigger than others. Todd Bertuzzi, like it or not, throws one thick and dark as the frontiersman beard he once sported, back in the days when his roughhouse tactics and ready...

Detroit Free Press Michael Rosenberg column: These Tigers won't need smoke and mirrors.(Detroit Tigers)(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Michael Rosenberg Feb. 28--LAKELAND, Fla. -- Fourteen runs! Twenty-one hits! If the Tigers can inflict that kind of pounding on Florida Southern College, imagine what they'll do to the Royals. Tuesday's first two innings were...

Detroit Free Press Brian Dickerson column: Trading places with Mississippi.(Toyota's decision to build an sport utility vehicles plant in Mississippi rather than in Michigan)(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Brian Dickerson Feb. 28--Nearly everybody has a theory about why Michigan and Mississippi are headed in opposite directions, and a lot of them will find grist in Tuesday's announcement that Toyota will build a $1.3-billion SUV...

O'Reilly cruises to Dearborn mayor win.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Niraj Warikoo Feb. 28--John (Jack) O'Reilly Jr. easily defeated 10 other candidates Tuesday in a special election for mayor of Dearborn that he hopes will unify the city. O'Reilly garnered 94% of the vote, while the next...

TV's Woodruff is back; Mich. family is thrilled.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Jeff Seidel Feb. 28--Dave Woodruff cried Tuesday morning as he watched his brother Bob return to national television, 13 months after he was injured by a roadside bomb that exploded while he was reporting for ABC News in Iraq. ...

Detroit Free Press Mark Stryker column: DSO gets with the program.(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Mark Stryker Feb. 28--The Detroit Symphony Orchestra may not have found a new music director but it appears to have rediscovered its artistic compass. The orchestra's 2007-08 season being announced today is its most...

Flint to get together tonight to root for LaKisha on 'Idol'.(LaKisha Jones of American Idol)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Julie Hinds Feb. 28--When Flint's LaKisha Jones continues her "American Idol" quest at 8 tonight, her hometown will be ready to cheer her on. A pep rally is scheduled this evening for anyone who wants to go to Flint City Hall...

Two young players get D-League time.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Chris Silva Feb. 28--Amir Johnson got his wish, and Will Blalock also will get to shake off some rust. Johnson and Blalock, the Pistons' youngsters, were sent to the team's NBA Developmental League affiliate, the Sioux Falls...

Pamela Stump: Artist's work championed women.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Joe Rossiter Feb. 28--Pamela Stump, a widely acclaimed Michigan artisan and former sculpture teacher at Cranbrook Schools, died Feb. 19 of complications from Parkinson's disease at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. She was 78. ...

Calder not shy at all in Chitown.(Kyle Calder)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Helene St. James Feb. 28--CHICAGO -- The man brought in to animate the Red Wings' second line did so on his very first shift for his new team. Kyle Calder, who rescued from the hapless Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night, had a...

Webber's leadership brings harmony to surging Pistons.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Krista Jahnke Feb. 28--On Sunday afternoon, the Pistons trailed the Chicago Bulls by 16 points in the third quarter. They needed someone to speak up during a time-out and shake the team from its funk. Usually, that duty would...

Titans fall short in first round.(University of Detroit Mercy Titans)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Vince Ellis Feb. 28--YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Guess it was too much to ask for Detroit Mercy to overcome a 19-point first-half deficit in the first round of the Horizon League tournament. The Titans gave it a game try, but a...

U-M seniors keep NCAA hopes alive.(University of Michigan)(National Collegiate Athletic Association)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Mark Snyder Feb. 28--Senior Day does not arrive until this weekend, but Tuesday will be the night the Wolverines remember. Ask Courtney Sims, and he'll explain that the Wolverines' 67-56 win over Michigan State was just how...

Granderson, starters put in short day: Tigers rout Fla. Southern, 14-0.(Curtis Granderson)(Detroit Tigers versus Florida Southern College)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Jon Paul Morosi Feb. 28--LAKELAND, Fla. -- Curtis Granderson is familiar with the opinion, expressed by some, that he is not a true leadoff hitter. Mention his league-leading strikeout total, and he quietly reminds himself, and...

Owens sizzles for Clarkston in second half.(Dan Owens)(Clarkston High School versus Pontiac Northern High School)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Chris Lau Feb. 28--The Clarkston-Pontiac Northern game Tuesday night was a big rivalry game, and first place was on the line. Yet, for some reason, Clarkston senior Dan Owens came out lackadaisical. Five minutes in, Owens...

Williams, Detroit: So we meet again.(former Detroit Red Wings player Jason Williams)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Helene St. James Feb. 28--CHICAGO -- Friendships last for only so long. As soon as Kirk Maltby found out Jason Williams had been traded, he called Williams and left a heartfelt message: Watch out. While newcomer Kyle Calder...

Japanese autos dominate Consumer Reports lists.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Justin Hyde WASHINGTON _ If there's an eternal optimist still floating around the offices of Detroit's automakers, it might be wise to keep them away from Consumer Reports' latest overview of the best and worst cars and trucks....

Let it be downloaded: Beatles iPod could signal end of the CD.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Terry Lawson The Beatles didn't invent the LP. The 33 1/3 Long Player format was firmly established by the time "Meet the Beatles" and "Introducing the Beatles" were competing for American teenage dollars in January 1964. ...

9 taken to Sinai-Grace in carbon monoxide scare.(Sinai-Grace Hospital)(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Amber Hunt Feb. 28--Nine people were transported to Sinai-Grace Hospital today after a carbon monoxide scare in their home in the 14900 block of Coyle on Detroit's west side. Fire officials said all nine people -- seven...

Supreme Court refuses to hear serial killer's appeal.
February 28, 2007... Byline: L.L. Brasier Feb. 28--Confessed serial killer Coral Watts will remain in a high-security prison after the Michigan Supreme Court refused to hear his request for a new trial. An Oakland County jury convicted Watts, 54, in 2004...

Barnwell's conviction thrown out.(William H. Barnwell)(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Dan Cortez Feb. 28--A former Warren City Councilman had his 2004 embezzlement and conspiracy conviction overturned Tuesday by a federal appeals court in Cincinnati. William H. Barnwell, who served on the council from...

Man shot during drug deal in Pontiac.(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Stan Donaldson Feb. 28--Pontiac police say a 42-year-old man is in serious condition at a city hospital after he was shot in the chest while trying to purchase drugs Wednesday morning in the 700 block of Auburn Road. Police...

Appellate court slams Fieger's tactics in Cox case.(Geoffrey Fieger's attempts to quash Mike Cox's investigation)(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Dawson Bell Feb. 28--Southfield lawyer Geoffrey Fieger received another stinging rebuke from Michigan's appellate courts Wednesday in a decision stemming from his attempts to block an investigation into alleged campaign finance...

Bon Homme chef says his Plymouth restaurant will close.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Sylvia Rector Feb. 28--Cafe Bon Homme chef-owner Greg Goodman says he will close his intimate, fine-dining destination in downtown Plymouth after 21 years and move up north with his wife, Susan, "to just ratchet back a little."...

Teacher can attend church while awaiting new trial.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Lori Brasier Feb. 28--Former Oak Park teacher James Perry will be allowed to attend church while he awaits a new trial on charges he molested two small children in a special education room at the elementary school where he...

CMS cuts stock from 401(k) options.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Feb. 28--Employees of CMS Energy won't have company stock as an option in their 401(k) retirement plans starting May 1, according to a recent filing. The Jackson-based utility said its CMS Energy Common...

Stroh's ice cream plant in Detroit to close.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Feb. 28--The makers of Stroh's brand ice cream will shut down its Detroit factory and lay off 29 people by April. Dallas-based Dean Foods Co., which owns the ice cream plant near Brewery Park in...

U.S. economy inches up less than expected.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Feb. 28--The nation's economy grew more slowly in the fourth-quarter of 2006 than originally thought, according to a federal report issued Wednesday morning. The Commerce Department preliminary report...

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column: Be wary of amateur tax preparers.(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Susan Tompor Feb. 28--Everyone knows somebody at the plant, the office or the corner store who prepares tax returns on the side. But there's plenty of risk here. Will these folks know all the tax rules -- including all the...

Water-rate increase rejected again.
February 28, 2007... Byline: John Wisely Feb. 28--The Detroit City Council today again voted down a water rate increase, one week after spiking the same proposal because it didn't include help for poor residents facing water shutoffs. The council voted...

Macomb's finances call for tough measures, official says.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Steve Neavling Feb. 28--Macomb County government won't escape its dire economic condition until taxes are raised, major services cut or employees' benefits slashed, said David Diegel, the county's finance director, today. ...

Warren council tosses out blight court.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Dan Cortez Feb. 28--Warren's blight court is getting thrown out with the trash. The Warren City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday night to start the process of dismantling the Administrative Hearings Bureau. The power to enforce...

Detroit council delays vote on DDOT bus security.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Zachary Gorchow Feb. 28--The Detroit City Council has postponed until Friday a vote on whether to hire the Wayne County Sheriff's Office to police Detroit Department of Transportation buses. Until late 2005, the city used its...

Audit questions university tuition, fee hikes.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Dawson Bell and Kristen Jordan Shamus Feb. 28--Michigan's 15 public universities hiked tuition and fees at more than double the rate of inflation -- 37.9% vs. 14.31% inflation -- between the 2001-02 and 2005-06 school years to...

Police search for missing girl.(Quantanique Anderson)(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Stan Donaldson Feb. 28--The Detroit Police Department is looking for information on a 13-year-old Detroit girl who has been missing since Saturday. Quantanique Anderson was last seen at 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 3000 block of...

Forensic expert: DNA samples match accused serial killer.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Ben Schmitt Feb. 28--A forensic doctor testified today that DNA samples from suspected serial killer Shelly Brooks were a match for evidence taken from three prostitutes he is accused of killing. Kathy Carr, who works in the...

State takes steps to increase renewable energy.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Feb. 28--The Michigan Public Service Commission approved staff recommendations that call for the improvement of electric interconnections between independent power producers and public utilities. ...

Detroit Free Press Matt Helms column: Traffic heavy, roads OK; Thursday is looking messy.(Brief article)(Column)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Matt Helms Feb. 28--It looks like drivers will largely get a pass today weather-wise, although traffic this morning is typically heavy in the usual spots. Expect slow traffic on westbound I-94 through Detroit, westbound...

'Sheed day-to-day with bum ankle: X ray results show no breaks.(Rasheed Wallace)(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Chris Silva Feb. 28--X rays results were negative on Rasheed Wallace's left foot, Pistons coach Flip Saunders said today. Saunders said Wallace has a sprained ankle and his status is day-to-day. Wallace, who received...

Leyland spares some Tiger regulars long trip: Mets won't face Detroit's everyday lineup today.(Jim Leyland of Detroit Tigers)(New York Mets)
February 28, 2007... Byline: John Lowe Feb. 28--PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Looking at the Tigers lineup for their exhibition opener today, you wouldn't know the team still had all the hitters from last fall's postseason lineup. Curtis Granderson and Sean...

Lions cut lineman Verba.(Ross Verba of Detroit Lions)(Brief article)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Nicholas J. Cotsonika Feb. 28--The Lions released offensive lineman Ross Verba on Wednesday, as they began reshaping their roster this off-season. Several more moves are expected in the coming days and weeks. Free agency begins...

Oil prices plunge with stock market.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Feb. 28--Oil prices dropped sharply after Tuesday's stock market correction, on concerns that fuel demand could fall if there is a slowdown in the economy. April delivery of crude oil futures fell...

U-M, MSU and Wayne State can fix state economy, presidents say.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Kristen Jordan Shamus Feb. 28--The presidents of the state's three largest universities asked lawmakers today to fund them separately from the other 12 public universities in Michigan, seeking a boost that they say could turn the...

Sgt. Slaughter here to chat about WrestleMania 23.(Robert Remus)(Interview)
February 28, 2007... Byline: Erin Chan Feb. 28--Robert Remus was once one of the most hated champions in World Wrestling Entertainment. With his broad jaw, 6-feet-6-inch frame and arms like iron tongs to clamp his opponents' necks, Remus, better known as...

Congressman says boosting fuel economy would cost automakers $100 billion.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Justin Hyde Feb. 28--WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush's goal of raising U.S. fuel economy standards by 4% a year through 2017 could cost the auto industry $100 billion, with General Motors Corp. shouldering $40 billion and...

Michiganders say automakers lag in technology, fuel efficiency.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Joe Guy Collier Feb. 28--Michigan residents think the biggest problem facing U.S. auto companies is that they don't offer the best technology, including improved fuel efficiency, according to a poll released Wednesday by the...

Tigers offer shot at Opening Day tickets.(Detroit Tigers)
February 28, 2007... Feb. 28--The Tigers will hold a random drawing for the right to purchase two tickets to Opening Day on April 2 against Toronto at Comerica Park. Fans must fill out a registration form on www.tigers.com in order to become eligible or...

Analysis: U.S. carmakers to foot most of fuel plan's cost.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Justin Hyde WASHINGTON _ President George W. Bush's goal of raising U.S. fuel-economy standards by 4 percent a year through 2017 could cost the auto industry more than $100 billion. Under the plan, consumers also would pay $1,300...

Magazine tests Detroit carmakers.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Justin Hyde EAST HADDAM, Conn. _ The orange Ford Edge in the garage of Consumer Reports' test center has drawn the ire of director David Champion. Showing off the center in advance of the magazine's annual auto...

Dow recovering some losses after nosedive.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Feb. 28--The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up about 51 points shortly after noon Wednesday as stocks continued their volatile roller-coaster ride, following the biggest one-day drop Tuesday in the index...

New Wario game gives your remote a workout.
February 27, 2007... Byline: Ryan Huschka "Wario Ware Smooth Moves." Format: Nintendo for Wii. Category: Mini-games. Price: $49.99. Rated: E (Everyone). Four stars (out of four). ___ I can honestly say I've never had to hold a controller up to my...

Big bling is just the thing.(Buyers guide)
February 27, 2007... Byline: Georgea Kovanis How festive is the stunning cocktail ring from www.amazon.com, which calls it Brigitte's Blue CZ Cocktail Ring and says it's THE bold accessory for spring. Oh, dahlinks, don't you just love it? The center...

Shopsite: e.l.f. (www.eyeslipsface.com).
February 27, 2007... Byline: Georgea Kovanis Online shopping site of the week: e.l.f. (www.eyeslipsface.com) I like makeup, but I can't always afford to splurge. Thank goodness for reader Barb King, 27, of Livonia, Mich.,who wrote to let me know...

Rosa Parks downtown bus terminal gets builder in $10.8-million deal: Detroit-based DeMaria awarded contract.
February 27, 2007... Byline: John Gallagher Feb. 27--Detroit's planned downtown bus terminal took a big step toward reality today. The city's Economic Development Corp., a quasi-public board that helps finance new projects, approved the selection of...

Ex-Warren councilman to get a new trial.(William Barnwell)(Warren, Michigan)
February 27, 2007... Byline: David Ashenfelter Feb. 27--A federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a new trial for former Warren City Councilman William Barnwell because his lawyer was excluded from repeated conversations between the judge and prosecutors at...