Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) articles from October 2006

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) archives from October 2006

Changing rides is nothing new: Crossover drivers add excitement.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Mike Brudenell Scotland's legendary Jim Clark did it. So, too, did Americans A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti. Over the years, many leading racers, including the aforementioned motor sports titans, have crossed over_from...

Natalie Cole resists pressure to stay with smooth jazz.(Interview)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Kelley L. Carter I'll go ahead and risk the cliche. Natalie Cole has had an unforgettable career. The daughter of legendary singer Nat King Cole was the queen of the `80s, providing the soundtrack for those folks who cuffed...

New video game releases.
October 31, 2006... Most-ordered games going on sale this week at Amazon.com, including title, platform and ESRB rating: 1. "Final Fantasy XII," PlayStation2, Teen 2. "Neverwinter Nights 2," PC, Teen 3. "Ultima Online 9th Anniversary Collection,"...

Tale of murder is resurrected: party celebrates re-release of cult classic shot in Northville.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Korie Wilkins Oct. 31--Murderous cops go on a killing spree of fun-loving bikers. The setting? Northville. The year? 1976. OK, so it never really happened -- except on the silver screen. And now, those who missed seeing...

All tricked out: you sent us your photos. We shot some too. Here's how metro Detroiters celebrated Halloween weekend.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Kelley L. Carter Oct. 31--Dorothy was there. Toto, too. So were Superman, Dracula, Scarface, Kid Rock and Pam, cats, butterflies, saloon hall girls and some characters who are simply too oddball to name. Halloween is today....

Detroit Free Press Martin F. Kohn review.(Theater review)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Martin F. Kohn Oct. 31--Banging drums, blowing horns, dressed in brightly colored flowing garments and chanting "Hey! Hey!" a crowd swarms onstage at Ann Arbor's Power Center to cheer for... surely not the Tigers. Even the...

Bike brawl leaves 1 dead: quick arrest made in Highland Park.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Cecil Angel Oct. 31--One man is dead, another in critical condition and a third in police custody following an argument over a bicycle in Highland Park, a spokesman for Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans said Monday. What is...

Family mourns death of son.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Korie Wilkins Oct. 31--Less than four months ago Southfield resident Thomas Rogan moved to New Orleans to pursue a higher-paying job. Today, his family is making funeral arrangements after his violent death while working as a...

In Detroit, schools and union dispute money again.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki Oct. 31--The love between the Detroit Public Schools and the Detroit Federation of Teachers that was touted by both sides last month as the Detroit teachers strike was settled apparently has fallen apart --...

Detroit Free Press Desiree Cooper column: there's really no trick to feeding the hungry.(Column)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Desiree Cooper Oct. 31--Tonight, streams of little bats and ghouls will be crowding your doorstep shouting, "Trick or Treat!" But it wasn't always so. Many Detroiters, like 74-year-old William Gagnon, never went trick or...

Neglect cases over 911 calls on hold for appeals.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Cecil Angel Oct. 31--Two Detroit 911 operators charged with willful neglect of duty for dismissing the calls of a young boy on the day his mother collapsed and died will have to wait until next year to find out their fates. ...

County commission races: Familiar names and controversial mailing are focus in Wayne County.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Zachary Gorchow Oct. 31--The names of the candidates are so household in Wayne County, you might think they are running for Congress. But Loren Bennett, the former Canton Township clerk, state senator and 2002 Republican...

Ficano faces little challenge from GOP candidate in county executive race: Wayne Co. largely Democratic area.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Zachary Gorchow Oct. 31--Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano is an overwhelming favorite to win a second 4-year term over long-shot Republican challenger Ramon Patrick. The county is heavily Democratic. And Ficano took 80%...

Major parties in battle for 2 key Oakland County Commission seats.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Korie Wilkins Oct. 31--Two Oakland County Board of Commissioners races have been identified by both Democrats and Republicans as must-wins on Nov. 7. In District 16, Republican Greg Jamian will try to hold on to his seat as...

2 GOP candidates seek to regain seats on Macomb County board.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Steve Neavling Oct. 31--Republicans are mounting strong battles to regain a pair of seats they lost on the Macomb County Board of Commissioners two years ago. One candidate is Bryan Brandenburg, a 24-year-old political...

ELECTION 2006 / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: Champion for cause is uniting enemies: Stein, diverse team challenge stereotypes.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Suzette Hackney Oct. 31--Trisha Stein is a young, educated and hardworking woman embroiled in a dogfight to maintain affirmative-action programs in Michigan. And she's white. For many who view affirmative action as a...

Absentee voting isn't easy: Detroit fights ruling affecting applications.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Kathleen Gray Oct. 31--Carol Campbell plans to vote this week, well before the polls open on Nov. 7. Voting by absentee ballot is a habit the 76-year-old Detroit resident picked up 20 years ago when she started working...

Fallout hits care center in death of 2-year-old: Director charged with misdemeanor.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Ruby L. Bailey Oct. 31--Jacqueline Hadwin saw bruises and scratches on 2-year-old Allison Newman at least once, but she didn't call Child Protective Services, prosecutors say. Hadwin, director of the Childtime Learning Center...

CHRIS CHRISTOFF: carving the candidates.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Chris Christoff Oct. 31--It's election time, and politicians are on the stump. At my house, they're on pumpkins. This year, it's Gov. Jennifer Granholm and challenger Dick DeVos. One Democrat, one Republican -- something to...

Trial date set for state's first torture case.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Zlati Meyer Oct. 31--A Canton man is scheduled to appear in a Washtenaw County courtroom on Dec. 4 in what could be the state's first torture trial. James Richmond, 34, of Canton has been charged with torture, assault with...

Ford to scale back '07 production: Change stems from low consumer demand.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Sarah A. Webster Oct. 31--Ford Motor Co. will build fewer cars and trucks next year as it reduces sales to rental companies and analysts expect consumers to keep buying fewer of the models that Ford sells. On Monday, Ford...

Auto supplier Dura files for bankruptcy: U.S., Canadian plants affected.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Joe Guy Collier Oct. 31--Dura Automotive Systems Inc. filed Monday for bankruptcy protection, following a string of North American auto suppliers seeking court approval to avoid financial collapse. Dura, a Rochester Hills...

Chrysler offers month-end deal: 0% financing aims to lift October sales.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Katie Merx Oct. 31--Chrysler Group is offering 0% financing to some people with credit problems in an effort to bump up sales at the end of what analysts have forecast to be a disappointing month for the automaker. Beginning on...

Faster phase-in urged for auto stability systems.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Justin Hyde Oct. 31--WASHINGTON -- The insurance industry's safety research arm has asked federal regulators to speed up a new rule that would mandate electronic stability control in all cars and trucks, saying the benefits in...

Gas prices expected to hold steady.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Oct. 31--Michigan gas prices jumped nearly 7 cents last week, to $2.24 a gallon, but experts don't expect them to go much higher by the end of the year. It was the second straight week fuel prices...

Detroit Free Press People in Business column.(Column)
October 31, 2006... Oct. 31--The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan chapter, announces Peter Burton of Bloomfield Hills has been elected chairman of its board of trustees. Burton will oversee the board's focus on strategic issues for the Michigan...

Airport pick-me-up.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Jewel Gopwani Oct. 31--Picking someone up at Detroit Metro Airport? Forget the old drill: Drive up to the terminal, wait until it looks like the cops will kick you out and then circle around and around until you get the call...

EDITORIAL: IN OUR OPINION: All of Michigan loses with Prop 06-2.(Editorial)
October 31, 2006... Oct. 31--It is no coincidence that the opponents of Proposal 06-2, the so-called Michigan Civil Rights Initiative on the Nov. 7 ballot, include most leaders of the state's business, labor, political and education establishments. These folks...

Oakland County.(boat accident)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Naomi R. Patton Oct. 31--ORION TOWNSHIP: Overturned boat leaves man dead The Oakland County Sheriff's Office pulled a man from an Orion Township lake after the boat he was paddling with another Pontiac resident flipped...

Detroit Free Press Mike Brudenell column: Changing rides is nothing new.(Column)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Mike Brudenell Oct. 31--Scotland's legendary Jim Clark did it. So, too, did Americans A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti. Over the years, many leading racers, including the aforementioned motor sports titans, have crossed over...

The Ultimate Flu Primer: Get in the know before the germs arrive.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Patricia Anstett Oct. 31--Flu season hasn't arrived in Michigan and most states, say the federal and state health officials who track it. It typically hits in January, or later. That means there's plenty of time to get...

Tigers head off to recharge.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Jon Paul Morosi Oct. 31--All day Saturday and into Sunday morning, Tiger reliever Jason Grilli tended to a sad, end-of-summer task: He packed up his apartment in suburban Detroit, loaded his GMC Yukon Denali XL, and started south...

WINGS CORNER: Samuelsson return will help Zetterberg.(hockey players Mikael Samuelsson and Henrik Zetterberg)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Helene St. James Oct. 31--Henrik Zetterberg spent last season as Red Wings coach Mike Babcock's remedy for a slumping winger. Now a shooting winger is needed to lift a slumping Zetterberg. Zetterberg hasn't produced a point...

Eight good sports inducted into Hall: Konstantinov, Faulkner also honored.(former defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, Michigan Sports Hall of Fame chairman Roger Faulkner)
October 31, 2006... Byline: George Sipple Oct. 31--Scotty Bowman and Chuck Daly were among a who's who of former Michigan sports greats to attend the 52nd anniversary induction dinner for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on Monday at Cobo Center's Riverview...

PISTONS BASKETBALL: Flip asserts himself; he'll be all business, and Dumars agrees.(Detroit Pistons coach Flip Saunders and president Joe Dumars)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Krista Jahnke Oct. 31--Flip Saunders should adopt a new mantra this season -- no more Mr. Nice Guy. The Pistons coach has turned up the intensity this October. No more allowing his veterans to run the show. No more hearing...

Hakim latest victim of wide receiver roulette.(football player Az-Zahir Hakim)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Nicholas J. Cotsonika Oct. 31--The Lions have released Az-Zahir Hakim in the latest of several -- sometimes surprising, sometimes confusing -- moves concerning their receiving corps. Hakim's agent, Charles Price, heard the...

LIONS NOTEBOOK: Bailey returns to natural spot; linebacker leaves middle for outside.(football player Boss Bailey)
October 31, 2006... Byline: Nicholas J. Cotsonika and Carlos Monarrez Oct. 31--Boss Bailey moved from outside linebacker to middle linebacker this season. He was supposed to use his speed to make plays at his new position in the system new Lions coach Rod...

Carr used film as motivator: 'Cinderella Man' energized U-M.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Mark Snyder Oct. 31--For the entire off-season, the Michigan football team heard that it was a disappointment after a 7-5 record in 2005. Instead of ignoring it and burying the past, coach Lloyd Carr reached into his motivational...

MSU needs live practices: lack of hitting due to roster depletion.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Shannon Shelton Oct. 31--EAST LANSING -- Practice can make perfect, and good practices often result in a positive outcome on game day. That sports creed might explain why Michigan State has performed so poorly in recent...

Pistons happy to begin title chase as underdogs.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Krista Jahnke DETROIT _ Last week, Pistons team president Joe Dumars sat in his office and smiled. He wondered about something. "You know, I'd like to see what people were saying about the Tigers last spring," he said. ...

If you like the Gap, you'll like the shoes at Piperlime.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Georgea Kovanis Gap has gone into the shoe business, launching a fun and festive e-commerce site called piperlime.com The site features about 100 brands of shoes for men, women and kids _ Kenneth Cole, Via Spiga, Dr. Martens...

Working with politics: experts say tread lightly, know office policies.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Margarita Bauza DETROIT _ Unless you teach religion, sex or politics, most experts recommend keeping comments on those subjects in check, especially at work. "I stay away from it," said Katherine Chappelle, an interior...

Retail numbers show weak consumer sales for two automakers.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Sarah A. Webster DETROIT _ Sales of new vehicles from dealer showrooms have been worse for Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG than the companies' already-weak figures from July to September suggest _ largely because sales to...

AT&T bundles computer, TV, phone.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Margarita Bauza DETROIT _ The entertainment options available to Randy Feger through his remote control would make anyone's head spin. The vice president and general manager of AT&T Michigan Markets flipped through the...

A little defense goes a long way in the Big Ten.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Shannon Shelton DETROIT _ Penn State is exemplifying the old adage about winning through defense. The Nittany Lions haven't allowed a touchdown in their last nine quarters, a period that encompasses their recent 12-0 win over...

Michigan, Ohio State in the focus groups.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Michael Rosenberg DETROIT _ Yes, Ohio State is No. 1 in the country and Michigan is No. 2, and both are undefeated, and neither has really come close to losing, and they are basically two bullet trains speeding toward each other...

EA wins in a shoot-out: 'NHL 07' stick work breaks a tie with 'NHL 2K7'.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Ryan Huschka 'NHL 07.' Price: $59.99 Players: 1-4. Format: Xbox 360 Category: Sports Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and older). Three stars (out of four). 'NHL 2K7.' Price: $59.99. Players: 1-4. Format: Xbox 360. Category:...

Retailers work to curb rise in bogus returns.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Greta Guest DETROIT _ Fraudulent returns are expected to cost retailers $3.5 billion during the Christmas season, and 69 percent of retailers say their return policies have been changed to address the issue, according to a...

Visteon loses $177 million, plans to cut 900 salaried jobs.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Jason Roberson Oct. 31--Visteon Corp. on Tuesday said it narrowed its losses but had a 39% drop in sales because of lower customer production. The Van Buren Township-based auto supplier also announced it would cut 900 salary...

After York speech, analyst reiterates 'sell' on GM.
October 31, 2006... Byline: Joe Guy Collier Oct. 31--A Citigroup auto analyst reiterated Tuesday morning a sell rating on General Motors Corp. stock after hearing former GM board member Jerry York speak at a Las Vegas symposium. In the address, York...

Hezbollah enjoys following.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Niraj Warikoo BEIRUT, Lebanon _ Wrapped in a hijab and wide sunglasses, the Lebanese woman walked up to the Hezbollah leader and asked him: Can you help me find my dead child? In July, Aliah Amrouh's 26-year-old pregnant...

Detroiters pick up after Mideast war.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Niraj Warikoo BINT JBEIL, Lebanon _ The sun glints off the dust of a crushed town as Mike Kobeissi takes one last look. Three months ago in this village, his wife and three children were trapped for six days in a cramped hotel...

Scary is as scary does, and these stars were working it.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Terry Lawson In the 1984 comedy "Rhinestone," Sylvester Stallone played a New York cabbie who, for reasons too absurd to repeat here, becomes the country-western singing protege of Dolly Parton. In his first live appearance,...

Who's 1st album in 24 years interesting, but no career milestone.(Sound recording review)
October 30, 2006... Byline: Brian McCollum THE WHO "Endless Wire" (Republic/Universal Records) 2 stars You can't really talk about the Who in 2006 without talking about semantics: Is this Who really the Who? With Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey as...

Detroit Free Press Martin F. Kohn review.(Theater review)
October 30, 2006... Byline: Martin F. Kohn Oct. 30--As the first offering of their Ann Arbor residency, the members of Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company bring us that ol' laugh riot "Antony and Cleopatra." It is one of Shakespeare's tragedies, yes (check...

Guests party with Kid Rock, Pam at Michigan wedding celebration.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Brian Mccollum Oct. 30--And last but not least... Detroit. Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson held the fourth and apparently final of their wedding ceremonies Saturday, celebrating with a tight group of friends and family members...

Rochester officers could face criminal charges: Prosecutor to rule on database use.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Gina Damron Oct. 30--The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office is expected to decide this week whether to file charges against several Rochester police officers, who allegedly misused a police database. A criminal investigation...

ELECTION 2006 / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: Iron will drives leader for ban: Gratz hated, praised for pushing Prop. 2.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Dawson Bell Oct. 30--Compassionate. Caring. Role model. Racist. Liar. Crazy. Those are words that have been used to describe Jennifer Gratz, the executive director of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative -- the...

Metro kids are all dressed up with so many places to go: There's more than just trick or treat.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Naomi R. Patton Oct. 30--It was Halloween for the "Sesame Street" set on the Sunday before Halloween. In spots throughout metro Detroit, kids and their parents prepared for Halloween night by picking up costumes to scream for...

Union leader paid for work not done: He got sweetheart deal, some say.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Zachary Gorchow Oct. 30--Some members of one of the largest unions representing Wayne County employees are angry over what they are calling a sweetheart deal the county made with their local president that could leave the union...

Northville hospital debate extends into November.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Korie Wilkins Oct. 30--Residents will have another chance next month to speak their minds on a mixed-use development plan for the former Northville Psychiatric Hospital site. Northville Township planners will reconvene at an...

Thomas W. Hunter: Retired ad executive.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Naomi R. Patton Oct. 30--Thomas W. Hunter, a retired advertising executive, was as athletic as he was artistic. In high school, Mr. Hunter ran track, and played hockey, baseball and basketball. He loved fly-fishing with...

ELECTION 2006: working with politics; experts advise treading lightly and knowing office policies before speaking on the issues.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Margarita Bauza Oct. 30--Unless you teach religion, sex or politics, most experts recommend keeping comments on those subjects in check, especially at work. "I stay away from it," said Katherine Chappelle, an interior...

Heating to cost less this winter: more savings can be had by making homes efficient.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Oct. 30--Because of ample supplies of natural gas, Michigan residents can expect to pay an average of about $20 less for their monthly heating bills this winter. Still, experts stress homeowners should heed...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.(Column)
October 30, 2006... Byline: Tom Walsh Oct. 30--At a time when art and design talent are increasingly prized in a radically changing global economy, the family of Maxine and Stuart Frankel have pledged $10 million to the world-renowned Cranbrook Academy of...

Toilet humor: Detroit plumbing business is the unlikely star of 'Flush TV' on the Web.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Julie Hinds Oct. 30--You never know what you're going to find on YouTube, the online video-sharing site that's become a Web phenomenon. One minute, you're watching an adorable puppy or the latest gaffe from a politician, and the...

EDITORIAL: School millage renewals.(Editorial)
October 30, 2006... Oct. 30--Voters in four communities are being asked to renew operating millages for their school district. One is also asking for a tiny increase in its non-homestead rate. Under Proposal A, every Michigan school district levies millages...

Accidents take lives of 2 metro Detroiters: reputies suspect alcohol in one case.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Korie Wilkins Oct. 30--Two metro Detroit residents are dead as the result of weekend traffic accidents. A 28-year-old Rochester Hills man died after his car left the road and hit a tree stump, Oakland County Sheriff's Office...

EDITORIAL: STATEWIDE.(Editorial)
October 30, 2006... Oct. 30--Governor Jennifer Granholm, D U.S. Senate Debbie Stabenow, D Attorney General Mike Cox, R Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, R Supreme Court (nonpartisan) Michael Cavanagh Maura Corrigan ...

Unions reach agreements with Mesaba.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Jewel Gopwani Oct. 30--Mesaba Airlines reached deals on critical contracts with its pilots and flight attendants over the weekend and was still in talks with mechanics Sunday night. The airline reached a deal with its pilots...

BIG TEN BASKETBALL: OSU men, women top preseason polls.(Ohio State University)
October 30, 2006... Byline: Shannon Shelton Oct. 30--CHICAGO -- Last season, Ohio State celebrated a Big Ten championship trifecta when the school won conference titles in football, men's basketball and women's basketball. If predictions hold true for...

Maple mulch can prevent dandelions: leaf chemical is a natural herbicide.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Marty Hair Oct. 30--OK, so it was a dud year for fall colors. Here's some good leaf news: If you have sugar maple leaves on the lawn and you mow and mulch them, you should have fewer dandelions next spring. That's because...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column: A steep learning curve.(Column)
October 30, 2006... Byline: Mike Wendland Oct. 30--Get ready for a Microsoft blitz. Actually, it has already started, with the release of Internet Explorer 7.0, the long-overdue update to its Web browser. Early next year, it will be Office 2007, the...

ROAD TO JOY: the emotions of the 29th Free Press Marathon.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Chris Lau Oct. 30--Some of them came in face gritted, legs numbed, body bathed in sweat as they expunged their last scrap of energy to dash down the Ford Field tunnel to the finish line of the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank...

Making the grade.(evaluating baseball players)
October 30, 2006... Byline: Jon Paul Morosi Oct. 30--As he so often does, Todd Jones found the right words Friday night. Minutes after the Tigers' magical season ended, the closer was asked to put it in perspective. "We just lost the World Series,"...

Dombrowski's value soars; will Cubs be interested?(Detroit Tiger's President and General Manager Dave Dombrowski)
October 30, 2006... Byline: Jon Paul Morosi Oct. 30--Two weeks from today, right-hander Justin Verlander likely will be named American League rookie of the year. Two days later, Jim Leyland's functional title since May -- AL manager of the year -- almost...

WINGS CORNER: Chelios' next game will be a great one.(hockey player Chris Chellios)
October 30, 2006... Byline: George Sipple Oct. 30--ST. LOUIS -- Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios was a healthy scratch on Saturday for the first time this season. When he next plays, probably Wednesday night when the Wings host the Calgary Flames,...

Saunders tries to keep team fresh.(basketball player coach Flip Saunders)
October 30, 2006... Byline: Krista Jahnke Oct. 30--With the NBA regular season quickly approaching, Pistons coach Flip Saunders played coy when asked Saturday whether he is comfortable with the shape and preparedness of his team. "I've got a comfort level,"...

MEN'S RACE: little-known Kenyan takes gamble, pockets jackpot.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Chris Silva Oct. 30--Unlike many elite marathon runners, Josephat Ongeri wasn't on the invitation list to the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon. So less than a week ago, Ongeri, a Kenyan who has spent the last two...

WOMEN'S RACE: Russian 2004 champ outlasts Polish 2005 champ.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Chris Silva Oct. 30--Elena Orlova and Wioletta Kryza don't consider themselves to be the best of friends, but when it comes to running marathons they nearly have been inseparable. And, in turn, they have started to get to...

He's only 12, but he cycled all 26.2 miles.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Bill Laitner Oct. 30--It was his first Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon on Sunday as handcyclist Adam Rose rolled to a finish of 13th. And that number felt plenty lucky for the youngster from Macomb Township. At 12 years...

Ford to scale back '07 production.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Sarah A. Webster DETROIT _ Ford Motor Co. will build fewer cars and trucks next year as it reduces sales to rental companies and analysts expect consumers to keep buying fewer of the models that Ford sells. On Monday, Ford...

Detroit No. 2 on crime list, study says.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Steve Neavling Oct. 30--They were the best in baseball. Outside the ball diamond, Detroit and St. Louis share another top spot: the most dangerous cities in the United States. The annual ranking of the nation's most dangerous...

LIVING DOLLS IN OLD-TIME OUTFITS: Suzette's pals prepare a show: Benefit draws on American Girls.
October 30, 2006... Byline: Korie Wilkins Oct. 30--When Suzette Herskovitz needed a $100,000 experimental bone marrow transplant that her health insurance wouldn't cover, her friends raised the cash to help. Now those friends raise money in Herskovitz's...