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  1. Henrik Zetterberg needs to pick up his offense if the Wings are to succeed in the second half. He’s on pace for 15 goals this season. (David Guralnick/Detroit News)

    Red Wings' ascent amazes critics

    • By Gregg Krupa
    • Detroit News Columnist

    The Red Wings are used to observers forecasting the beginning of their decline, as many have — amid no small amount of wishful thinking — for 15 years. But that is not going to happen this season either.

  1. Grosse Pointe Park husband is suspect in wife’s slaying

    Bob BasharaBob Bashara, the husband of Jane Bashara, underwent a polygraph test Friday in connection with the slaying, Grosse Pointe Park Police Chief David Hiller said, adding that Bashara is “the only person of interest.”

  2. Ficano considers honoring severances

    Months after promising an end to lucrative severances, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano is considering paying 15 appointees as much as $850,000 to leave, The Detroit News has learned.

  3. Number of unionized workers in U.S. grows

    Union membership grew slightly in the United States in 2011, signaling an end to the steep declines of recent years.

  4. School suspends cancer survivor over long hair he plans to donate

    J.T. Gaskins, 17, and his charter school near Flint are at loggerheads over his hair. (Photo credit: Lathan Goumas / Associated Press)J.T. Gaskins,17, is a leukemia survivor who decided over the holidays to grow out his hair and donate it to Locks of Love. But officials at Madison Academy in Burton have ruled that his hairstyle is violating school policy.

  1. Prince Fielder reportedly brings a better glove to first base for the Tigers than Miguel Cabrera — not to mention adding another mega-slugger bat. He hit 38 home runs and drove in 120 runs for the Brewers last season. (Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)

    Jim Leyland, Miguel Cabrera embrace switch to third base to accommodate Fielder

    • By Tom Gage
    • The Detroit News

    So, which one is it? Has Miguel Cabrera merely agreed to play third base now that the Tigers have signed Prince Fielder to play first? Or does he genuinely want to play third base?

  1. Michigan's Trey Burke eager for trip home to Columbus

    • By Rod Beard
    • The Detroit News

    Trey Burke has made a great impression as a freshman, averaging 14.1 points and 5-0 assists — but at Michigan, not in Columbus, where he played high school ball with OSU star Jared Sullinger. (John T. Greilick/Detroit News)Sunday will be a weird homecoming for Michigan freshman Trey Burke. The Wolverines travel to Columbus to face No. 4 Ohio State for first place in the conference and Burke, a Columbus native, gets his first shot at the Buckeyes.

    2. Sports Sightings

    Notable sports photos that aren't on the All-Star team only because we asked the league not to include us.

  1. John Niyo

    Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard’s all-star nod is perfect acclamation

    James Russell Howard III waited long enough. Not so for James Russell Howard IV, however. The 3-month-old son of Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard already has his passport.

  1. Scott Burgess

    2012 Kia Soul Eco lacking in spirit

    The 2012 Kia Soul has a lot going for it. So why would Kia, the fastest growing brand in America last year, want to muck things up by tweaking the Kia Soul just enough to …

  1. Daniel Howes

    Gilbert remains bullish on the D

    Detroit may be edging ever closer to the financial abyss, but don’t tell that to Dan Gilbert. His bullishness on The D is palpable.

  1. Terry Foster: Terry's Town: For Michigan State's Tom Izzo, getting to 400 wasn’t a one-person job
  2. Lynn Henning: Miguel Cabrera was eager to play 3B even before Fielder’s signing
  3. Bob Wojnowski: Fielder's signing shows Tigers owner Mike Ilitch isn't messing around
  4. John Niyo: Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski’s Job 1: Whatever Ilitch wants
  1. In 2010, Bridgette Stevens of Redford Township and her brother Nate learn about static electricity by touching the sides of a

    DPS to reopen Detroit Children’s Museum

    • By Michael H. Hodges
    • The Detroit News

    The cash-strapped Detroit Children's Museum, closed since the end of December, will reopen early next week, according to Detroit Public Schools …

  1. 2012 Kia Soul Eco lacking in spirit

    • By Scott Burgess
    • Detroit News Columnist
    2012 Kia Soul (Kia)

    The 2012 Kia Soul has a lot going for it. So why would Kia, the fastest growing brand in America last year, want to muck things up by tweaking the …

  1. Obama calls for broad college tuition reform

    • By Jim Lynch, Josh Katzenstein and Kim Kozlowski
    • The Detroit News
    Obama thanks U-M student Christina Beckman after the Grand Rapids sophomore introduced the president. (Todd McInturf / The Detroit News)

    Ann Arbor— President Barack Obama's rousing speech at the University of Michigan on Friday touched on an issue near and dear to students' …

  1. Coupons becoming a way of life for American consumers

    • By Jaclyn Trop
    • The Detroit News
    Consumers redeemed $4.6 billion in coupons last year, 12.2 percent more than the year before, according to the report released late this week by NCH Marketing Services Inc., owned by Livonia-based Valassis Communications Inc. (Karen Bleier / Getty Images)

    More shoppers are using coupons even as the economy improves, adopting a "forever frugal mindset," according to Livonia marketing firm Valassis …

  1. Editorial quick hits: Dump parking bill

    Even opposition from House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, couldn’t stop the House from passing legislation that would block any motorist with three …

  1. Kids among scores killed in 2 days of Syrian chaos

    • By Bassem Mroueand Zeina Karam
    • Associated Press
    Syrian army defectors stand guard on a rooftop to secure an anti-Syrian regime protest Friday in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province in Syria. (Associated Press)

    Beirut— Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad …

  1. Oscar nominees failing to cash in at box office

    • By Tom Long
    • Detroit News Film Critic

    This year’s Oscar broadcast is going to get serious help from “The Help.” That’s because of the nine best picture nominees, “The Help” is the only …

  1. Clinton Township homeowner puts guests and good times first in his remodel plans

    • By Susan R. Pollack
    • Detroit News Design Writer
    The martini bar features a sink shaped like a martini glass. (Todd McInturf / The Detroit News)

    Guests feel so comfortable they never want to leave Jerry Munro’s Clinton Township home. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. Munro, a consummate …

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