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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Toyota recalls 155,000 Prius, Camry and Lexus vehicles for brake issues

2010 Prius

Toyota announced it would recall another three models in the United States -- covering 155,000 vehicles -- as it struggles to bolster it reputation. - 1:17 pm

Snow storm may cut deliberations in Riddle trial short

Officials have ordered in lunch for jurors who are in their second day of deliberations in political consultant Sam Riddle's corruption trial. - 12:37 pm

Second judge recused from Blackwell case

Personal relationships with Highland Park's former state-appointed emergency financial manager have caused a second judge to step aside from overseeing criminal accusations against Arthur Blackwell II. - 1:32 pm

Man with hundreds of dogs in Dearborn home gets 5 years' probation

Lang

Kenneth Lang, the former Dearborn resident who had hundreds of live and dead dogs inside his home last year, was sentenced in Wayne Circuit Court today to five years probation. - 12:37 pm

 

Tomas Holmstrom skates but will be a game-time decision

If Tomas Holmstrom plays Tuesday night, he will be on a line with Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg.

The jury is still out on whether Tomas Holmstrom will play Tuesday night against the Blues, which means coach Mike Babcock won't be able to finalize his lines until game time. - 1:12 pm

Third base coach Gene Lamont greets Marcus Thames after one of his 13 homers in 2009.

Marcus Thames left Tigers No. 1 on an important list

Tom Gage: Thames hit 99 home runs for the Tigers. But he hit them in just 1,463 at-bats. Nobody in the Tigers' history with at least 1,500 plate appearances hit home runs with more frequency per at-bat than Thames. - 1:12 pm

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Tom Gage

Marcus Thames left Tigers No. 1 on an important list

Daniel Howes

Howes: Toyota's ties to Congress face their first big test

John Niyo

Drew Brees celebrates while Peyton Manning ponders another playoff blunder

Tom Gage

If Tigers sign Johnny Damon, Carlos Guillen's role would change

Laura Berman

Fighting the college that pizza bought

Dana Wakiji

Justin Abdelkader remaining confident

Neal Rubin

New world awaits GI's homecoming

Jeanne Phillips

Best birthday gift is to grow older every year

Rabbi Aaron Bergman

Robertson's blame game takes God's name in vain

Michael Barone

Unions bleed taxpayers to help Democrats

Glenn Haege

Smell may require check for clog in sanitary stack pipe

Paul Donohue

High blood pressure leads to many complications

Mike O'Hara

No Super Bowl a permanent void in Barry Sanders' career

Jerry Green

Sean Payton's gutsy call will go down in Super Bowl lore

John Niyo

Peyton Manning's stats don't tell entire story

Brian J. O'Connor

In tough times, Cupids can shoot for a bargain Valentine's Day

Jerry Green

Alex Karras another ex-Lion who belongs in Hall

George Will

Ryan plan refutes 'party of no' label

Froma Harrop

Off in the New Age

Dr. Paul Donohue

Hydrating affected skin takes the itch out of eczema

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Detroit City Hall Insider

Joel Kurth: U.S. Rep. John Conyers has made it clear to reporters: He's not talking about his wife, no matter how close the allegations surrounding her come to … Continued

Tigers Blog

Tom Gage: 1. This might get you through the snow this week: The Tigers' equipment truck leaves for Florida on Friday. 2. Good move, Tigers: Inviting … Continued

Washington Bureau Blog

Deb Price: Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, is on track to cast his 20,000th vote next week, his office said. Kildee, elected in 1976, hates to miss a vote. … Continued

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Entertainment and Lifestyle

Patti Smith's recounting of her life with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is as much a narrative of bohemian New York in the '60s and '70s.
Music memoirs rock winter reading lists

Balmy summer is the season when we pile up books to take to the lake or beach, but truthfully, it's the long, dark evenings of a Michigan winter when a person requires a healthy stack of books. There are more than a few music memoirs out there, and we took a dive through our pile to assess some of the more notable recent books, including Patti Smith's "Just Kids" memoir of her early days in New York, and Ozzy Osbourne's surprisingly engaging "I Am Ozzy."

So long sob stories, it's on to real fireworks: Ellen vs. Simon
Arriving this week: Ellen DeGeneres.

With the audition episodes finally behind us -- be gone, Bikini Boy! -- phase two of "American Idol" begins tonight with Hollywood Week and the arrival of new judge Ellen DeGeneres. Tabloid reports from the set have DeGeneres and Simon Cowell embroiled in a clash of mega-egos

Second Baptist Church at forefront of education values
The Rev. Kevin Turman welcomes visitors to Second Baptist Church in Detroit. The church founded the city's first school for black children.

The church's role in education is deeply rooted in African-American heritage, historians say. People learned how to read the Bible by moonlight. Phonics was taught by pronunciations of Kings in the Old Testament.Children and adults learned math by studying their past through the building of Egyptian pyramids. And Negro spirituals such as "Wade in the Water" provided the first maps for slaves seeking freedom.

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