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  1. Ficano appointees cash in lucrative severance deals

    The Wayne County executive has crafted a special severance plan for about 300 county political appointees that could pay them almost a half-year’s salary if they quit around election time. The payouts are unprecedented among Metro Detroit governments and provide further ammunition to critics who say the county operates by its own, lucrative rules.

  2. Nonprofit to be foreclosure auction stand-ins in Wayne

    The second round of the Wayne County Foreclosure Auction starts Friday with about 13,000 properties for opening bids of $500. Residents who missed the registration but are committed to buying in Detroit may be able to get in on the action through the website WhyDontWeOwnThis.com.

  3. Diamond Jim Brady’s Bistro still a gem in new location

    Sometimes what looks like a major problem turns out to be a lucky break. The relocated restaurant, Diamond Jim Brady’s Bistro, puts the resilient Brady bunch in a much more prominent location in Novi Town Center than the first one which closed last November to make way for a big-box store. Food’s interesting and prices are gentle.

  4. Low-key charm at Backroom

    Steve’s Backroom has been serving such classic regional dishes as tender kebabs of lamb, parsley- and toasted pita-dotted greens, earthy lentil soup and marinated chicken with resonant garlic dip for years, and continues to do so in a low-slung building on the Nautical Mile in St. Clair Shores.

  5. Top-flight menu, convivial ambience boost White Lake’s dining status

    The Root Restaurant, a collaboration between proprietor Ed Mamou and chef James Rigato that opened in late May, is more than good enough to put White Lake on diners’ radar once again. It gets 4 stars. Read on for more.

  6. Detroit targets services to healthy neighborhoods

    In a city with miles of blight, building inspectors implementing Mayor Dave Bing’s vision to reshape Detroit have zeroed in on peeling paint in East English Village.

  7. Former Detroiter’s book ‘Arc of Justice’ shows all civil rights stories don’t have a happy ending

    Journalism may be “the first, rough draft of history,” but history doesn’t always get the story right. The historical narrative handed down about civil rights has been that since the Civil War, things have been getting better every year for the descendants of slaves. Kevin Boyle’s National Book Award-winning 2004 book, “Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age” (Henry Holt), shows how things got worse for African-Americans during the 1910s and ’20s, in America.

  8. ‘Moneyball’ with Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill a double play

    ‘Moneyball” works for one reason only: The chemistry between Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. This ultimate odd couple — 40-something pretty boy and portly 20-something nerd — propels a film that is something of an oddity itself.

  9. Celebrate Michigan! A picture-perfect contest ending

    We asked you to share your photos showcasing the unique character of Michigan in The Detroit News’ summer-long Celebrate Michigan! Photo Contest. Over the summer, readers submitted nearly 2,800 photos. Seventy outstanding ones were chosen as finalists, with four going on to be grand prize winners.

  10. Database: Check the crime stats for Michigan communities

    Crime continued to decline in 2010 in many Michigan communities, according to FBI reports, mirroring a decline seen across the nation. In Metro Detroit communities, violent crime among reporting agencies is down roughly 5% since 2008 and property crimes is down 10%.

  11. Steakhouse offers a rare experience

    An all-you-care-to-eat concept turns some people off at the outset. It seems, well, a little déclassé. Fear not. Texas de Brazil, the churrascaria (Brazilian steakhouse) that opened this summer in downtown Detroit, comes across as just as upscale and well-run as any conventional restaurant.

  12. In tragedy, saying ‘I love you’ was so terribly final

    We do it without even thinking: end each phone conversation with our kids or spouses, saying: “Love you.”

  13. 9/11 kids grow up with war, activism

    If those of us who were adults then knew instantly that the attack was a monstrous moment of historic proportions, one that would resonate forever, children ...

  14. 10 years later, Sept. 11 hasn’t changed U.S. all that much

    Everything was supposed to change after Sept. 11. The terrorist attacks were to be the seismic event that would alter America and Americans in ways good and ...

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    Pentagon’s recovery from wars could take decades

    Washington — The Sept. 11 attacks transformed the Pentagon, ravaging the iconic building itself and setting the stage for two long and costly wars that ...

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    In Michigan, pride and doubt

    Pride, patriotism, resentment and doubt are among the emotions felt by soldiers, veterans and relatives of those who were killed in action overseas since the ...

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    Post-attack unity has long unraveled

    Washington — Shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Republican and Democratic members of Congress gathered on the steps of the Capitol, where, ...

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    Federal funds help fight terrorism, more on local level

    Nearly half a billion dollars in federal Homeland Security money poured into Michigan since 9/11 has been used to improve equipment, communications and ...

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    Lawmakers weigh safety against liberty

    Washington — After 9/11, Americans demanded a more secure nation. Congress and the Bush administration delivered the Patriot Act, which became one of the ...

  15. Metro Detroit residents remember 9/11

    Robert Egenolf left the East Coast years ago, taking a job as an engineer for Ford after college. On Sept. 11, 2001, as most of his colleagues in Dearborn were ...

  16. How the day unfolded

    8 a.m. EDT American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 with 92 people on board, takes off from Boston’s Logan International Airport for Los Angeles.

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    Pop culture undergoes only a minor shift

    9/11 was not the day the music died. Despite predictions in the immediate wake of the terrorist attacks — it was the end of irony, violence would no longer be ...

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    Homeland security boost boon for Michigan

    Michigan businesses and entrepreneurs are cashing in with innovations and services to make the United States safer after the 2001 terrorist attacks.

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    Classrooms to devote lessons to attacks

    On this 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, there’s hardly a social studies teacher nationwide who won’t devote a class to the topic.

  17. Malls more wary of potential threats

    Bloomington, Minn. — A janitor spots an abandoned diaper bag lying on a table in the sprawling food court at the Mall of America. A bomb-sniffing dog and a ...

    • Sep. 9, 2011
    • NATION-WORLD

    Auto world shifts course

    The Sept. 11 attacks, which raised immediate critical logistical challenges for the auto industry, helped speed the restructuring of automotive parts makers ...

  18. Witnesses to history of 9/11

    In a University of Michigan classroom, students are trying to remember back 10 years. There are countless images stored in their heads — memories of fire, ...

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