Saturday, November 07, 2009

Volunteers plant trees along Jefferson Avenue

Detroit -- Armed with shovels, rakes and pick axes, about 100 volunteers on Saturday made good on a pledge from a Grosse Pointe family to spruce up Jefferson Avenue. - 11/07/2009

Hundreds line Woodward for Veterans Day parade

Civil War re-enactors march during the Veterans Parade Saturday on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. (Steve Perez / The Detroit News)

Detroit -- Several hundred people came out Saturday for an early celebration of Veterans Day as a parade snaked down Woodward Avenue. - 11/07/2009

Detroit health care forum to include H1N1 shots

Detroit -- Second Ebenezer Church and Molina Healthcare of Michigan are sponsoring a free forum on national health care reform Saturday that includes H1N1 flu vaccinations. - 11/07/2009

Teen killed near Joe Louis Arena was hiding under bus, police say

Detroit -- Police believe a 19-year-old Michigan State University student who was dragged by a tour bus Thursday night was hiding underneath it when the vehicle drove down Washington Boulevard. - 11/07/2009

Man injured by pumpkin-throwers 'glad to be alive'

Plymouth Township --A 50-year-old Hamburg Township man, injured on his way from work Friday after someone threw pumpkins from an M-14 overpass, said he holds no ill will toward whoever hurtled the ghoulish gourds. - 11/07/2009

A Christian answers a Muslim's prayers

Family hopes to change view of organ donations

Sherry Lodwig, a Christian, donated a kidney to Rami Haidar, a Muslim. Haidar said Lodwig's donation was like giving "the gift of life."

Raeda Charara Haidar will never forget how her teenage son dropped 80 pounds in just a month weeks because of his failing kidneys. After doctors told her he would need a kidney transplant, Haidar prayed a miracle would happen for her young son. - 11/07/2009

Judge to decide if Orlewicz gets a new trial

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Detroit -- A judge will decide before the end of the month whether to grant a new trial to a Plymouth Township teen convicted of stabbing and beheading an acquaintance. - 11/07/2009

Islamic community voices outrage over mass killings

Mohammed Mroue is a student at Henry Ford Community College. The 18-year-old says stereotypes are part of life for Arabs and Muslims.

Dearborn -- Metro Detroit Muslims struggled with dual angst Friday after the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood -- outrage over the attack and fears that a backlash will dismantle years of progress toward better understanding of Islam. - 11/07/2009

Wayne briefs

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Detroit - 11/07/2009

Judge weighing re-trial for teen convicted in 'thrill kill'

A judge should decide next month whether to grant a new trial to a Plymouth Township teen convicted of stabbing and beheading an acquaintance. - 11/06/2009

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