John Rummel
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Surprising voices say it’s time to “embrace” immigration
July 20, 2011At Monday's "Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future" conference, CEOs, foundation leaders, New York's mayor and Michigan's Republican governor all discussed the benefits of immigration.
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Gay-Straight Alliance president: “Make Michigan better” for all
July 13, 2011As a member of a “minority” group, “one thing you realize, you can’t get anything done unless you have support of some of the majority.”
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Detroit community demands end to racial profiling
July 7, 2011"How does a documented person look? Can a Border Patrol agent tell by physical appearance, or name, if someone is documented or not, a criminal or not?"
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“Good Jobs” tour: Detroiters say we need jobs, not spending on war
June 28, 2011What drove the huge outpouring, and what was missing in the lives of many in attendance was the right to a job.
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Michigan lawsuit challenges “dictator law”
June 23, 2011Twenty-eight plaintiffs from across Michigan announced Wednesday they are taking the state's controversial emergency manager law to court, charging it is violating the constitution and voting rights.
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Stop the banksters: Michigan county weighs foreclosure moratorium
June 16, 2011The UAW's Miguel Foster called the area's foreclosure epidemic an "economic and human catastrophe" that is affecting many of his union's members.
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At empty train depot, Detroiters demand jobs
June 7, 2011DETROIT - They believe that if a negligent slumlord did what he was supposed to, the worst urban blight could be used to generate good jobs.
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Michigan’s new budget increases pain and misery
June 6, 2011Republicans claim the budget, which awaits the governor's signature, is groundbreaking. Backbreaking would be more apt.
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