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The Unsung Hero Behind the Polluted Rouge River’s Rebirth
Ed Bagale was honored with an Unsung Hero Award for his efforts to help transform the Rouge River from among the most polluted bodies...
Stand Up for the Gulf: Jay Leno to Perform Benefit for Oil Spill Victims
Tonight Show host Jay Leno will perform a benefit Saturday night for Mississippians impacted by the Gulf oil spill.
Proceeds from ticket sales will go...
Fans Pining for Old Tiger Stadium Weed the Grounds in Memory
A few nostalgic baseball fans make weekly pilgrimages to the place where their beloved Tiger Stadium once stood in Detroit, to weed and clean...
New York Opens its First Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Mayor Bloomberg opened the city’s first electric-vehicle charging station at a commercial parking lot, adding some spark to a nationwide push to boost infrastructure...
Chevrolet Adds Four States to its Volt Electric Car Launch
Chevrolet is adding Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to the list of launch markets for the Volt -- and some cities will...
Depression Program Achieves Zero Suicide Rate
A unique program for patients with depression has achieved a zero suicide rate over the last two and a half years, a stunning decline...
Man Sheds 365 Pounds Thanks to Yoga Class
A Detroit-area man lost 365 pounds in the last three and a half years, thanks to a yoga class and its meditative messages.
Weighing 540...
Encourage Kids to Speak their Truth
The most frustrating thing about being a mother is not knowing whether or not I am getting through to my 16-year-old, so it...
More Urbanites Picking Fresh Fruit on Public Property for Free
Last fall, Eric Alperin, a San Francisco artist, heard about blackberries, plums and loquats growing on public property in his city and free for...
Homeless Pedal for Exercise in Eco-Gym, Powering the Electric Grid at Same Time
A "green gym" in Detroit lets homeless folks get some exercise and -- thanks to stationary bikes hooked up to the power grid...
US to Invest $8 Billion in High Speed Rail
President Obama announced the dedication yesterday of $8 billion in federal stimulus investments to jump-start American high-speed rail and improve existing rail lines...
Muslims Join Jews to Stand-in on Christmas Day
40 local Muslims participated in the metro-Detroit’s Jewish community’s annual Mitzvah Day, the volunteer program held every Christmas to enable Christians to stay...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2009
Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2009, overall it was a great year. Looking back, one can be grateful that the economy...
Christmas Outpouring in November for Dying Boy
Seven weeks before Christmas, a modern day Christmas miracle was taking place in South Lyon, Michigan, in the home of a five-year-old boy in...
Good News: Major Indicators This Week Confirm Economic Recovery
In the last week, several economic indicators and corporate profit reports provided good news for the US and UK as further evidence that the...
Turning a Bad News Diagnosis Into Good
Even though the cancer has spread throughout Noah’s body, and he is on methadone and twice-a-day steroids to lower the pain, his courage and...
Alternative Energy Companies Want to Buy Closed Ford Plant
AP reports: "Two alternative energy companies planning to buy a closed Ford Motor Company factory near Detroit want to convert it into the...
Guitar Icons Come Together in New Film, It Might Get Loud
Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge unite in Davis Guggenheim's new documentary 'It Might Get Loud'. Filmed through the eyes of three...
Great Lakes Fish Stocks and Water Levels on the Mend
Great Lakes water levels are rebounding after a decade-long slump that hammered the maritime industry. The three biggest lakes — Superior,...
Crime is Plummeting Across N. America, Yet No One Knows Why
Four years after the "Summer of the Gun", Toronto police Chief Bill Blair is celebrating a nearly 30 percent overall drop in crime....