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1 hr ago | Muskegon Chronicle

Muskegon driver faces prison after plea in cocaine-fueled Laketon chase, crash

Yolanda Richelle Terrell is likely to serve at least eight years in prison after pleading no contest to charges stemming from a cocaine-fueled high-speed police chase and three-vehicle crash Feb.

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9 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

Letters: Michigan's attack on public schools continues

If the City of Detroit and State of Michigan want to cheat death, they would do well to heed the... Don Weatherspoon's recent edict declaring the end of the Muskegon Heights public school system and the start of a charter school entity shocked believers in democracy.

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Wed May 30, 2012

MLive.com

MEA president calls Muskegon Heights charter school plan 'ruthless takeover'

The president of the Michigan Education Association says the plan to turn Muskegon Heights' public schools into a charter school system is an "unimaginable attack on democracy and public education." MEA President Steven Cook issued a strongly-worded statement opposing the "ruthless takeover" plans of Muskegon Heights Public Schools Emergency ... (more)

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Muskegon Chronicle

Muskegon Heights school emergency manager shares his views on issues facing district

The emergency manager of Muskegon Heights Public Schools has dreams about the future education of the community's children, worries about the condition of the district's buildings and is counting on high-level negotiations to make his plan for the school district's survival to work.

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MLive.com

Editorial: Muskegon Heights needs to get behind charter academy proposal

Class President D.J. Collins of Muskegon Heights addresses his classmates and audience before passing the senior key during commencement May 22, 2012.

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Daily Kos

Muskegon Heights to Become 1st Charter School District in Michigan

I really don't know how to talk about this, but I suppose I should since it's in my own back yard.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Muskegon Chronicle

Ferrysburg man charged with robbing Muskegon Walgreens store

Zachary Thomas Stafford , 25, of Ferrysburg has been charged with two unarmed robberies Saturday in Muskegon County, including the Walgreens drugstore at 840 W. Sherman.

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Muskegon Chronicle

Four Muskegon-area entrepreneurs receive statewide recognition for company innovations

Four Muskegon-area entrepreneurs were recently recognized by the Michigan Manufacturers Association as their companies helped lead West Michigan's industrial turnaround.

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Politico

Anti-labor forces eye Michigan

A Republican governor signed a law that gives him broad union-busting powers. Liberals have collected thousands of signatures to take him on at the ballot box.

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Muskegon Chronicle

Muskegon Heights charter school system plans to be shared with community

Muskegon Heights Public Schools Emergency Manager Donald Weatherspoon will describe his plan for a K-12 charter school system during a public forum at 5:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Muskegon Chronicle

Judge Graves: Recent Muskegon County Circuit Court sentences

Alyssa Lynn Bartlett, 23, of Norton Shores, 18 months probation for false report of a felony, $498 fees/costs, 25 hours community service.

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Fri May 25, 2012

WMRR-FM Muskegon

Public School Academy Call Catches Muskegon Heights Education Assn. Off Guard

Public School system's change to charter academy would be Michigan's first. MHEA President Joy Robinson issued a release Friday saying "We are prepared to protect the rights of our members." Layoff notices a week ago were a surprise and Muskegon Heights teachers got another Friday as Emergency Manager Don Weatherspoon announced conversion to a ... (more)

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Muskegon Chronicle

Editorial: We can't hide behind our history any longer

If there's one thing Muskegon residents think they know, it's their history. Participate in almost any debate about local government or politics and someone will offer an explanation about why things are the way they are beginning with, "Historically, ...". Then everyone nods their heads.

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Muskegon Chronicle

Tiger Pride: Muskegon Heights forges on as whites, factories leave

If one year can represent the turn of fortunes for a community and its school district, then for Muskegon Heights that year was 1960.

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MLive.com

Muskegon Heights to become K-12 charter school system under emergency manager's plan

In a groundbreaking move, the emergency manager for Muskegon Heights Public Schools is proposing to turn the entire school system into a charter school.

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Thu May 24, 2012

MLive.com

Letter: Memorial Day: A time for remembrance and honor

Members of VFW Posts 3195 and 9388 performed Memorial Day Services at Polar Bear Park in Muskegon Heights and at Norton Shores Cemeteryin 2011.

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Tue May 22, 2012

Muskegon Chronicle

At least one man wounded in spray of gunfire on Muskegon Heights street

Multiple gunshots rattled a normally quiet Muskegon Heights neighborhood Tuesday night and left one man lying wounded in the street.

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Grand Haven Tribune

Bullets fly in Norton Shores; sparks fear in residents

Residents expressed fears about violent crime encroaching into Norton Shores the day after six bullets rained down on a Shell gas station on Henry Street.

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MLive.com

Man gets prison for shooting drunken, unarmed aggressor at Fruitport Township wedding reception

No one - not the judge, not even the prosecutor - disputes that Salvador Corza Matos , a diminutive, stooped 43-year-old with no criminal record who walks with a cane from a back injury, was provoked by a much larger drunken man who was picking fights with Matos' two young adult sons at a wedding reception.

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Mon May 21, 2012

Muskegon Chronicle

Recanting prosecution witness charged with felony perjury in Muskegon Wesco holdup case

Christopher James Younts of Egelston Township was recently charged with perjury at a court proceeding, a 15-year felony, for allegedly lying on the witness stand and forcing dismissal of an armed-robbery case against another man.

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