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Results 1 - 20 of 11,879 in Ann Arbor, MI

  1. Iraq provincial elections law reworkedRead the original story

    14 min ago | Ann Arbor News

    ... NEWS Juli Dyble Bressie, a research biologist from the federal Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, prepares a mesh sock used to gather zooplankton. Bressie and other researchers headed out on Lake Huron on Tuesday as part of ...

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  2. Chrysler financial arm to stop leasing vehiclesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Tuscola County Advertiser

    ... lease products. So we are switching our strategy." Dave Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said the credit crisis has put "an enormous amount of pressure" on automakers' captive finance arms, which have been ...

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  3. Cutting edge, not cutthroat: Software firm corporate culture based on Edison's labRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Monterey County Herald

    ... world. Rich Sheridan and his gang of computer programmers and high-tech anthropologists at Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor, Mich., say so. They are dedicated to reinventing the workplace, for themselves and their clients, as a means to an even more ...

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    Related Topix: Computers, Ann Arbor Metro, Detroit Metro, Science, Anthropology

  4. Woman's accordian music keeps German tradition going for 70 yearsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | MLive.com

    ... thing I love about it." Jarvis, who was recently named to the Michigan Music Hall of Fame, moved from Germany to Ann Arbor with her parents and younger brother when she was 5. The town was so small, she recalls ice skating down her street: Main ...

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  5. Khristi ZimmethRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Detroit News

    ... ets had on Chinese, Japanese and Korean potters. Can't make to East Lansing? Watch for the items to return home to Ann Arbor in 2009, where the exhibit will be part of the reinstallation of the Asian galleries in the U-M Museum of Art.

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    Related Topix: Troy, MI, Southfield, MI, Opinion

  6. Researchers develop vision test that can detect diabetesRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | USA Today

    ... Elner and Petty, who developed the device, have filed for a patent and formed a company, OcuSciences Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich. Elner said the team plans to study whether vitamins taken by people at risk of macular degeneration help them avoid getting ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Ophthalmology

  7. No goats allowed: Hens OK, but Ypsilanti draws line at new kids in the yardRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLive.com

    ... of backyard animals in residential neighborhoods in a city is not unique to Ypsilanti. Earlier this year, the Ann Arbor City Council changed its ordinance to allow residents to begin applying for permits next monthaug to keep up to four hens in ...

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  8. Campaign funding data filedRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLive.com

    ... next week, county election officials said. Here's a look at some of the reports in other primary contests. Ann Arbor In the city of Ann Arbor, Mayor John Hieftje raised $11,645 in his race for another term. Facing a primary challenge by Tom Wall, ...

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  9. Sheriff Minzey an issue in Washtenaw County board contestRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLive.com

    ... districts 3, 4 and 7 will face opponents in the November general election. In districts 8 and 9, both representing Ann Arbor, the winner in the Democrat primary is expected to be uncontested in the fall. Additional information Biographical ...

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  10. Selling Ann ArborRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Daily Transcript

    Jon Busse in the Carlsbad office of Colliers International represented the buyer in the acquisition of a 10,880 square-foot retail building in Ann Arbor, Michigan, near the University of Michigan campus.

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  11. Defense challenges DNA evidence in Ypsilanti Township woman's deathRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | MLive.com

    ... in the murder of 29-year-old Lindsay Graygo, listens during his preliminary examination in 14-A District Court in Ann Arbor. District Judge John B. Collins adjourned the hearing until Aug. 15 at Chambers' request to allow more time to review about ...

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  12. Larry FooteRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Ann Arbor News

    ... under Rich Rodriguez. Former University of Michigan linebacker Larry Foote spent his offseason working out in Ann Arbor with the new Rich Rodriguez regime, and he liked what he saw. "It's gonna be a different team this year," he said Friday to ...

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  13. More than $65,000 raised for Pittsfield Township campaignsRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Ann Arbor News

    ... in Pittsfield Township, and $2,500 from Citizens for Justice, a group that lists an address on Morehead Court in Ann Arbor. Reporter John Mulcahy can be reached at 734-994-6858 or jmulcahy@annarbornews.com . The Friends of Pittsfield committee, ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Dingell

  14. Avoid costly paint mistakes by doing homework, trying test patchesRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Rocky Mountain News

    ... "Don't believe the paint chip. Never believe the paint chip," warns historic-color specialist Robert Schweitzer of Ann Arbor, Mich. He tells the story of a homeowner who handed her painter what she thought was a gray chip, left town and returned to ...

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  15. When cooking pizza goes wrongRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | MLive.com

    ... relate and empathize with someone who has set the kitchen on fire while attempting to cook a pizza. July 21, 2008: Ann Arbor News: Pizzas baking in an oven caught fire in an Ypsilanti home Sunday night, destroying the kitchen and causing smoke ...

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    Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Ypsilanti, MI

  16. Greening HistoryRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | GlobeSt.com

    ... solar panels on Mount Vernon," says Carl Elefante, a principal of Quinn Evans/Architects--a Washington, D.C., and Ann Arbor, MI-based firm with a specialty in historic buildings. Perhaps not, "but in the vast majority of buildings, such as Trust ...

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  17. Upper Midwest city lands among AARP's healthiest in U.S.Read the original story

    14 hrs ago | Star Tribune

    ... the city's infrastructure. The city has even handed out cloth shopping bags to residents." Leading the list is Ann Arbor, Mich., followed by Honolulu, Madison, Wis., and Santa Fe, N.M. AARP also ranked cities in fourth health subcategories: greenest ...

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  18. The Michigan needs funding because of unexpected repairs, poor economyRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Ann Arbor News

    The Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor is the latest local nonprofit making a direct appeal to the community for funding, which officials say is needed after $47,000 in unexpected repairs.

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    Related Topix: Ann Arbor Metro, Arts, Theater

  19. AATA seeking new CEORead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Ann Arbor News

    New officer would lead expansion of service into wider area Friday, July 25, 2008 BY JOHN MULCAHY Almost a year and a half after its last executive director resigned, the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority is ...

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  20. LCS, Make-A-Wish officials troubled by false e-mail claimRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The County Press

    ... district in the past decade. However, Amy Bruce is a familiar name to the staff at the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Ann Arbor. A spokesman for the charity said Bruce is one of dozens of names that periodically pop up in chain letters. The spokesman ...

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