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  • New smartphone app provides Michigan park information

    Okemos - A new smartphone application has been developed that will provide users with information about Michigan's parks and other recreational opportunities. The free custom mobile app called SMART Parks enables local park and recreation departments to reach residents with text alert updates. The app displays park website and event information in a mobile format. Custom versions can be ...

  • Mich. disabled vets could see property tax relief

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Some disabled veterans living in Michigan could get some relief next tax season under legislation being debated in the state ...

  • White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS

    WASHINGTON -; A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for answers on ...

  • Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

    Des Moines, Iowa - Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny - a claim that tea party activists had made for years - is helping pump new energy into the coalition. And they are trying to use that development, ...

  • Chicago columnist It wasnt referees but Red Wings that beat Blackhawks in Game 2

    Analyzing the Red Wings' Game 2 win: Drew Sharp and Helene St. James break down the Wings' 4-1 win against the Blackhawks to even the second-round ...

Movie Review

Road Trip

If vulgarity is an art form, then "Road Trip" aims to a masterpiece. Obscene and often quite funny, "Road Trip" is a direct descendent of the "Animal House"-inspired comedies of the 1980s cross-bred with the Farrelly Brothers ("There's Something About Mary"). It will likely be compared to last summer's gross-out teen comedy "American Pie," although "Road Trip" is decidedly lacking in the sentimen ... ...

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  • Michigan Wolf population micromanaging at its worst

    Well, why wait until the fall if such is the case? If livestock are being killed now, and if the wolves are appearing in residents' back yards and in the streets of small towns now, as reports assert, why wait until the fall? Perhaps there are decent ecological reasons for it, but still, if the threat is that grave, waiting seems ill advised. Some feel that the wolf packs can be trained to ...

  • 12 Arrested After Youth ‘Flash Mobs’ Erupt On Michigan Avenue

    (STMW) — One adult and 11 juveniles were arrested Saturday night after police responded to groups of teens running through traffic around North Michigan Avenue on the Gold Coast. The incident around Michigan Avenue was a "minor disturbance" and those arrested were taken into custody for obstructing traffic and being reckless, police News Affairs Sergeant Antoinette Ursitti ...

  • Kanye West debuts new songs on SNL

    Although he didn't seem too thrilled to be participating in "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, Kanye West gave a memorable performance during the show's season finale.The outspoken rapper unveiled two singles from his upcoming album "Yeezus." His renditions of the racially-charged ...

  • An iPhone breathalyzer and more tech gadgets

    It was only a matter of time before someone designed a breathalyzer for the iPhone. The BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer ($150) is a professional-grade alcohol-testing device that works in conjunction with an iOS app to track blood alcohol content. Launched at the end of April, BACtrack is equipped with fuel-cell sensors, which are employed by law enforcement officers for roadside alcohol testing. ...

  • Which U.S. workers have the highest obesity rate

    Does this job make me look fat?If you are a bus driver, the answer is probably yes. The news is also bad for manufacturing and production workers, as well as installation or repair workers, according to a survey for the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Transportation workers have a 36% obesity rate, the highest rate among 14 occupation groups measured by Gallup based on interviews with more ...

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