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Susan Martin honored to become Eastern Michigan University's 1st female president
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/14/2008
Another woman is making her mark in Michigan. Susan Martin has been selected as the first woman president of Eastern Michigan University.
Who is Jack Jester-Weinstein? The Saline student who aced the ACT
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/14/2008
The smartest person in Saline just might be one of the small town's high school students. Jack Jester-Weinstein has a number of academic accomplishments, such as acing the ACTs, and a notorious fashion statement or two.
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University of Michigan researcher says fossil shatters previous theories about human migration
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/14/2008
We might not know where we come from but a University of Michigan researcher has better idea than most. His recent discovery could shake up the conventional wisdom about the migration of early man.
Change the only constant for 100-year-old Chelsea Lumber
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/14/2008
If the key to survival is adapting to the surrounding environment, then Chelsea Lumber has that down to a science. The company is still going strong after 100 years.
Chelsea  
Small Business Q & A: Scoot Around Town and Vintage Performance
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/14/2008
As more and more new businesses are opening in Ypsilanti, local entrepreneur has a few choice words of advice for them.
Ypsilanti Food Co-op more than just a supermarket
Source: The Ypsilanti Courier, 5/14/2008
The Ypsilanti Food Co-op bills itself as a different type of place to get the staples of life. So much is evident in this The Ypsilanti Courier story.
Chelsea considers ban on plastic bags
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/7/2008
Plastic bags be gone. That's what Chelsea's leaders are considering saying as some of them push for a ban of the bags used in grocery and convenience stores in the small city.
Chelsea  
Ypsilanti Township considers contributing to business incubator
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/7/2008
Municipalities are getting ready to help chip in to fund the Ann Arbor SPARK satellite incubator in Ypsilanti. The city of Ypsilanti has pledged $15,000 and Ypsilanti Township is considering doing the same.
Women's business networking event will focus on growing companies
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/7/2008
It will be all about the lack of a Y chromosome at this year's Women's Exchange of Washtenaw. The women-succeeding-in-business themed event is set to kick off today.
Ambitions for bond money go beyond high-speed computers at Dexter Schools
Source: The Dexter Leader, 5/7/2008
Dexter Schools is looking to take its schools into the 21st Century quickly by revamping their classrooms into high-tech learning centers with a $47.9 million bond renewal.
Dexter  
Ride a bike, take a hike: Ann Arbor encourages locals to curb their cars
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/7/2008
Ann Arbor is pushing it residents to leave their cars in their garages as the city promotes Curb Your Car Month in May.
University of Michigan increases focus on alternative energy research
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 5/7/2008
The University of Michigan is going green in more ways than one. Not only is the school trying to make its facilities more environmentally friendly it's also expanding its research more and more into alternative energy.
Going green in Ann Arbor: cheaper and more comfortable
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 4/30/2008
An Ann Arbor couple are proving that a green lifestyle equals more greenbacks. The pair's Old West side home is so environmentally friendly it only costs them a few hundred dollars to heat and cool it each year.
Is Ann Arbor going Hollywood? Moviemakers take renewed interest in filming here
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 4/30/2008
Making movies in Tree Town looks like it will be a regular occurrence now that Hollywood is apparently taking a keen interest in Ann Arbor as a shooting location.
Chelsea school board ponders laptops for more grades
Source: The Chelsea Standard, 4/30/2008
A chicken in every pot and a laptop with every middle school student. That's what Chelsea school officials are looking to promise the school district's students.
Chelsea  
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