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Leather-Bound Lions: Dutch Clark

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Published June 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
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Ty from the always great The Lions In Winter ... stops by for a history lesson on Lions great Dutch Clark ... With his rocket arm, aw-shucks grin, competitiveness, surprising athleticism, and #1 overall NFL draft pick status, Matthew Stafford has often drawn comparisons to John Elway.  Stafford modeled his game after John Elway in high school and wore Elway’s #7 at Highland Park and Georgia ... There’s even a Facebook group called "Matthew Stafford Looks Like John Elway." So, how come

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Granderson to bid farewell to fans at Celebrity Shootout

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Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 4:06 a.m.

Curtis Granderson may not be a Tiger, but he is continuing to help students in the state of Michigan through his foundation and celebrity All-Star Game, which Billfer gave two thumbs-up to at the Detroit Tigers Weblog ... Maybe Grandy should give Austin Jackson a call and let the fans know he's an OK guy. The kid has really big shoes to fill, he could use any help he could get, I'm sure ...   ... Press release from Curtis Granderson's PR director John Fuller: ... Curtis Granderson and the Grand

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State should see modest economic gains in 2011, UM economists say

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Published Sept. 18, 2009 at 12:06 p.m.

University of Michigan economists George Fulton and Donald Grimes painted a grim picture of Michigan's past few years at an economic forecast for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties hosted by Wayne County at Henry Ford Community ...

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Blueberry shock virus strikes Michigan State University research center

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Published Aug. 31, 2009 at 2:20 a.m.

AP photoThis 2009 photo released by Michigan State University's agricultural research center in Allegan County's Saugatuck Township, Michigan, shows a blueberry plant infected by the blueberry shock virus. DETROIT -- The bloom could be off Michigan's $124 million per year ...

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MSU opens Weekend MBA program in suburban Detroit

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Published July 7, 2009 at 1:43 p.m.

The recession isn't stopping Michigan State University from expanding its business classes, including the opening of a new Weekend MBA program in Troy ...

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Morning Prowl: Get Well, Big Al; Porcello's Early Success; Praise for Ilitch; and Let's Go, Wings!

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Published May 28, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
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  Thoughts and get well wishes go out to our friend Big Al Beaton, who underwent back surgery at the University of Michigan hospital yesterday.  If you know Al at all, you know what he's been through with his health.  So while this procedure and recovery will be grueling for him, it gives him a chance at a better quality of life.  ... Let's just hope this doesn't make him less crabby during the Lions' season ...   Yahoo! Sports ' Jeff Passan writes about the impressive season Rick

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Larry Foote: "Detroit Is Always No. 1"

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Published April 28, 2009 at 2:07 p.m.
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Middle linebacker Larry Foote is expected to be released after this weekend was released by the Steelers earlier today , and his next move may be to join the Detroit Lions, his hometown team.  Foote is a Detroit native, and there were rumors earlier in the year that he wanted to play for the Lions whenever his time in Pittsburgh was over.  Those rumors were never really confirmed, which is understandable since Foote probably didn't want to say something like that when he was still under

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New Location for Economic Summit

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Published April 22, 2009 at 3:39 p.m.

DETROIT, Mich. (April 22, 2009) ­ The Detroit Economic Club(DEC), convener and organizer of The National Summit announces anew location for the first-of-its-kind gathering, to be held June15-17 in Detroit ... Economic pressures affecting business and policy conferencesaround the world this year have prompted the DEC to move TheNational Summit to the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center from itsoriginally planned location, Ford Field. This will save costs andhelp to ensure The National Summit's

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Southeast Michigan library stops lending books

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Published April 18, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.

A southeast Michigan library won't be lending books as part of a cost-cutting effort. Macomb County's library, which is formally known as the Macomb County Reference and Research Center, will close May 1 to be renovated as classroom space for Wayne State University, The Detroit News reported Saturday ...

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