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Delta adds flights from Flint to Atlanta, Detroit

Flint's Bishop International Airport says Delta Air Lines is adding flights from Flint to Detroit and Atlanta.

Flint complex with deep auto roots being auctioned

A Flint manufacturing and office complex that includes a building constructed in the 1920s by the founder of General Motors and that still houses his one-time office will be auctioned off Tuesday.

Mich. mayor hosts forum on jobs, economic growth

Flint's mayor is following the White House's lead in seeking ideas for boosting the economy.

GM investing $21 million in Flint Assembly plant

General Motors Co. says it plans to invest more than $21 million in its Flint Assembly plant to build the 2011 Chevrolet light-duty crew cab truck.

‘Meatballs’ serves up a goofball comedy

Adults and kids alike will enjoy the gags — some smart, some silly — in this comedy about an inventor who makes food fall from the sky.

GM kills plan for new Michigan small-engine plant

General Motors Corp. has scrapped plans to build a new factory to make engines for the Chevrolet Volt, instead choosing the less-costly option of assembling the engines at an existing plant.

Flint, Mich., mayor resigns weeks before recall

Flint's mayor resigned Monday just weeks before he was to face a recall election over his representation of the struggling city's finances.

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Michael & Me (Working-class woman exposes the Marxist Moore)
Source: Regular Folks United

"Regular Folks United" looks like a great new website, with a grassroots, middle-America focus... This article is by a young lady from a working-class area, near where Michael Moore was - but she has a VERY different outlook on things.

A Roof Over Our Heads and Other Inalienable Rights
Source: The Socialist Viewpoint

One out of every 200 homes will be foreclosed upon…. Every three months, 250,000 new families enter into foreclosure…. One child in every classroom in America is at risk of losing his/her home because their parents are unable to pay their mortgage.2

Some shrinking U.S. cities find splendor in green industries
Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - For some U.S. Rust Belt cities, the future will be smaller and greener.

Firefighters see red after pigment fire
Source: cincinnati.com

WOODLAWN - Firefighters quickly put out a blaze at a pigment manufacturing plant early Thursday, but assessing the damage to their equipment - which is now splattered in red - will take much longer.

Radical cheap: $1,000 homes
Source: CNN

There are 18 listings in Flint, Mich., for under $3,000, according to Realtor.com. There are 22 in Indianapolis, 46 in Cleveland and a whopping 709 in Detroit.

Keith Olbermann's Porn Segment

Keith Olbermann's interview with a Village Voice columnist about Larry Flint's proposal for a congressional bailout of the porn industry is probably going to generate a lot of complaints to MSNBC. It should.

Flint says goodbye to rap star
Source: NBC25 - WEYI

Rap artist MC Breed remembered in his home town.

Rapper MC Breed Died Saturday, Suffered From Kidney Failure
Source: eurweb.com

The Flint, MI native, best known for his 1991 hit "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'," had suffered from kidney failure and was hospitalized in his adopted home of Atlanta in September.

Moore: Automakers never listened to workers, consumers
Source: CNN

In 1989, Moore became an international figure for his film, "Roger and Me," which centered on the declining auto industry in his hometown of Flint, Michigan and the ripple effect on the town's residents.

Proto-humans mastered fire 790,000 years ago
Source: New Scientist

The charred remains of flint from prehistoric firesides suggest our ancient ancestors had learned how to create fire 790,000 years ago.

Cleveland one of the 'fastest dying' cities
Source: wkyc.com

Forbes Magazine came out with its list of "America's Fastest Dying Cities". Out of 10 locations, Ohio has four cities on the list: Cleveland, Youngstown, Dayton and Canton.

YouTube Video: Two Dads pedaled 700 miles for children interviewed by Studio 1714
Source: YouTube

Please view this video. Equal Parenting Bike Trek Cyclists Interviewed by Studio 1714 out of Flint Michigan.

Voters to decide on medicinal marijuana issue
Source: ABC Local Affiliates

A big effort is under way right now in the city of Flint to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Five cities in Michigan already have medical marijuana ordinances on their books.

Detroit No. 2 on crime list, study says
Source: The Detroit Free Press

The annual ranking of the nation's most dangerous cities found St Louis first, Detroit second and Flint third, according to a study to be released today by Morgan Quitno Press, a Kansas-based company that publishes "City Crime Rankings," an annual reference book.

Michigan Labor History Video Clips Sitdown Strike Monument
Source: clipshack.com

Videography of Flint Michigan Sitdowners Memorial Park filmed with VX 7000 Verizon Cameraphone. Nice look at Labor History which changed the world in 1930's. Labor Day Week video clips.

Michigan Marker Historic Site Photos for Labor Day 2006
Source: beta.zooomr.com

Michigan Marker Historic Site Photos General Motors Flint Sit-down Strike 1936-1937. Great Labor Day 2006 Photos & story on Michigan Marker. Every day is Labor's day.

History UAW Region 1C
Source: uawregion1c.org

Flint Sitdowner Monument Memorial start. Monument is part of Flint Sitdowner Park. Great history.

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