Submitted by sep on August 26, 2009 - 1:00am
Nearly 800 Detroit teachers and support staff picketed Detroit Public Schools (DPS) headquarters at the Fisher Building Tuesday morning. The protest, organized by the Detroit Federation of Teachers and the coalition of unions associated with DPS, was called to protest the layoffs of teachers and other schools employees and the concessions demanded by the district headed by financial czar Robert Bobb.
Submitted by sep on August 5, 2009 - 11:14pm
Only one out of six eligible voters in Detroit participated in the “non-partisan” primary election held Tuesday in a sign of mass alienation from the political system in the city, which has long been dominated by the Democratic Party.
Millionaire businessman and current mayor, David Bing, who enjoyed the backing of the city’s corporate and political elite, won 74 percent of the vote and will face second place finisher Tom Barrow, who received 11 percent, in a run-off election November 3.
Submitted by sep on July 30, 2009 - 1:00am
D’Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate in the upcoming Detroit mayoral election, spoke Tuesday at a moderated mayoral forum held at a youth development center in Detroit’s New Center Area. Collier and other candidates were asked to present their programs, placing specific emphasis on their positions with regards to education and youth development.
Submitted by sep on July 18, 2009 - 10:46am
A man and his three children all died tragically from carbon monoxide poisoning on Detroit's west side early Thursday morning. The poisonous gas came from a generator the family was using after the local electricity provider, DTE Energy, shut off service for non-payment.
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