New Testing Standard for Teachers Announced (Michigan Dept. of Education Press Release, Nov. 15, 2013) Better prepared and effective teachers will be available for Michigan students with the advent of a more rigorous teacher certification exam this year. “We want the best and brightest teachers in Michigan classrooms,” said State Superintendent Mike Flanagan. “Increasing the…
Bronze Middle Finger Graces Bloomfield Hills Home (Crystal Proxmire, Nov. 15, 2013) An un-neighborly statue has social media abuzz today as CBS News and others are sharing pictures of a bronze middle finger erected in the back yard of a Bloomfield Hills home. According to reports, a grumpy ex-husband purchased the home next door to…
Highland Twp. Man Shot in Face, Alcohol Apparent Factor (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Nov. 14, 2013) INCIDENT: 19:08 hrs. – Highland Township- Shooting / OCSO Forensic Lab Assist #13-176023 SUMMARY: Deputies along with the Highland Twp. Fire Department were dispatched via 911 to an address in the 4700 block of Hickory for a gunshot wound…