Man Seriously Injured Making Dry Ice Bombs in Orion Township

Man Seriously Injured Making Dry Ice Bombs in Orion Township (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Feb. 22, 2015) INCIDENT: 12:52 Hrs.- Feb. 19, 2015 – Orion Township – Injured Person / Explosive Device #15-25395 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to McLaren Oakland Hospital for a victim injured by an explosive device. The victim had just arrived with…

Man Seriously Injured Making Dry Ice Bombs in Orion Township

Man Seriously Injured Making Dry Ice Bombs in Orion Township (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Feb. 22, 2015) INCIDENT: 12:52 Hrs.- Feb. 19, 2015 – Orion Township – Injured Person / Explosive Device #15-25395 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to McLaren Oakland Hospital for a victim injured by an explosive device. The victim had just arrived with…

Multiple Guns Removed from Home of Teen Police Say Threatened to Shoot Up Milford High

Multiple Guns Removed from Home of Teen Police Say Threatened to Shoot Up Milford High (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Feb. 22, 2015) INCIDENT:  2000Hrs.- Feb. 22 – Highland  Township- Threats- 15-26674 SUMMARY:  The Highland Twp. school resource Deputy was notified by Milford PD about a threat at Milford High School which is located  in Highland…

Detroit’s Data Guru Says: Michigan Health Does Not Measure Up

Detroit’s Data Guru Says: Michigan Health Does Not Measure Up (Guest blog by Kurt Metzger, Detroit’s Data Guru, Feb. 21, 2015) America’s Health Ranking ® is the longest running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis. For the past 25 years, America’s Health Rankings® has analyzed a comprehensive set of behaviors, community…

Detroit’s Data Guru Says: Michigan Health Does Not Measure Up

Detroit’s Data Guru Says: Michigan Health Does Not Measure Up (Guest blog by Kurt Metzger, Detroit’s Data Guru, Feb. 21, 2015) America’s Health Ranking ® is the longest running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis. For the past 25 years, America’s Health Rankings® has analyzed a comprehensive set of behaviors, community…

Help Fund Sky’s The Limit After School Basketball League in Pontiac

Help Fund Sky’s The Limit After School Basketball League in Pontiac (STL, Feb. 21, 2015) Sky’s The Limit is raising money on Go Fund Me for their after school basketball league. The funding page is at: http://www.gofundme.com/skysthelimit Sky’s The Limit (“STL”) is a non-profit organization that works for the betterment of youth in and around…

Help Fund Sky’s The Limit After School Basketball League in Pontiac

Help Fund Sky’s The Limit After School Basketball League in Pontiac (STL, Feb. 21, 2015) Sky’s The Limit is raising money on Go Fund Me for their after school basketball league. The funding page is at: http://www.gofundme.com/skysthelimit Sky’s The Limit (“STL”) is a non-profit organization that works for the betterment of youth in and around…

Guest Blog: How to Prepare for an Initial Consultation with a Lawyer

Guest Blog: How to Prepare for an Initial Consultation with a Lawyer (Lisa Schmidt, Schmidt Law Services, PLLC, Feb. 20, 2015) Before Your Family Lawyer Initial Consultation A lot of law firms, including Schmidt Law Services, PLLC, offer free initial consultations in family law cases. But what you get out of that consultation will depend on…

Novi Superintendent: Cuts Exceed Increases in School Funding

Novi Superintendent: Cuts Exceed Increases in School Funding (Novi Superintendent Steve Matthews, Feb. 19, 2015) To my fellow Michigan Superintendents, Most of you don’t like me. Not “me” as a person. I have been told I am quite like able. You don’t like the “Novi Superintendent” me. I represent a district that has many advantages.…

Novi Superintendent: Cuts Exceed Increases in School Funding

Novi Superintendent: Cuts Exceed Increases in School Funding (Novi Superintendent Steve Matthews, Feb. 19, 2015) To my fellow Michigan Superintendents, Most of you don’t like me. Not “me” as a person. I have been told I am quite like able. You don’t like the “Novi Superintendent” me. I represent a district that has many advantages.…

Birmingham Community Can Help the Hill School Bell to Ring Again

Birmingham Community Can Help the Hill School Bell to Ring Again (City of Birmingham, Feb. 19, 2015) A special fundraising initiative is underway to raise $14,102 remaining of a $40,000 project to move the City of Birmingham’s historical Hill School Bell to a protective structure (inspired by the original cupola) outdoors. The Hill School was…

Birmingham Community Can Help the Hill School Bell to Ring Again

Birmingham Community Can Help the Hill School Bell to Ring Again (City of Birmingham, Feb. 19, 2015) A special fundraising initiative is underway to raise $14,102 remaining of a $40,000 project to move the City of Birmingham’s historical Hill School Bell to a protective structure (inspired by the original cupola) outdoors. The Hill School was…

Teacher and Author Melody Arabo of Walled Lake Schools Named Top of 40 Under 40

Teacher and Author Melody Arabo of Walled Lake Schools Named Top of 40 Under 40 (Oakland County Blog, Feb. 19, 2015) Congratulations to Melody Arabo, Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 Class of 2015 winner. Melody has had an absolutely amazing year; she is also the recipient of Michigan’s State Teacher of the Year…