Articles - Main News en-us http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive N/A http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive rebecca.bare@michronicle.com 20 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2952/1/Poor-choices-equal-poor-leadership/Page1.html The makeup of much of the Detroit School Board, City Council, the Mayor’s Office and some of those elected to the State Legislature from the city are proof positive that Detroiters are scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to quality elected officials. slogan@michronicle.com (Sam Logan, PUBLISHER) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2951/1/Exploiting-Eight-Mile/Page1.html The divide between Eight Mile Road — Michigan’s symbolic representation of where suburbia begins and Michigan’s largest city and the city with the largest African American majority ends — is a milking pot for politicians, which hinders progress in regional cooperation. bthompson@michronicle.com (Bankole Thompson) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2950/1/Congressional-debate-at-Perfecting-Church/Page1.html Detroit’s 13th Congressional District race is attracting national media attention with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and veteran congressmen Charles Rangel (D- New York) and James Clyburn (D- South Carolina) already lined up to campaign for incumbent U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick this week. admin@michronicleonline.com (CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2949/1/Sigma-Gamma-Rho-Sorority-hosts-conference-in-Detroit/Page1.html For nearly one week, members of the national Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. gathered in downtown Detroit at the Marriott Renaissance Center. admin@michronicleonline.com (CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2948/1/News-Briefs/Page1.html Rev. Joseph Benjamin Barlow Jr., senior pastor of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Ecorse, died July 16 at the age of 81. admin@michronicleonline.com (CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2945/1/Dont-send-mixed-signals/Page1.html Recent remarks by civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson Sr. about Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s admonishment of Black men were uncalled for. Not realizing he was being taped, Jackson claimed that Obama was talking down on Blacks when he (Obama) issued a call to responsibility to Black fathers. admin@michronicleonline.com (CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2944/1/Reflections-on-60th-anniversary-of-Trumans-armed-forces-desegregation-order/Page1.html In 1948, President Harry Truman desegregated the armed forces. How has that decision impacted the military as well as the Civil Rights Movement in general? pkeating@michronicle.com (Patrick Keating) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2941/1/Why-experience-matters-when-choosing-a-treasurer/Page1.html It doesn’t require an advanced degree to understand that we are living in extraordinarily tough times. In fact, some of us may find ourselves so inundated with the surplus of bad news swirling around us that we are too worn out to acknowledge some of the good things that are happening in the midst of it all. t@yahoo.com (Terrance Keith) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2940/1/Tigers-to-host-Negro-Leagues-Weekend/Page1.html The Detroit Tigers will host their 14th Annual Negro Leagues Weekend July 25-26 at Comerica Park. admin@michronicleonline.com (CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2934/1/IS-THE-MOTOR-CITY-DOOMED/Page1.html Considering the critical state of affairs in Detroit, we have decided to dedicate this edition to collectively weigh in on some issues of major significance to the future of the city on a more personal level. admin@michronicleonline.com (CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400