Amish file lawsuit concerning building codes - Syracuse Post-Standard

5 Jan 2009 at 6:54pm  Jan. 2008 file photo / Jennifer Meyers In the town of Locke, in Cayuga County, Daniel Mast hangs a welcome sign on the outside of a house expansion after working on its interior in January 2008. Mast, a member of the Summerhill Amish Community who ...
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Knucklehead of the Week - WTOP Radio

5 Jan 2009 at 5:11am  A) A man in Washington state -- who's deterrent to stop a friend from driving drunk -- was to shoot his car windshield with paintballs. He was later taken to jail, but police did call his method "very creative." B) A man in Oregon who -- while naked ...
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Misadventures in Atlanta - AccessAtlanta

4 Jan 2009 at 6:56pm  In the 12 years since her parents allowed her first date, Blanca has dated, and dated, and dated. And she's single, tired, but not completely without hope. Welcome back MIA family! Blanca is back from her holidays with plenty of presents, pounds and ...
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County?s longest-serving sheriff hangs up his badge - Daily News

3 Jan 2009 at 8:05am  IRON MOUNTAIN - Don Charlevoix is not the sheriff. This is the first time in 20 years that this statement is accurate. Elected as Dickinson County Sheriff in 1988, Charlevoix was the longest-serving sheriff in Dickinson County history. He served 20 ...
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Saginaw County's top killer: crashes - The Saginaw News - MLive.com

2 Jan 2009 at 8:37pm 

Saginaw County's top killer: crashes The Saginaw News - MLive.com, MI - Jan 2, 2009 Motorcycle crashes killed five people in mid-Michigan and a Midland man in Antrim County. Only one crash was a single-bike wreck. Two riders, including one ...

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Top Stories of 2008: Crime and tragedy - Southgate News Herald

2 Jan 2009 at 2:00pm 

Top Stories of 2008: Crime and tragedy Southgate News Herald, MI - Jan 2, 2009 Under Michigan law, a person with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher can be prosecuted for drunken driving. Shope failed sobriety tests at the ...

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Traffic fatalities decline in 2008 - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com

2 Jan 2009 at 10:14am 

Traffic fatalities decline in 2008 The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com, MI - Jan 2, 2009 County drivers have a high rate of compliance with the seat belt law, Finco said. In Michigan, 93.7 percent of drivers and passengers buckle up, ...

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Traffic fatalities decline in 2008 - Grand Rapids Press

2 Jan 2009 at 4:17am  The number of people who died in traffic crashes in Jackson County in 2008 is down more than 30 percent from each of the two previous years. Fifteen people died in vehicle wrecks through Wednesday, according to a preliminary review, said Bev Ward ...
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News in brief - MLive.com

2 Jan 2009 at 12:11am 

News in brief MLive.com, MI - Jan 1, 2009 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has given two local communities grants through the DNR Forestry program. Unadilla Township and the city of ...

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The Year in Review - The County Press

31 Dec 2008 at 5:41pm 

The Year in Review The County Press, MI - Dec 31, 2008 Hawks and O'Boyle later recovered. n Twenty-three law man Roger Czap was promoted to lieutenant of the Imlay City Police Department. n Scores on Michigan ...

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