Preview: Futures game - Top prospects give college commitments before senior seasons (The Toledo Blade)

20 August 2008, 1:44 am

As the 2008 high school football season approaches, fans of schools around northwest Ohio will have the opportunity to see some talented teams as well as some highly regarded individual players in the coming weeks. Six local players have already committed to Division I college programs, the larges... read more

Preview: Central eyes 4th straight City title (The Toledo Blade)

20 August 2008, 1:43 am

Before its current run of titles, Central Catholic had never in its long history in the City League had an on-campus football field for home games, or won back-to-back league championships. Times have changed. The tenure of ninth-year coach Greg Dempsey (69-24 record) has seen the construction of ... read more

Michigan Women for Obama launched in Macomb (Macomb Daily)

19 August 2008, 10:38 pm

Women voters will play a key, perhaps decisive role in choosing the next president of the United States, two prominent female Democrats said Tuesday.... read more

Mayor's ex-aide probed by FBI (Detroit News)

19 August 2008, 10:20 pm

Derrick A. Miller, a longtime friend and former top aide to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, is under FBI investigation in connection with the failed Asian Village development and a security contract he helped approve.... read more

Detroit Jazz Festival strikes a chord with Troy school band (Troy Eccentric)

19 August 2008, 3:13 pm

Schedules were changed and vacations were postponed, but students at Boulan Park Middle School — and their parents — apparently felt the effort was well worth the chance for the jazz band to perform at the Detroit Jazz Festival. "They had to make a commitment" to practice during the summer, and ... read more

Soldier from Burr Oak killed in Afghanistan (Battle Creek Enquirer)

19 August 2008, 3:04 pm

BURR OAK — A 29-year-old soldier from southern Michigan has been killed while serving in Afghanistan.... read more

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