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I Love Ypsi video contest offers cash prizes

By Jim Cavanaugh · Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009

Lovers of Ypsilanti rejoice — now you can express your feelings for your favorite city, encourage people to move here and maybe make a little extra money. The I Love Ypsi video contest — hosted by Concentrate Media, emYOU!

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Lincoln braces for a large loss in state revenue

By Christine Laughren · Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009

Faced with a loss of approximately $1 million in state revenue, Lincoln Consolidated is beginning to look at how it would make up the difference to balance its own budget. Superintendent Lynn Cleary said she would have a presentation made for the next board of education meeting outlining where cuts could come from and the impact those cuts would have on the district. Read the rest of this story at Ypsiciti.com

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Police Blotter for Sept. 25-28

By Jordan Dekker · Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009

A vehicle owner reported hit-and-run damage to their vehicle in the Mayhew Lot. The damage occurred on two days earlier on Sept. 23 between 8:45 and 10 a.m. Neither police nor the owner knows who caused the damage and there are currently no investigative leads.

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Internet forums help Iraqi refugees adapt

By Hannah Allam · Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

BAGHDAD — “Mozart” is the screen name of a 44-year-old guitar-playing Iraqi refugee who was resettled in the United States recently. In a posting this month to a popular online forum for Iraqis emigrating to the West, Mozart rattled off his many accomplishments: an economics degree from a prestigious Iraqi university, a diploma from an arts institute, experience in tourism and restaurant management, and 25 years as a musician with an Iraqi band.

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Beck criticizes political parties, lauds Americans

By Susan Gilmore · Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

SEATTLE _ In a sea of 7,000 fans, controversial TV and radio talk-show host Glenn Beck took his crusade to Safeco Field Saturday, saying he is the voice of reason in a divided America. “I am a flawed human being,” said Beck, 45.

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Iran says it will allow uranium inspections

By MarketWatch · Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — As world pressure mounted Saturday, Iran said it would allow United Nations inspectors to examine its newly revealed, second uranium-enrichment facility, according to media reports.

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Developer watches Depot Town dream go up in flames

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

Ypsilanti’s Depot Town district lost one of its most storied and controversial historic structures Wednesday morning when the Thompson Block Building was destroyed by fire.

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Swine flu might hit a third of Americans

By John Fauber · Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

BETHESDA, Md. – H1N1 swine flu likely will be the dominate flu strain this year, out-competing seasonal flu and infecting as many as one-third of Americans, according to Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s top infectious disease expert. “This is a virus that spreads absolutely as efficiently as a virus can spread,” Fauci said in a meeting Thursday with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other reporters. The good news is while the virus spreads easily, it produces mild disease in most people, said Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

Latest Podcast

Welcome back to Winging It, the Eastern Echo's arts and entertainment podcast.

This episode, Caroline Buxton sits down with Tessa Hanrath to talk about "June on the Moon," EMU Theatre's upcoming interactive sensory production.

For more information on performance dates and ticketing, check out EMU Theatre's website at: https://emich.ludus.com/index....

Host: Caroline Buxton

Director: Anthony Thatxton

Editor: Gray Connor

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