UPDATE - Center Line Flashed Sketches Released

Authorities are warning trick-or-treaters in Center Line to stay in groups on Halloween night as a suspected flasher remains on the loose. Police released two sketches of the man -- based on descriptions from his victims -- accused of exposing himself three times in two days last week. Center Line public school officials said the man got out of a Jeep Grand Cherokee at about 8:15 a.m. last Thursday near a 9-year-old girl who was walking to Peck Elementary School. The man either had his pants down when he exited the vehicle, or pulled them down in front of the girl, according to school officials.

Here's Beta

Officials evacuated hundreds of tourists and residents from the Colombian island of San Andres as Tropical Storm Beta appeared on track to become the 13th hurricane of the already record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season of 23 named storms.

House Republicans to Cut Programs

House Republicans voted to cut student loan subsidies, child support enforcement and aid to firms hurt by unfair trade practices. These are a part of a planned $50 billion cut. The original plan was for cuts totaling $35B, but after pressure from conservatives, the GOP has pledged an additional $15B in cuts to fund hurricane recovery.

The cuts to student aid include new fees to students who default on their loans or consolidate them.

$2.4 billion will be spent on drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. And over the next five years $106 billion will be spent on tax cuts, most of which will benefit the wealthy top 10%.

These budget changes will affect those who can't pay for college on their own and those single parents who cannot collect child support from "dead beat dads" and have to rely on the government to pick up the tab. These are all pitfalls of a Republican administration. I say, "George Bush doesn't care about [poor] people."

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Suicide Mistaken for Halloween Decoration

The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration. The 42-year old woman used rope to hang herself across the street from some homes on a moderately busy road late Tuesday. The body, suspended about 15 feet above the ground, could be easily seen from passing vehicles.

Neighbors said people noticed the body at breakfast time Wednesday but dismissed it as a holiday prank. Authorities were called to the scene more than three hours later.

LOCAL - Ford to Monitor Bathroom Breaks

Manager's of Ford Motor Company's SUV plant in Wayne, Mich. claim that excessive bathroom breaks are slowing down production and have authored a memo informing employees that the plant is only allotted 48 minutes of bathroom breaks per shift. The memo cites that supervisors are going to begin monitoring all break time include bathroom breaks.

A union spokesman said that the managers are being petty.

LOCAL - Man Flashes Students

A man exposed himself to two girls walking to school on Wednesday morning. The man pulled up in black, four door, late model Jeep Grand Cherokee, opened the door and flashed the girls. The girls were blocks from their school, Miller Elementary in Center Line. The man is described as white, 20 to 30 years old, with a slim build, and short brown hair spiked on top. Center Line detectives continue to investigate.

Bitchiness in PMS Confirmed

A new study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that women's brains undergo dramatic changes five days before their menstrual cycles begin.

The researchers found that in the premenstrual time period, the women's frontal brain regions, which help control emotions, showed greater activity. The opposite was found in the days after the women's periods.

WNBA Star Comes Out of the Closet

In the current issue of ESPN The Magazine, Houston Comets forward Sheryl Swoopes admits that she is a lesbian and is tired of hiding her feelings. Swoopes is the most recognizable professional athlete to come out while playing a team sport. Two other WNBA athletes, Michele Van Gorp and Sue Wiks, came out of the closet last year.

In the article, Swoopes goes on to talk about her three-year marriage, her 8-year-old son, Jordan, and life with her partner, former Old Dominion basketball coach Alisa Scott.

"Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life," Swoopes says. "Being intimate with [Alisa] or any other woman never entered my mind. At the same time, I'm a firm believer that when you fall in love with somebody, you can't control that."

DISCUSSION THREAD - Sex Selection Trial in Fertility Clinic

After nine years of consultation, an ethics committee has given the green light for a fertility clinic in Texas to begin a study that will allow couples the ability to choose the sex of their baby. The clinical trial will be ran by the Baylor College of Medicine who has already received 50 inquiries from couples wanting to join the trial. Only couples who have already had one child and want the sex of their next child to be opposite are eligible for the study.

This is called gender balancing and is less controversial because it eliminates sex discrimination.

DISCUSSION THREAD

How do you feel about couples having the option of choosing the sex of their child? Do you think that it should only be allowed for couples who want to "gender balance"?

US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 2,000

The Iraqi draft constitution passed on Tuesday, demonstrating the countries desire for democracy, but at the same time the US death toll reached 2,000.

Since the US-led invasion of Iraq in March '03, more than 15,000 American service members have been wounded in conflict, according to the Department of Defense.

LOCAL - Rosa Parks Dead at 92

Detroit native Rosa Parks died Monday at her residence in the Riverfront Apartments. She died of natural causes. She will be remembered for starting the Montgomery public bus boycotts in 1955. The bus is on display at the Henry Ford Museum.

There are proposals in the state House and Senate to rename the local Homeland Security Office to the "Rosa Parks Federal Building." MI's entire congressional delegations supports the proposals, which are pending in separate committees.

DISCUSSION THREAD McDonald's to Include Nutrition Information on Packaging

Starting next year, McDonald's will be printing nutritional information for its menu items on the packaging. In a press release CEO Jim Skinner said that "[they] will be putting the inromation the customers need literally into their hands." US restaraunts will be rolling the changes out in the first half of '06.

DISCUSSION THREAD

Are fast food giant's, such as McDonald's, responsible for helping people make healthy choices for their diets?

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Alpha No Threat to US

As Tropical Storm Alpha ripped through Haiti leaving 8 dead, hurricane Wilma made way through Florida. Alpha rumbled through Haiti on Saturday and has since been downgraded to a tropical depression and has moved on to the open Atlantic posing no threat to the US. Alpha was the 22nd storm of this Atlantic season which has been a record breaking year.

US Senator Gets Runner Up Prize in Powerball Lottery

United States Senator Judd Gregg (R) N.H., bought a Powerball ticket on a whim that ended up being a winner. Gregg matched all the numbers except the powerball so he gets to split the runner-up prize ($40 million) with 47 other winners. Gregg will receive roughly $850,000 pre-tax. The senator says that he will donate the winnings to the Hugh Gregg Foundation, a N.H. charity started by his father. Judd Gregg is reportedly worth $7.7 million.

LOCAL - Police Chase Man for Writing Bad Check

A police chase and subsequent crash shut down part of West Grand River in Genoa Township Monday afternoon. The man was suspected of writing a bad check to a local Best Buy location so police ran after him in the parking lot. The man first dragged an officer a few feet in the parking lot. The man fled in a gray car and was chased onto I-96 where he exited onto Grand River. The suspect attempted to turn the car around, but crashed into a police cruiser and an unmarked detective car. The driver was injured when his head hit his windshield.

He faces charges of fleeing and eluding, and most likely, check fraud.

"Whites Only" at a Barber Shop in Lafayette

Herbert Ledger, owner of barber shop in Lafayette, Louisiana, posted a sign outside his barber shop that read "Whites Only." Many people called a local news station to report it. Channel 3 investigated and interviewed Mr. Ledger who said, "The difference is the technique that you use and they have special technique for cutting black people's hair. Just like there's a special technique for cutting white people's hair. I don't have the training, I don't have the experience, I don't have the knowledge and the technique used in cutting black people's hair."

Mr. Ledger said that the sign was not intended to offend anyone, but only to demonstrate that he didn't know how to cut black people's hair.

Hurricane Wilma Update

Hurricane Wilma cut through Fla with sustained winds of 125 mph leaving 6 million people without electricity. This is the eighth hurricane to hit Fla in fifteen months. There have been six deaths attributed to the hurricane.

This Week's Crazy Cat Lady

THEDENVERCHANNEL.com reports that almost 50 cats were seized by local police from an RV. This same lady had been arrested last month when 74 cats were found in her RV. In the latest incident, a Petco employee had called the police when they realized how many cats the woman had and in what condition they were in. When the police responded, they said that they could smell the cat crap from a distance of 50 feet. The owner would not allow the officers to enter, so they obtained a warrant, entered the vehicle, and seized the cats.

The woman was charged with 45 counts of animal cruelty -- one for each cat.

The Roaming Gnomes

THEJOURNALNEWS.com reports that gnomes have been appearing all over Yorktown, NY. Several residents have reported that they awoke to a lawn adorned with small garden statues of gnomes.

Apparently, this has been happening across the United States and Europe partly because of websites such as www.freethegnomes.com. These websites seek an "end to oppressive gardening and freedom for garden gnomes everywhere."

Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Dog

BREITBART.com reports that an Ontario, California man was arrested after neighbors reported seeing him sexually assaulting his family's 10-year old female Rottweiler. Neighbors reported that they had seen Ubaldo Vasquez Huizar, 39, dance around with a broomstick in the backyard wearing only women's underwear. They claimed that Huizar assaulted the dog with the broomstick and his hand and also that he often slept naked, with the dog in a large doghouse. The neighbors reported loud screams from the dog whenever Huizar slept with the dog.

Huizar has a record for exposing himself to an 11-year old girl and was also wanted on a $10,000 drug warrant.

Rapist Forces Victim to Write Him a Check

SUN-SENTINEL.com reports that a south Fla. man was arrested attempting to cash a personal check that he forced his rape victim to write him. Anthony R. Roberts brutally raped a woman in Davie, Fla. and forced her to write him a check for $1,400 after Roberts learned the woman had no cash.

A clerk at a check cashing store called the phone number on the check to determine its legitimacy. Detectives were at the victim's house investigated the rape and answered the phone when the clerk called. Police surrounded the store in minutes and took Roberts into custody.

LOCAL - Student Shot at Saginaw High School

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports that a tenth grade student was shot at Saginaw High School at around noon on Thursday. The student was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The police have a suspect and a weapon in custody. The school was placed on lock down after the shooting.

Remember that earlier this fall a student was shot at a Saginaw HS dance.

Beastiality Farm Trespassing Charge

A Seattle area man was charged with criminal trespassing yesterday. He has been accused of running an animal sex farm where patrons could have sex with barn animals. The police began investigating the man and the farm after another Seattle man was killed while having sex with a horse. He died of acute peritonitis due to perforation of the colon.

The trespassing charge was filed on the owner of the farm, because a video that the police seized. The video showed men having sex with a horse that belonged to the farm owner's neighbor. When the video was shown to the neighbors, they identified their horse and barn and were shocked at the discovery.

Criminal trespassing is the most severe charge the police could file, because Washington is one of more than a dozen states that have no law against bestiality.

2nd Grader Brings Pot to Show and Tell

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports that an eight-year old boy in Conn brought more than a dozen bags of pot for show-and-tell. The teacher caught the youngster stuffing the bags into his pants and called the authorities. The boy told police that the stash belonged to his 18-year old uncle who now faces a number of charges including drug dealing and risk of injury to a minor. He has been released on a $1,000 bond.

Wilma Upgraded

CNN.com reports that Hurricane Wilma is now an "extremely dangerous" Cat 5 hurricane with sustained winds up to 175 mph.

Here we go again!

WILLLLMAAAAA!!!!

Wilma became a category 2 hurricane on Tuesday with sustained winds of up to 110 mph. Forecasters warn that it could be a Cat 4 hurricane by Thursday. The hurricane is on a direct path to Florida.

Homeland Security Chief Aims to Expel All Illegals

BREIBART.com reports the Department of Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff said that his department aims to expel all illegal immigrants. Apparently, the department wants to completely eliminate the "Catch and Release" policy currently in effect and establish an new expulsion policy which would return any illegal immigrant to their home country.

This new policy would be in direct violation with the US's Cuban immigration policy that allows any Cuban seized with "dry feet" (meaning those that reach land by any means) to stay and work in the US. Opponents to the Cuban immigration policy claim that it encourages dangerous Cuban emigration attempts.

Judith Miller Wants Federal Journalist Shield Law

BRIEBART.com reports in an article that Judith Miller participated in a panel discussion on whether journalists should be legally protected from revealing sources. Miller was jailed for 85 days for not revealing her source in a recent White House CIA leak scandal involving a grand jury investigation.

The Supreme Court has ruled that journalists are not protected from grand jury subpoenas by the First Amendment. If a shield law was established, journalists would not be required to give the names of sources when subpoenaed.

Miller was presented with the Society of Professional Journalists' First Amendment Award.

Man Crashes into Burger King, Orders Breakfast

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports that a Wisconsin man smashed into a local Wausau, Wisc. Burger King's front door with his car. The 78 year-old man then parked his car, went inside and ordered breakfast. The report goes on to say that the employees got the glass and mess cleaned up so that the restaurant could remain open for its lunch hour customers. Cheap ass fast food restaurant owners!

The man was not charged since the accident occurred on private property.

Woman Stabbed Over Who Could Use Microwave First

NEWS.YAHOO.com reports that two employees at a Wal Green's pharmacy in Fla fought over who could microwave their soup first. The fight resulted in one of the employees stabbing the other in the abdomen with a large kitchen knife.

I hope it was at least Progresso.

Wilma Forms in the Caribbean

NEWS.YAHOO.com reports that Tropical Storm Wilma formed Monday in the northwestern Caribbean, tying the record for the most storms in an Atlantic season and following a path that some forecasters believe could menace the Gulf Coast later this week as a hurricane. Wilma is the 21st named storm of the season. The only other time that many storms formed since record keeping began 154 years ago was in 1933.

Reports of the storm caused oil futures to rise more than $1 a barrel. Fill up now, because over the next week, prices will rise again.

LOCAL - Details on Hendrix Domestic Incident Released

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports that police have released the details of the domestic incident that occurred between Detroit mayoral candidate Freeman Hendrix's son, Stephen and his eighteen year old girlfriend.

Apparently the two were arguing in the apartment that they had been sharing for three weeks. At one point, Hendrix allegedly put his hands over her mouth to keep her quiet. The girlfriend claims that she felt so threatened that she had to lock herself in a bathroom.

Sly Stallone and Columbia Pictures to resurrect "Rocky" with a sixth film.

85-year old Woman Recruited by Marines

Seattle woman who has been an anti-war crusader for the peace for the past 58 years is being recruited by the Marines.
It is apparently all a mistake.
Barbara "Bobbie" Mercer got a letter from General W.E. Gaskin, the commanding general of Marine Corps recruiting.
It says: "Now is the time to put your unique language skills to the test as a member of the United States Marine Corps. Your command of the Arabic language will be invaluable..."
The letter came to the Mercer home on Capitol Hill late last month. It's a home where the password is peace and peace messages are on display.
"He wanted to recruit me for my skill in the Arabic language," she said. "I don't speak Arabic. I learned a little French but my accent is terrible."

The Marine Corps admits this was all a mistake. They are looking for a few good men and women. Young men and women. They do have a delayed entry program, but that's for those who want to graduate before serving.
It's not for 85-year-olds.

Virgina prison inmates to take in Katrina orphaned cats as pets.

A Conn teacher was fired for refusing to fly American flag in his classroom, citing it is against his religous beliefs.

An 83 year old man finds million dollar lotto ticket in Massachusetts store trash can. Store owner to sue for the ticket.

Secret Service Questions Kid Over School Project

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ALTERNET.org reports that the Secret Service investigated an incident involving a North Carolina student's senior civics and economics class project. The teacher had assigned the class to do a photo presentation on one of the rights prescribed in the Bill or Rights. The unnamed student took a photograph of President Bush and placed a red thumb tack through his head with a "thumbs down" sign next to it. A Wal Mart photo lab employee saw the pictures while being developed and call the local authorities who handed the case over to the US Secret Service, who visited the school, confiscated the student's poster, and questioned both the teacher and the student.
When the teacher told the SS that it was only a Bill of Rights project, the agents told her that the poster would be interpreted by the US Attorney's office and a determination would be made on whether to indict the student.

The student was not indicted and the SS did not pursue the case further.

DISCUSSION THREAD: Do you think that photo lab employees should be able to look at developed photographs without the consumer's consent.

Former Degrassi Star Guests on ER

Former Degrassi heart throb Daniel Clark made a brief appear on Thursday nights ER. Clark has appeared in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Eerie, Indiana, I Was a Sixth Grade Alien, and Degrassi: The Next Generation.

LOCAL - Darko Arrested in Sterling Heights

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports that Detroit Piston Darko Milicic was arrested Wednesday in Sterling Heights for driving on a suspended license. Milicic was pulled over for having his windows tinted and upon inspection of his license, police discovered it was suspended for unpaid tickets. Milicic was ticketed and arrested and later released on $100 bond.

Girl Eats Dad's Pot Brownies

THESMOKINGGUN.com reports that a man in Wisconsin was arrested and faces drug charges after his five-year old daughter was sickened after eating brownies laced with pot. Luke Schoepke, 24, was arrested after his daughter was brought to the hospital by her grandmother for being lethargic and having an unusually large appetite. The police went to Schoepke's residence and conducted a field test on the brownies confirming that they contained marijuana. If convicted, Schoepke faces a maximum of three and a half years in prison.

Samsung Guilty of Price Fixing

CNN.com reports Samsung, the world's largest maker of memory chips for computers and other electronic gadgets, has agreed to plea guilty to price fixing and pay a $300 million fine, U.S. officials said Thursday.
The penalty is the second-largest criminal antitrust fine ever and caps a three-year investigation into the largest makers of dynamic random access memory computer chips, a $7.7 billion market in the United States.

Civil Rights Pioneer Dead at 63

CNN.com reports Vivian Malone Jones, one of two black students whose effort to enroll at the University of Alabama led to George Wallace's infamous "stand in the schoolhouse door" in 1963, died Thursday. She was 63.

Jones, who went on to become the first black to graduate from the school, died at Atlanta Medical Center, where she had been admitted Tuesday after suffering a stroke, said her sister, Sharon Malone.

Police Catch Burlar in the "Act"

1010WINS.com reports that Pittsburgh police caught a serial burglar in the act - a sex act.
Officers found Robert Calloway in the basement of an apartment building he had broken into, police said.

Authorities said Calloway was having sex with a woman. He was charged with Monday's break-in in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, as well as in three others in recent weeks. The woman, Vera Morris, also was charged.

Calloway, 40, matches the description of a man caught on surveillance tape breaking into the basements of other apartment buildings, police said.

Man Claims Priest's Molestation Turned Him Gay

WORLDNETDAILY.com reports a wealthy Manhattan socialite is planning a $5 million lawsuit against the Catholic Church, claiming his being molested by a priest at age 7 turned him into a homosexual.

J. David Enright IV, now 51, alleges he was molested as a boy at Camp Tekawitha on Lake Luzerne in upstate New York by by Father Joseph Romano, a seminarian counselor at the camp run by the Diocese of Albany.

Toe Eating Japanese Cat --?

JAPANTODAY.com reports an animal protection group on Wednesday questioned claims that an 88-year-old senile woman in a care facility in Saitama Prefecture had all the toes on her right foot bitten off by a cat last week.

Shizue Noda, who heads nonprofit organization Animal Support Mate, told a press conference that cats do not eat human toes and that their teeth are "not powerful enough to bite them off, bones and all." A 40-cm-long female cat was caught in the facility's grounds after the workers spotted bloody paw marks on the woman's bed and a similar cat with blood stains on its teeth.

Halloween Turning into Month Long Holiday

CNN.com reports that Halloween is turning into a month long holiday, and this isn't just a trend in the US. This year consumers are expected to spend $3.3 B in the Halloween industry worldwide.

Man Caught Operating on Pigeon

AZCENTRAL.com reports a man found operating on a pigeon that he sedated with vodka was later arrested after animal control officers raided his house and discovered about 300 living and dead birds inside. Gerald Enright, 61, who was arrested for investigation of animal abuse, denied mistreating the birds. He said he had devoted his life to saving them.

Police said animal control officers went to Enright's home in a Los Angeles suburb after getting complaints from a local PETA chapter. Enright acknowledged operating to remove a large tumor from the bird, saying he watched his own veterinarian perform such a procedure. He said he gave the bird a shot of vodka before operating.

Woman Charged with Cutting Open Pregnant Neighbor to Steal Baby

MSNBC.com reports that a Pittsburgh woman clubbed her pregnant neighbor over the head with a baseball bat, drove her to the woods and cut her belly with a knife in an attempt to steal her baby, police say. Police said Wednesday's attack on Valerie Oskin was stopped before her baby was taken after a teenager on an all-terrain vehicle came across the women.

Oskin, 30, later underwent an emergency Caesarean section at a hospital. State police Thursday said she was in critical condition and her baby in stable condition. She was believed to have been in her third trimester of pregnancy.

Peggy Jo Conner, 38, of Ford City, was arraigned Thursday on charges of attempted homicide and aggravated assault and was jailed without bail. Conner had told her live-in partner before the attack that she was pregnant, and investigators found baby-related items in her trailer.

The assault began Wednesday morning, when Conner hit Oskin several times with a bat, Andreassi said. Conner then put Oskin and Oskin's 7-year-old son in her car, dropped the boy off at a family member's house and drove the pregnant woman about 15 miles to a secluded area about 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. There, Conner cut Oskin across her abdomen, slicing over an old Caesarean scar, with a razor knife.

Yet Another Crazy Python

UPN34.com reports that Thanksgiving came early for a python in Miami, Fla. Earlier today an African rock python gobbled down a turkey (pun intended) in Miami, Fla. These pythons are literally out of control.

LOCAL - More Charges for Stephen Hendrix

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports that shortly after Stephen Hendrix was arraigned on Tuesday for charges of domestic violence, he appeared in an Ypsilanti township court to face charges of OUIL in connection with a April 2 traffic stop.

Detroit mayoral candidate Freeman Hendrix said that his son had kept the OUIL charge from him and only found out about it after the domestic violence charge.

Firestone to Pay Ford $240 M in Settlement

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire has agreed to pay $240 million to Ford Motor Co. to settle claims related to the tiremaker's 2000 recall of defective tires. Bridgestone Firestone, the North American unit of Japan's Bridgestone Corp., and Ford reached a settlement that will help cover the costs of the automaker's 2001 tire replacement program, which followed the tire recall.
At least 271 people were reported killed and hundreds more injured in accidents involving Firestone ATX and AT tires, and the maker recalled 6.5 million of them. Bridgestone has spent more than $1 billion on recall-related costs.

Scared by Corpse, Burglar Phones Police

REUTERS reports a Dutch burglar phoned police after fleeing in panic when he found the corpse of an 89-year-old woman in a house he broke into in The Hague. Police said they were still searching for the burglar who "got the fright of his life".

"He said he was the burglar and that he found a corpse," a police spokesman said. "He found the mortal remains in one of the rooms and left the home to call emergency number 112."
Police were investigating if anything was stolen and believed the woman may have been dead for some time.

NYC Terror Threat a Hoax?

CNN reports that the NYC subway terror threat made last week was a hoax. Apparently the informant in Iraw had admitted that he made the whole thing up. NY mayor Michael Bloomberg and city police officials are not convinced, however, that the threat was a hoax. Bloomberg said that the informant passed a lie detector test. The informant claimed that a baby stroller would be used to carry an explosive device onto a NYC subway.

There's a reason that polygraph tests are not admissable in court; they are scietifically unsound.

Craig. Daniel Craig.

CANADA.com reports that Daniel Craig will debut as 007 in Casino Royale, the 21st installment to the James Bond franchise. The movie will be released in 2006.

LOCAL - Hendrix's Son Charged With Domestic Violence

CLICKONDETROIT.com Reports that Detroit mayoral candidate Freeman Hendricks son, Stephen (age 21) was arraigned on charges of domestic violence Tuesday. Stephen entered a not guilty plea.

The dispute was apparently over Stephen Hendrix attempting to force his 18-year old girlfriend to take a pill. It has also been reported that Stephens windows to his red Monte Carlo were smashed out during the same time period of the alleged domestic incident. It is not known whether this damage is related.

I don't believe that this incident is in any way connected to Detroit mayor Kane Kilpatrick or the comments he made during a debate at the Detroit Economic Club.

LOCAL - Crash Closes M-59

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports a crash involving several vehicles has closed a section of M-59 Tuesday morning. The crash occurred on M-59, east of Pontiac Lake Road, according to Waterford police.

LOCAL - Gregg Henson FIRED

FREEP.com reports that Gregg Henson has been fired from WKRK Detroit. He was the co-host of their midday show called Motor City Middays. The report indicates that he was fired because of some questionable comments he made about Channel 95.5 DJ Tic Tac on Gregg's Sept. 28 show. I can't remember listening to this show, but I can remember Gregg previously making negative comments about Tic Tac.

On Henson's own website (www.gregghenson.com), he claims that Tic Tac had nothing to do with his firing.

I loved MCM and listened to it every chance I had. I think that Michelle is a great co-host, but the show just won't be the same without Gregg. I had recently noticed that the show had been airing "best of" segments, but didn't know that Henson was in trouble.

Husband Sets Wife on Fire

WTOP Radio reports that a man in Clinton, MD set his wife on fire Monday inside the mobile phone store where she worked. The woman was working at T-Mobile store when her estranged husband walked in about 10 a.m. and doused her with gasoline. The woman ran outside, but the man chased her, then lit her clothes with a match.

Someone at the store was able to put out the fire, police said, but not before the woman suffered second- and third-degree burns to more than 50 percent of her body. She was hospitalized in serious condition Monday night.

The suspect fled the scene in a burgundy Dodge minivan and was still at large Monday night. He was identified as Roger Byron Hargrave, 33, whose last known address was in Temple Hills.

The victim's sister, Shareen Jackson, said she knows the suspect, and he is extremely unstable.
"He's not in the right frame of mind. He should not be approached. He's a dangerous man," Jackson said.

NOLA Officers Shot and Killed a Man During Katrina

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports that New Orleans police are investigating the death of a man who was shot by authorities during the Hurricane Katrina commotion. Danny Brumfield was shot by police outside the convention center last month, just before the National Guard arrived to evacuate the building. Police said Brumfield was shot because he jumped onto the hood of a squad car and appeared to be attacking an officer.

But Brumfield's relatives disputed that. They said a commotion broke out at the convention center and Brumfield jumped into the street, probably to signal for help from police. The relatives said an officer hit Brumfield twice with the squad car. They said Brumfield was shot after he pulled out a pair of shears to protect himself and jumped onto the hood.

The relatives also said officers ran over his body when they left.

Reports of violence such as rape, are reported to have been exaggerated by the media during the time that tens of thousands of people lived at the convention center. I don't think that we will ever know the full truth of the things that happened during Katrina.

Hurricane Center Has One Name Left

DRUDGE reports that this is the second busiest hurricane season on record. Tropical storm Vince became a hurricane Sunday. The only name left on this year's list is Wilma, then the National Hurricane Center will switch for the first time to the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.).

The busiest season on record was in 1933, when 21 storms were named. There were 20 storms in 1887 and 1995. Reliable hurricane records go back to 1851.

Another Crazy Python

DRUDGE reports that a 12-foot Burmese python swallowed a 15-pound Siamese cat belonging to a family in Miami Gardens, Fla. The snake was spotted in the family's backyard on Sunday and the cat had been missing for two days.

Earlier this month, authorities say a 13-foot python attempted to swallow a seix foot live alligator whole, but exploded during the meal.

LOCAL - GM Close to Bankruptcy?

CNN.com's Money section reports that the chances that GM will file bankrupty are about 30 percent, accoridng to one industry analyst. Shares of GM ended Monday down 10 percent (down $2.81 to $25.48).

LOCAL - Mayoral Candidate's Son Arrested for Domestic Incident

CLICKONDETROIT.com Reports that Detroit city mayoral candidate Freeman Hendrix 21-year old son, Stephen, was arrested at around 1:30am Monday at his U of M off campus apartment. He was arrested for a domestic incident against an 18-year old female. The incident did not involve any weapons and there were no injuries reported.

Freeman Hendrix held a press conference with his wife at his side to report that his campaign would be put on hold. The candidate noted that this was a personal, family matter. There was previous controversial surrounding the arrest record of Freeman Hendrix himself when Detroit mayor Kilpatrick insinuated that Hendrix had been arrested in the past.

Pat Robertson believes we are at the 'End of Times'

Lunatic Pat Roberston, former GOP presidential candidate and host of the 700 Club believes that all the hurricanes and the recent earthquake in South Asia is a sign of the second coming of Christ and the inevitable end of the world. Last month Roberston called for the assassination of the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.

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Commander in Chief Has a New Chief

LAWEEKLY entertainment columnist Nikki Finke reports ABC's Commander in Chief series creator Rod Lurie has been replaced as showrunner by Steve Bochco today because of what sources say was a show idea that Lurie had wanting to show a 'rough sex' scene between the President's daughter and a Secret Service agent in the back of a limo.

Tenn Black Caucus Targeted for Racism

FOXNEWS.com reports Tenn. Representative Stacy Campfield (R) was rejected for membership by the Tenn. Black Caucus. Campfield claims that the caucus denied his admission as a full member because he is white. The chairman of the caucus said that Campfield's admission was first rejected because they felt the request was a joke. Now, however, the chairman believes that Campfield has other motives. The chairman believes that Campfield wants to know how the caucus spends their money.

The caucus's meetings are open to anyone. And they regularly give out honorary memberships. In an interview Rep. Campfield compared the caucus's membership policies to that of the KKK. The NAACP has demanded that the representative resign.

It should be known that there is no law that requires the caucus to disclose who donates their thousands of dollars they receive in contributions. In this day and age where politicians and legislators are indicted for money laundering and other SEC violations, open disclosure of funds need to be available. Campfield is obviously trying to draw attention to this problem by trying to gain admission. If donors of funds are kept secret, there is no way of telling what special interests are at play.

Rochester Hills Flasher Update

CLICKONDETROIT.com reports that police have a video that they believe shows the infamous Rochester Hills flasher. A man has been running around through Target stores, Meijer, and a Borders and lifting up his shorts, exposing himself to young children.

The man is described as white, between 25 and 35 years old, and between 5'6" and 5'8", and about 155 lbs. He has thin legs, brown hair, and wears loose-fitting shorts. Police think that he drives a 1993-1995 burgandy Ford Thunderbird.

Anyone that recognizes this man should contact the police tip line at (888) TURN-1-IN.

9 year-old Pleads Guilty to Killing Playmate

CNN.com reports that a nine year old girl pled guilty to manslaughter Friday, admitting that she fatally stabbed her eleven year old playmate over a fight for a ball. Apparently the nine year old had stabbed the girl at a Memorial Day gathering this year. The mother of the nine year old had left the two alone for a moment while she went to borrow something for a neighbor. When the mother returned, her daughter had plunged a knife into the eleven year old's chest.

Harriet Miers Update

A Republican senator from Alabama said that Harriet Miers would have to overcome the "Souter factor" in order to be confirmed. Conservatives are worried that Miers may appear conservative, but once she sits on the bench she will vote more moderately (ie like Souter).

I believe that all this Republican complaining is a ploy to get her confirmed. This lady is supposed to be close to the President. Bush would never appoint her unless he knew her views on areas like abortion and gay marriage. Miers has never been verbal about her views on either subject. She has voted both ways for gay civil rights, but has never expressed how she feels about gay marriage.

I am not all that worried about abortion. I don't think that Roe v Wade will ever be overturned. The major issue that concerns me is gay marriage and civil rights. This is the decision that the high court will have to make in the next ten years. Sure the states will battle with it for a while. Some, including MI, have already made their decision by creating state constitutional amendments banning same sex marriages and unions. As a citizen of MI, our only hope is the Supreme Court of the US. Sure there are probably much more conservative choices that would be much worse, but Bush needs to be a lame duck. I don't want him to get anything done. I would rather have things stand still than have him running things.

Hillary Inducted into Women's Hall of Fame

CNN.com reports that Senator Hillary Clinton, along with nine other women, were inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame.

Clinton needs all the attention she can get to pursue her run for the ovalcy in '08.

DISCUSSION THREAD:
Would you vote for Senator Clinton for President in '08? Post your comments...

LOCAL - Delphi files for chapter 11 protection

CNN.com reports that Troy, MI based Delphi, the world's largest auto parts manufacturer, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This is the biggest bankruptcy filing in US automotive history. Delphi has struggled since it spun off from its parent company GM in 1999. Delphi posted net losses of $741 million in the first half of 2005 alone.

How can US auto makers compete with foreign companies when there is no control over inernational wages? Foreign auto parts maker can push out more volume at less cost becasue some countries have no minimum wage. We need to push for international labor control by limiting trade and international humanitarian aid to those countries that will not partner for labor and wage control.

Now hunderds if not thousands of local men and women could loose their jobs. The UAW reports that Delphi will take a page from the airlines restructing book by making massive wage and benefit cuts. How long will it be before one of the Big 3 files for bankruptcy? Post your comments...

Energy Costs to Soar This Winter

USA Today reports that heating costs will rise 45% to 90% this winter. I laught at all of you skinny people who will have no choice but to turn up the heat as the snow falls. My extra poundage will keep me warm without having to pay the extra costs!

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