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City owes 'burbs millions
Ruling may lower water rates across Metro area
Robert Snell / The Detroit News


DETROIT -- Water and sewer customers across Southeast Michigan will get a rebate after a federal judge Friday said Detroit charged them $24 million too much for the city's controversial digital radio system.

The city administration's top attorney this morning urged the City Council not to approve an ordinance amendment that would require all outside legal contracts to receive council approval.

davecat wrote:Um, bump?

Flint family investigates man's death from cardiac arrest after scuffle with Hurley Medical Center security
by Bryn Mickle | The Flint Journal
Wednesday July 23, 2008, 4:20 PM
FLINT, Michigan -- Marquinn Franklin's family laid him to rest Wednesday, still trying to figure out exactly what happened on the fifth floor of Hurley Medical Center before his death there.

Flint police were told Franklin, 30, went into cardiac arrest after security restrained him to keep him from jumping out a window. A police investigator said it appears that six people were involved in restraining Franklin, who family members said stood about six-foot-one and weighed 270 pounds.

The family believes security guards went too far.

"I would like to have justice. ... My heart is broken," said Franklin's mother, Dorothy Coleman, of Mt. Morris Township.

Franklin died July 9, three days after he was admitted to Hurley for an overdose of pills.

He had spent more than a day in a medically induced coma and was in good spirits after he awoke, said his older sister, Quinette Hoskins, of Mt. Morris Township.

"He was making plans for the future," she said.

But something went awry the next day after he called home and said he was ready to leave the hospital.

Hours later, Hoskins said the hospital called to say Franklin's condition had changed and that his mother needed to come immediately.

By the time she got there, Franklin was dead.

Hoskins said the family was told at the hospital that he had become testy with staffers because they wouldn't let him smoke. She said staffers told the family that he first tried to run out of the room but reversed course and tried to leap from a window as security chased him.

Flint family investigates man's death from cardiac arrest after scuffle with Hurley Medical Center security

by Bryn Mickle | The Flint Journal
Wednesday July 23, 2008, 4:20 PM

FLINT, Michigan -- Marquinn Franklin's family laid him to rest Wednesday, still trying to figure out exactly what happened on the fifth floor of Hurley Medical Center before his death there.

Flint police were told Franklin, 30, went into cardiac arrest after security restrained him to keep him from jumping out a window. A police investigator said it appears that six people were involved in restraining Franklin, who family members said stood about six-foot-one and weighed 270 pounds.

The family believes security guards went too far.

I would like to have justice. ... My heart is broken," said Franklin's mother, Dorothy Coleman, of Mt. Morris Township.

Franklin died July 9, three days after he was admitted to Hurley for an overdose of pills.

He had spent more than a day in a medically induced coma and was in good spirits after he awoke, said his older sister, Quinette Hoskins, of Mt. Morris Township.

"He was making plans for the future," she said.

But something went awry the next day after he called home and said he was ready to leave the hospital.

Hours later, Hoskins said the hospital called to say Franklin's condition had changed and that his mother needed to come immediately.

By the time she got there, Franklin was dead.

Hoskins said the family was told at the hospital that he had become testy with staffers because they wouldn't let him smoke. She said staffers told the family that he first tried to run out of the room but reversed course and tried to leap from a window as security chased him.

Mulligan wrote:

davecat wrote:Um, bump?

Jacque Jones just marveled at what a slow start this thread got off to.

Jerrytimes
Member
Username: Jerrytimes

Post Number: 150
Registered: 04-2007

Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 1:09 pm:

I'm sorry for saying this but E-85 is a horrible alternative fuel. It costs more to use and I personally don't feel that I should have to spend more to save the environment. The corn that is being wasted on E-85 should be feeding livestock and the poor and homeless, not used in my car.

I bought an 08 Chevy Impala (love the car!) and was excited that it was a flex-fuel vehicle until I read up on it.

MICHIGAN wrote:

Jerrytimes
Member
Username: Jerrytimes

Post Number: 150
Registered: 04-2007

Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 1:09 pm:

I'm sorry for saying this but E-85 is a horrible alternative fuel. It costs more to use and I personally don't feel that I should have to spend more to save the environment. The corn that is being wasted on E-85 should be feeding livestock and the poor and homeless, not used in my car.

I bought an 08 Chevy Impala (love the car!) and was excited that it was a flex-fuel vehicle until I read up on it.

MICHIGAN wrote:

Jerrytimes
Member
Username: Jerrytimes

Post Number: 150
Registered: 04-2007

Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 1:09 pm:

I'm sorry for saying this but E-85 is a horrible alternative fuel. It costs more to use and I personally don't feel that I should have to spend more to save the environment. The corn that is being wasted on E-85 should be feeding livestock and the poor and homeless, not used in my car.

I bought an 08 Chevy Impala (love the car!) and was excited that it was a flex-fuel vehicle until I read up on it.

I bought an 08 Chevy Impala (love the car!) and was excited that it was a flex-fuel vehicle until I read up on it.

Username: Reddog289

Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 1:51 am:

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Django, was just out in the garage, found 5 10ft pieces of plastic and 2 aluminum. have to get them outta the rafters. I,m not in the city but just past the old eloise complex. you can have what i got, still have to get over to my buddys and to my cousins to see what they got.

citylover wrote:if those two don't make excuses for detroit then they have probably been invaded by body snatchers and it aint really them anymore.



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without fail, no mater how inexcusable and awful iheart the d and jt1 are always present to offer up their usual crap.

I'm pretty sure that I know both Detroit and New York City better than you, but I'll refrain from further engaging in this pointless discussion that solves absolutely nothing.