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Dearborn High Alumni to Host Fundraiser and Blood Drive

November 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
Jane Hefferen

DEARBORN, Mich. - Former Dearborn High School classmates of Jane Hefferan, who is struggling with serious medical issues, invite the public to participate in a fundraiser and Red Cross blood drive to be held in her honor during the month of December. The fundraiser for Jane will be held from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on December 10 at the Traction Bar at 5990 North Telegraph Road in Dearborn Heights. Proceeds for a recommended entry donation of $10 will go directly to Jane. A raffle will also be held for her benefit. Entertainment will be provided by special guest Daniel Harrison and the $2 … [Read more...]

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Daddy, I Saw the Mayor Do Something

April 24, 2011 By 8 Comments

DEARBORN, Michigan -  (Front Page Front Porch Opinion) Open Letter to Dearborn Mayor John O'Reilly: Dear Mayor O'Reilly: I think it was last spring, around this time of year, my daughter told me she saw you do something. She was riding her bike at Summer Stephens Park - early in the morning around sunrise. She saw you walking around the park. Then she saw you do something and she may have been the only witness -- while no one else was around. My daughter saw you walking around the park picking  up trash, before most people even got out of bed.  Some people don't know you care so … [Read more...]

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Sacrificed Survivors Film Tour Begins in Dearborn

January 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ryan Mauro

DEARBORN, Mich. --  A new documentary film, Sacrificed Survivors (The Untold Story of the Ground Zero Mega-Mosque) will have a special screening in Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center today at 5:30pm, as the film producers kick off a nationwide tour promoting the film. The film producers chose the Dearborn location to screen the film because of it's close proximity to the ISNA Diversity Forum at the DoubleTree (on Ford Road) where New York based Imam Rauf will be the key note speaker this evening at 7:30pm.  The controversial Imam Rauf has been praised by many … [Read more...]

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The Henry Ford to Showcase Edison2′s Very Light Car

January 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
Edison 2 Very Light Vehicle

DEARBORN, MI - Edison2's #98 Very Light Car, the $5 Million Mainstream Class winner of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, will reside in the prestigious Henry Ford Museum, part of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. The car will eventually be part of the museum's newly redesigned automotive exhibition. Edison2's Very Light Cars -- employing breakthrough combinations of light weight and low aerodynamic drag -- won the grueling X PRIZE Mainstream Class, in which cars were required to seat 4 passengers, go at least 200 miles on a tank or charge, and meet stringent performance, … [Read more...]

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Imam Rauf Begins Fundraising in Dearborn

January 4, 2011 By 3 Comments
Imam Rauf

DEARBORN, Mich - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the leader of the effort to build an Islamic cultural center (Cordoba House / Park 51) two blocks from Ground Zero in New York city, is kicking off a nationwide speaking and fundraising tour starting in Dearborn on January 15, according to reports in the New York Times. The tour’s first stop is in Dearborn for an event organized by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) -- the First Annual ISNA Diversity Forum. Imam Rauf will be the key note speaker at a banquet during the ISNA Diversity Forum at 7:00 pm on Saturday night, January … [Read more...]

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Top 10 Dearborn News Stories for 2010

December 29, 2010 By 2 Comments
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Dearborn, MI -- Newspaper editors around the nation follow a tradition each December - picking the top 10 news stories for the year.  The results are a great way of summarizing the big events of the year.  Among the top national and international stories, there are few surprises: Gulf Oil Disaster, Health Care Overhaul, Haiti Earthquake, Decline of the US Economy, Rise of the Tea Party, Chile Mine Rescue, and WikiLeaks ... although Vanity Fair claims several editors wanted to make "Sarah Palin Has a Grammatical Error on Her Facebook Page" the top headline of the year. Every publication … [Read more...]

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