http://www.yourstreet.com/news/mi YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us • Late Hits archive ECU: After a 1-2 nonconference start, the Pirates could have folded. After bungling a trip to SMU, and losing on a 96-yard dagger, the Pirates could have checked out. Instead, after Saturday's 37-21 pasting of UAB, the Pirates control the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756499/late-hits-nov-23 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:40:08 -0800 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Tate Forcier threw four interceptions and fumbled in his end zone, and No. 9 Ohio State took advantage to beat Michigan 21-10 Saturday for its sixth straight win in the series. The Buckeyes (10-2, 7-1) clinched an outright Big Ten... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6753759/ohio-state-vs-michigan-osu-wins-sixth-straight-against-wolverines,-21-10 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:55:08 -0800 Last Wednesday, a media firestorm erupted after a seventeen-year-old girl named Jackie was interviewed by MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell while standing in line during Sarah Palin's Michigan book signing. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6753762/david-vines-if-it-were-me,-i-d-be-embarrassed Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:52:08 -0800 Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. An "additional income tax to the upper brackets, folks earning more... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6753764/carl-levin-new-war-tax-for-rich-may-be-needed-to-fund-afghan-war Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:39:08 -0800 Heading downtown for the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival ? You won't be alone: the Trib reports 800,000 are expected at the fest which has already kicked off and runs all day, climaxing with a parade this evening from 5:30 p.m. til 6:55 p.m. Of course, there are... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756147/it-s-magnificent-mile-lights-festival-day Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:30:08 -0800 The documentary “Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam,” follows Michael Muhammad Knight, along with young Muslim punk bands his 2003 novel inspired, on a tour across North American and into Pakistan. BY ANDREW NORMAN United Press International EAST LANSING,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6753782/the-birth-of-islam-punk-rock-taqwacore-a-documentary-by-michael-muhammad Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:34:08 -0800 Photo AP/M. Spencer Green Is it any surprise that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers couldn't properly maintain a levee to hold up against a hurricane when they can't even seem to keep a fish out of Lake Michigan? New word from the Corps in the fight against the Asian... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756152/asian-carp-nice-try,-suckers- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:08 -0800 I was more worried about Justices Scalia and Thomas, and now it turns out I should have been focusing on some Congressman from Michigan. The short, non-wonky version of where we are? We're screwed. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752633/joanne-bamberger-am-i-angrier-at-bart-stupak-or-barack-obama- Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:08 -0800 Skyline Solar, a Silicon Valley start-up in California, has the metal arrays needed to support its photovoltaic panels manufactured at a Michigan automaker plant. Los Angeles Times View Comments | http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752430/calif-solar-company-uses-michigan-factory-to-make-components Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020181257.htm ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2009) — Young men who voted for Republican John McCain or Libertarian candidate Robert Barr in the 2008 presidential election suffered an immediate drop in testosterone when the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752023/from-science-daily-presidential-election-outcome-changed-voters-testoste Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:44:08 -0700 The U.S. Department of Labor's report issued Wednesday said Michigan's unemployment rate in September was 15.5 percent, the highest in the nation; with Nevada's 13.3 percent second highest, which is a record for unemployment in the Silver State. Las Vegas Sun View... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752444/nevada-s-jobless-rate-in-september-second-only-to-michigan Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 All but one state (Vermont) saw tax collections and other funds fall for the second quarter in a row. Over the past year, they’ve lost more than they got in federal stimulus money. Michigan lawmakers (at left) have struggled to deal with a nearly $3 billion... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750271/economy-rebounding-but-states-budgets-still-hurting Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:29:08 -0700 Work in the Loop? You're taking an early lunch today. Chicago's great physical theater company 500 Clown —which, by the way, has its fingerprints all over the almost-as-great Goodman Theatre production of Animal Crackers , with one member, Molly Brennan,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752522/500-clown-hits-the-streets-today Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:54:08 -0700 Battle Creek, Mich. -- A series of community events spread over a number of months next year in Battle Creek will celebrate the 150th birthday of cereal pioneer W.K. Kellogg. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748760/battle-creek-to-celebrate-kellogg-s-150th-birthday Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:32:08 -0700 A prominent Mid-Michigan car dealer is facing tough questions from his former employees. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748667/mid-michigan-car-dealer-facing-tough-questions Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:28:08 -0700 Freshman Tate Forcier is still Michigan's starting quarterback. Forcier's status against Delaware State on Saturday, though, will depend on his health. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748825/u-m-s-robinson-may-start-saturday Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:54:08 -0700 For the second straight week, Michigan senior defensive end Brandon Graham used the postgame locker room as his pulpit to keep his team motivated. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748833/u-m-s-graham-preaches-to-team-move-on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:54:08 -0700 Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez expects Tate Forcier to be OK, adding doctors and trainers will decide the QB can play Saturday against Delaware State. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745572/um-s-forcier-has-concussion,-may-still-start Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Jordan French, the newly hired baseball coach at Palo Alto High School, has exaggerated his qualifications for the job, according to information provided by officials at the University of Michigan and his former employer in Los Angeles. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743905/paly-s-new-baseball-coach-exaggerated-experience Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:53:08 -0700 Rochester -- Shipping Guantanamo Bay detainees to Michigan would endanger the safety of the state and nation, require massive security details and make the area a "magnet" for foreign and domestic terrorists, according to terrorism experts and Standish... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748746/rally-says-no-to-gitmo-detainees Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:00:08 -0700