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Restricting hookah bar hours is bad for business
June 3rd, 20160 The nature of Southeast Michigan's economy has changed over the past decades. Dearborn's leaders do not seem interested in adjusting to the new realities. Despite the partial recovery of the auto industry, carmakers can no longer sustain the region's economy or operate as go-to employers. We live in a post-industrial,...Residents uncertain about Dearborn Heights’ plans to merge emergency dispatch
June 3rd, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The possibility of contracting the city of Dearborn Heights' emergency dispatch services with Dearborn is leaving some residents concerned. A city faced with budgeting setbacks, the merger would save an estimated $243,000 annually, according to Mayor Dan Paletko. Councilwoman Lisa...Arab American awarded national teaching fellowship
June 3rd, 20160 Fadlallah with a student.DETROIT — Dilapidated and moldy classrooms and poor student achievement have afflicted the Detroit Public Schools for decades. Recently, many Detroit school teachers are opting not to show up to work, protesting low wages. Despite a plethora of problems troubling the quality of education in the city, one...AAPAC announces endorsements in two key local races
June 3rd, 20160 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) has selected its endorsements in two key local races for the primary election, which will take place on Tuesday, August 2. Formed in 1998, AAPAC's membership consists of a diverse group of Arab American professionals who work to organize and encourage the political...France to accept 400 refugees per month from Greece
June 3rd, 20160 PARIS — France will accept 400 refugees per month from Greece as part of the EU relocation deal it signed last year, the country's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Thursday. "This week, as part of the relocation, 97 additional refugees have arrived in France coming from Greece and Italy," Cazeneuve said in a statement. He...Major public transit plan aims to shape region’s future
June 3rd, 20160 A rendering of the RTA's transit planDEARBORN — While the convenience of public transportation is second-nature to many people in other states, Michigan is notorious for the absence of such transit systems. As it revealed at Lawrence Technological University on Tuesday, the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) has...Detroit to attract tourists this summer
June 3rd, 20160 DETROIT- The State of Michigan is spending $1 million of a $12 million national ad purchase for its continuous “Pure Michigan” campaign to attract people to Detroit this summer.Many Michiganders, mostly Detroiters, think it’s a risky proposal. The city has the second highest murder-rate in the U.S., went...Detroit police officer in need of assistance
June 3rd, 20160 DETROIT- The Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association is hosting a fundraiser dinner at the Gaelic League on June 9 for Aref Algarrafi, a Detroit detective who suffers from leukemia, to help him cover medical expenses. Back in December of 2015, Algarrafi went to urgent care for a severe ear...Local 4 announces “Arab in America” news series
June 3rd, 20160 DETROIT—WDIV-Local 4 announced an ongoing series of news reports, called “Arab in America,” that brings viewers personal stories of Arab Americans and a look at the culture of Arab families in Metro Detroit. “Arab in America” is part of Local 4’s commitment to telling the true and often untold...Attorney General Bill Schuette backs Trump
June 3rd, 20160 LANSING — Attorney General Bill Schuette has officially announced that he plans to support Donald Trump for president. With the announcement, Schuette joins a growing list of Michigan Republicans, including Lt. Governor Brian Calley, who are supporting Trump. While at the Mackinac...Ya’alon’s morality and Israel’s future is terrifying
June 2nd, 20160 Israeli society is constantly swerving to the right. The country's entire political paradigm is redefined regularly. Israel is now "ruled by the most extreme rightwing government in its history." This statement has grown from being an informed assessment to a dull cliché over the course of only a few years. In fact, that exact...Arab Student Union off to rocky start at Crestwood High School
June 2nd, 20160 The ASU at Crestwood High School.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Tensions are growing between a group of students affiliated with the Arab Student Union (ASU) at Crestwood High School and its administration, as the school year draws to a close. ASU was officially introduced at Crestwood just a few weeks ago, following months of delays from the...U.S. intelligence officials fear Trump will spill secrets
June 2nd, 20160 WASHINGTON - Some U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that Donald Trump's "shoot from the hip" style could pose national security risks as they prepare to give him a routine pre-election briefing once he is formally anointed as the Republican presidential nominee. Eight senior security officials told......
Bride at 15: Arab American’s story of forced overseas marriage causes controversy
June 2nd, 20160 CHICAGO – An Arab American woman’s horrifying story of being forced by her mother to travel to Palestine at the age of 15 to get married and having to plot an escape back to the U.S. is causing controversy. Yasmine Koenig, who was recently adopted by foster parents, originally shared her story...UCLA shooter had ‘kill list,’ woman on list found dead
June 2nd, 20160 LOS ANGELES - The man accused of fatally shooting a University of California, Los Angeles, professor in a murder-suicide had written a "kill list" that included a woman who has been found dead in Minnesota, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said on Thursday. Investigators found the list while searching the suspect's home in......
Life span for Detroit’s poor among shortest in nation
June 2nd, 20160 DETROIT — New research finds that Metro Detroit’s poor not only live shorter lives than other low-income people in the nation’s big cities, but Detroiters die up to 16 years sooner than their suburban neighbors. Wayne County had the lowest life span for a poor 40-year-old — 77 years — among the nation’s largest 100...20,000 children caught in crossfire in deadly fight for Isis-held city
June 2nd, 20160 IRAQ - As many as 20,000 children are trapped on the frontlines of the battle for control of Islamic State-held Fallujah, the UN has warned, as US-backed Iraqi government forces continue their assault on the city. Unicef has called on combatants in Fallujah to allow safe passage for the children and families...Kroger partners with Detroit health system on better eating program
June 2nd, 20160 DETROIT - Henry Ford Health System, a six-hospital system headquartered here, and Kroger on Wednesday announced a new partnership designed to answer common dietary health questions and help consumers eat and shop healthier. Henry Ford LiveWell Wednesdays debuts June 1 at all 126 Kroger stores...White House scraps FDA plan to restrict flavored e-cigarettes
June 2nd, 20160 WASHINGTON - A White House office deleted language in a recently introduced tobacco regulation that would have removed flavored e-cigarettes from the market until they had been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, an edited version of the document shows. On May 5, the FDA announced a final rule......
Splash pads, pools aim to attract families in Dearborn
June 2nd, 20160 DEARBORN –Two of the city’s neighborhood parks will be having quite the splash this summer.Hemlock Park and Crowley Park are now operating splash pads for the entire summer.Both splash pads provide outdoor aquatic fun daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., weather permitting. Use of the splash pads is free and no...Arab Americans turn out to Dearborn’s Memorial Day Parade
June 2nd, 20160 Photo credit: WWJDEARBORN – The city’s annual Memorial Day parade is the oldest continuous parade in Michigan, with the 92nd annual march having commenced this year. For the majority of that time, the route ended at what is now the former City Hall at Michigan and Schaefer, but this year, that was......
Israel is making things awkward in the Democratic Party
June 1st, 20160 WASHINGTON - As presidential candidate Bernie Sanders presses to have the Democratic party adopt a pro-Palestinian stance, his rival Hillary Clinton has remained noticeably tight-lipped on the subject, showing the balancing act she is playing in a shifting party.Sanders has been given five of the 15 seats on the party...Army veteran goes on Memorial Day weekend shooting rampage
May 31st, 20160 HOUSTON - Police have identified the suspect in the west Houston mass shooting as a 25-year-old former soldier from California who has served in Afghanistan, even as the death toll has reached two.Dionisio Garza III of San Bernardino county, who was shot dead by a SWAT officer, had previously served in the military and was......