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March 25, 2013 Subscribe · Forward GET GONE! Centuries from now, historians will sing the praises of the brave (and possibly intoxicated) Detroiters who swarmed the Cass Corridor last Sunday in legion to banish the Nain Rouge away once again. See the video, courtesy of Pure Detroit.  Continue reading... WINGS UP! Fans Celebrate Return Of Iconic Michigan Beer More Police Cruisers, More Ambulances Urban Revitalization Program Transforms Upper Peninsula Mining Town Bad News About Potential Great Lakes Invaders Man Convicted Of Using Children As Slaves Urban Revitalization Program Transforms Upper Peninsula Mining Town WATCH: Detroiters Banish The Nain For One More Year LEONARD SLATKIN My Kind of Town You will keep reading about the blight of the city, another corrupt politician, leadership changes and the like. But I am here to tell you that this is a thriving cultural metropolis. It is a testament to the resilience of Detroiters. It is why the city will overcome its many obstacles. Continue reading... KATE ABBEY-LAMBERTZ Kwame Kilpatrick, The Wire and Why Life Works Out Better Than It Does on TV (Let's Hope) Kwame Kilpatrick's conviction might feel like the end of a chapter, but there's many more stories to follow. Despite Detroit's own precarious future, we see evidence every day that people, and cities, can change for the better. Continue reading... JOHN PATRICK LEARY Great is the Emergency Manager; The Trains Will Run on Time Liberal arguments for Emergency Managers are not based on any real principle. They're little more than concessions to present state and national political trends, where austerity rules and Wall Street always wins Continue reading... RASHIDA TLAIB Offering the Best Education to Our Most Vulnerable Students I believe that the EAA is an experiment that should be stopped now. I don't believe it should be operating schools in Detroit, and it certainly should not be expanded statewide. Continue reading... PHILLIP WILLINK Low Lake Levels: Don't Fight Nature; Plan for It The Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the world's available surface freshwater -- enough to cover the continental United States with 10 feet of water if you turned them upside down. It's difficult to remember that you're looking at an inland lake instead of an ocean. The vast lakes seem limitless, but are they? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.