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May 7, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Young People Build Bus Benches, Detroit Tells Them To Take A Hike In a city where long waits at bus stop are common and many riders are senior citizens, college student Charles Molnar had an idea: Why not build some benches? Spurred to action, he rallied several students from Detroit Enterprise Academy, a charter school, to make a handmade bench out of recycled wood. Last Thursday, they installed the bench at a bus stop on East Jefferson Ave. Rather than praise the initiative, however, the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) said the benches are unauthorized and will have to be removed. But Molnar, a 22-year-old student at Wayne State University, has vowed to continue making benches and keep putting them up around the city. He's working with friends and calling the project Sit On It Detroit. Molnar told The Huffington Post that the project serves a real need, because many of DDOT's existing benches are in disrepair and passengers are being forced to create makeshift seats out of objects like newspaper stands (SEE PHOTO BELOW). The city bus agency has been decimated by severe budgets cuts over the last few years.  Continue reading... Teacher Appreciation Day Surprise: We're Shutting Down Your School Detroit Sports Fans Are The Best (And The Strangest) Arkansas Wants Fugitive Living In Michigan Back.. After 43 Years Heads Up! Detroit's Most Amazing Photos Are Back Let's Pick Our Own Slogan For Detroit Suburban Violence: 5 Shot In Just Over 5 Hours Detroit Builders Say They'll Keep Putting Up Benches The 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In America Heidelberg Project Home Burns In Fire Detroit Builders Say They'll Keep Putting Up Benches The Most And Least Popular Cities In America SEN. BERT JOHNSON A Message for U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: EAA Is a Failed Experiment The Educational Achievement Authority is an experiment that has failed. Legislators are considering a bill to expand it from its current 15-school version in Detroit to a statewide district that takes over the "bottom 5 percent" of schools. This system must be abolished completely, certainly not expanded statewide. Continue reading... PAUL BRANDEIS RAUSHENBUSH Sister Simone Campbell: What Makes This Nun on the Bus Roll? Many of the governors that are turning down Medicaid claim that they are pro-life and what I say is that they are only pro-birth. If you are pro-life in the richest nation on earth then folks who should have access to health care. Continue reading... THOMAS STALLWORTH The Detroit Caucus Unanimously Opposes HB 4612 We have a quality auto insurance system. We should improve it by making premiums more affordable, protecting health care coverage, and strengthening oversight of insurance company and car repair practices. Continue reading... JIM FLOOD Roller Derby Provides a Model for Pro Sports in Accepting Openly Gay Men Even before NBA player Jason Collins came out as gay, the lack of out gay men in pro sports was a major theme in the media. But at other levels -- high school, college, recreational, amateur --there are plenty of gay men in team sports. One such sport is roller derby. Continue reading... PATRICK O'CONNOR Applying to College? Four Things High School Juniors Should Do Now Given this frenetic level of activity, this probably isn't the time to be talking about fall -- but there are a few autumnal things to put on the smartphone, personal planner, or family fridge. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003