Traverse City Record-Eagle--Thursday http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072511.html Father Fred cancels Thanksgiving meal http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072511.html Marleen Whitney never made it to one of the Father Fred Foundation's community Thanksgiving meals. She wishes now she had, because this year she won't get the chance. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072518.html Schedule of community Thanksgiving meals http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072518.html Community meals will be held next week at a number of Traverse City churches. Not all regular meals will be held because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072524.html So far, no deaths from swine flu in region http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072524.html Swine flu continues to hospitalize area residents, but health officials haven't recorded a confirmed local death from the disease. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:51 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072555.html Correction: 11/19/2009 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072555.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072534.html Lecture focuses on former Soviet bloc http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072534.html Former Soviet Republics in Central Asia are worth watching, a former U.S. ambassador thinks. Michael Wygant, 73, will discuss Russia and the former Soviet Republics in Central Asia tonight during an evening lecture at Northwestern Michigan College. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072529.html Creationist to dispense Darwin at NMC http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072529.html Bill Wiesner bought more than 250 copies of Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species" this month. But he disagrees with the theory of evolution. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072606.html Two-year colleges may offer 4-year degrees http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072606.html Some community colleges may soon be free to offer bachelor's degrees, eliminating the need for students to transfer to a four-year university. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072846.html Despite slow economy, car prices up http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072846.html The government's Cash for Clunkers program offered a lot of Americans great deals on new cars. Now, those falling prices have shifted into reverse. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:54 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072541.html Alleged drunk driver faces felony http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072541.html A man faces felony charges for alleged drunken driving in Grand Traverse County. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:53 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072547.html Manistee to receive $2.2M in federal funds http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072547.html More than $2.2 million in federal funds is headed to the Manistee County community of Onekama for improving its wastewater treatment system. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072559.html Palin gets big reception in Grand Rapids http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072559.html College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072619.html State jobless rate down slightly in Oct. http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072619.html Michigan's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 15.1 percent in October as total employment grew in the state for the first time since mid-2007, according to a state report released Wednesday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072611.html Feds seek info about ex-Detroit mayor http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072611.html An FBI agent testified Wednesday that an ongoing federal financial investigation led him to interview a person at a real estate office who worked with former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his wife to find a leased mansion where they live. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072629.html Father accused of killing 15-year-old son http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072629.html A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl made the teen strip at gunpoint, marched him to a vacant lot and shot him to death despite pleas from the boy and his mother, a relative said. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072636.html Other View: Something's up at Ford http://www.record-eagle.com/thursday/local_story_323072636.html Ford, the only member of the Detroit Three to decline a federal bailout, recently reported a surprising $1 billion profit. That's right, ... an automaker turned a profit in the worst economy in a generation. GM, meanwhile, is still trying to find its footing after taking billions in federal aid.