Traverse City Record-Eagle

Stabbing death surprises neighbors
Nancy Kenney lives in an old farm house tucked among the woods and rolling fields that border French Road in northern Leelanau County. Kenney's residence is a short distance from a house where police contend a man fatally stabbed another man during an early-Monday argument. "I guess you'd have to say shock that something like that would happen in this area," she said.
Inside Tuesday's paper: Economic Forecast
Steep challenges remain in turning around a decade of economic malaise in Michigan, but area businesses are rising to the task. Find out more in our second annual Economic Forecast publication, "Forecasting our Future."
GT Board revisits road commission makeup
Grand Traverse County's board will take another run at changing the makeup and compensation of its three-member road commission.
Officials are 'reimagining' area schools
The region's public schools soon could offer elementary foreign language programs, universal preschool and personal student computers, using state grant dollars intended to spur innovation.
TC officials want deputies to patrol city
Some city officials are suggesting a cost-saving plan to replace blue-clad Traverse City police with brown-shirted deputies.
Father Fred cancels annual holiday meal
An annual day-before-Thanksgiving dinner for local residents in need will not be held this year so funds to operate the meal can be diverted to other uses.
Financial aid is topic of event
High school seniors and their families can learn at an upcoming event how to pay for college.
Five state troopers return to work
Five state police troopers are back to work at local posts after state officials curtailed statewide layoffs that occurred in late June.
District will close for official's funeral
A local school district will shut down this week after its superintendent unexpectedly died.
City to file lawsuit over access stations
Traverse City Commissioners unanimously agreed to file a lawsuit against Charter Communications in a dispute about relocating two of four local access stations.
Social workers worry about threats
One frustrated client hurled a piece of concrete through the window of a welfare agency. Another threw her car keys at a welfare worker before being escorted away. As Michigan struggles with the highest-in-the-nation jobless rate, state workers say they have never been so worried about their safety.
Court to consider affirmative action ban
A federal appeals court is about to consider a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban against racial preferences in public university admissions and government hiring.
High bid of $583,000 for Silverdome
A city official says a Canadian company has submitted a high bid of $583,000 for the Pontiac Silverdome and plans to bring a soccer franchise to the largely unused stadium.
Kilpatrick expresses 'love' for ex-paramour
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says he still loves his former paramour and remains strong despite being persecuted by those who are disappointed that he wasn't destroyed by a text-messaging sex scandal and criminal charges that drove him from office.
Editorial: Family invests in region
The issue: Gerry and Don Oleson's recent announcement that they will foot the bill for the estimated $825,000 installation of artificial turf at Thirlby Field. Our view: The Olesons have been -- and continue -- to be very good to Traverse City and the Grand Traverse region.
Poll: What do you think of Olesons' donation?
Forum: Use Brown Bridge funds for waterfront
By TRAVERSE CITY MAYOR CHRIS BZDOK: Do you want to spend Brown Bridge money on the waterfront? At the risk of pointing out the obvious, the bay is the best thing about Traverse City. It's why most of us live here. It's the first place we show family and friends who visit. It's where we spend our free time when the weather allows.
Letters to the Editor: 11/17/2009
Power of corporations; A strong public option
GM upbeat despite $1.2B loss
General Motors Co. said Monday it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business.
Federal Reserve cracks down on gift cards
The Federal Reserve on Monday proposed new rules to protect consumers from unexpected costs or restrictions on gift cards.
Retail sales rise 1.4 percent in October
Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. But broader consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about the durability of the recovery.
Fed will keep eye on sliding dollar
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the central bank will monitor the sliding U.S. dollar but pledged anew to keep interest rates at record-lows to nurture the economic recovery.
Biz Week Calendar: 11/17/2009
Students learn with Legos
Problem: How do you get young people as excited about science, technology, engineering and math as they are about sports? Solution: Give them Legos -- plus gears, motors, sensors and software.
Ask Evelyn: Young adults need limits
Q: Our daughter will be 20 this month, lives at home and attends a community college full time. She has her own room. She has her boyfriend over from time to time and when they are in her room, they keep the door open and just sit on the bed and watch TV. One day my wife came home and found them under the covers watching a movie.
Education Calendar: 11/17/2009
Sixth-graders' trip is saved
The sixth-grade class in Boyne City traditionally makes a three-day trip to Camp Daggett Adventure Center near Petoskey, but the trip was in jeopardy this year -- until a local a businessman came to the rescue.
Education Newsmakers: 11/17/2009
Education In Brief: 11/17/2009
Students of the Month: 11/17/2009
The following have been named Students of the Month by the Traverse City Kiwanis Club: Jennifer Shanahan of Chicago, a senior at Interlochen Arts Academy; Matthew Park of Fife Lake, a senior at Forest Area Schools; Andrew Bahle of Suttons Bay, a senior at Interlochen Arts Academy.