Commissioner Gary Woronchak to run for state senate
DEARBORN — On Thursday, Nov. 2, Wayne County Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak (D-Dearborn) announced he won’t be seeking reelection, after being unopposed for reelection in 2014 and 2016, he plans to...
View ArticleNearly 1.5 million people signed up for Obamacare plans so far
WASHINGTON — More than 800,000 people signed up for Obamacare individual health insurance plans in the second week of open enrollment, U.S. government health officials said on Wednesday, bringing the...
View ArticleLebanese Americans in Michigan condemn Saudi intervention, stand by Hariri
DEARBORN — They might be thousands of miles away, but news of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri’s resignation – and the prospect that Saudi Arabia has something to do with it – has Lebanese...
View ArticleMeet Mike Khader, Yonkers’ first Arab American City Council president
YONKERS, NY — Last week, Mike Khader, an Arab American attorney and a former Central Intelligence Agency official, made history when he beat incumbent Republican City Council President Liam McLaughlin...
View ArticleState Senate OKs carrying concealed weapons in houses of worship, schools
DEARBORN — Amid a recent spike in threats against places of worship, officials and mosques in Metro Detroit are tightening security and bashing a new gun legislation that passed in the Michigan Senate...
View Article#UMDivest resolution passes at University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR — On November 15 at 3 a.m., a historical moment took place at the University of Michigan when the Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) passed a resolution at the Central Student...
View ArticleReining in the rogue royal of Arabia
By Patrick J. Buchanan If the crown prince of Saudi Arabia has in mind a war with Iran, President Trump should disabuse his royal highness of any notion that America would be doing his fighting for...
View ArticleWhat could Amazon do for Detroit? Just imagine…
Members of Detroit’s Amazon HQ committee tasked with landing the business behemoth make the case for why this matters By Keith A. Owens Amazon announced on October 5 that it is planning to open a...
View ArticleLebanon’s Hariri to visit Egypt on Tuesday
BEIRUT — Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanese prime minister in a televised broadcast from Saudi Arabia on Nov. 4, will visit Egypt on Tuesday to meet Egyptian President Abdel...
View ArticleConyers hospitalized as top House Democrat calls for his resignation
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called on Democratic Representative John Conyers to resign, saying sexual harassment allegations against him were serious and credible, and...
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