Detroit community groups work for city's new glory days (USA Today)
Despair shows on the faces of many people at soup kitchens and in unemployment lines here. And desperation is evident in Craigslist posts from a single mom who needs 0 for medical bills and a man who can afford to pay just 0 for a used car he needs to job hunt. There is something else, though, in this shrinking city beset by chronic poverty and the unraveling of the industry that once made ...
Small farms are growing (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
MAY 22, 2009 -- Segue Lara waters the vegetable plants at Three Rivers Community Farm in Elsah, Illinois. Lara and his wife Amy Cloud lease twelve acres of land from Principia College and grow approximately fifty different vegetables, melons, and strawberries.
Obama Automobile Adviser Rattner Worth At Least 8 Million (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Steven Rattner, the Obama administration adviser trying to orchestrate a rescue of the U.S. auto industry, has a net worth of at least 8 million and held shares in an investment fund run by the majority owner of Chrysler LLC, according to his financial-disclosure statement.
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Undernews For May 29, 2009 The news while there's still time to do something about it
Ada to Zeeland for May 27 (The Grand Rapids Press)
COMMUNITY CLOSEUP • Ionia County: Dana and Mary Jane Hodges file federal lawsuit seeking compensation for use of their land for trail ADA TO ZEELAND million in I-196 improvements slated ALLEGAN COUNTY -- The Michigan Department of Transportation on...
Rattner Worth at Least 8 Million, Disclosures Show (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Steven Rattner, head of the U.S. Treasury Department’s automotive team, has a net worth of at least 8 million and held shares in an investment fund run by the majority owner of Chrysler LLC, according to his financial- disclosure statement.
Community Calendar (Park Ridge Herald-Advocate)
Submissions for "Community Calendar" are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495.
Dover-Sherborn Community Notes (May 28) (Dover-Sherborn Press)
As is the tradition of the town of Dover, the 2009 Dover Memorial Day Parade and Dedication will be held on Saturday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dover Town Hall.
Students Learn Gardening Firsthand (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)
For many people, there's nothing quite like the taste of fresh vegetables right out of the garden. In the near future, students at Enslow Middle School will know firsthand what it's like to grow their own food.
In troubled times, rod and reel are comfort (Macomb Daily)
I'm surrounded by serious people. Friends, neighbors and family members are all engaged in serious thought and worry as they try to make sense of these devastating economic times. They are full of questions from "Will I have a job next week?" to "What can I do to get through this?"
