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City Hall shines blue to spread autism awareness
April 4th, 20140 DEARBORN - Dozens of parents and children gathered on Wednesday, April 2, to recognize National Autism Awareness Day with a ceremony that ended by shining a blue light on City Hall. The event was organized by Blue Hands United of Dearborn, a group of local parents who are aiming to spread awareness on autism, a disability...
Ethnic and minority newspapers explore Detroit bankruptcy, recovery
April 4th, 20140 Five ethnic and minority publications that are deeply tied to Detroit are joining forces for the first time to explore the city’s financial crisis in a series that will run over the next several months.The Michigan Citizen, The Jewish News, The Michigan Korean Weekly, The Arab American News and Latino Press aim to delve beyond...Debbie Dingell holds fundraiser in Dearborn, vows to promote diversity
Dingell.DEARBORN - Over the years, Debbie Dingell, a candidate in the race for Michigan’s 12th Congressional District, has strengthened relationships between different ethnic groups. Dingell, a longtime advocate for Arab American issues, says as congresswoman she would continue working to bring people of various backgrounds...Julie Plawecki runs for state representative in Michigan’s 11th House District
Julie Plawecki.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Julie Plawecki, a longtime teaching professional and 20-year resident of Dearborn Heights, has announced her candidacy for the 11th House District. Plawecki, 52, was approached by community leaders late last year to fill the seat, which consists of portions of Dearborn Heights, Livonia, Westland...Tony Guerriero announces candidacy for Dearborn 19th District Court Judge
DEARBORN — Tony Guerriero. will be a candidate for the position of Dearborn 19th District Court Judge this fall. He was raised in Dearborn’s south end on Salina Street. Guerriero is a first generation Italian American. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the School of Management at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He...
ACCESS new COO reaffirms commitment to serving Arab community
April 4th, 20140 Lina Harajli.DEARBORN - ACCESS’ newly appointed Chief Operating Officer said the organization continues to be committed to serving the Arab community and is looking for ways to improve its programs and receive feedback from clients.Lina Harajli, who was appointed as COO last month, said she will be focused on taking a more detailed...
Judge denies Hamdan bond, but says he’s not a threat to nation
April 4th, 20140 DETROIT - On Monday, March 31, Executive Magistrate Judge R. Steven Wahlen of the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan denied 22-year-old Mohammad Hassan Hamdan bond two weeks after he was detained by the FBI for allegedly planning to fly to Lebanon to fight with Hizbullah.Stating that it was one of the most...
Dreamy Children’s Center offers educational environment
April 4th, 20140 DEARBORN - Dreamy Children’s Center located at 27335 West Warren Street, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127 has been open for two years. The Center is an addition to the company’s day care that was started more than a decade ago in Dearborn. Dreamy Group DayCare is located at 7453 Hartwell Street, Dearborn, MI 48126. The...
Chaldean students feel strong sense of belonging at local high school
April 4th, 20140 HAZEL PARK—There is a strong sense of community belonging at INVEST Roosevelt High School in Hazel Park, where more than 90 percent of the students identify as Iraqi Catholic Chaldeans. According to INVEST RHS Principal, Asaad Kalasho, 50 percent of the Chaldean students were born in the United States, and the other half were...Detroit residents charged with breaking and entering in Dearborn
Lamarion Travis.DEARBORN — At approximately 5:50 a.m. on Saturday Mar. 29, Dearborn officers responded to the area of Kentucky and Diversey on a report of three suspicious males in the area. The caller told dispatch that he observed three males walking on Kentucky carrying a duffle bag. The caller stated one of the males was...Funeral of murdered store owner held Wednesday in Southfield
Basim Sulaka.CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The funeral for Basim Sulaka, 51, who was gunned down and killed Mar. 28 at the Clinton Township store he owned and operated for 18 years, was held Wednesday at Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield. Township police are still looking for the three suspects responsible for robbing the...
Local Palestinians commemorate Land Day
April 4th, 20140 DEARBORN - The Palestinian community in Michigan is paying tribute to Land Day in two different events. Some members of the community commemorated the occasion on Sunday, March 30 at St. Mary’s Cultural Center in Livonia, and another celebration will take place at the Civic Center in Dearborn on Sunday, April 6. Land Day,...
Syria accuses rebels of planning gas attack near Damascus
April 4th, 20140 DAMASCUS - Syria is charging in a letter to the United Nations that opposition groups are planning a toxic gas attack in a rebel-held area near Damascus, so they can then blame it on government security forces.In a letter dated March 25 and circulated by the U.N. this week, Syria's U.N. envoy, Bashar Ja'afari, said his government had...Suicide: The warning signs
Suicide has been recently described as an "epidemic." But what goes on in the mind of a person in the time leading up to his suicide attempt often sounds similar to this: "If you don't matter, what does matter? Nothing matters. What are you waking up for? It's so agonizing to wake up in the morning, why bother doing it? End it. Just...Washington mudslide kills 29 people, dozens still missing
WASHINGTON — Efforts to recover bodies following a Washington state mudslide that killed at least 29 people could be hampered in the coming weeks if melting snow runs into a clogged river at the disaster site, officials said.Over the past few days, workers at the mud pile in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, northeast of Seattle,......
Law corner: GM should step up in wake of recall announcements
Last month, a few class action lawsuits have been filed against General Motors over the faulty ignition switch systems installed in over 1.6 million of its automobiles manufactured between 2003 and 2007. The defect could cause vehicles to simply shut off while driving, and a host of other potential problems. The defect, by...Iraq forces kill dozens of militants near Baghdad
Baghdad — Iraqi soldiers killed more than 40 militants in clashes near Baghdad on Thursday, April 3, as anti-government fighters edged close to the capital just weeks before national parliamentary elections.The firefight was the latest in a surge in bloodshed over the past year, amid fears insurgents could seek to destabilize the April...The Five reasons people attempt suicide
The one question everyone has asked without exception, that they ache to have answered more than any other, is simply: why? Why did their friend, child, parent, spouse, or sibling take their own life? Even when a note explaining the reasons is found, lingering questions usually remain: yes, they felt enough despair to want to die, but...Protesters and police clash in Bahrain
MANAMA — Anti-government demonstrators clashed with police who fired tear gas and birdshot in Bahrain on Thursday, April 3, following a funeral procession in a village south of the capital Manama, witnesses said.The violence in the village of al-Eker outside the capital Manama came ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix, an annual event......
Attack on Yemen army HQ kills six soldiers
ADEN — Ten suspected Islamist militants and six soldiers died during a suicide bombing and assault on the main military headquarters in Aden on Wednesday, April 2, Yemen's Defense Ministry said.The attack bore the hallmarks of previous assaults on military installations by al-Qaeda, including one on the Defense Ministry compound in...Saudi Arabia charges three over Twitter remarks
RIYADH — Three Saudi men have been charged over comments they made on Twitter, Saudi newspaper al-Eqtisadiah reported Tuesday, quoting sources from the censorship and investigation committee.The three have been accused of sedition, incitement and breaching obedience to the king, according to the newspaper.The men were the first to be......
Kuwait parliamentary panel rejects GCC security pact
KUWAIT CITY — The Kuwaiti parliamentary committee for foreign relations rejected Thursday, April 3, a security pact ratified by other Gulf nations, with MPs saying the government-backed treaty is unconstitutional.Leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) approved the pact at a summit in December 2012 after it was signed...The Fort Hood shooting should be analyzed within the larger context of U.S. militarism
On April 2, U.S. Army Specialist and Iraq war veteran Ivan Lopez opened fire at Fort Hood military base in Texas, killing four people - including himself - and injuring 16.According to Fort Hood commander General Mark A Milley, Lopez had "behavioral and mental health issues". He was under evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder......