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April 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing was readmitted to Henry Ford Hospital on Wednesday afternoon and is being treated…
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April 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - After weeks of legal wrangling, contentious meetings, and delays, the Detroit City Council narrowly passed a consent…
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April 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - When Twitter, the world's most popular social networking site, announced on Wednesday that it will open an…
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April 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Lions second-year running back Mikel Leshoure is facing felony marijuana possession charges after a March 12…
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March 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder held his first town hall meeting in Detroit and said that he has…
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March 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - For decades, pro athletes have often been criticized for refusing to take political and social stances as…
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March 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing had surgery Saturday to repair a perforation of the intestines. He is expected…
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March 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The GOP brass is looking internally looking for someone to blame for the current primary schedule, and…
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March 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing gave his annual State of the City speech on Wednesday night and stood…
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March 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - While individual current and former players are open supporters Democrats, such as Julius Peppers, Dhani Jones, Brett…
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February 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A group of Democratic activists are encouraging liberals here to vote in the GOP primary on Tuesday…
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February 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dwight Howard, the biggest star in the city not named Mickey Mouse, could be playing his final…
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February 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT- Mitt Romney has found himself in a position that he did not initially expect: Fighting from behind...
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February 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A 48-year-old Chicago public school teacher used the "n-word" as part of a lesson on the perils…
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February 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A recent study examined the racial makeup of American neighborhoods and proclaimed the decline in segregation nationwide.…
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February 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - After being compared to Bosnia, Sarajevo, Beirut, Afghanistan, and various other war zones, lately Detroit is being…
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February 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Clint Eastwood ad marked the second consecutive year that the revived automaker made a huge splash…
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February 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The police will not be rounding up and herding the homeless out of the city, instead they…
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February 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - On Tuesday, a Detroit couple was on the verge of being evicted from their home of 22…
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January 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - In Haiti, where they are still recovering from the devastating earthquake that literally flattened the island nation,…