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Suicide kits rekindle debate on assisted suicide | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on May 28, 2011 by jriske

Sui­cide kits rekin­dle debate on assisted sui­cide | Detroit Free Press | freep.com.

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Judge John Feikens protected Detroit water quality and the little guy | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on May 16, 2011 by jriske

Judge John Feikens pro­tected Detroit water qual­ity and the lit­tle guy | Detroit Free Press | freep.com.

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Interactive tools can help students learn | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on May 16, 2011 by jriske

He found that in nearly iden­ti­cal classes, Cana­dian col­lege stu­dents learned a lot more from teach­ing assis­tants using inter­ac­tive tools than they did from a vet­eran pro­fes­sor giv­ing a tra­di­tional lec­ture. via Inter­ac­tive tools can help stu­dents learn | Detroit … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Activists: Detroit streams, once turned into sewers, could have new life | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on May 10, 2011 by jriske

“When the French came (to Detroit), they called it par­adise because it was such a lush land­scape,” Nether­cott said. “And it’s true. We have river and for­est and stream and marsh and plain. And we need to start to see … Con­tinue read­ing →

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New development aims to make Detroit a popular port of call | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on May 3, 2011 by jriske

New devel­op­ment aims to make Detroit a pop­u­lar port of call | Detroit Free Press | freep.com.

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Rick Snyder: Let’s fix Michigan schools | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on April 28, 2011 by jriske

Rick Sny­der: Let’s fix Michi­gan schools | Detroit Free Press | freep.com.

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WMU professor gives last lecture after 50 years | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on April 28, 2011 by jriske

He arrived on cam­pus in 1958 as the Lutheran cam­pus pas­tor, a year after West­ern Michi­gan Col­lege was renamed as a uni­ver­sity. He joined the fac­ulty for the 1960–61 school year. via WMU pro­fes­sor gives last lec­ture after 50 years … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Snyder’s education plan for Michigan has cash awards, online classes | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on April 27, 2011 by jriske

“There are some kids who learn bet­ter read­ing and look­ing at words than they do lis­ten­ing to a lec­ture,” said Bill Rustem, Snyder’s direc­tor of strat­egy. via Snyder’s edu­ca­tion plan for Michi­gan has cash awards, online classes | Detroit Free … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Editorial: Mound prison serves system well and should not be closed | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on April 20, 2011 by jriske

Edi­to­r­ial: Mound prison serves sys­tem well and should not be closed | Detroit Free Press | freep.com.

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Stephen Henderson: Commentary: Devise better ways to reward, improve and discipline teachers | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on April 20, 2011 by jriske

Here are the three impor­tant truths about teacher pay: Bad teach­ers make too much; good teach­ers make too lit­tle; and the best teach­ers, those at the top of their par­tic­u­lar fields, make so lit­tle that their most com­pelling finan­cial incen­tive … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Editorial: Consolidate or waste away | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on April 20, 2011 by jriske

Edi­to­r­ial: Con­sol­i­date or waste away | Detroit Free Press | freep.com.

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Editorial: Snyder budget forces schools to get lean — quickly | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Posted on March 15, 2011 by jriske

Edi­to­r­ial: Sny­der bud­get forces schools to get lean — quickly | Detroit Free Press | freep.com.

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