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Rubbing Elbows in Business – Best Practices on Networking

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 A new series of articles on Best Practices begins with this article on Networking. A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark. In addition, a "best practice” can evolve to become better as improvements are discovered. Best practice is considered … [Read more...]

Padzieski Art Gallery Debuts “100×50” Exhibit, Sept. 11

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DEARBORN, Michigan - The Padzieski Art Gallery will host the “100x50 - First Look & Kick Off Party”, September 11, 2014. Putting the fun in fundraiser, The Padzieski Gallery’s “100x50” project celebrates the talent and variety of local artists with a charity fundraiser and an Opening Reception “First Look & Kick Off Party” Thursday, September 11, 6-8 … [Read more...]

DFCU Financial Breaks Ground on New Plymouth Branch

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Plymouth, Michigan – DFCU Financial, Michigan’s largest credit union, celebrates the breaking ground of a new branch office in Plymouth Township at 855 Ann Arbor Rd., Plymouth. The branch will service over 4,000 families in the area when it opens in the first quarter of 2015. “The new Plymouth Township location represents our commitment to the Plymouth … [Read more...]

Dearborn City Hall Relocating on Tuesday, September 23

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DEARBORN, Michigan – Dearborn’s City Hall is moving. As of Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Mayor’s Office, City Council, City Clerk and many administrative departments will be conducting business about two miles west of the current City Hall. The new offices will be in a building now known as the Dearborn Administrative Center (DAC), 16901 Michigan Ave. It is on … [Read more...]

On the Radio Today: US Intervention in Iraq and Syria

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Dearborn, Michigan / Washington D.C:  The declared objective of the US is to degrade and destroy ISIS. In Iraq Washington is conducting airstrikes and relying on allies on the ground to push ISIS out of the territory it now controls. Those allies in turn rely on the US to provide arms and intelligence to their forces, the pesh mergah and the Iraqi central … [Read more...]

How Dissimulation About Islam is Fuelling Genocide

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EDITORIAL - In northern Iraq religious genocide is reaching end-game stage. Islamic State (IS) soldiers, reinforced with military equipment originally supplied by the US, are driving back Kurdish defenders who had been protecting Christians and other religious minorities. While hundreds of thousands of refugees have been fleeing into Kurdistan, around 40,000 … [Read more...]

Dearborn Community Leaders Attend National Summit

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DEARBORN, Michigan - The Department of Homeland Security hosted a National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism at their Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia from Aug. 13 – 14. A joint initiative of FLETC, the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the University … [Read more...]

Results of Dearborn Homecoming 2014 Fishing Derby

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DEARBORN, Michigan  – Eighty-three children, ages 12 and under, caught 99 fish during the Fishing Derby at Dearborn Homecoming, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Dearborn. Fishing supplies were provided by Eppinger Manufacturing Co. of Dearborn for the “catch and release” event. This was the tenth year that the Rotary Club has organized and sponsored the … [Read more...]

Bill Brehm Donates $17,000 To Fordson Choir Program

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DEARBORN, Michigan — Ten years ago, William Brehm, a philanthropist and Fordson High School alumnus, founded the Brehm Scholars Program. While directly covering the costs of higher education for a select group of Fordson graduates, the program has also inspired many other Fordson students to reach goals that previously seemed unattainable. Now, Mr. Brehm, an … [Read more...]

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