Wayne county commission taking steps to halt land speculator's and slumlord's standard business practice: They won't be allowed to bid in delinquent property tax auctions if they owe back taxes themselves. Hmmm... Nice try and all, but there are ways around that too. Instead of buying land and buildings themselves, as they do now, a girlfriend, relative, crony, stooge, or other cat's-paw will buy it for them. And the true ownership will now be far less obvious to boot.
EMU regent who blew off board meetings for two straight years resigns: After Ann Arbor.com outed him yesterday. Heh.
Layoffs rarer, but jobs still tough to find: This is what passes for good news in Michigan these days.
Eminem's super bowl commercial was pretty good: But was it
worth all the money?
The answer is probably "yes" at least for Chrysler.
