http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & VideosenMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noLatest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videosflint_journal_newshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/KikWpWYCcYk/the_story_of_the_capture_of_fl.htmlDavid Harris | dharris5@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 14:01:16 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8393172 ]]>This is the story about how one of Genesee County's most notorious killers, Elias Abuelazam, was caught and this week convicted -- using technology, team work and tenacity. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/the_story_of_the_capture_of_fl.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/jkznDgRWVus/man_arrested_for_stealing_meta.html1033145Khalil AlHajal | kalhajal@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 19:38:38 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8398693 ]]>Metal from rooftop air conditioners has been stolen from a number of Flint businesses in recent months.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/man_arrested_for_stealing_meta.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/FIRKZhXKmLo/todays_photos_from_the_flint_j_8.html1836598Lathan Goumas | lgoumas@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 19:02:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8398480 ]]>http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/todays_photos_from_the_flint_j_8.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/xhoGVX4Z518/duck_lake_fire_heres_how_to_fo.htmlMeegan Holland | mholland@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 19:49:09 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/index.ssf//2926.8397750 ]]>The Duck Lake Fire in the Upper Peninsula has its own Twitter hashtag as people show concern for residents in the wake of a declared state of emergency by Gov. Rick Snyder.http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/duck_lake_fire_heres_how_to_fo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/gUCNqDXeZwI/flint_state_police_investigato.html1033145Khalil AlHajal | kalhajal@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 17:17:35 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8330520 ]]>The investigators responsible for putting handcuffs on a group of men suspected in over 100 east-side fires last year were honored Thursday by the Michigan chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/flint_state_police_investigato.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/huGUVbfUZeE/check_out_the_top_10_michigan.htmlKhalil AlHajal | kalhajal@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 17:07:52 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8396907 ]]>More than 1.1 million Michigan residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more this weekend, according to AAA.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/check_out_the_top_10_michigan.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/C3xPeBXzqBs/flushing_officials_discussing.html217181707194Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.comThu, 24 May 2012 15:37:49 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8384728 ]]>City Manager Dennis Bow estimated nearly half of residents have the illegal connections. Officials may ask them to install sump pumps in their basements that could cost between $3,000 and $5,000. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/flushing_officials_discussing.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/8Rw-6fJsZIc/nobody_wants_me_shelter_at_gen.htmlGary Ridley | gridley@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 11:13:08 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8393343 ]]>A new section recently set up at the Genesee County Animal Control shelter has boosted the adoption rates for dogs that have been sitting in the shelter for months while waiting for a new home. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/nobody_wants_me_shelter_at_gen.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/QCzTw-wua8U/obama_campaign_taps_two_michig.htmlEducation263509Dave Murray | dmurray@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 13:45:31 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/politics/index.ssf//3203.8395822 ]]>Valerie Smith of the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School: Romney follows a “stack ‘em deep and pay ‘em cheap” educational philosophy.http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/obama_campaign_taps_two_michig.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/4PMFEvud9Ng/michgian_attorney_general_bill.html430500263509Dave Murray | dmurray@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 11:01:05 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/politics/index.ssf//3203.8394192 ]]>Bill Schuette: Private individuals aren’t considered public employees because they participate in taxpayer-backed programs such as Medicaid.http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/michgian_attorney_general_bill.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/uhPsb0QiqMU/top_headlines_man_run_over_by.htmlDana DeFever | ddefever@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 09:23:50 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8393718 ]]>Check out the top stories people are reading today:http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/top_headlines_man_run_over_by.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/Vo_Dnccbmrw/letter_tim_lintz.html12949Community Voice | Flint Journal LettersFri, 25 May 2012 09:14:47 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.8383813 ]]>Memorial Day will soon be upon us. I am an American Veteran. Most people go about their daily lives seldom giving much thought about the true meaning of Memorial Day.http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/letter_tim_lintz.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/W2lpQi2FooA/kettering_university_official.htmlBlake Thorne | bthorne1@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 08:26:30 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8393076 ]]>Julie Filary, Intake Administrator in Kettering University's Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center at the annual MI-SBTDC Conference in Mackinaw City on May 17, http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/kettering_university_official.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/UNAmTT7j4eo/us_census_data_reflects_change.htmlSarah Wojcik | swojcik1@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 05:12:20 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8365143 ]]>Racial demographics stood out in Genesee County's Census data. White, black and American Indian groups diminished while Hispanics, Asians and Pacific Islanders flourished.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/us_census_data_reflects_change.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/sVMBHAOYYpM/good_news_construction_will_st.htmlDavid Harris | dharris5@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 06:39:35 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8392818 ]]>FLINT, MI -- There will be no construction on I-475 during the Memorial Day Weekend after all.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/good_news_construction_will_st.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/jwiZNYaUhAI/todays_obituaries_ronald_gene.html1248949Sarah Schuch | sschuch@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 06:21:05 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8383847 ]]>Here are today's obituaries from The Flint Journal.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/todays_obituaries_ronald_gene.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/Wa6IVqkkKLo/linden_resident_brings_back_id.html15808Dana DeFever | ddefever@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 05:04:14 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8392407 ]]>The weeds are back in Linden's Mill Pond. And Rhonda Ureche is not giving up in her efforts to get rid of them.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/linden_resident_brings_back_id.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/jEv03UtB378/a_mainstay_for_the_community_f.htmlBlake Thorne | bthorne1@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 04:59:46 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8386271 ]]>There is the building many say makes the neighborhood seem a little better than it is, a chuck of brick and glass preserving a sense of normalcy amid the surroundings. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/a_mainstay_for_the_community_f.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/uFs0osLhXns/top_headlines_two_brothers_opp.htmlBernie Eng | beng1@mlive.comFri, 25 May 2012 02:33:21 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.8392141 ]]>Here are a few top headlines you may have missed yesterday.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/05/top_headlines_two_brothers_opp.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/bX--lTLGMIU/pensions_for_new_teachers_like.htmlDavid Eggert | deggert1@mlive.comThu, 24 May 2012 21:34:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/education/index.ssf//3940.8385778 ]]>With the way the budget deal is crafted, it seems to be too expensive up front to do away with pensions for newly hired school employees.http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/05/pensions_for_new_teachers_like.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_news/~3/iPyJULBvZgQ/tim_skubick_central_michigan_u.htmlTim Skubick | Politics Columnist for MLive.comThu, 24 May 2012 14:13:25 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/politics/index.ssf//3203.8385912 ]]>The university celebrated the opening of the John Engler Center for Charter Schools - and stacked a round table discussion with charter school proponents. Last time anybody checked, universities are places for debating ideas, not just presenting one side.http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/tim_skubick_central_michigan_u.htmlnonadult