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			<title><![CDATA[Send in applications for Lem Tucker journalism scholarship]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Applications are being accepted for Central Michigan University's 2010 Lem Tucker Journalism Scholarship, which provides four years of full tuition, as well as supplementary awards to cover room and board expenses.

Named for 1960 CMU alumnus and Saginaw native Lem Tucker, who worked for all]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:23</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Only month left to enter essay on Being An American]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[High school students and their teachers are reminded the Bill of Rights Institute's national Being An American Essay Contest deadline is approaching.
The contest asks students to write a 750-word essay on the question: &quot;What civic value do you believe is most essential to being an]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:56:44</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Explore EMU on Saturday]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[High school and transfer students are invited to Eastern Michigan University's Explore Eastern program from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the EMU Student Center, 900 Oakwood Street, Ypsilanti.


Prospective students can meet with representatives from academic programs, along with]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:53:15</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[MCC enrollment begins Nov. 10]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Enrollment for the Winter 2010 semester at Macomb Community College will begin Nov. 10. The first day of classes will be Jan. 12.


Under the college's priority registration process, Macomb students who have earned 30 or more credit hours may begin to enroll Nov. 10, and those who have earned 10]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:50:40</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Detroit Public Schools seeking bids on 65 vacant properties]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Detroit Public Schools wants to sell more than 65 vacant properties and schools. The district is currently seeking offers. 

Properties are sold &quot;as is&quot; and will not be available for interior inspection. 

The list of properties and proposal packets are available on the district's web]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:23:46</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wayne State to host Mortuary Science open house]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wayne State University will host its Mortuary Science Open House from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 15 at 5439 Woodward Ave.,Detroit.

Prospective students, their families, WSU friends, alumni and the public are invited to tour the building. A mobile museum exploring funeral customs will be on hand, and faculty]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:21:21</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Advocacy for the disabled earns Oakland University student award]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Micah Fialka-Feldman, a Huntington Woods student who has sued Oakland University for access to the dorms, was honored Oct. 3 by the Michigan Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild for his persistent struggle for people with disabilities.

Fialka-Feldman, who has a mild cognitive impairment that]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:18:27</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['Drugs 101' seminar for parents slated for Plymouth]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Canton Police Department has joined forces with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System to provide a free two-hour &quot;Drugs 101: What Parents Want to Know&quot; class to help families recognize signs and symptoms on teenage drug use.

The first two-hour class for adults is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:39:05</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[30 students win McDonald's scholarships]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Southeastern Michigan McDonald's Operators Association recently awarded 30 student employees with $1,000 scholarships.

The organization, which represents 53 owners/operators of McDonald's restaurants, awarded students based on their job performance, the submission of an essay, recommendation by]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:04:07</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Detroit Public Schools to hold public meetings on bond referendum]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Detroit Public Schools will hold a series of town hall meetings to provide the public with details on a bond referendum that would fund the construction of eight new schools and upgrades to 10 existing school buildings.

The issue, dubbed Proposal S, will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, and would]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:53:41</pubDate>
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