http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/The Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videos.enSat, 07 Nov 2009 10:50:49 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videos.saginaw_newshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/wEuULHdOSzA/ethanol_swine_flu_fears_hit_sa.html41019910290248004Deborah Brown | The Saginaw NewsSat, 07 Nov 2009 22:06:37 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3897916 ]]>View full sizeChris Fryer | The Saginaw NewsNick E. Thiel, 24, of Brady Township, stands with his feeder pigs inside the barn behind his home on Hemlock Road where he owns and operates Circle B Farms raising hogs, beef cattle,...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/ethanol_swine_flu_fears_hit_sa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/fArdzrTLdio/police_say_pizza_shop_suspects.htmlCommunity NewsPolice NewsGus Burns | The Saginaw NewsSat, 07 Nov 2009 10:50:49 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3906287 ]]>Saginaw Township police say the break-in at Cottage Inn Pizza early Wednesday may have been an inside job, according to store management. About 6 a.m. someone broke the window that runs alongside the front door at the business located at...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/police_say_pizza_shop_suspects.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/U8RIJYRS_UU/coleman_man_slams_door_on_depu.html105802446861415725264208915553294Gus Burns | The Saginaw NewsSat, 07 Nov 2009 10:18:17 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3906035 ]]>A suspected burglar was caught in the act in the wee hours of Saturday morning at a restaurant in Harrison, Clare County sheriff’s officials say. They said about 1:45 a.m. they received an alarm at the Surrey Restaurant and responded....http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/coleman_man_slams_door_on_depu.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/oeGd0PyGWaI/hearing_delayed_for_saginaw_ma_1.htmlCourt news569172610099614176562125562617Andy Hoag | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 17:33:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3900072 ]]>The preliminary hearing for a Saginaw man charged with shooting his 11-year-old nephew was delayed again on Friday.Mark M. Mason, 48, of 2401 Parkwood is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, discharging a...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/hearing_delayed_for_saginaw_ma_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/lSi3FhylsPg/harrison_strip_club_patron_cau.htmlCommunity NewsPolice News180797522270891565484471557468550Gus Burns | The Saginaw NewsSat, 07 Nov 2009 10:33:46 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3905802 ]]> HARRISON -- A 45-year-old Vassar man visiting a strip club was arrested Friday after police found $2,500 in suspected counterfeit $20 bills in his pockets, Clare County sheriff officials say. Police said they were first notified of the suspected...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/harrison_strip_club_patron_cau.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/zcGkUyZ6E3w/saginaw_bay_leaders_hope_great.htmlMLive - EnvironmentJeff Kart | The Bay City TimesFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:42:10 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/mudpuppy/index.ssf//5686.3897010 ]]>Sarah Moore Kuschell | The Bay City TimesA view of the Bay City State Recreation Area along Saginaw Bay.Local leaders hope plans to restore the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay will turn from fizzle to fire under a new $475...http://www.mlive.com/mudpuppy/index.ssf/2009/11/saginaw_bay_leaders_hope_great.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/naKHF8U2zC8/nouvel_catholic_central_commun.htmlTom Gilchrist | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:31:43 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3898224 ]]>View full sizeJeff Schrier | The Saginaw NewsNouvel Catholic Central High School Athletic Director Mike Boyd sits by a panther sculpture that vandals defaced by using a chain saw to cut off its head. It is a memorial to Brian...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/nouvel_catholic_central_commun.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/e_G0ZR-zv2Y/here_are_some_stories_you_may_47.htmlThe Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:15:29 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3898104 ]]>Bridgeport state police post could get more troopers as state recalls 55 laid off in JuneFlags will honor veterans in Thomas TownshipCommunity members spar over Dow Chemical dioxin settlementAlleged gunman says money troubles, sick wife and alcohol led to standoffBuena...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/here_are_some_stories_you_may_47.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/K-kEdkYCUsw/photo_gallery_friday_night_foo_2.htmlChris Fryer | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:12 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3902290 ]]>View full sizeChris Fryer | The Saginaw News View a gallery of tonight's football action with this link.Reese High School junior Casey Squanda holds his head in his hands after his team lost to St. Charles High School 35-14 in...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/photo_gallery_friday_night_foo_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/or7UZ7duEhw/flint_man_convicted_of_second-.htmlCourt news614163582638562125Andy Hoag | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:12 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3900061 ]]>A Flint man could spend 30 years in prison after a jury convicted him today of two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13.Christopher J. Pfeiffer, 25, was convicted of the two charged...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/flint_man_convicted_of_second-.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/gN1Oflk8HmA/judge_saginaw_county_road_comm.htmlBreaking NewsCourt news585629613934562125526513Barrie Barber | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 15:35:00 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3899273 ]]>A truck passes by one of several trees along Van Wormer Road that have been marked to be cut down once the project to improve the stretch of Van Wormer between Ederer and Swan Creek roads begins.A Swan Creek Township...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/judge_saginaw_county_road_comm.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/DLLY3OUcOq4/suspected_cat_feces_ignites_ra.htmlCommunity NewsPolice News52642061381753294494411Gus Burns | The Saginaw NewsSat, 07 Nov 2009 14:33:11 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3898789 ]]>An ongoing neighborhood feud erupted into a rake fight over alleged cat feces. It culminated in one homeowner headed to the hospital and another being placed in the backseat of Saginaw police car about 3:30 p.m. Friday. The argument stemmed...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/suspected_cat_feces_ignites_ra.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/uuLzEgM9ab8/hampton_township_to_vote_monda.htmlMLive - EnvironmentJeff Kart | The Bay City TimesFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:36:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/mudpuppy/index.ssf//5686.3896866 ]]>Michael Randolph | Bay City TimesA view of commercial-scale wind turbines in the Thumb. Hampton Township, while cheering for a new coal-fired power plant, also is trying to lure wind developers.The township board is set to vote Monday on a...http://www.mlive.com/mudpuppy/index.ssf/2009/11/hampton_township_to_vote_monda.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/zsC95oZ6Mbk/vassar_foundry_may_win_repriev.html61335311456468550Deborah Brown | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 09:56:19 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3896312 ]]>VASSAR — Grede Foundries Inc. may have an interested buyer for its Vassar facility, which is slated to close.“There are presently 171 regular, full-time employees, including nine temporary workers at Vassar, about the same as last month, but up from...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/vassar_foundry_may_win_repriev.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/DMSqU7GzB44/us_epa_is_naming_administrator.htmlMLive - EnvironmentJeff Kart | The Bay City TimesFri, 06 Nov 2009 08:31:15 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/mudpuppy/index.ssf//5686.3895809 ]]>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been naming new people to head its regional offices around the country.Heads for Regions 2, 3, 6 and 9 were named on Thursday. News on a new leader for Region 5 in Chicago, which...http://www.mlive.com/mudpuppy/index.ssf/2009/11/us_epa_is_naming_administrator.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/5WocHGplk4E/week-long_series_on_dioxins_an.htmlMLive - EnvironmentJeff Kart | The Bay City TimesFri, 06 Nov 2009 07:03:49 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/mudpuppy/index.ssf//5686.3895245 ]]>The Environment Report radio show is digging into dioxins in the Saginaw Bay watershed, and plans to begin a weeklong series Monday on the Dow Chemical saga. The series, called “Dioxin Delays,” will explore who's been affected by the pollution,...http://www.mlive.com/mudpuppy/index.ssf/2009/11/week-long_series_on_dioxins_an.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/3vIDHQJBCrA/flags_will_honor_veterans_in_t.htmlCommunity News514305611885611887611889611891285094611893611895Barrie Barber | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 05:31:26 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3888709 ]]>View full sizeJeff Schrier | The Saginaw NewsThomas Township Director of Public Works Rick Hopper stands by the new veterans display in Owen Cemetery on North River. Hopper purchased the materials at cost and used donated labor to build the...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/flags_will_honor_veterans_in_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/8y4HkEM51r0/horn_to_meet_in_thomas_townshi.htmlCommunity NewsGovernmentPolitics603431557403603433Barrie Barber | The Saginaw NewsFri, 30 Oct 2009 05:58:19 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3846340 ]]>State Rep. Kenneth B. Horn will meet with constituents from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 9 at the Thomas Township Library, 8207 Shields. For information, call the Frankenmuth Republican’s office at (866) HORN094 or e-mail him at kennethhorn@house.mi.gov....http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/horn_to_meet_in_thomas_townshi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/PEAsm1I_z0g/gunman_says_money_troubles_sic.htmlCommunity NewsCourt newsMust See StoriesPolice News285785612916526420612918612920339975Gus Burns | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:18:37 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3894491 ]]>Saginaw County’s nearly 15 percent unemployment rate is leading to an increase in severe stress, depression and mental crises, says Nancy Johnson, supervisor for the Crisis Intervention Services with the Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority. “More and more average...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/gunman_says_money_troubles_sic.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/_ioqNQrVLMw/opinion_health_insurance_suppo.htmlColumns611139584864Justin L. Engel | The Saginaw NewsThu, 05 Nov 2009 04:45:34 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf//3477.3885570 ]]>I'm one of the lucky ones. Are you? For the last few months, I've listened to the national debate on health care reform. Over the last few weeks, my take on the issue has become much more personal. The dispute...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/11/opinion_health_insurance_suppo.htmlnonadult