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With sentence, former Michigan quarterback Feagin gets a second chance

By: James Lee

The Michigan football program may not have given former quarterback Justin Feagin a second chance when he was kicked off the team last year, but the Washtenaw County courts did when Feagin appeared for his sentencing yesterday.

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In Memoriam: Eldersveld, legendary prof. and Ann Arbor mayor, dies at the age of 92

By: Joseph Lichterman

Eldersveld taught at his alma mater for more than five decades and as mayor of Ann Arbor worked to provide equal rights for all the city's citizens. As Political Science Prof. Hanes Walton, Jr. put it, Eldersveld was an “absolute giant in the field (of political science).”

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Defendant in former Pinball Pete's fire convicted of arson

By: Devon Thorsby

One of the defendants charged with setting fire to the former location of Pinball Pete’s on South University Avenue was convicted last week after pleading guilty to arson of real property.

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A2 vies to be Google Fiber test site

By: Dylan Cinti

City officials are currently working to promote Ann Arbor as a trial location for a Google-designed, ultra high-speed Internet network.

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Business leaders say Granholm's plan offers limited help for small businesses in Ann Arbor

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By: Christopher Photiades

Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm unveiled new plans last month to stimulate Michigan’s economy by providing financial assistance to small business owners — and local business owners and experts say they think her plans will be beneficial, but more assistance is still needed.

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City council seeks to outlaw use of electronic devices while biking, driving

By: A. Brad Schwartz

Using electronic devices like cell phones, computers or GPS units while driving may soon be illegal in Ann Arbor.

The Ann Arbor City Council will vote on a resolution on Monday banning the use of handheld electronic devices while operating a car or bicycle on Ann Arbor's streets. City Council voted to consider the ban at their meeting last week.

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One man sentenced for South U. blaze

By: Bethany Biron

Justin Arens — one of two defendants charged with setting fire to the former Pinball Pete’s building on South University Avenue last October — apologized in court yesterday for his "stupid" act before receiving his sentencing.

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