The three Oakland County men were cardsharps who rigged card games in Detroit, New York and Florida and took their victims for hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a federal grand jury indictment. Their attorneys say a jury will find the men innocent, and they question why the federal government spent thousands of dollars on the investigation. It's the first step toward approval of a November ballot question asking statewide voters to approve three casinos for Detroit. Think Urban Cowboy. There really is a misconception that it's a Western thing.
People are steer wrestling and calf roping everywhere around here.
There's been a smorgasbord of entries already, but you still have a few hours to cook up a state license plate design with a little more spice than Michigan's blue and white model. More than 500 health workers began receiving layoff notices as part of an effort to pare about 1,000 jobs from the payroll by the beginning of July. Two clouds of gloom hang over Team Ilitch on the sports front, but a glimmer of silver shines on the economic front. Mike Ilitch is stung by his Tigers' disastrous season and disappointed by his Red Wings' elimination from the playoffs after winning a record 62 regular season games. Another 500 jobs are being eliminated through retirement and attrition.