Daily Archives: May 21, 2008

The governor and history — John Swainson’s house in Plymouth

Here is the speech I gave Wednesday, May 21, 2008 to Friends of the Plymouth Library: Pontiac has its Governor Moses Wisner house. Today, it’s the town’s museum. Farmington has a governor’s house, too — it’s the old Fred Warner … Continue reading

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American Axle is ‘big bad wolf,’ says worker

The burn barrel was cold and deck chairs overturned Tuesday morning where UAW picketers for a dozen weeks had struck the giant American Axle plant in Hamtramck. In theory, picketers are still standing watch at the gates on Holbrook near … Continue reading

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