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$1,330 bid good for Santa, 4 reindeer in Flint

Source: SF Gate

Flint :: MI :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 05:41:27 -0700 | odd-news

Mich. (AP) A bid of $1,330 was good enough to buy a Santa Claus, sleigh and four reindeer that once brought holiday cheer from atop the Flint City Hall. Winning bidder Melodee Mabbitt tells The Flint Journal ( http://bit.ly/18KFtDZ )...

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Israeli citizen charged in US serial killing

Posted by: Elnur763

Flint :: MI :: USA | updated 2012-11-01 22:43:08 -0700 | odd-news

An Israeli citizen suspected in at least five recent killings was arraigned Friday on charges of one murder in the US state of Michigan, dpa reported according to the Detroit Free Press.Charges in the other cases are yet to be...

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73 Years Ago Today: The General Motors Sit-Down Strike

Posted by: Stephanie Sklar

Flint :: MI :: USA | updated 2012-04-15 23:15:42 -0700 | odd-news

According to SEIU.org, in the winter of 1937, thousands of Michigan workers were singing: “When they tie the can to aUnion man,Sit down! Sit down!When the speed-up comes,just twiddle your thumbs,Sit down! Sit down!When the bosses won’t talk,don’t take a...

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States with the Highest Unemployment Rates as of July 2009

Posted by: Stephanie Sklar

Flint :: MI :: USA | updated 2012-04-15 23:16:15 -0700 | odd-news

According to CNBC.com, here are the states with the highest unemployment rates as of July 2009: Michigan: 15.2% Rhode Island: 12.4% Oregon: 12.2% South Carolina: 12.1% Nevada: 12% California: 11.6% Ohio: 11.1% North Carolina: 11% Washington, DC and Kentucky (tie):...

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