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Teenagers across Michigan are caught in an employment vice that’s clamped tightly on job opportunities for young people. Employers are holding the line or cutting back on new hires as they try to ride out the bad economy. Teens also find themselves up against more job competition from adults who’ve been squeezed from the work force and seek jobs historically filled by younger workers.
Diane Walton drove through Kingsley one afternoon during spring break and noticed all the young people hanging out on the streets. “I thought, ‘Wow, this is an accident waiting to happen,’” Walton said. “I knew then what they needed was a place to come after school, to work on homework and hang out with their friends.”
A series of panel discussions featuring writers and their books will be coming to Traverse City. Local author Doug Stanton told a full house Thursday at the City Opera House, at an event that wrapped a month-long tour for his new book, “Horse Soldiers,” that he is organizing a set of book talks beginning this summer.
An early morning explosion and fire wiped out a vacant gas station in this Charlevoix County town.
Police are looking for a minimum security jail inmate who walked away from his work-release program at the Goodwill Store in Garfield Township.
The reigning WNBA Champion shot came up to Traverse City last night and it’s been go-go-go since they got here.
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will launch its $1.65 million Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center today with a tribal sunrise celebration and public grand opening. It marks an opportunity for tribal members to reflect on their heritage and for visitors to learn about the tribe’s history.
A Traverse City high school student disputes findings and statements by school leaders who probed comments he made about a teacher to a conservative national radio host.