What Google Trends Reveal About Michiganders' Confusion: ICYMI

Here are some stories to talk about tonight on Michigan Patch:

And The Top 2015 Google Searches By State Are . . .

Marriage equality, blood super moon, Pluto, a dance craze called The Whip and the meaning of “bae” were among the top Google searches this year.

High Court to Decide if Sex Offender Registry is ‘Cruel’

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear the case of a man whose record was expunged, but was still forced to register as a sex offender.

‘Star Wars’ Hype So Delicious You Can Eat It Up

The Force is with a Rochester’s Home Bakery.

‘Spirit’ Showing Spartan Spirit Ahead of Cotton Bowl

No. 3 Michigan State and No. 2 Alabama will clash in the Cotton Bowl for a chance at the national college football title.

GOP Frontrunner Trump Shores Up Michigan Campaign

The GOP frontrunner appears to be putting together a Michigan organization with the hiring of political operative Scott Hagerstrom.

Also Worth a Read

• Numerous Break-Ins Reported in Royal Oak
• Maintenance Help Available for Low-Income
• Suspects in Vehicle Theft, Burglaries Flee on Foot
• New Restaurant: Don’t Think Burgers with These Sliders
• Charlie Cooper, Beloved 52-1 District Court Magistrate, Dies
• Fake Mortgage Assistance Scheme Victims Due $446K
• Dingell All the Way: The 2015 ‘Dingell Jingle’ Is In
• Local Pediatrician Exposed Flint Water Lead Crisis
• World’s Most Celebrated Syrian Refugee ‘Home’ in Michigan
• Alleged Thief in the Doghouse (But So Is Pup’s Owner)
• Save Historic Queen Anne Homes, Group Says in Petition
• 4 Airports Travelers Say They Despise
• Arrest Made in Texas in Shooting of Ferndale Man

Holidays & Seasonal

• Tips For Buying and Using Christmas 2015 Gift Cards
• 10 Metro Detroit Restaurants Open Christmas Day 2015
• Christmas Week 2015: Holiday Classics TV Schedule
• 7 Tips to Help You Get Through Christmas
• Put Some Mitten in Your Stocking: 16 Michigan-Made,Gift Ideas
• Another Appliance? Gifts They’ll Use, Gifts They Won’t: Holiday Gift Buying
• Postal Service Christmas 2015 Shipping Deadlines
• Toys That Can Kill: This Year’s Most Dangerous Toys
• Wild Lights in Competition for National Honor: How to Vote

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