Epic Great Lakes Paddleboard Challenge, Judge Tosses Sex Charges Against Tiger Pitcher Evan Reed, Same-Sex Couples Want Marriages Recognized, Novi Judge Steps Down: Michigan News Digest

More than a week after the Floods of 2014, debris is piled up on curbs across southeast Michigan. To ease growing frustration over the piles of putrid trash, the city of Dearborn has dedicated $1 million, personnel and extra equipment. (City of Dearborn photo)

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In case you missed it, a collection of stories on Michigan Patch sites:

• 5 Men ‘Stand Up for Great Lakes’ in 60-Mile Lake Michigan Paddleboard Challenge
• Judge Tosses Sex Charges Against Detroit Tigers Pitcher, Says Alleged Victim ‘Not Very Credible’
• Judge to Rule ‘Soon’ on Lawsuit to Force State to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
• Under Fire from Judicial Tenure Commission, Novi Judge Retiring Early
• Classic Cars, Hot Rods Cruising Hines Drive Sunday
• City to Use ‘Agent Orange of Herbicides’ to Kill Ouarton Lake Lily Pads
• Providence Park’s $3M Surgical Center Offers Training, Broad Expertise
• $1 Million Dedicated to Flood Recovery to Clear Curbs
• Holy Smokes, Batman, Is That a Location Downriver?
• Foul-Smelling Flood Debris Piling Up on Curbs, Who to Call: Floods of 2014

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