World War II Veteran Gets Army Medals After 72-Year Wait: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories from the Michigan Patch network worth talking about tonight:

World War II Veteran Finally Receives Army Medals

• Harold Ortwine fought with the Army's 106th Division "Golden Lions," including at the Battle of the Bulge.

Michigan Student Charged In Peanut Butter Hazing

• Rochester Hills resident Dale Merza has been charged with misdemeanor hazing in connection with the incident at Central Michigan University.

U-M Historian Wins Pulitzer For Book On Attica Uprisings

• “Real villains” are neither inmates nor guards, Heather Ann Thompson said, but officials outside the system who “chose to do nothing.”

Ousted In Sex Scandal, Ex-Michigan Lawmaker Sues For Back Pay

• Cindy Gamrat, caught in a salacious sex scandal with fellow Tea Party Republican Todd Courser, says in lawsuit she was wrongfully expelled.

Michigan’s Rick Snyder 4th Most-Unpopular Governor In U.S.

• Dogged by Flint water crisis, Gov. Rick Snyder is fourth-least popular governor in the country, but his rating is higher than a year ago.

Dog Bites Man: Pooches’ Attacks On Mailmen Go Up In 2016 In Michigan

• In Michigan, dog attacks on postal workers increased in 2016 by 11.9 percent.

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