Oldest Vet Visits Obama / 'Coach of the Year's' Alleged Crime / Kid Rock Confederate Flag Flap Fizzles / Caitlyn Jenner's Nod to Local Teen: Michigan Reads

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America’s Oldest Veteran Tours Capital, Meets President

President Obama called Emma Didlake a “trailblazer” who helped integrate the military for women and minorities when the two sat down together as part of a special Honor Flight for the 110-year-old West Bloomfield woman who is believed to be the nation’s oldest veteran.

‘Coach of the Year’ Allegedly Stole $10K from Cheer Squad

The Farmington and Farmington Hills communities are rallying behind the a high school cheer squad, whose entire treasury – almost $10,000 – was allegedly stolen by their coach, a former coach of the year, so she could buy airline tickets to Florida and pay for other personal items.

Kid Rock Confederate Flag Flap Fizzles

Protesters demanding Kid Rock renounce the Confederate battle flag backed down after a meeting with GM, whose Chevrolet brand sponsors Rock’s current tour, and after Rock’s publicist said he hasn’t used the embattled symbol in his act since 2010.

Caitlyn Jenner Notes Trans Teen’s Suicide in Arthur Ashe Speech

Caitlyn Jenner said at prestigious awards ceremony that she’s haunted by the suicide of a West Bloomfield transgender teen, who killed himself days after Jenner publicly came out as transgender.

Wyandotte Milliner Turns Heads with Captivating Chapeaux

Those sassy hats you’re seeing on the horse racing circuit and at Metro Garden parties? You might know the creative milliner behind them.

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Government & Politics

• State Ends Contract with Troubled Prison Meals Supplier
• WATCH: Obama Commutes Michigan Man’s Life Sentence
• Trustees Censure Treasurer for Bizarre Kidnapping Accusation
• Backlog of 11K Abandoned Rape Kits Nearly Cleared

Cops & Courts

• Dad Seeks Custody of Kids Sent to Detention for Refusing Lunch with Him
• Months of Legal Wrangling End in Ex-Tiger’s Rape Case
• City Hall Briefly on Lockdown Over Bomb Scare
• Fired After Accusing Ford of ‘Endorsing, Protecting’ Sodomy, Engineer Sues
• Third Canton Pharmacist Loses License Since March
• See: Semi-Truck Dangles Precariously Over Busy Freeway
• Police: 300 Cited on I-275, More Metro Detroit Speed Traps Ahead

Environment

• Task Force: Straits of Mackinac Pipeline Wouldn’t Be Allowed Today
• River Rouge Watershed Gets Health Checkup Under State Grant

Back to School

• Free Back-to-School Supplies, Exams, Haircuts, More for Low-Income Rochester Kids

Business & Jobs

• Critically Acclaimed Bistro 82 Gets an Older Sibling
• Metro Detroit May Be Down, But Jobs Report Clear: It’s Not Out
• 40+ CEO/Executive Jobs in Metro Detroit

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