Twitter Devours The Guv After Tweet About Keeping Kids Safe From Lead: Patch PM

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

Twitter Skewers Snyder Over Tweet About Keeping Kids Safe from Lead

• The Flint water crisis is Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s Waterloo. Once a rising GOP star, he took a Twitter lashing over lead awareness post.

Royal Oak-Based Author Releases Anti-Bullying Book

• Author Rasheda Kamaria Williams shares strategies for young girls to overcome obstacles.

Plymouth-Canton Educational Park's '88.1 The Park' Receives National Recognition

• This is the third straight year WSPD is nominated for a Marconi Radio Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.

Detroit Man Charged in Graffiti Threat Pointed Gun at Repo Man: Prosecutor

• The man accused of threatening to kill police in graffiti message allegedly pointed a gun at a man repossessing his truck.

Daylight Saving Time 2016: When Do Clocks Fall Back?

• Don't let America's tradition of daylight saving time make you an hour late to Sunday brunch.

Movie Guide

Patch Weekend Movie Guide: What to See and What to Skip

• Will the third movie in the "The DaVinci Code" series be another blockbuster? Plus, two kid-friendly films that will give you warm fuzzies.

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Weekend Weather

Weekend Weather, Plus Halloween 2016 Forecast for Metro Detroit

• Temperatures will near 70 for Saturday. Rain is big in the forecast. Will it affect trick-or-treating Sunday and Monday?

Also Worth a Read

• All Hair Breaks Loose: Ferndale Cops Grow Beards, Mustaches for Cancer Research
• Clinton's Lead Shrinks in Michigan Poll, Mirroring Swing State Trend
• Ex-Trooper Latest Snared in Net of FBI Public Corruption Probe
• Detroit Pistons Moving Downtown? 5 Things to Know
• Election Day 2016 Presents 'Perfect Storm for Voter Intimidation,' Advocate Says
• Michigan, Michigan State Rivalry Game Saturday in East Lansing
• Kaine to Stump in Detroit Sunday, Cher in Bloomfield Hills for Hillary
• Halloween Boo! Property: Eloise Mental Asylum and All the Ghosts for $1.5M
• 5 Bugs (Including Stink Bugs) Crawling Into Your House Right Now: What to Do
• Which Michigan Communities Have Chromium 6 In Their Water — And How Much?
• 2016 Fall Foliage Peak in Michigan, U.S.: Interactive Map

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