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Posted on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 : 11:45 a.m.

Ann Arbor news roundup: Dec. 31

By AnnArbor.com Staff

AnnArbor.com's daily roundup offers you a look at some of the stories on our site today, as well as other content about Ann Arbor around the Web.

Top headlines on our site: • YEAR IN REVIEW: Top 9 Washtenaw County health stories from 2009 • Resolutions for 2010: Achieve inner peace, etc. • Suspect in Pinball Pete's arson ordered to stand trial • Top 2009 Washtenaw County business stories • Ann Arbor area looks for signs of uptick in economy in 2010 • WITH SLIDESHOW: The very best of the (half) year in Ann Arbor entertainment • Washtenaw Community College helps workers in transition overcome barriers to success • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan adds University of Michigan to PPO network • Glacier Hills senior living community proposing expansion in Ann Arbor

Other news by section:

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News: • Man arrested after assault, Ann Arbor police say • Police investigate bomb threat at Ypsilanti Township store • Woman robbed of cash near Ypsilanti Township restaurant • 4 arrested in Ypsilanti Township apartment break-in • FBI: Suspicious phone calls to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital 'non-serious' • Ypsilanti Township man accused of sex assault wins right to new trial • Car left running is stolen from Ann Arbor parking lot • Suspect accused in slaying claims former University of Michigan professor sexually assaulted him • Pet news parallels the biggest stories of 2009

Business Review: • Ann Arbor area looks for signs of uptick in economy in 2010 • Top 2009 Washtenaw County business stories • People & Achievements in the greater Ann Arbor area, including Paul Davis Restoration and Tecumseh Products • Paparazzi: Running Fit named one of top 50 running stores in U.S. • Datebook: Joint Chamber breakfast and more • Online retail shoppers more satisfied, Ann Arbor's ForeSee Results finds • Joe Marr's Selling Smart: How do I know when to close the sale?

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Sports: • A look back at Washtenaw County's 2009 state champions • OPINION: My 10 favorite moments of 2009 include Tate Forcier, Rich Rodriguez and a dance • DECADE IN REVIEW: Michigan football team's top 10 players of the 2000s • Complete results from the Chelsea Holiday Basketball Tournament • DECADE IN REVIEW: Top 5 storylines for Michigan football in the 2000s • DECADE IN REVIEW: The Michigan football team's top 5 games of the 2000s • Wolverines slip past Michigan Tech, 5-3, finish third at Great Lakes Invitational • MEANDERING: Goodbye 2009, goodbye Texas Tech coach Mike Leach and more links • Pioneer girls hockey club primed for state title run • HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Huron girls basketball claim championship at Livonia Ladywood Tournament; Saline wrestling takes 6th at EMU Varsity Tournament • DEXTER TOURNAMENT: Dexter boys beat South Lyon, 42-35, in holiday basketball tournament final • Associated Press: Thursday's bowl watch: Neighbors Minnesota and Iowa State play today

Entertainment: • With slideshow: The very best of (half of) 2009 in Ann Arbor entertainment • Restaurant review: Palm Palace • Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed: Sayonara 2009: Edamame cups with wasabi caviar • "Youth in Revolt" contest invites participants to be bad • Ypsilanti Community Band seeking new members • Bars & Clubs around Washtenaw Co • Movie Listings for Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 7, 2010 • Champagne yes, but flutes? • WITH JUKEBOX: Mittenfest IV ready to rock the New Year, bigger than ever

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Community: • Oh! Oshogatsu! Missing Japanese New Year's Day • VIDEO: Fan drains half court shot for $100 at holiday tournament • Getting healthy in Michigan: Confessions of a (very) curvy girl: Part seven • With video: New year holds great promise and great risk for Great Lakes • Resolutions for 2010: Achieve inner peace, etc. • With video: Five-year lambic beer project releases at Jolly Pumpkin Wednesday • Five-bedroom home needs one more for first-floor living • African culture highlighted in seven-day Kwanzaa celebration

More news about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • Crain's Detroit Business: Andy Chapelle's blog: I bought gifts ... got memories at the John Leidy Shop • MGoBlue.com: University of Michigan wrestling finishes 14th at Southern Scuffle • EMUEagles.com: Eastern Michigan University men's basketball tops Northwood University, 72-58 • New York Times: Online Shoppers Were More Satisfied This Season