Ann Arbor news roundup: Dec. 4

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Posted: Dec 4, 2009 at 10:00 AM [Dec 4, 2009]

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.

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Pedestrians make their way across a bright and chilly Main Street in Ann Arbor in December 2008.

Top headlines on our site:
Bob Guenzel to retire as Washtenaw County's top administrator
Pittsfield Township homeowner being released as police investigate whether shooting was self-defense
University of Michigan professor: President Obama 'on right track' in the Middle East
Washtenaw County prosecutors to decide charges in fatal shooting in Pittsfield Township
Holiday Mega-Guide: Event listings, recipe ideas, helpful hints
New report evaluates Ann Arbor's progress on environmental goals
Washtenaw County real estate firm donates $100,000 in anti-millage campaign
Ann Arbor school administrators propose $2.6 million in budget cuts for this school year
Ann Arbor officials appear in federal court to produce election records
USS Washtenaw memorial display to find new home
Former Wolverines walk-on Mike Milano sentenced to court costs, no probation
Two homeless men charged with setting Pinball Pete's fire
Washtenaw County board hasn't decided whether to allow Ypsilanti Township to alter police contract

Other news by section:

News:
Woman reports robbery outside apartment building on Green Road in Ypsilanti
Woman reports robbery outside apartment building on Green Road in Ypsilanti
Rockin' for the Hungry reaches 64 tons this morning
Lakeshore Apartments fire caused by electric wall heater, police say
Seven candidates file for open Ann Arbor school board seat
Freedom Township home gutted in afternoon fire
Emergency funding for the homeless approved by Washtenaw County board
Body of missing University of Michigan Law School student found
Kelvin Dobbins made an indelible mark on Ann Arbor area school districts
Ann Arbor school board mounts spirited defense of district spending

Business Review:
Kerrytown's Hollander's offers everything for the home and kitchen for the holidays
Common Language Bookstore struggles to survive
TOP 5: Ways to be green and save green this Holiday Season
Kerrytown hosts KindleFest Market on Friday

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Sports:
Michigan's Manny Harris appears in Big Ten Conference advertisementWITH VIDEO: Chemistry and basketball IQ key to Eastern Michigan's early-season successCOLLEGE NOTES: Dexter High School grad signs with independent league baseball team
MEANDERING: Oregon football team reaches the Rose Bowl and other links
Michigan women's volleyball team embraces NCAA Tournament home-court advantage
SLIDESHOW: Images from Michigan football team's annual football bust
Skyline girls basketball can't keep up with Clinton
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Huron wins season opener; and more girls basketball reports
Michigan running back Vincent Smith will miss spring with torn ACL
Donovan Warren leaning 'heavily' towards turning pro
Michigan Mustangs holding tryout for baseball players

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Entertainment:
Our Holiday Mega-Guide, featuring events, recipes, lending a hand and more
Review of the U-M Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s “Patience"
"The Messenger": Moving portrait of bearers of bad news
Winter Shadow Art Fair adds party bus and puppets to the fun
"Our World at War" international photo exhibit coming to Ann Arbor Art Center
Bill Kirchen, George Bedard offer "Honky Tonk Holiday" at The Ark
Ypsilanti Symphony performing holiday pops on Sunday
Art & Exhibits list
"Little House" stage show features University of Michigan grads


Community:
Parenting: Holiday season at the malls, deer season on the roads
Honor the original Santa Claus, shop to aid third-world countries
Mark Hodesh: Late winter weather gives plenty of time for fall clean-up, preparation
WITH POLL: Enter AnnArbor.com's 'Deck the House' holiday home decorating contest

PARENTING: Here's hoping for a good turnout at AAPS budget information sessions
Creating the 'perfect' holiday card
Ann Allen: A Southern lady's trip north to Ann Arbor
All the Brews Fit to Pint: Jack Frost nipping at your beer


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More news about Ann Arbor elsewhere:
• Ann Arbor Chronicle: DDA invites city to discuss parking fines
• Detroit Free Press: U-M campus nabs starring role in David Schwimmer's 'Trust'
• Crain's Detroit Business: Fair Food Network gets funding to improve urban access to healthy food
• Markmaynard.com: What it's like to ride a power-generating bike
• Michigan Daily: Little movement on University of Michigan proposal to create Monroe Street pedestrian walkway

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