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Top headlines on our site: • Ann Arbor city employees bracing for cuts but staying positive in light of challenges facing city • Kids Count report shows children in Washtenaw County faring better than most in Michigan • 2009 Ann Arbor home sales totals close to 2008 - except in price-drops • Children in Washtenaw County faring better than most as child poverty, neglect in state goes up • Ypsilanti Public Schools athletic director outlines $50,000 in cuts; no team sports to be eliminated • Minivan or sedan? 2011 Toyota Sienna engineered in Ann Arbor region • DAILY LINKS TO ANN ARBOR: Qualities outlined for University of Michigan provost; WCC to rent parking from EMU • Ypsilanti officials outline proposal to eliminate 6 firefighters, 5 police officers • Sapphire pushes for literacy: Author behind "Precious" speaking at U-M • WITH SLIDESHOW: 2010 Detroit auto show: Complete coverage of auto industry's global event • Reorganization, outsourcing recommended to sustain struggling Ann Arbor Housing Commission • Restaurant Week returns to downtown Ann Arbor • Kid Cudi packs the Michigan Theater on Monday • University of Michigan Provost Teresa Sullivan to lead University of Virginia

Other news by section:

News: • Deputies look for Toyota Camry seen shortly before Ypsilanti Township burglary • Ypsilanti, Lincoln school boards to hold joint meeting to discuss consolidation of services • Ypsilanti resident discovers stove left on after burglary • Ann Arbor city offices closed this morning for employee meeting • Ypsilanti Township man sentenced in murder over $40 debt • WITH POLL: Should riding bicycles on sidewalks be banned in downtown Ann Arbor? • Ann Arbor Street Art Fair names Maureen Riley as executive director • 150 new parking pay stations to be installed in downtown Ann Arbor • Former University of Michigan President Robben Fleming dead at 93

Opinion: • Jeff Kass: In defense of Community High School • Don't repeal Michigan's motorcycle helmet law; make texting while driving a primary offense • Bikes on sidewalks in downtown Ann Arbor - what do you think?

Business Review:
• 2009 Ann Arbor home sales totals close to 2008 - except in price-drops • Chamber leaders celebrate Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti merger at breakfast meeting • WITH VIDEO: Hip-hop artist Nelly lends street cred to Ford's hot streak at Detroit Auto Show • When it comes to cars, can there be too much technology? • GM's Bob Lutz: Weather will impact Chevy Volt's electric range • Electric vehicle transition presents need for education at Detroit auto show
• Detroit auto show visit: Nancy Pelosi happy with automakers' progress
• WITH VIDEO: Ann Arbor Automotive's Doug Fox: Hyundai Hope on Wheels fights childhood cancer
• 300 University of Michigan employees will move into ex-Pfizer site
• Bennigan's near Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor to close Jan. 16; Red Robin moving in
• The Car Nut: Starting my day at the Detroit auto show - and it's all about sustainable mobility

Sports:
• WITH VIDEO: Michigan linebacker recruit Antonio Kinard 'trying to get redshirted' • Michigan forward Jordan Dumars happy as can be at new home • Charles Woodson wins NFL Defensive Player of the Year award
• Brandon Graham among 3 Michigan players invited to NFL combine
• Manchester gets first boys basketball win; Milan girls top Grosse Ile, and more
• Michigan basketball about to enter a grueling stretch against Top 25 teams
• Michigan basketball coach John Beilein gets contract extension

Entertainment:
• Sapphire pushes for literacy: Author behind "Precious" speaking at U-M • Commentary: "Avatar" and the magic of effects • Area’s top songwriters returning for Yellow Room Gang show at The Ark • Review: Kid Cudi at the Michigan Theater • University of Michigan Press launches author talk series with photographer Monte Nagler

Community: • Meet Louie & Falstaff - Ann Arbor.com's Pets of the Week New home improvement column by local handyman • Books: This Week's Recommended Read: "1984" • Upcoming parent informational meetings for incoming 9th graders • Parenting: The Pregnancy Adventures of a Pilates and Gyrotonic Teacher • Packing for travel with kids is an overwhelming task • Linda Diane Feldt: Wildcrafting - winter observations • Pondcast: Week 1 of documenting Black Pond in Ann Arbor • Health: Get the exercise your body needs • Master Gardener Volunteer Program: Tree fruits • Vegan meat, American style

News about Ann Arbor elsewhere • Detroit Free Press: State school board president hesitates on Race to Top application • Detroit Free Press: Michael Rosenberg says taking a chance on John Beilein is the right chance to take • Michigan Daily: Regents, University of Michigan administrators outline necessary qualities for Sullivan's successor • Ann Arbor Chronicle: School Budget proposal estimates $1 million for extra enrollments • Eastern Echo: Washtenaw Community College to rent 1,000 parking spots from Eastern Michigan • The Washington Post: Supreme Court Justices, law professor play with words

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