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Posted on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 : 1:30 p.m.

Ann Arbor news roundup: Jan. 28

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.

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Allison Schim, 17, of Saline, reads a book in the window of Borders' downtown Ann Arbor store on Wednesday evening. She said the flagship store on East Liberty Street is her favorite bookstore.

Steve Pepple | AnnArbor.com

Top headlines on our site:

• Prime suspect in Superior Township shooting surrenders
• Ann Arbor region's unemployment rate increased to 9 percent in December
• High-speed rail grants include $244 million for Detroit-to-Chicago Amtrak improvements
• With poll: President Barack Obama's higher education agenda: Good for America or government takeover?
• University of Michigan suspends all support for undergraduate student trips to Haiti
• University of Michigan police officer remains on leave after drug arrest
• Borders laying off 124 at Ann Arbor headquarters today
• Ann Arbor Library Lot: A closer look at the proposal that rose to the top
• Acquest says its hotel proposal for Ann Arbor's Library Lot makes sense
• ANALYSIS: Ann Arbor school district's total revenue debated
• ANALYSIS: Ann Arbor is a major stakeholder in Borders' future
• WITH POLL: President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union; Washtenaw County lawmakers weigh in

Other news by section:

News:
• Man leaves 2-year-old in car as he runs from deputies in Ypsilanti Township
• Fire damages barn in Scio Township
• Ypsilanti police investigate several car break-ins
• Man leaves 2-year-old in car as he runs from deputies in Ypsilanti Township
• DAILY LINKS TO ANN ARBOR: EMU fires sex offenders, mass transit speeds up in Metro Detroit
• An Ann Arbor cop learns a frosty lesson
• Recycle Ann Arbor's Environmental House showcases how to live green
• Toyota Technical Center near Ann Arbor not connected to mass recall, executive says
• Ypsilanti police investigate several car break-ins
• University of Michigan architecture school opens state of the art digital fabrication lab
• COLUMN: Develop Dicken Woods? Someone already tried that
• University of Michigan Library exhibit details history of the Bible

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Business Review:

• TODAY'S BUSINESS NEWS LINKS: Ford posts $2.7 billion profit; Michigan in U.S. top 5 for layoffs
• New Sheesh Mediterranean restaurant opens in Ann Arbor, bringing La Shish menu with it
• VIDEO REPORT: University of Michigan students connect with Ann Arbor firms at MPowered career fair
• Ann Arbor's Beyond Juice reopens Friday under new ownership
• GUEST COLUMN: Detroit auto show gives 'Pimp My Ride' a whole new meaning
• Executive Profile: Diane Keller, Executive Director, Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber
• Ways to grow your business in a recovering economy
• Datebook: From Employee to Entrepreneur and more
• Paparazzi: Ann Arbor's O&W receives national recognition
• People & Achievements in the greater Ann Arbor area, including Gorman's Home Furnishings and Chelsea State Bank

Sports:
• Former Michigan receiver Ron Bellamy to coach high school football
• He's redshirting now, but Michigan basketball team might need Blake McLimans next year
• A.M. COLLEGE SPORTS LINKS: Michigan, Michigan State to play another outdoor hockey game, more links
• A.M. PRO SPORTS LINKS: Gilbert Arenas suspended, Joe Dumars won't run for governor and more
• New York Times: University of Michigan student Caitlin Mallory skates for Estonia
• ALONG: Predicting some better high school basketball predictions
• BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Raising funds (and shaky cheerleaders) in county gymnasium
• Quick start fuels Chelsea hockey to 4-0 shutout over SEC rival Dexter
• HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Manchester wrestling slips past state-ranked Addison, flattens Grass Lake; Father Gabriel Richard hockey ties for second straight night
• COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Eastern Michigan women's basketball team edges Ohio University; EMU men fall to Bowling Green
• Washtenaw County high school basketball scoring leaders

Entertainment:
• "Homegrown" event on Friday will showcase brilliant local young writers
• Community High stages "Moon Over Buffalo"
• U-M's Basement Arts announces lineup of free weekly shows
• Michigan Theater to screen London's National Theatre production of "Nation"
• A.M. ENTERTAINMENT LINKS: Reaction to iPad; perspective on "Avatar"; trailer for "Runaways"; and more
• CINEMA CHAT: A Sundance report, and the week's new releases
• The New York Times: Jeff Daniels returning to "God of Carnage"
• Art & Exhibits list
• Ticket Sales
• Movie Listings
• Asian Fuzion Café a must-try for Chinese and Thai fare
• Chicago Symphony with Pierre Boulez stellar at Hill Auditorium

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Community:

• Newsstand review: iPad, Toyota recall, Shakespearean Robert Bobb
• Can we truly be colorblind? "Skin" and "Bilal's Stand" coming to the Michigan Theater
• The Week in Beer: Groundhog Day edition
• Ann Arbor food and drink calendar
• Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed: Chicken and rice
• Learn pet first aid at Washtenaw chapter of American Red Cross
• Grimm's Fairy Tales are Transformed
• Redistribution of space makes Ann Arbor home more livable

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