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Helen Thomas told stories and offered up her opinions during a crowded appearance at the Michigan Theater Tuesday night.
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Top headlines on our site: • Crime novelist ordered to stand trial in father's shooting in Dexter Township • HOLIDAY HEALTH: Top 10 tips to cut back on calories and guilt this Thanksgiving • Crime novelist ordered to stand trial in father's shooting in Dexter Township • Detroit native Helen Thomas says it's 'always good to be home again' • Michigan cornerback commitment: 'I'm going to start' • WITH VIDEO: Blackbird's "If Only in My Dreams" a different take on holiday theater • ASSOCIATED PRESS: Washtenaw County lawmaker calls for tax hikes
Other news by section:
• AATA offering holiday ride shared-ride service for Thanksgiving
• Ypsilanti seeks applicants to fill vacancies on boards, commissions
• Drunken man with gasoline can threatens people, Ann Arbor police say
• Man charged with leading Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies on police chase
• Superior Township homeowner scares away men who kick in door
• Washtenaw County sets next swine flu clinic in Manchester
• Suicide at Washtenaw County Jail under investigation
• Deadline for applicants to fill vacant Ann Arbor school board seat extended
• SCIENCE DAILY: Most hepatitis C patients left untreated, U-M study finds
Business Review: • SEASONAL STRATEGIES: Bivouac's winter store success depends on the Ann Arbor weather • THE ANN ARBOR CHRONICLE: Think Local First meeting draws about 100 people to Big George's • UPDATED WITH BLACK FRIDAY HOURS: Holiday shopping hours for Washtenaw County and beyond • YPSI CITI: Ypsilanti may ask court to order repair or demolition of Thompson Block building • Ann Arbor area stores stock Earth-friendly gifts • ASSOCIATED PRESS: National consumer group warns of toy safety hazards • Toyota considering relocating operations to Ann Arbor region
• Michigan football team's below-average season earns below-average grades
• Michigan football: The season in quotes
• 3 issues facing the Michigan football team for 2010
• Michigan football team needs big things from these 5 players in 2010
• Facts about every basketball team in the Old Spice Classic field
• LIVE CHAT: Michigan basketball prepares for Old Spice Classic
• VIDEO: Michael Rothstein, Dave Birkett preview Michigan basketball at Old Spice Classic
• Eastern Michigan's Ron English not distracted by prospects of winless season
• It's not Alaska, but Michigan basketball team prepared for Old Spice Classic
• VIDEO: Michigan basketball coach John Beilein breaks down Creighton for the Old Spice Classic
• Michigan basketball coach John Beilein defers athletic director questions to U-M President Mary Sue Coleman
• VIDEO: Michigan senior forward DeShawn Sims discusses tougher competition and Creighton
Entertainment: • Greenhills Upper School revisits "Our Town" • Performance Network offers half price gift certificates for two days only • CONCERT PREVIEW: Swell Season's star-crossed story continues with Michigan Theater show next Wednesday • Colleges across the country vie for free sneak peek of "Youth In Revolt"
• Pets: Tips from Humane Society of Huron Valley on preventing lost cats
• Food & Drink: Peggy Lampman's Wednesday dinnerFeed: Grilled turkey breast
• Passions & Pursuits: Tuesdays with the dietician: Every week, I'll answer your questions about nutrition, weight loss
• Food & Drink: Need ideas for Thursday's meal? Check out Thanksgiving recipes from AnnArbor.com
• Food & Drink: Almost like Dad used to drink: Retro-bottled North Peak beers arrive in Ann Arbor
• Food & Drink: Farm to fork: Calder Dairy - Mooing with activity
• Faith: How to explain your divorce between helpings at Thanksgiving dinner
• Parenting: Everyday parenting questions for Kerry: Pacing your preteen's growing up
• Passions & Pursuits: Adventures in multicultural living: Diversity at Huron High, in everyday life, at U-M Hospital
• Parenting: Six ways to teach our kids to give thanks
• Parenting: Fear of the dark: It's not just for kids
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More news about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • NEW YORK TIMES: University of Michigan physician among docs to question safety of "The Biggest Loser" • Ypsilanti Citizen: Thompson Building abatement proceedings move forward • Ann Arbor Chronicle: Paul Saginaw: We Want to Change the World

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