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Posted on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 : 11:30 a.m.

Ann Arbor news roundup: February 15

By Carol Tietz

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State Rep. Jeff Irwin, surrounded by a group of mainly mothers, speaks Monday at the Washtenaw County Administration Building in downtown Ann Arbor, where he announced a second-parent adoption bill.

Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

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: • Ann Arbor Fire Chief Dominick Lanza resigns, citing family issues and budget cuts • 43 new jobs: Ypsilanti's American Broach seeks tax incentives for $25M R&D, manufacturing expansion • Ann Arbor police and fire departments facing layoffs yet again, budget analysis shows • Ronald McDonald House of Ann Arbor plans 12-bedroom facility in new C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

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News: • Michigan organ donation registry sees big jump, with help from Ann Arbor-area efforts • Washtenaw County Road Commission imposes seasonal weight restrictions • Daily Links to Ann Arbor: U-M dean to help choose Detroit Schools superintendent; officials prepare for possible cuts to higher education • Man serving time for Lenawee County burglary convicted of Saline business break-in • Police investigate reports of gun shots on Ann Arbor's west side • New Dexter schools Superintendent Mary Marshall says she's ready to tackle district's challenges • Q&A: How can you reduce your chances of receiving a speeding ticket? • Registered sex offender from Ypsilanti accused of sexually assaulting boy • Ann Arbor-area lawmakers propose legislation to expand rights of adoptive gay parents • Beth Fitzsimmons appointed new regent at Eastern Michigan University • Deputies investigate arson of truck in Ypsilanti Township • Pittsfield Township police nab suspected burglar after he crashed vehicle into snow bank • Former Milan man won't be criminally charged for lending children iPod with naked photos of himself • With Poll: As peak pothole season approaches, industry group launches online reporting tool • Ypsilanti men charged in two separate robberies in Ann Arbor last month • Television stolen from Red Roof Inn, Ann Arbor police say • Larceny at party on Cambridge Road under investigation, Ann Arbor police say • Church Street burglary remains under investigation, Ann Arbor police say • Group hopes Chelsea will reconsider ban on backyard chickens • You pick the 'Best Of' the Ann Arbor area with new weekly contest on AnnArbor.com • 'Let's Read Math' series aims to dispel 'math-phobia' in children • Ypsilanti Township man bids a special farewell to wife of 63 years after tragic fire

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Business Review: • A2Y Regional Chamber hosts Congressman John Dingell for Legislative Luncheon • Request points to possible Ann Arbor expansion for University of Michigan battery startup Sakti3 • Investors: New venture capital fund will boost Michigan entrepreneurs despite occasional disappointments • Business Review West Michigan: Michigan business leaders anticipate tax restructuring as Gov. Rick Snyder prepares budget • Mondays Work: How are your dinner table conversations? • Top 5: Questions about Borders as Ann Arbor book seller prepares for bankruptcy • Column: Where are they now? Borders brothers long gone from Ann Arbor as chain nears bankruptcy • High end auto detailing the focus for new A2 Auto Image on Jackson Road • Developer still trying for permit for private wastewater facility in Superior Township to build 1,950-unit manufactured home park • Real Estate Beat: Shopper raises question about store closing in Ypsilanti Township's Paint Creek Crossing

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Sports: • Michigan baseball team, picked to finish second in Big Ten, hosts 'Meet the Wolverines' event tonight • Notebook: Michigan hockey team looks to finish more chances, power play woes continue and more notes • Syracuse.com: Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim wants reporters to know that he's never lost to John Beilein • mhsaa.com: Chelsea's Patrick Roberts to receive MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award • High School Hoops Journal: Huron High School basketball player A.J. Mathew discusses the new student cheering section and other things • Today's College Sports Links: Michigan AD Dave Brandon says alumni comfortable with Brady Hoke; 2012 U-M recruit Bennie Coney working to rehab image and more • High School Roundup: McKenna Erkfritz's double-double leads Manchester; Pioneer girls hockey loses in overtime and more Monday results • With Video: 15 minutes of fame continues with ESPN2 appearance for Michigan hockey player Louie Caporusso • College Roundup: Eastern and Michigan's women's golf teams in action on Monday • Kansas the new No. 1 in AP Top 25, AnnArbor.com's Michael Rothstein keeps Ohio State at top of his ballot • Michigan sweeps Big Ten softball honors; gymnast and track athlete win, too • Poll: Michigan basketball team's on a roll. Which player impresses you? • Former Michigan hockey defenseman Steve Kampfer adjusting to life in the NHL • Detroit Free Press: Former Michigan recruit Demar Dorsey enrolls at Grand Rapids Community College • Michigan basketball team drives to join NCAA tournament bubble debate • Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. named Big Ten Freshman of the Week • Crain's Detroit Business: Michigan athletic department's new marketing officer aims to sell out basketball games at Crisler Arena

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Entertainment: • Daily Entertainment Links: Esperanza Spalding Grammy fallout; new Radiohead on the way; Iggy Pop on Facebook? • WCC hosting video game tournament Saturday • Topher Grace and Demetri Martin photos from Michigan Theater's advance screening of 'Take Me Home Tonight' • Lewis Black bringing his pointed comic rants to sold-out Michigan Theater show • Ypsilanti District Library exhibit showcases Peanuts cartoons of Snoopy as flying ace • George Clooney's 'Ides of March' needs local extras for University of Michigan filming • The New Theatre Project offers special offer for Valentine's Day performance of 'The Dance of the Seven Veils' • Ann Arbor Public Schools Orchestra Night returning to Hill Auditorium • Malcolm Tulip guides U-M musical theater students in the play 'Our Country's Good' • Merce Cunningham Dance Co. making farewell visit to Power Center • With Poll: What's happening around Ann Arbor, February 14-February 20: Our picks & your votes • Ann Arbor's Michael Daugherty wins Grammy Award for composition; album wins 2 more • Slideshow: River Raisin Ragtime Revue, soprano Anita Johnson present Black History Month concert • FestiFools expanding with new nighttime event, 'FoolMoon' • Stage musical adaptation of Kipling's 'Just So Stories' coming to Concordia • The New Theatre Project's 'Dance of the Seven Veils' could use some variety • A2CT offers staged readings of new works via 'The Play's the Thing' • U-M presenting George Bernard Shaw's classic 'Arms and the Man'

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Community: • Daily Dose of Health News: Free kidney screenings offered March 10 at University of Michigan Health Center • eTrakit and rental inspection reporting • Local webcomic Tales of a Checkered Man #090: 'The Mission' • Our Values: Were America's founding fathers Christians? • Metroparent Magazine: 'On Being' host Krista Tippett to discuss spirituality and parenting tonight in Birmingham • Critical Hits: Blokus: A classic abstract strategy game • The case of the grouchy mare: horses can get ulcers, too • iCarly's Spaghetti (squash) tacos • Dusty, the cat burglar steals neighborhood belongings; brings them home • Fit Mommy: The right to "bare" arms • Peggy Lampman's Tuesday dinnerFeed: Chicken Adobo • Local Assistance and Therapy Dog spreads love, helping young writers make valentines • Monday's Mug: Espresso Love • Parenting: Reading resources: Homework help, tutoring and Ann Arbor storytimes

News about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • WDIV: U-M education school dean appointed to panel to seek next Detroit Schools superintendent • Michigan Daily: University of Michigan officials prepare for possible cuts to higher education • Detroit News: Snyder says no cut in Medicaid reimbursement • Reuters: U-M professors ask: Innovation is how we make our living: Is China buying? • Michigan Daily: University of Michigan to name new Business School dean • Michigan Daily: New Bert's Study Lounge in UGLi to debut next month • Crain's Detroit Business: Obama budget contains cut in Great Lakes Restoration Foundation • Lucy Ann Lance: What price pensions?