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Detroit has a new mayor…again
11May09
When former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was forced out of office in the aftermath of a text messaging scandal, City Council President Ken Cockrel stepped in as interim mayor. The city later decided to hold a special election to elect someone to finish out the last eight months of Kilpatrick’s second four-year term, which ends […]
Filed under: Business as Unusual, Current Events, Political Bicker, Sports | Closed
Tags: Dave Bing, detroit mayoral elections, detroit pistons, ken cockrel, nba hall of fame, syracuse university, the bing group
Former NBA player Isiah Thomas, 48, signed a five-year agreement with Florida International University on Tuesday — Thomas even agreed to donate his salary to the school, signaling how desperately he wants the job. Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1981 as a point guard, Thomas helped his team win two NBA championships. After his career ended as […]
Filed under: African-American History, Business as Unusual, Education, Sports | Closed
Tags: detroit pistons, florida international university, isiah thomas, naismith basketbal hall of fame, national basketball association, nba all-star, New York Knicks
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