http://en.redtram.com/ freep.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:23:13 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 237869 | Drew Sharp: Lions should look into trading Calvin Johnson http://en.redtram.com/go/236294468/top100/ 236294468 The Lions are facing their own Curtis Granderson moment. If it wasn't apparent before, it should be clear now after the Bailout in Baltimore. The Lions are looking at 2012 -- at the earliest -- before they're relevant. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:02:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294468/top100/ 237869 | RISING FROM THE WRECKAGE | CHAPTER 4: Rattner on GM, Chrysler turnaround plans: 'They were delusional' http://en.redtram.com/go/236294457/top100/ 236294457 As our story continues, help arrives for GM and Chrysler in Washington. But in Michigan, officials see the industry's problems starting to weigh on the state as a whole. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:01:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294457/top100/ 237869 | Ex-autoworker moves into film http://en.redtram.com/go/236294442/top100/ 236294442 Lewis Smith's family helped build Michigan's bedrock industry. At the end of his automotive career, Smith was helping to dismantle it. He didn't like that work, so he got out and is building a new future with giant green screens. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:01:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294442/top100/ 237869 | Kilpatrick could face penalty if he paid lawyers from fund http://en.redtram.com/go/236294432/top100/ 236294432 Kwame Kilpatrick violated Michigan campaign-finance law if he used money from his mayoral campaign fund to pay lawyers who defended him against assault charges. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294432/top100/ 237869 | DMC request being challenged in Greene case http://en.redtram.com/go/236294424/top100/ 236294424 A lawyer for Detroit Receiving Hospital is challenging a subpoena filed by an attorney for the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene seeking any possible records of her treatment there. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294424/top100/ 237869 | GM won't lose credit with RenCen cuts http://en.redtram.com/go/236294417/top100/ 236294417 General Motors' presence in Detroit will shrink even more, but it won't lose its state tax credit for keeping its corporate headquarters in the Renaissance Center with a smaller workforce. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294417/top100/ 237869 | EDITORIAL: How will Bobb lead his volunteer army? http://en.redtram.com/go/236294409/top100/ 236294409 In the three days since Detroit Public Schools CEO Robert Bobb appealed for volunteers to help boost the reading skills of DPS students, nearly 900 would-be tutors from every corner of southeast Michigan have responded. So much for the cynical Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:59:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294409/top100/ 237869 | Golden Globes take 'Up in the Air' seriously http://en.redtram.com/go/236294389/top100/ 236294389 The recession-themed comedy-drama "Up in the Air" led Tuesday's Golden Globe nominations with six nods, including for best dramatic picture. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:58:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294389/top100/ 237869 | White House unveils manufacturing plan http://en.redtram.com/go/236294381/top100/ 236294381 The Obama administration released a seven-point plan to boost U.S. manufacturing today, ahead of a meeting with business leaders hosted by Vice President Joe Biden aimed at boosting jobs in a sector that employs fewer Americans now than it did Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:58:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294381/top100/ 237869 | McKibben urges Obama to ramp up U.S. climate promises http://en.redtram.com/go/236294375/top100/ 236294375 COPENHAGEN -- While hundreds of thousands of people were out marching against climate change this past weekend, world leaders inside the Bella Center slyly removed the most important number in the world from climate negotiating texts — one that more Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:57:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294375/top100/ 237869 | NAMES+FACES: Ann Arbor team joins 'Biggest Loser' http://en.redtram.com/go/236294365/top100/ 236294365 Press operator and mechanic Darrell Hough, 46, will weigh in at 413 pounds when the ninth season kicks off Jan. 5. Andrea Hough, 24, an executive assistant, will work to shed some of her 298 pounds as 11 teams of Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:57:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294365/top100/ 237869 | H1N1 vaccine recalled in state http://en.redtram.com/go/236294358/top100/ 236294358 Michigan health officials determined Tuesday that the state received about 17,200 doses of 800,000 H1N1 vaccine doses that were voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:57:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294358/top100/ 237869 | Whitacre: GM will find right person for job http://en.redtram.com/go/236294341/top100/ 236294341 Ed Whitacre called the U.S. government's pay restrictions on what GM can pay top executives "pretty stringent." Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:56:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294341/top100/ 237869 | UAW will likely nominate VP for Gettelfinger's top spot http://en.redtram.com/go/236294324/top100/ 236294324 UAW's leaders are expected to pick UAW vice president Bob King as their nominee today to lead the union over the next four years after Ron Gettelfinger retires next summer. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:55:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294324/top100/ 237869 | TransUnion: Auto loan delinquencies to grow 7% http://en.redtram.com/go/236294316/top100/ 236294316 One of the nation's largest credit rating agencies, TransUnion, predicts that the rate of auto loan delinquencies nationwide will grow 7% in 2010 — including a sharp 27% increase in Michigan. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:55:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294316/top100/ 237869 | Winning, not evaluations, is still Lions' main focus http://en.redtram.com/go/236294307/top100/ 236294307 The Lions stand at the low point of their season with three games left and coming off their most lopsided loss in 18 years. While coach Jim Schwartz said he will hold players accountable for Sunday's 48-3 loss at Baltimore, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:55:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294307/top100/ 237869 | Bynum hopes shoe swap will keep him healthy http://en.redtram.com/go/236294289/top100/ 236294289 HOUSTON -- When Will Bynum returns to the lineup, he will be wearing new basketball sneakers. It's not like he's seeking a new look. He's just following the advice of Pistons strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander, who called current Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:54:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294289/top100/ 237869 | FREE PRESS CARTOONIST MIKE THOMPSON: General Motors loans http://en.redtram.com/go/236294281/top100/ 236294281 GM begins the process of paying back its $6.7 billion loan. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:54:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294281/top100/ 237869 | Schools adjust how writing is taught in text age http://en.redtram.com/go/236294270/top100/ 236294270 Forget writing letters or thank-you notes in a nice, smooth cursive hand. Students today are far more likely to use computers, cell phones, text messages, Twitter and iPods to communicate than they are to put pen to paper. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:54:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294270/top100/ 237869 | 12 DAYS OF SHOPPING | DAY 11: GIFTS FROM THE HEART: Some folks yearn for gifts money can't buy http://en.redtram.com/go/236294262/top100/ 236294262 In this time of economic uncertainty and war and cold, what so many more people seem to want for this year's holidays can't be bought at big box stores or malls or even small shops in quaint downtowns. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:54:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236294262/top100/