Time, Inc. Studies Detroit - Link to Audio
The Detroit Public Schools, the health department and the state of Michigan laid out plans yesterday to prevent the spread of H1N1 (Swine Flu). Included was a list of vaccination priorities, pregnant women being first. Joining us is Dr. Walter Davis, Pandemic Flu Coordinator for the Detroit Health Department.
Female entrepreneurs and business owners will be meeting today and tomorrow at the Motorcity Casino Hotel. The Great Lakes Women’s Business Conference, largest of its kind in the Midwest, will be in Detroit. Michelle Richards, Executive Director for CEED, host of the conference, is with us.
Time, Inc. recently bought a house in Indian Village to spearhead the launch of their special project “Assignment Detroit,” the media giant's intiative to provide in-depth coverage of our city. Executive Producer Rick Tetzeli joins us to talk about the project.
Some of us remember being in the same school as kids 5,6,7 years older than us. Detroit Public School’s Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb wants to abolish seperate middle and elemantary schools to bring back the K-8 building. On to talk with us about the advantages/disadvantages of a K-8 is Dean of WSU’s School of Education, Paula Wood.
Sander's fudge and Bettermade barbecue potato chips are both staple junkfoods of a Michigan childhood. A new exhibit opening at the Detroit Historical Museum is being called Detroit’s “Snack Food Superstars.” It will focus on companies such as Better Made Snack Food Company, Germack Pistachio Company, Sanders Confectionery, Stroh’s Products and Vernor’s Ginger Ale. With us is Curator Joel Stone.
All that, plus we'll look at the likelihood of Michigan's future as a manufacturing powerhouse, talk with University of Michigan neurology Professor Dr. Eva Feldman about a revolutionary ALS treatment using stem cells & continue our 2009 Detroit Charter Commission Candidate interviews with Sarah Lile.