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Unions Nix Job-Saving Plan — Union leaders seek to prevent teachers in a West Michigan school district from taking pay cuts to save their co-workers' jobs.

Biohazard — Russ Harding argues in a New York Times Op-Ed that biofuels such as ethanol do more harm than good.

Property Takings by a Court Are Still Property Takings — The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an important property rights case that may impact beach-walking along Michigan's Great Lakes shoreline.

Tidbits From the MEA's Recent Financial Report — The union is slightly less bloated, but its top officers are still doing pretty well.

Michigan Housing Market a Skeleton of Its Former Self? — The state archeologist office, which traces the remains of human civilization and industry, is now found in the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.