March 24, 2011

Movie fans the world over are mourning the death of actress Elizabeth Taylor. The stunning beauty and two-time Oscar winner was as well-known for her off-screen drama that included seven husbands and eight marriages. She was also a champion in the fight against AIDS. Taylor had been hospitalized for over a month for congestive heart failure. She was 79.  Source Link 


The latest census figures show the challenge being faced by one of America’s great cities now struggling to hold its own in a new economic era. The population of Detroit, Michigan has dropped to what it was a century ago, with just over 700,000 residents. That’s a 25% decline in the past decade. Michigan’s governor says his state won’t succeed unless cities like Detroit survive. Source Link
 

The calendar may say “Spring,” but Old Man Winter hasn’t given up in the weather department for the northern tier of the United States. A spring storm has dropped up to a foot of snow in some spots on a path from South Dakota into Michigan, Pennsylvania and upstate New York.  Snow-weary cities like Hartford and Boston are also in line for more white stuff from the storm. Source Link