Tag: Michigan
Police: Michigan woman had sex with biological son
by Scott on Sep.17, 2009, under News
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. AP — A Detroit-area woman accused of having sex with her biological son after finding him on the Internet has been charged.
Police say 35-year-old Aimee Louise Sword of Waterford Township is facing one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct after two counts were dropped earlier this week.Authorities haven’t said when or where she and the teenager met, but said she gave him up for adoption more than 10 years earlier. She surrendered to police in April.Sword is free on bond. Her lawyer, Kenneth Burch, tells The Oakland Press of Pontiac that his client “maintains her presumption of innocence.” He said the accusations have been very difficult for her.Waterford Township is 30 miles northwest of Detroit.
Michigan’s Jobless Rate Soars Higher
by Scott on Jul.19, 2009, under News
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Michigan’s unemployment is 7% higher than the previous year in June (’08). That brings Michigan’s total unemployment rate to 15.2%. Michigan has had the highest unemployment rates in the nation.
Officials blame a large drop in manufacturing jobs including the auto industries jobs. Critics are calling on officials to improve unemployment insurance for Michigan’s ailing economy.
Unemployment only counts as those who are actively seeking employment, that being said, the under-employed and those who stop looking for work would raise the “jobless rate” from 17.4% to about 22.5%.
