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DETROIT Carlos Guillen has made some noteworthy progress in his pursuit to play this year, to which Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland growled and declined comment. Magglio Ordonez went to the disabled list, and the Tigers only hope he comes back. San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan reacts as they are losing 3-1 against Detroit Red Wings in the third period in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI. on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.. Eliminating the ombudsman's office and expanding the Board of Police Commissioners are among more than two dozen proposed revisions to the City of Detroit's charter. Those proposals were the ones that got the most attention at the. Age: 44 Background: Grew up on Detroit's east side, graduated from Kettering High in 1985, then joined the Marine Corps, spending two years in Okinawa, Japan, then four more in the US, boxing,. Summer Dreams video on Freep.com: Go to www.freep.com/summerdreams to see videos of Summer Dreams camps in action: Clark Park Coalition's baseball fun, above, and activities through the Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired.. Detroit Mike Modano has no regrets about joining the Red Wings. Coach Mike Babcock has no regrets about Modano returning to play in his hometown, either. Neither side envisioned the union ending the way it did. Modano only played two of the 11. Bill Dougherty, owner of Bottom Line Bait and Tackle in Brownstown Township, holds a mounting bracket, spring-loaded reel and 1 1/2-pound weight used by Detroit River handliners to catch walleye. / Photos by ERIC SHARP/Detroit Free Press BY ERIC SHARP. If Roy Roberts is to succeed as emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools, he must see his mission not as saving the district, but dismantling it. DPS can't be saved. It pushed beyond the tipping point years ago, and must be allowed to slide into. A Detroit native, Rose threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Detroit Tigers' game Saturday against Kansas City. Afterward, he was eager to promote the new school, and he said Hill a former Detroit Piston has agreed to support the venture.. SHANGHAI, China -- The luxury market in China has been growing more than twice as fast as the overall auto industry, but Detroit automakers lack a credible entry. With Ford's Lincoln brand out of the Chinese market, General Motors.