http://qbit.cc Wed, 23 May 2012 01:38:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://qbit.cc/proposed-nafta-superhighway-detroitwindsor-bridge-unnecessary/ http://qbit.cc/proposed-nafta-superhighway-detroitwindsor-bridge-unnecessary/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:43:06 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=3872 If you jump to 10:30 in this video you’ll hear some very rational, compelling arguments against building a new bridge between Detroit USA and Windsor Canada, right next to the existing one.  There’s no reason for Michigan to contract out the construction of a new bridge when the economy has shrunk so drastically and the [...]]]> http://qbit.cc/proposed-nafta-superhighway-detroitwindsor-bridge-unnecessary/feed/ 0 http://qbit.cc/detroit-closing-half-of-its-public-schools/ http://qbit.cc/detroit-closing-half-of-its-public-schools/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:57:49 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=3571 Bobb told to consolidate services, close half of schools to end deficit Jennifer Chambers / The Detroit News Lansing— Swift and severe changes are coming to Detroit Public Schools. State education officials have ordered Robert Bobb to immediately implement a financial restructuring plan that balances the district’s books by closing half of its schools, swelling [...]]]> http://qbit.cc/detroit-closing-half-of-its-public-schools/feed/ 0 http://qbit.cc/detroit-is-halting-garbage-pickup-police-patrols-in-20-pct-of-city/ http://qbit.cc/detroit-is-halting-garbage-pickup-police-patrols-in-20-pct-of-city/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:09:41 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=3333 (Business Insider) Detroit has been bankrupt for years. It simply refuses to admit it. Detroit’s schools are bankrupt as well. A mere 25% of students graduate from high school. Yet, in spite of hints and threats from mayors and budget commissions, and in spite of common sense talk of bankruptcy, Detroit has not pulled the [...]]]> http://qbit.cc/detroit-is-halting-garbage-pickup-police-patrols-in-20-pct-of-city/feed/ 0 http://qbit.cc/cnn-ranks-detroit-among-most-dangerous-cities-in-world/ http://qbit.cc/cnn-ranks-detroit-among-most-dangerous-cities-in-world/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:34:07 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=1678 George Hunter / The Detroit News Detroit — Third-world countries have nothing on Detroit when it comes to crime, according to a list released this week by a national news organization. CNN compiled a list of the world’s most dangerous cities, which includes places like Baghdad, Karachi, Pakistan, Beirut — and the Motor City. The [...]]]> http://qbit.cc/cnn-ranks-detroit-among-most-dangerous-cities-in-world/feed/ 1 http://qbit.cc/detroit-schools-offer-class-in-how-to-to-work-at-walmart/ http://qbit.cc/detroit-schools-offer-class-in-how-to-to-work-at-walmart/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:19:47 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=1393 Walmart has been widely condemned for offering its employees only low-paying, dead end jobs. Even President Obama criticized Hillary Clinton during the 2008 presidential campaign for having served on Walmart's board and stated that the firm ought to pay "a living wage." In inner-city Detroit, however, where the unemployment rate is estimated at an astonishing 50%, the prospect of a Walmart job may appear far more attractive.]]> http://qbit.cc/detroit-schools-offer-class-in-how-to-to-work-at-walmart/feed/ 0 http://qbit.cc/the-sharp-dressed-man-who-aided-mutallab-onto-flight-253-was-a-u-s-government-agent/ http://qbit.cc/the-sharp-dressed-man-who-aided-mutallab-onto-flight-253-was-a-u-s-government-agent/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:10:53 +0000 qbit http://qbit.cc/?p=1342 Since our flight landed on Christmas Day, Lori and I have been doing everything in our power to uncover the truth about why we were almost blown up in the air over Detroit. ]]> http://qbit.cc/the-sharp-dressed-man-who-aided-mutallab-onto-flight-253-was-a-u-s-government-agent/feed/ 0