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Does anyone remember the character Wimpy from the old Popeye cartoons? Well, he is best remembered for a healthy appetite for hamburgers, and his classic phrase: "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." Well, today is Tuesday! And it's pay day, in a way: It's the day we announce the results of our Michigan's Best Burger search.

It can be hard sometimes to understand the vitriol of Detroit activists who opposed seemingly common-sense reforms like converting Belle Isle from a public city park into a public state park. It also can be hard to understand the outrage stemming Kevyn Orr's appointment as Detroit emergency manager.

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, MI - It was a difficult year full of hardships, but Lourenzo Caldwell says he wouldn't trade it for the world. He's a member of the 2013 graduating class at Buena Vista High School. The district's 27 seniors donned blue and white caps and gowns, crossed the stage and received their diplomas on Tuesday, June 4.

Major League Baseball will seek to suspend about 20 players connected to the Miami-area clinic at the heart of an ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, possibly within the next few weeks, "Outside the Lines" has learned. If the suspensions are upheld, the performance-enhancing drug scandal would be the largest in American sports history.

Gov. Rick Snyder started the nonprofit New Energy to Reinvent and Diversify Fund shortly after taking office, ostensibly to raise private funds for government innovation. Two years after its creation, few details about the fund's finances have emerged. But the recent revelation that two of Snyder's advisers in the Capitol have spent time on NERD's payroll underscores the need for more information.

In Michigan, The House That Boats Built $6,990,000 Charlevoix, MI Waterfront A retired boat manufacturer brings his passion home-to a nearly 9,000-square-foot boat house attached to the main living space.-Stefanos Chen The owner, John Winn, 66 years old, purchased this property on Round Lake in Charlevoix, Mich., with his wife, Zita Winn, in 1995, according to public records.

Community activist Bobby Holley plans to leave Battle Creek Central High School at 10 a.m. May 28 and crawl on hands and knees to Albion High School to protest that school's closure and rally community support for the school. Holley said it could take him two days to crawl from Battle Creek, through Marshall, and to Albion.

Trustees say the conference provides the education they need to manage complex investments for the funds' retirees and beneficiaries. But other major public pension systems avoided sending their officials to Hawaii because of concerns the exotic locale sends the wrong message at a time when pensions nationwide are contemplating or implementing reduced benefits to cope with rising retirement costs and shaky investment returns.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Former President George W. Bush Wednesday charmed a crowd of 900 attending the second annual West Michigan Aviation Academy's Leaders of Tomorrow Gala with his candor and trademark wit.

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In an exclusive interview with The Enquirer this morning, Chief James Craig confirmed he's leaving Cincinnati and offered a glimpse into how he made the decision. He will stay on with the department for 30 days to help facilitate the transition and says he's confident the department will continue to make positive strides when he moves on.

Detroit - The Detroit musician who's suddenly become one of Wayne State University's more prominent alumni wished the class of 2013 good luck Thursday as he received an honorary degree from the school. In a short speech thanking the University, musician Sixto Rodriguez wished the graduating students from Wayne State University good luck.