SW Michigan

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is leading the pack among potential Republican candidates to replace U.S. Sen. Carl Levin next year, early polling shows. One of the two polls - a survey released by Lansing-based Marketing Resource Group - showed that Rogers, who lives in Howell, has a strong base of support among mid-Michigan voters and conservative and pro-life voters statewide.

SOUTH HAVEN - Men and women of manners avoid dropping the "F-bomb," as the swear word is referred to these days.

Holland Township's board of trustees on Thursday unanimously agreed to renew an agreement with Lakeshore Advantage Corporation for business development and increase the payment to $50,000 from $40,000. Township Supervisor Terry Nienhuis said Lakeshore Advantage has done "fantastic work" attracting new business to Holland Township and retaining existing businesses.

GALESBURG, MI -- Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools Superintendent Tim Vagts will be looking for a new job next year, but two G-A school board members say they blame themselves and their fellow trustees for the growing tensions in the school community that led to the decision.

The March edition of a culture and entertainment publication distributed at Detroit Metro Airport was pulled because the cover appeared to cast Detroit in a bad light, an airport spokesman said. The headline on the cover of the Metropolitan reads, in large letters: Welcome to Detroit. "The Most Miserable City in America."