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Bill Laitner

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Corktown Races and Detroit Free Press Marathon to be managed by same team

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By Bill Laitner
| WWJ-AM (Detroit, MI)
DETROIT (WWJ) -- The historic Corktown Races will be managed by the organizers of the Detroit Free Press Marathon. The management agreement between the Fraternal Order of United Irishmen, owners of the Corktown Races, and the Detroit Free Press Marathon was announced on Tuesday. Detroit’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Corktown Races are both traditionally held on the Sunday before the holiday. Thousands of runners participate in the 5K, Emerald Mile and Kids Quarter Mile races each year.
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Former Warren Mayor Jim Fouts running for Michigan House seat

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By Bill Laitner
| Detroit Free Press
Jim Fouts was the popular non-partisan mayor of Warren for 16 years before term limits kept him from running again in Michigan's third-largest city. On Friday, Fouts filed to run as a Democrat for state representative. He will challenge first-term incumbent Mike McFall of Hazel Park in August's Democratic primary in the 14th House District. Fouts, who is 81, said he still has plenty of energy and a desire for public service.
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Brooks Patterson’s daughter quits race for Oakland County executive

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By Bill Laitner
| Detroit Free Press
She's the daughter of Oakland County's longest-serving top politician. Some said she was heir apparent to the Republican legacy of her father, L. Brooks Patterson, who died in 2019.
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