The 8 percent doesn't come as too much of a surprise. With the auto industry lagging in general and the domestic part of the auto industry lagging in particular, Macomb takes kind of a double hit.
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A performing arts center will not just benefit the Macomb area. A facility like this will be an asset to the entire region.
The county's income is declining because manufacturing is declining, and manufacturing is declining ... as something we value as a nation. The Big Three are having less and less of an impact in Macomb County, and the auto industry in general has less and less of an impact on the nation's economy.
I miss Macomb a little bit. But the hotel rooms are nicer. Just being at our own facility, we have so much at our disposal here.
Those cooks in Macomb did an awesome job. They had it coming every single night. You knew you could expect to get something good in there to eat. Not that it's bad here, but it didn't seem like it was as much 'down-home' (cooking) as there was in Illinois.
I think it's been great to have the fans around. There's no reason to make them drive three hours (to Macomb) to go see us.
Sometimes when you play against kids that are that good of athletes, you make silly things happen. ... Just the speed and strength (of Macomb) made us do things that we didn't want to do.
The call needs to be put out to all the people of Macomb County. This is not an issue only for African-Americans. If ... you care anything at all about your county, you have to speak out,
You almost always have to do some decent travel for a sectional. But now we could be looking at going to Macomb, 75 miles away, for a regional.