U.S. EPA says Michigan spill appears contained ... that spilled from an Enbridge Inc pipeline said they hoped to contain the damage at Morrow Lake, just east of Kalamazoo, Michigan. "We do not anticipate that Lake Michigan is at risk," Ralph Dollhopf, the on-scene coordinator for the EPA told ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:23:09 GMT Kalamazoo works to keep oil from water supply The city of Kalamazoo said today it is working to keep oil spilled in the Kalamazoo River from affecting the city's water supply. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:39:33 GMT How you can help with the oil spill in Michigan Residents who are interested in more information about helping with the Kalamazoo River oil spill cleanup contact HandsOn Battle Creek . Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:02:06 GMT Episcopal Church Developing Liturgical Rite for Gay Couples Priests from across the country are convening at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California, which recently received a $400,000 grant from the Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Arcus Foundation, to develop a liturgical blessing specifically for same-sex couples : "The new rite, which will take years to complete, will most likely ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:10:00 GMT Tibbits Opera House coloring book available at gift shop ... A graduate of Western Michigan University, he has consulted or designed for Kellogg's, Meijer, the City of Kalamazoo, the City of Coldwater, Quicken Loans, Northern Michigan University, Infinisource and others. Tibbits Popcorn Theatre is presented ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Feds, oil firm to probe ruptured line KALAMAZOO - Federal officials and the Canadian company that owns the pipeline that spilled oil into the Kalamazoo River hope to get their first glance at the ruptured pipe today. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Michigan oil spill draws sharp criticism from Detroit to Chicago ... Pure idiocy and pure incompetence will be the phrases du jour. Detroit News Demagogues seize on Kalamazoo oil spill President Barack Obama's scheduled Michigan visit today comes with a ready made villain for him to ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Chicago Mayor Richard Daley wants investigation of Kalamazoo River oil spill ... noted the Great Lakes is a source of drinking water that is "very important to protect." The oil leaked into the Kalamazoo River on Monday from a pipe belonging to Enbridge Energy Partners, a Canadian company. SageofthePage July 29, 2010 at 9:54PM ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT GOP candidate Mike Cox makes stop in Kalamazoo, confident going into final weekend Republican gubernatorial candidate and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox swung through the area Thursday with campaign stops at a sandwich shop on Stadium Drive and Bell's Eccentric Cafe in downtown Kalamazoo. Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Michigan foster children describe struggles; 'Most people don't care about children,' one says ... she succeeded from the foster-care system to high school juniors and seniors now in foster care Wednesday morning. KALAMAZOO - Her mother is a drug addict. Her father "wants to do his own thing." At a young age, Jazzi was sent to live with ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:44:29 GMT U.S. EPA says Michigan spill appears contained ... that spilled from an Enbridge Inc pipeline said they hoped to contain the damage at Morrow Lake, just east of Kalamazoo, Michigan. "We do not anticipate that Lake Michigan is at risk," Ralph Dollhopf, the on-scene coordinator for the EPA told ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:22:26 GMT Air quality spurs evacuations in oil spill area Thirty to 50 households were asked to evacuate and twice as many were advised not to drink their water Thursday afternoon as the human toll of what could possibly be 1 million gallons of spilled oil continues to spread along the Kalamazoo River.While human health continued to be publicly emphasized Thursday, officials continued to spar over ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:51:01 GMT Kalamazoo River oil spill Morrow Dam and lake looking east in a photo taken Thursday afternoon. A yellow containment boom has been set up in front of the dam's spillway. The EPA says no oil has gotten into Morrow Lake. Jerry Campbell / Kalamazoo Gazette Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:46:16 GMT Eight teams advance in Sandy Koufax ... after the game. Also not advancing to the playoff round is the youngest team in the tournament - the Battle Creek/Kalamazoo-based Western Michigan Broncos. Assistant coach and parent Wayne Smith looks forward to the next season as most of the team ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Workers try to grasp Michigan oil spill toll on wildlife KALAMAZOO -- Beth Smoker coaxed the oil-soaked Canada goose in her gloved hands as it struggled to stand. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Is the Michigan oil spill sealed? KALAMAZOO -- Cleanup crews said Thursday they had stopped the westward spread of an oil spill heading down the Kalamazoo River, but officials from various agencies offered conflicting accounts of how far the slick had spread and whether oil continues to leak from the source. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Demagogues seize on Kalamazoo oil spill President Barack Obama's scheduled Michigan visit today comes with a ready made villain for him to demagogue, the Enbridge oil company, which owns the oil pipeline that spewed more than 800,000 gallons of crude into the Kalamazoo River this week. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Excentive Announces Successful deployment of Its Total Compensation Management Solution at Stryker ... today announced the successful deployment of its solution at Stryker EMEA. A Fortune 500 company headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies. Stryker EMEA decided to start the execution of ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:00 GMT Spread of oil on Kalamazoo River appears to be halted upstream of Morrow Lake and dam Unlike communities along the Kalamazoo River in Calhoun County still suffering significant after-effects of Monday's crude oil leak, Kalamazoo should be spared from the oily mess that has killed fish and birds and left a stench that forced residents from their homes. Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Leak forces evacuations Thirty to 50 households were asked to evacuateand twice as many were advised not to drink their water Thursday afternoon as the human toll of what could possibly be 1 million gallons of spilled oil continues to spread along the Kalamazoo River.While human health continued to be publicly emphasized Thursday, officials continued to spar over ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:26:57 GMT