Article: Lake Michigan Golf Course Plans Stir Controversy

Article: THE BENTON HARBOR I KNOW SO WELL.(Opinion/Commentary/Editorial)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 11, 2003 ;     700+ words ......is what you know about my hometown, Benton Harbor, Mich.: that it's largely black, had...10,000. The New York Times described Benton Harbor as a resort town in the 1930s and 1940s...a dilapidated backwater.'' In fact, Benton Harbor (population: about 11,000) sits on...

Article: Bridge economic divide, Jackson says Reverend visits Benton Harbor in aftermath of riots
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 21, 2003 ;     475 words ...BENTON HARBOR, Mich.--The Rev. Jesse Jackson came...economic divide between poverty-stricken Benton Harbor and its trendy neighbor St. Joseph...St. Joseph and what is happening in Benton Harbor," said Jackson, who was invited to...

Article: Benton Harbor disturbances are damning indictment of society's neglect
Michigan Citizen;  July 5, 2003 ;     383 words ......concern regarding the recent events in Benton Harbor. History has shown us time and time...own hands. The recent disturbances in Benton Harbor are a damning indictment of the local...has been with respect to cities like Benton Harbor. Benton Harbor's problems cannot ...

Article: Many in Benton Harbor not surprised by week's violence.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Ray Quintanilla and Colleen Mastony BENTON HARBOR, Mich._To understand the central figure...thriving Lake Michigan resort town, Benton Harbor is now dotted with abandoned houses...nearly 40 percent in predominantly black Benton Harbor, while in St. Joseph, jobs are plentiful...

Article: Benton Harbor job rate staggers into the summer
Michigan Citizen;  June 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......after headline-grabbing riots, Benton Harbor, a small city of 12,000, has...unemployment that rate is staggering. "Benton Harbor is really unique because there...research routinely focuses on the Benton Harbor area, cited several problems...

Article: Promises follow riots Cops out in force in Benton Harbor as governor vows help
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ...BENTON HARBOR, Mich.--After two nights of riots followed...be all talk." She said the people of Benton Harbor can count on state support following...officials to come up with a plan to help Benton Harbor. She also urged state business leaders...

Article: Police flood streets to quell Benton Harbor riots Leaders plead for an end to violence as residents say they can't get justice
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ...BENTON HARBOR, Mich.--Hundreds of police officers...More than 300 police officers from Benton Harbor, neighboring communities and the Michigan...suspicion of the police that plague Benton Harbor, population 11,000, a city in the midst...

Article: Analysis: Helping Benton Harbor, Michigan, rebuild from last week's riots
NPR Talk of the Nation;  June 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Nation 06-24-2003 Analysis: Helping Benton Harbor, Michigan, rebuild from last week's...On the other side of the river is Benton Harbor, a town of boarded-up buildings, potholed...where unemployment is at 25 percent. Benton Harbor's population is 92 percent African...

Article: PUSH to open chapter in Benton Harbor
Chicago Defender;  July 12, 2003 ;     324 words ......Tuesday announced he is opening a Benton Harbor Rainbow/PUSH Coalition chapter to better...between the twin cities of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Michigan -- two towns physically separated...Joseph town is $37,032 compared to Benton Harbor's $17,471. The poverty status in St...

Article: Benton Harbor investigation is past due
Michigan Citizen;  July 5, 2003 ;     393 words ......Michigan Citizen began publishing in Benton Harbor. At that time the city was the poorest...disinvestment by corporations and government. Benton Harbor is the face of globalization, where...citizens it is mandated to serve. In Benton Harbor the city commission has handed virtual...

Article: GOV. GRANHOLM'S CITIES OF PROMISE PROGRAM INVESTING IN BENTON HARBOR
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ......series of events and meetings today in Benton Harbor. Cabinet members kicked off the day with several announcements that will benefit Benton Harbor area residents. "We are providing Benton Harbor with the critical tools they need to...

Article: Benton Harbor warnings are the kind ignored elsewhere
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ......years ago, I spent a weekend in the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph area reporting on Whirlpool...two communities. Although sections of Benton Harbor gave me the chills, there was something...its potential. I was struck by how Benton Harbor could be any poor black neighborhood...

Article: Changes Made in Benton Harbor After Riots
AP Online;  June 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ...JAMES PRICHARD, Associated Press Writer AP Online 06-14-2004 Dateline: BENTON HARBOR, Mich. Benton Harbor residents watch a house burn on Empire Street in Benton Harbor, Mich., June 17, 2003. A year ago, this distressed, mostly black Lake...

Article: Benton Harbor Gropes for Ways to Restore Hope
NPR Morning Edition;  June 16, 2006 ;     668 words ......WERTHEIMER Morning Edition (NPR) 06-16-2006 Benton Harbor Gropes for Ways to Restore Hope Host...years ago today, riots broke out in Benton Harbor, Michigan, after a black motorcyclist...Michigan reports. ERIN TONER reporting: Benton Harbor is a small city along the eastern shore...