The Voice of Downriver ■ North Zone Edition Southgate, Michigan 48195 Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Downriver $ 1 Look for coupons worth $240 in today’s newspaper! HIGH: 41˚ LOW: 29˚ Breezy, cold with variable clouds Wednesday’s Weather Inside The News-Herald Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-B Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-B Downriver Life . . . . . . . . . . 1-D Death Notices. . . . . . . . . . 18-A Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-A Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-C 6 Sections, 72 Pages ©2013, The News-Herald Newspapers Printed on recycled paper Supreme Court to hear Michigan affirmative action case this week By Alan Burdziak The News-Herald In addition to two cases on gay marriage this week, the U.S. Supreme Court also will hear a case on affirma- tive action, first brought by a Southgate resident more than a decade ago, accord- ing to published reports. The nine justices are expected to decide whether colleges can offer preferen- tial treatment to applicants based on race and whether vot- ers can ban the practice. The case stems from a lawsuit filed in late 1997 by two students who claimed they were passed over for admis- sion at the University of Michganin in favor of minority students. Jennifer Gratz of Southgate and Patrick Hamacher of Flint sued U of M, then-President Lee Bollinger and former President James Duderstadt. This is the second time in a year that the country’s high- est court will hear a case on affirmative action and the second time it will hear this case. The first time was in the summer of 2003, when it ruled that public institutions deserve the right to promote diversity, but a point system it used before amounted to a diversity quota. U of M then changed its applications, which opponents criticized. The decision, 5-4, was in favor of affirmative action. In 2006, voters in Michigan passed Proposal 2, which PLEASE SEE COURT/2-A By Dave Gorgon The News-Herald MONROE — Nine months after the death of Riverview teenager Amanda James, a 20-year-old man has been charged with a felony. Brian Cerasuolo of Lincoln Park was arraigned on a charge of reckless driv- ing causing death, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. A pre- trial hearing is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 1st District Court in Monroe. Michigan State Police say Cerasuolo was driving a 1997 Saturn that crashed into a median guardrail on northbound I-75 just north of Newport Road at about 11 p.m. July 3. James, 15, was one of four teen-age friends in the car returning home after view- ing the annual fireworks display at Sterling State Park. Witnesses told police that the car was speeding and swerving in and out of lanes between semi- trucks when the vehi- cle went out of control and hit a guardrail. Police said James was ejected out of the back seat onto the freeway, where she was struck by another vehicle and killed. The driver and two other passengers — James’ best friend, Brittnay Chizick, and James’ 18-year-old boyfriend, Eric Howington —suffered minor injuries. Monroe County chief assistant prosecutor Joseph Costello said part of the rea- son it took so long to bring a charge against Cerasuolo was the investigation into the crash and the examin- er’s report. The case could take even longer to be resolved. After the March 8 arraign- ment, a scheduled March 14 pretrial was continued to March 28. Wyandotte-based defense attorney Michael Loeckner said he planned to ask the judge for time for discovery, which is when the defense attor- ney learns of the evidence the prosecutor has to make his case. Loeckner said that at the pretrial, a judge will set a date for a preliminary hear- ing and felony exam of the evidence against Cerasuolo. “I will present a discov- ery order and ask for an adjournment for four to six weeks, maybe even longer,” the attorney said. “I have the police reports, but not the witness statements. I need to know what the pros- ecutor has. Otherwise, the case should not go forward. I need to see the prosecu- Man charged with reckless driving in connection with death of teen James Cerasuolo PLEASE SEE CHARGE/2-A By Craig Farrand The News-Herald “I hate to think what would have happened if …” The concern was palpable in the voice of Peter Glaab Jr. as he spoke. “The history of the Downriver area is near and dear to my heart,” he said. “I’ve lived here all my life and to lose that history …” For Glaab and others, the “if” he spoke of would have been a worst-case scenario: Six decades of Downriver and Dearborn history — bound up in the printed pages of local newspapers — simply would have been thrown away. But thanks to a handful of people who share Glaab’s fears, those printed pages someday may become digital archives of the people, places, events and things that shaped the area’s history. Although getting from “here” to Genealogical group tackles Downriver history — one page at a time Photo courtesy of Downriver Genealogical Society Lesley Harkai (left), Dave Warren, Sherry Huntington and Kay Warren take a break from transporting bound volumes of newspapers to their new storage location. In this edition ■ How a local volunteer group saved six decades of area newspapers from the landfill. ■ What is the Downriver Genealogical Society? PLEASE SEE HISTORY/10-A By Alan Burdziak The News-Herald SOUTHGATE — As classes resumed at Davidson Middle School this week, the road back to normalcy began after a student killed himself in a second-floor bathroom at about 8:15 a.m. Thursday. Eighth-grader Tyler Nichols, 13, shot himself once in the head Thursday morning and was pro- nounced dead shortly afterward at Oakwood Southshore Medical Center in Trenton. Security has been heightened, with every bag and backpack being searched all week as stu- dents enter the front door. Police officers have been stationed in the parking lot and several plainclothes officers patrolled inside the school Monday. School Supt. William Grusecki and other administrators searched the bags by hand and used handheld metal detectors on students. Despite the discomfort and some initial parental objections to the searches, so far, everything has been going well, Grusecki said. “It was good yesterday and it was better today,” he said Tuesday. “It will get bet- ter every day . ... “We want to get back to as normal as we can get it as soon as we can. We’re not going to rush it by any means.” The staff at Davidson and districtwide has done an incredible job since Thursday, Principal Dennis Kemp said, from keeping order to helping students and parents deal with the situation. 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The Voice of Downriver ■ North Zone Edition
Southgate, Michigan 48195 Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Downriver
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coupons worth $240 in today’s
newspaper!
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clouds
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6 Sections, 72 Pages©2013, The News-Herald Newspapers
Printed onrecycled paper
Supreme Court to hear Michigan affi rmative action case this week
By Alan BurdziakThe News-Herald
In addition to two cases on gay marriage this week, the U.S. Supreme Court also will hear a case on affirma-tive action, first brought by a Southgate resident more than a decade ago, accord-ing to published reports.
The nine justices are expected to decide whether colleges can offer preferen-tial treatment to applicants based on race and whether vot-ers can ban the practice.
The case stems from a lawsuit filed in late 1997 by two students who claimed they were passed over for admis-sion at the University of Michganin in favor of minority students.
Jennifer Gratz of Southgate and Patrick Hamacher of Flint sued U of M, then-President Lee Bollinger and former President James Duderstadt.
This is the second time in a year that the country’s high-est court will hear a case on affirmative action and the second time it will hear this case. The first time was in the summer of 2003, when it ruled that public institutions deserve the right to promote diversity, but a point system it used before amounted to a diversity quota. U of M then changed its applications, which opponents criticized.
The decision, 5-4, was in favor of affirmative action. In 2006, voters in Michigan passed Proposal 2, which
PLEASE SEE COURT/2-A
By Dave GorgonThe News-Herald
MONROE — Nine months after the death of Riverview teenager Amanda James, a 20-year-old man has been charged with a felony.
Brian Cerasuolo of Lincoln Park was arraigned on a charge of reckless driv-ing causing death, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
at 1st District Court in Monroe.
Michigan State Police say Cerasuolo was driving a 1997 Saturn that crashed into a median guardrail on northbound I-75 just north of Newport Road at about 11 p.m. July 3.
James, 15, was one of four teen-age friends in the car returning home after view-ing the annual fireworks display at Sterling State Park.
Witnesses told police that the car was speeding and
swerving in and out of lanes between semi-trucks when the vehi-cle went out of control and hit a guardrail.
Police said James was ejected out of the back seat onto the freeway, where she was struck by another vehicle and killed.
The driver and two other passengers — James’ best friend, Brittnay Chizick, and James’ 18-year-old boyfriend, Eric Howington —suffered minor injuries.
Monroe County chief assistant prosecutor Joseph Costello said part of the rea-son it took so long to bring a charge against Cerasuolo was the investigation into the crash and the examin-
er’s report.The case could
take even longer to be resolved. After the March 8 arraign-ment, a scheduled March 14 pretrial was continued to March 28. Wyandotte-based defense attorney Michael Loeckner said
he planned to ask the judge for time for discovery, which is when the defense attor-ney learns of the evidence the prosecutor has to make his case.
Loeckner said that at the pretrial, a judge will set a date for a preliminary hear-ing and felony exam of the evidence against Cerasuolo.
“I will present a discov-ery order and ask for an adjournment for four to six weeks, maybe even longer,” the attorney said. “I have the police reports, but not the witness statements. I need to know what the pros-ecutor has. Otherwise, the case should not go forward. I need to see the prosecu-
Man charged with reckless driving in connection with death of teen
James Cerasuolo
PLEASE SEE CHARGE/2-A
By Craig FarrandThe News-Herald
“I hate to think what would have happened if …”
The concern was palpable in the voice of Peter Glaab Jr. as he spoke.
“The history of the Downriver area is near and dear to my heart,” he said. “I’ve lived here all my life and to lose that history …”
For Glaab and others, the “if” he spoke of would have been a worst-case scenario: Six decades of Downriver and Dearborn history — bound up in the printed pages of local newspapers — simply would have been thrown away.
But thanks to a handful of people
who share Glaab’s fears, those printed pages someday may become digital archives of the people, places, events and things that shaped the area’s history.
Although getting from “here” to
Genealogical group tackles Downriver history — one page at a time
Photo courtesy of Downriver Genealogical Society
Lesley Harkai (left), Dave Warren, Sherry Huntington and Kay Warren take a break from transporting bound volumes of newspapers to their new storage location.
In this edition■ How a local volunteer group
saved six decades of area newspapers from the landfi ll.
■ What is the Downriver Genealogical Society?
PLEASE SEE HISTORY/10-A
By Alan BurdziakThe News-Herald
SOUTHGATE — As classes resumed at Davidson Middle School this week, the road back to normalcy began after a student killed himself in a second-floor bathroom at about 8:15 a.m. Thursday.
Eighth-grader Tyler Nichols, 13, shot himself once in the head Thursday morning and was pro-
nounced dead shortly afterward at Oakwood Southshore Medical Center in Trenton.
Security has been heightened, with every bag and backpack being searched all week as stu-dents enter the front door. Police officers have been stationed in the parking lot and several plainclothes officers patrolled inside the school Monday. School Supt. William Grusecki and other
administrators searched the bags by hand and used handheld metal detectors on students.
Despite the discomfort and some initial parental objections to the searches, so far, everything has been going well, Grusecki said.
“It was good yesterday and it was better today,” he said Tuesday. “It will get bet-ter every day. ...
“We want to get back to as normal as we can get it
as soon as we can. We’re not going to rush it by any means.”
The staff at Davidson and districtwide has done an incredible job since Thursday, Principal Dennis Kemp said, from keeping order to helping students and parents deal with the situation. The support from other communities in the area has been outstanding,
Middle school students, teachers begin road to healing, normalcy
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