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Auto sales are still weak, but could we be beginning to see signs of improvement- especially for Ford (who’s posting a triumphant 10% loss)?  We’ll talk with Paul Eisenstein of the Detroit Bureau.

The Detroit Incinerator is still burning the city’s (and the region’s) garbage, but City Council is stepping up to try and put on the brakes.  Will it work?  We’ll hear from Mayor Bing’s Chief Administrative Officer Charlie Beckham and Curt Guyette, Features Editor of the Metro Times, and we’ll take your calls: 313-577-1019

Hard times are putting Michigan's colleges in a crunch.  We'll hear from Wayne State University President Jay Noren how the school is balancing two difficult options: cutting budgets and raising tuition.

We'll continue our special series "Facing the Mortgage Crisis" with a look at the challenges one Detroiter faced in trying to get a loan modification.   New Laws go into effect on the 6th that will make it easier to achieve those modifications.  We'll get the details from Steve Tobocman and Lisa Nuszkowski of the Michigan Foreclosure Task Force.

All that, plus Quinn talks with 70's producer, songwriter, Pee Wee's Playhouse theme song composer and Cityfest performer Todd Rundgren!

We’ll talk with former Monica Conyers staffer and person-of-interest in the ongoing Synagro corruption investigation Sam Riddle.  He’s spent the last week suggesting new names be brought into the conversation- Ken Cockrel, Ed McNamara and now Governor Jennifer Granholm.

Businesses in Southwest Detroit are breathing a huge sigh of relief as I-75 reopens.  We’ll hear from two local stakeholders.

Detroit’s New Center is getting ready for Cityfest, Detroit’s four day block party.  We’ll hear what’s in store this year.

Local governments have got it rough writing up next year’s budget- we’ll hear from Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and Detroit City Council President Ken Cockrel.

20 years ago, the book Devil’s Night: And Other True Tales of Detroit by author Ze’ev Chafets caused quite a stir for its unflinching look at Detroit.  We’ll hear from Chafets how he feels about the book- and his hometown- today.

Watch out DTW! Toledo Express Airport is waging a campaign to lure passengers back to their friendly skies.  We’ll hear what they have to offer.

All that, plus we’ll take a look at the newest batch of artists receiving nearly half a million in grants from the Kresge foundation with the help of Metro Times’ Travis Wright.

We'll discuss Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb's suggestion that DPS might be headed for bankrupcty with district spokesman Steve Wasko & Keith Johnson of the Detroit Federation of Teachers.  Plus, John Pottow of the University of Michigan Law School will walk us through what a Chapter 9 bankrupcty could mean for DPS.

The recent FBI raid on Detroit drug manufacturer Caraco Pharmaceutical Industries has some observers wondering about the safety of generic drugs- we'll hear why.

We'll also continue WDET's special series "Facing the Mortgage Crisis" with a look at the work of Michigan Legal Services.

Imam Hasham al Hussaniy of Dearborn's Karbollah Islamic Education Center will give us his perspective on today's draw-down of US troops in Iraq.

Plus- as the state faces another financial crisis, does it make sense to merge the Departments of Environmental Quality and Natural Resources?  We'll hear two views.