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The Courier-Journal The July 27, 2005 front page of The Courier-Journal Type Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner(s) Gannett President Eddie Tyner Editor Mary Irby-Jones Founded November 8, 1868 ; 156 years ago (1868-11-08) Political alignment Whig (formerly) Headquarters 525 West Broadway Louisville, Kentucky 40201 United States Circulation 29,818 daily 40,898 Sunday (as of Q3 2022 ...
Jerry Flint (June 20, 1931 – August 7, 2010) was a senior automotive editor for Forbes magazine, continuing as a columnist from his official retirement in 1996 until his death. Flint also wrote articles for a variety of media, including Ward's AutoWorld, with whom he continued until his death, from a stroke on August 7, 2010.
In life, Flint City Councilman Eric Mays earned accolades and garnered criticism as a controversial local leader. Now in death, family members of the firebrand are embroiled in a battle over his ...
James W. Rutherford (April 23, 1925 – January 14, 2010) was a mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan serving as the first "strong" mayor elected under Flint's 1974 charter. [5]
Floyd J. McCree, first African American mayor of Flint, namesake of Floyd J. McCree building in downtown Flint; Samuel B. McKinney, civil rights leader, Baptist pastor [6] Donald R. McMonagle, decorated pilot, astronaut, NASA launch manager; Craig Menear, chairman and CEO of The Home Depot [7]
The mayor position of Flint, Michigan is a strong mayor-type. In Flint's previous 1929 charter, the mayor was one of the City Commissioners, as the council in a council-manager type government. Elections in Michigan
Ballenger was a member of the Flint Board of Education for six years and made bequests to Flint Junior College, later renamed Mott Community College. The main athletic facility on campus, the William S. Ballenger Field house, was named in his honour. [3] The Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series, a forum, was endowed by Ballenger for the ...
He was also involved in the community, serving as Flint's mayor in 1913, 1914, and 1918, and contributed greatly to the community through his philanthropic foundation. [2] In 1916, [3] Mott and his wife Ethel Culbert Harding (whom he had married in 1903), decided to build a home for their family. They purchased 26 acres from J. D. Dort and 38 ...