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Ypsi Immigration Interview: Rob Noonan

By Mark | September 6, 2013

I was contacted a few days ago by a recent immigrant to Ypsilanti by the name of Rob Noonan. Rob and his wife, Rose, just moved here from Australia to open a traditional Chinese medicine clinic… Here’s Rob’s official immigration interview. MARK: Why Ypsi of all places? We don’t get a lot of immigrants from […]

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9 Lessons learned in Savannah

By Mark | July 22, 2013

I spent the week before last in Savannah, GA, visiting my parents. Here are a few of the things that I learned while there. 1. PAULA DEEN LOOKS TERRIBLE… Before leaving Michigan for Georgia, I gave some thought to what, if anything, I’d do if I were to find myself within shouting distance of Paula […]