Prestigious Detroit sailing club gets first female commodore in its hundred-year history; Son of animal hoarder drops off nearly 500 parakeets at animal shelter before Christmas; Detroit youth got to decide how to award $100,000 in grants. Here's what they did.

Prestigious Detroit sailing club gets first female commodore in its hundred-year history; Son of animal hoarder drops off nearly 500 parakeets at animal shelter before Christmas; Detroit youth got to decide how to award $100,000 in grants. Here's what they did.

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