GM reinstates health insurance to striking UAW members hat  The strike between United Auto Workers and General Motors has been going on since Sept. 16. When it started, GM suspended health, vision and dental benefits to employees on strike. However, the company reinstated those benefits Thursday. In other strike news, the UAW submitted a proposal to GM on Wednesday, and the two sides were back at the negotiating table the following day. MORE

  

24 Oktoberfest and beer festivals not to miss this fall   We do fall the right way in Michigan. Just check out this list of a couple dozen festivals you could attend this fall season. For instance, we've got Oktoberfests scheduled across the state to pick from. You don't even have to like beer to attend, what with all the excellent food and entertainment options these things come with.  MORE ►8 great Michigan trails to catch fall color

B1G picks: U-M, MSU face cupcakes, but what does that mean? hat  Rutgers and Indiana are two of the worst teams in the Big Ten this season. (Yes, we are being kind by adding this season.) They are this week's opponents, respectively, for Michigan and Michigan State. But the way our home teams have performed this year, who knows what to expect? MSU is favored by 14 points, U-M by a staggering 27.5. Will our boys cover the spread? Will they even win? We have thoughts. MORE ►Top surprises, storylines of prep football season so far ►Lions offensive balance makes NFL history

  

It's your last chance to vote for Michigan's Best chili   Speak now or forever hold your chili opinions. Really, though, if you want to have a say in our search for Michigan's Best Chili, this morning is your last chance. Voting in our regional chili polls ends at noon today. The top vote-getters in each region are guaranteed a visit from our Michigan's Best team as they travel the state to find the very best bowl of chili. MORE ►Some of the most passionate pleas for Michigan's Best chili