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LEARN HOW TO GET STARTED WITH FREE WALL DISPLAY I IMP' 'J 3 III '4 rZ jv- IflfMlfH KII to) sneoiT3 CHIEFS, TEiV TRUST i JU II II Mas Ph. U-df mmm I il El El II Her murder gripped Michigan. 2010 WORLD CUP Goaltending gaffe gives U.S. tie against England In Monroe, it has never let go. SPORTS, 1C TOM WALSH SAYS UNION ELECTION IS A FINE TIME TO DO SOMETHING NEW Kite at inn mn mun the UAW elects a new president and Detroit's if" BEACONS OF HOPE Nominate areas unsung heroes for our Shining Light awards METRO, 7A MITCH ALBOM Teens embrace risk, but parents should know better At automakers rally from near-fatal crises, the leaders of General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and their chief labor union must seize this moment to forge a new relationship built on trust, flexibility and simplicity.

For the first time since its founding in Detroit 75 years ago, the UAW holds its constitutional convention in the Motor City this week, hoping to rebound from plunging membership. Bob King, expected to succeed outgoing UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, can start by vowing to ditch the national contracts that spell out in excruciating detail how plant-level decisions must be made, grieved and arbitrated. Those deals reflect a half-century of deep and corrosive distrust between labor and management, which produced a costly business model. Gettelfinger made tough calls mostly at gunpoint to cut costs and help keep the Detroit Three alive. Now King, expected to lead a rank and file weary of concessions, must chart a new course.

Trust and shared goals must replace adversarial relations. No other viable options remain. I TOM WALSH: IT CAN BE DONE. IB KATHLEEN GALLIGANDetroit Free Press A YEAR LATER: A cross marks where the body of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan was found beside the River Raisin on June 4, 2009. She had disappeared from her home in Monroe on May 24.

While police have questioned several people in the case, her killer still walks free. By JEFF SEIDEL FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Day one of three ONROE A simple surveillance cam era about the size of a pack of cigarettes is wedged between the kitchen window and the sill. A cable snakes around the "If they want to watch, let them watch," he says. "If they want to talk behind my back, I don't care about that either." Because, he says, he is innocent. Nevaeh's death has broken apart families, pitted neighbors against one another, and left behind an uneasy swirl of fear and rumors, scrutiny and unfounded accusations.

The Monroe County Sheriffs Office says it has chased down more than 1,200 leads, but so far, no arrests have been made. "Some are genuinely concerned," said Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield. "Is it my neighbor? Is it my cousin? Who is it?" I MAN QUESTIONED IN CASE CANT ESCAPE NEIGHBORS' SUSPICIONS. 4A "There he is," Pillette says excitedly, watching as her neighbor, James Easter, walks out of his Monroe duplex. Police named Easter one of three persons of interest in the case on May 31, 2009, seven days after Nevaeh disappeared.

He was questioned but never charged with any crime. The other two men were returned to prison for violating parole. Pillette and her husband, Dennis, moved into a one-story, three-bedroom house next to Easter's and started to watch him around the clock. Easter says he knows he is being watched. By the police.

By neighbors. By just about body. Not-much-Sun day 3 stormy days likely ahead. FORECAST, 2A Index Business IB Horoscope 7D Metro 7A Free Press Life ID editorials 26A Movies 6J Detroit News Puzzles editorials 29A Real Estate IE Deaths Sports 1C sink, across the counter and into the family room until it connects to a 12-inch, black-and-white TV. Christina Pillette, 61, perches on her couch, watching that television, looking for clues, sometimes for hours at a time, acting like a real-life detective in some real-life TV show, trying to solve the year-old slaying that still haunts Monroe: Who killed 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan, burying her in a shallow grave, covering her with cement by the River Raisin? I ill- Convention news Live coverage through Thursday Vol.

130, Number 2010 Detroit Free Press Inc. Printed in the U.S. GANNETT IS! TUESDAY: Nevaeh's desperate family tries to live without their little girl and makes a plea for someone to help find her killer. What's next COMING MONDAY: A man finds Nevaeh's body and his life will never be the same. IIIIIll i 40788 1 llil.

See video clips of James Easter talking about the case, plus more photos from Monroe. 40000 Because everyone is an individual. $1.50 ($2 00 outside Wayne, Oakland Macomb counties) Moroun to find out how much sway political gifts give A Free Press examination of federal and state records for the past 13 years found that Moroun, his family and his top executives have contributed nearly $1.8 million to it By TODD SPANGLER FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF WASHINGTON Grosse Pointe Shores billionaire Manuel (Matty) Moroun controls and owns trucking firms, dutyfree stores and the only bridge between Detroit and Windsor. He doesn't control the Legislature or Congress, but in the weeks to come, he'll find out how much sway he has over politicians who can help him kill a proposed new bridge. He won't fail for lack of House Republicans whose caucus Moroun gave more than $140,000 held in opposition to the bridge bill when it passed in May in the Democrat-run chamber.

Ambassador Bridge operators say they haven't tried to buy votes but will do what they can to save their business. "We will continue to do all in our power to protect the jobs of our employees," Bridge Co. President Dan Stamper said. I BILLIONAIRE'S CONTRIBUTIONS RUN THE POLITICAL GAMUT. 6A ers to politicians and causes.

But their contributions are noteworthy as the state Senate readies, perhaps this week, to vote on a public-private partnership for a bridge two miles downstream that threatens Moroun's near-monopoly on freight trade over the Ambassador Bridge, North America's busiest border crossing. Moroun et al have donated $85,500 to the Senate Republican Campaign Committee. The GOP controls the Senate, but that's no guarantee. Manuel (Matty) Moroun candidates and committees, giving freely to Democrats and Republicans in power. Moroun and company aren't Michigan's biggest giv-.