Archive for November, 2005
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
The other day I received this from the DCCC:
New Ads - Fighting Bush's Rubberstamps
Of course I thought the email would include something about Dave Camp, since he’s the quintessential “Rubber Stamp†in Congress. But there was nothing about our race here in the 4th.
Nothing. Zero. ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
Where: Arc Shiawassee, 1905 M-21, Owosso
When: November 30, 2005,
Meeting starts at 4, dinner at 5
rsvp to 743-7377
RICC stands for Regional Interagency Coordinating Council and is a self advocate group that meets at The Arc Shiawassee. Those involved in the group are self advocates, family members, and advocating ...
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
Congratulations to my friends at Security First Benefits Corp. SFBC provides insurance and financial services and products. Their office is located in Flint. Here they are on the cover of Advisor Today. Dave is the President of NAIFA (National Assoc. of Insurance and Financial Advisors).I ...
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which includes the “right to form and to join trade unions†in the list of our most fundamental freedoms. The AFL-CIO is asking you to honor that anniversary by joining us as we fight ...
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Monday, November 28th, 2005
Submitted by Tom Ford:
The G.L.O.W./R.E.M.A. Magic Hat Show
To support R.E.M.A (Rainbow Emergency Management Assembly) and the folks from G.L.O.W. (Great Lakes One World) Family who are heading down to The New Waveland Cafe to help in the move from Waveland, MS to New Orleans. These are Brothers and Sisters providing ...
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Monday, November 28th, 2005
This letter was submitted by Tom Ford:
Bush and Cheney are at it again. They had the unmitigated gall to accuse those opposing the war, of putting our brave and courageous soldiers in harm’s way. That is just another lie piled on top of all the other lies they have told ...
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Monday, November 28th, 2005
And for my birthday I got a brand new webserver. Unfortunately, during the transfer of my posts, the single quotes & some other things were translated to question marks. It looks a little goofy. I"ll work on it.
Today's not my birthday. But that's not the point.
The ...
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Sunday, November 27th, 2005
At the end of part 3, we were left wondering if the MDP 30 day rule violates Michigan Election Law.
The suspense is killing me!
Let's jump right in :
In the MDP rules, the party freely adopted state election law in Article 3, Section 2B:
'Election to delegate to ...
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Saturday, November 26th, 2005
This letter was submitted by Tom Ford:
"Rubber Stamp" Dave Camp's at it again. He has abandoned the principles of his moderate Republican constituency and also left the Conservatives twisting in the wind while looking out for his own self-interests.
Congressman Camp has consistently voted against working families. The minimum wage has ...
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Saturday, November 26th, 2005
This letter was submitted by Kevin Brown:
I just woke up from my Saturday nap to read the Argus Press and thus, Tony Hornus's ridiculous "In Our Opinion" entitled "The Vatican Toughens its Position On Gay Candidates for Priesthood". It continues to amaze me that our local little publication feels ...
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Saturday, November 26th, 2005
I usually don't comment on national or international affairs, but this deserves a nod:
"But if there is an ounce of truth in the notion that George Bush seriously proposed the destruction of al-Jazeera, and was only dissuaded by the Prime Minister, then we need to know, and we need to ...
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Friday, November 25th, 2005
When I read the November 17 article regarding the $748,000 in outdated drain assessments, I immediately contacted our former Deputy Drain Commissioner and asked her to comment. She informed me that the article was misleading; only a small part of that figure could be considered outdated. She also ...
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Friday, November 25th, 2005
Wednesday's headline .. "Commissioners get answers, move drain assessments forward"
From Wednesday, November 23:
"But the centerpiece of his report was the revelation that of the $748,832 being assessed in 2005, just $132,782 is for drain projects undertaken in previous years."
Well it's nice to see that everyone else has finally ...
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Thursday, November 24th, 2005
Just checking in to say hello. Things are quiet while I wait for a couple of people to comment on my next few articles. I also need permission to quote a source.
But we're having a great holiday so far, as I hope all of you are. ...
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Monday, November 21st, 2005
Tony's editorial on the outdated assessments is interesting.
In his article, he stated that Todd Holzhausen was pressured out of the drain office by the Board of Commissioners. Obviously he doesn't believe the Holzhausens' story that Todd quit due to "lack of work". It seems like Hornus would do an ...
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Sunday, November 20th, 2005
The Shiawassee County Democratic Party meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Corunna City Hall Meeting Room, at 6:30pm. The November meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 22, 2005.
The guest speaker is Jim Marcinkowski, the Democratic challenger to Mike Rogers to represent Michigan's 8th Congressional ...
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Sunday, November 20th, 2005
On Wednesday, November 16, Move On hosted a "Speak Out" at 4th District Rep. Dave Camp?s office in Midland. The "Speak Out" concerns the radical Camp supported budget cuts (Medicaid, Food Stamps and student loans among others) for our most needy and his tax roll backs for the most wealthy. ...
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Sunday, November 20th, 2005
Same tricks.
Same dog.
Different name.
I like it when the people who have always run things downtown decide that they need to do something about the way downtown is run.
Owosso will never be revitalized if you rely on Memorial Hospital, Baker College, and The Chamber of Commerce. That's like ...
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Saturday, November 19th, 2005
Thursday, November 17, the Argus Press reported that nearly $748,000 in outdated assessments had been levied by the Shiawassee Drain Office. Some of these assessments were 14 years old. These assessments lapsed during the tenure of former Drain Commissioner Bernie Butcher.
Unfortunately the Argus didn't bother to mention Butcher's ...
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
On Wednesday, November 16, Move On hosted a "Speak Out" at 4th District Rep. Dave Camp's office in Midland. The "Speak Out" concerns the radical Camp supported budget cuts (Medicaid, Food Stamps and student loans among others) for our most needy and his tax roll backs for the most wealthy. ...
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