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AG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political toolAG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political tool

I'll be on First Shift this morning to discuss Bill Schuette's actions so far as Attorney General. Here's some of the research...

Wisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov WalkerWisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov Walker

Wisconsin's anti-union, anti-middle class, anti-99% governor is about to have his hat handed to him.  The people of...

Asking for democracy is democracy in actionAsking for democracy is democracy in action

Say what? Well I was checking out this article on the MLK march on Snyder's residence, and found this tidbit here:"We elect...

‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State

Based on what we've seen of Snyder & the GOP legislature so far, this is definitely going to pass:Among the legislation...

Welcome to cbdcWelcome to cbdc

Hello listeners of First Shift. Thanks for stopping by. This blog is about to be rebooted and will have new posts again in a...

Report shows Shiawassee unemployment rate downReport shows Shiawassee unemployment rate down

The Michigan League for Human Services has issued a report (pdf) that shows some good news for Shiawassee. The unemployment...

Owosso Township Recall – Part 5

Vernon Harvest Festival. Durand Railroad Days. Byron Family Fun. Laingsburg Spring Festival. Every year the people of Shiawassee gather to celebrate our communities. We come together to show off the food that we grow and the things that we make, and to compete in the spirit of fun and friendship. Every piece of our [...]

Owosso Township Recall – Part 4

What’s in a charter, anyway?

“The taxpayers are going to take back the Charter – Owosso Charter Township.” –Sherman Garnett, May 23, 2005

In the heart of Shiawassee are two charter townships. The one on the east is home to Shiawassee’s “golden mile” … the strip of M-21 populated by our retail giants, [...]

Owosso Township Recall – Part 3

The Recall Timeline:

Fall 2002: The supervisors and other leaders of Caledonia and Owosso Townships agree to meet with the Owosso City Manager and a group known as Team 21 to discuss a water agreement with the City of Owosso. Contrary to the stated purpose of the meeting, the city and Team 21 do [...]

Owosso Township Recall – Part 2

The recall petitions for Richard and Judy Gute are identical, with the exception of the names:

“Supervisor Richard Gute showed a blatant disregard for the consensus of the constituents when they failed to carry out the direct request of the people by contracting ambulance service with Mobile Medical Response of Saginaw and dissolving Owosso [...]

Owosso Township Recall – Part 1

Owosso Charter Township Supervisor Richard Gute, and his wife and fellow board member Clerk Judy Gute face a recall vote on February 28, 2006. Leaders of the recall effort have framed their cause around the township board decision to bring Mobile Medical Response into the township to manage Owosso Charter Township rescue services.

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