Archive for July, 2006
Monday, July 31st, 2006
oh, I wrote that wrong. My bad.
Shiawassee Commissioners Screw County Employees
After Shiawassee County representatives insisted that the county was broke and could not offer raises to county employees, the Shiawassee County AFSCME represented employees reached the following three year agreement:
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Note: This letter was submitted by Jack Johnson, Democratic candidate for Shiawassee County Commissioner, district 3
July 31, 2006
Dear Editor,
My name is Jack Johnson, and I am the Democratic candidate for District 3, County Commissioner. I have concerns over a re-classification given, to alleviate the responsibilities of our elected ...
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Sunday, July 30th, 2006
Blog Bits - July 30, 2006
Short on time, long on links.
Power blogging!
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I love this blog.
I love the writing, I love the pictures, and I love this blogger’s love for his city.
Flint needs a blogger like John.
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I really hate it when the weather ...
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Saturday, July 29th, 2006
Dick Alert!
Today I received this letter from Campaign Of Dick:
Christine,
Thank you so much for contacting Dick DeVos’ campaign. As the Regional Director in the area I wanted to write a quick email to introduce myself.
Your support and willingness to join Dick’s Team for Change and assist with volunteer operations ...
Posted in Dickless Michigan, Politics | 4 Comments »
Friday, July 28th, 2006
The Disembodied Head Of Dick Devos
Excellent!
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
I recently posted a bit of snark that referenced the Flint weatherball. Since then, and since my corporate office is only a few blocks from the weatherball, I've found myself remembering how much fun I used to enjoy watching it. Not that it was an exciting view ... ...
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
5 Rights of Campaign Volunteers
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Dick Alert
Watch for Dick's Action Pack!
Last week I signed up to receive pecker head’s letters to the editor, and called on you all to do the same. The following Saturday I received my very own Dicklateer ...
Posted in Dickless Michigan, Politics | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
McAvoy Inches Closer To Complete Power
Yesterday in a heated session of the Committee of the Whole, our Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to accept the recommendations of the Finance Committee. The matter now goes before the full board for a vote on Thursday, July 27.
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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
Four updates on the Power Grab series:
1. Finally, the mass media speaks! The Flint Journal reported on this story here: County coordinator could get raise, new title. This article reports that:
"Although McAvoy's job title would change, it doesn't come with more power or different job responsibilities, ...
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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
Note: Please pardon any typos & grammatical errors ... I am trying to whip this out before running off to work for the day. :(
On July 2nd I blogged the contract status of our current County Coordinator. As I mentioned in the article, I submitted a FOIA ...
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Monday, July 24th, 2006
Meet the Democratic candidates potluck
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 6:00 PM
West Pavilion by the Historical Village
McCurdy Park, Corunna
Meet and greet our candidates.
All of our candidates have been invited to attend and speak.
Please join us, bring a passing dish, guests and enjoy an evening of fun, politics and friends.
Hope to see ...
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Monday, July 24th, 2006
Sorry to say that I won't be online until Tuesday or Wednesday night. Meanwhile, here's some popcorn and a video:
(video is 9MB .wmv format. Click on the picture of Jon Stewart to view or download)
If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter. ...
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Friday, July 21st, 2006
No blogging today. Shiawassee Weekly will be out tomorrow, so those (2) of you who are anxiously waiting will just have to go to bed without it. :( I know, someone will have to rock you to sleep.
Meanwhile, enjoy this site, which I think is ...
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Thursday, July 20th, 2006
5 Roles of Liberal Bloggers
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Thursday, July 20th, 2006
Dick Alert
Watch for Dick's letters to the editor!
Dick's campaign is sending his supporters letters to send to the editors of your local media. Dick's letters use this language:
"We need a leader who is not a career politician or a lawyer and who has signed the front of a paycheck, not ...
Posted in Dickless Michigan, Politics | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
Dickless Michigan
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Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
From US Newswire:
July 17, 2006
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20520
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense
3E9880 The Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301
Dear Secretaries Rice and Rumsfeld,
We are writing to urge the Departments of State ...
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Monday, July 17th, 2006
dETROITfUNK has nice pictures tonight
Check them out here.
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Monday, July 17th, 2006
I can't recommend this article enough --
The Silly Season: U.S. House Considers "American Values Agenda"
The link will take you to an article on Michigan Liberal.
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