Archive for 2006
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
Culture Shock on Capitol Hill: House to Work 5 Days a Week - washingtonpost.com Culture Shock on Capitol Hill: House to Work 5 Days a WeekBy Lyndsey LaytonWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, December 6, 2006; Page A01Forget the minimum wage. Or outsourcing jobs overseas. The labor issue most on the ...
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Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Now Playing - Harry Potter: Riddikulus!
On November 30, The Flint Journal ran an article on Bernie Butcher's fundraiser. In this article, our very own Prosecutor Randy Colbry called my allegations "ridiculous".
Gosh that hurt.
So in response, I am dedicating this week's "Now Playing" to our Prosecuting Attorney.
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Monday, December 4th, 2006
:(
I'll be back tomorrow.
I hope.
But .... we did launch the new Shiawassee County Forums!! Come check 'em out!
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Sunday, December 3rd, 2006
Or more accurately, away from this blog.
The basement flooded Friday night, and I still have cleanup work to do.
I am pretty bummed about it ... the flooding caused some boxes to fall, and as a result, we've lost a lot of books and papers. We had some ...
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Read the article here.
I'll comment more later.
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Once again, a Republican tries to paint his party's lack of discipline as "leftist."
Republican Michigander On the Republican side, there are rumors of several candidates who may or may not be running. The democrats like "Kevins" want us to pick a "moderate". A "moderate" to them would be someone ...
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
The 2007 budget is available. This copy has the figures + some commentary.
The budget is in Excel format .... download as an excel file or as a zipped excel.
Or, you can view the budget here.
update: you can view the 2006 county budget here, and the 2006 county coordinator ...
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
This morning I received a bulletin from fellow youtuber Bill Orton. Bill has a video archive of ILWU workers on the docks of LA. From Bill's bulletin:
The ILWU represents 60,000 industrial workers in the five American states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii and the Canadian province ...
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
A friend of mine sent me a link to Soldiers of Solidarity. I wasn't aware of this site until he sent it to me. Check it out!
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
Now Playing - Joan Baez - The Boxer and Deportees
No, it's not "The Boxer and Deportees", but "The Boxer" and "Deportees". You see the difference.
I chose Joan's version of "The Boxer" this week for two reasons. First, I really enjoy this version and she performs it ...
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
Don't forget, our convention is tonight!
Shiawassee County Democratic Party
Call To Shiawassee County Democratic Fall Convention
Tuesday, November 29, 2006
Corunna City Hall Meeting Room
402 N Shiawassee St., Corunna
7:00pm
For more info, please call Chair Carol Spaniola, 989-743-3293
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
I don't usually get into what Kos has to say, but I like this one:
Did you hear that O'Reilly invented the slur "San Francisco values"? Yeah, he also thinks he invented sliced bread and fire.
But let's talk about "San Francisco values", you know -- tolerance, entrepreneurship, and creativity.
Since O'Reilly boycotts ...
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
America won't rush back to the GOP, in response to Eric's post -- Dems, You're On The Clock, on the Detroit News Political blog.
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
Just wanted to drop everyone a note to let you know that Bernie's fundraiser went well. You can still donate if you like ... just contact me if you are interested.
update: There is now a donation button in the upper right corner of this site. All funds ...
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
Good morning! I hope everyone has enjoyed their holiday & weekend. I'll be away from the blog for another day or so, as I am in the process of launching some other sites right now. I should be back to my regularly scheduled blogging tomorrow ...
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Saturday, November 25th, 2006
Whites Only Need Apply, on the Detroit News Political blog.
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Friday, November 24th, 2006
Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: Why I hate, rather than dislike, the Bush movement So, to recap: when insurgents engage in violence before the elections, that's the fault of Democrats because it's done to help them win (and credit to Republicans because it shows how tough they are ...
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Friday, November 24th, 2006
There is a great diary over at Michigan Liberal about the gerrymander. Some excerpts:
The first thing we notice is that representation is pretty close over-all - in the total line, Dems are under-represented by 2%. That would be about nine extra House seats for us if it ...
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Friday, November 24th, 2006
Lovin' The Republican Post-Election Spin, on the Detroit News Political blog.
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Friday, November 24th, 2006
Brilliant letter to the editor by a San Franciscan who is offended by the latest GOP spin ...Bring On the 'San Francisco Values'
President Bush and the Republican Party railed against "San Francisco values" during the recent election campaign. As House Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) noted, never before has a president ...
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