Archive for 2007
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Putting this on my reading list ... The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
In THE SHOCK DOCTRINE, Naomi Klein explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically. Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the world-changing crises and wars of the last ...
Posted in Politics | 3 Comments »
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Ugh. Site was down for a few hours. I upgraded & had some problems.
Seems to be ok now.
Now I'm off to catch up on all the other things I neglected this afternoon. :(
Posted in Announcements | 2 Comments »
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Hey everyone, meet my boss.
Between work, golf, & golf, he doesn't have a lot of spare time. That's why I think it's so awesome that he spends it on supporting his favorite causes.
MDA serves people in our community with neuromuscular disease by providing clinics, support groups, assistance ...
Posted in Other Stuff | 2 Comments »
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
If you recall, I wrote a little about the Sheriff earlier this year; here and here. I never got anywhere with my inquiries into what's going on in that department, because I couldn't get any info from anyone. But the Sheriff's recent complaints about his $3,000 raise seems ...
Posted in Shiawassee County | 9 Comments »
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Ok, finally going to switch it over & leave it that way ...
Sorry if it looks goofy when you get here. (Should just be temporary!)
Ok, I think it's done ...
For now, anyway.
Here's the layout:
In our left column, which is to your right :) we have the welcome ...
Posted in Other | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
I wandered over to Chet Zarko's blog today and found his article on the latest round of Zarko v Lessenberry. I check Zarko every day, but I didn't follow the Lessenberry stuff, so I wasn't familiar with the history of the issue. So I followed the links in ...
Posted in Politics | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
I was talking to a County Commissioner last night, who told me that he recently had some questions about the invoices being submitted to the county by a particular attorney. These were reasonable questions; for example, one document included a note "see attached", but there was no attachment.
So he ...
Posted in Shiawassee County | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 9th, 2007
It's just $2.99 for the hottest 10" of vinyl this side of the Shiawassee River. (Doesn't matter which side you're on) No markup; I'm not making anything on them. That's the Cafepress base price.
Want yard signs? T-shirts? I'll do those next.
Since you're here, you ...
Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Chetly Zarko, of Zarko Research & Consulting, has filed a campaign finance complaint against Jon Stryker. The complaint alleges that,
...there is reasonable cause to believe that contribution data is not accurate or should be substantiated with an actual paper trail (the Amended reports are extremely inconsistent and suggest that ...
Posted in Politics | 4 Comments »
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
I just had to post this ...
Posted in Politics | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Not much here, but mostly I'm looking to see how this new template looks & loads with the pictures.
This is the coolest flag, always brings a smile to my face. Coming home, North I-75
Pumpkin festival, on Middlebelt in Inkster. I was stopped at a light when I ...
Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Update 10-17: Trying on a new theme this evening. Let me know what you think .. is it easier to read than the old one? Everything fit on screen ok? (That was the complaint with the old theme) This will only be up for a few ...
Posted in Politics | 8 Comments »
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
Gary is having a fundraiser tomorrow!
From the forums:
OCTOBER 14, 2007 FUNDRAISER
Gary Martenis for Owosso City Council
Dinner with Gary
October 14, 2007
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Mid-Michigan Road Workers Union Hall
549 Ryan St.
Owosso, Michigan
48867
only $5.00 per person (all you care to eat) (children free)
Sloppy Joe's (Linda's secret recipe), chips, punch, coffee, homemade desserts ...
Posted in Owosso, Politics, Shiawassee County | No Comments »
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Dick Ball today voted no on the MESSA busting bill. However he did not support the sales tax expansion to discretionary services.
The tax on services is meant to fill the gap between the income tax and the additional revenue needed to balance the budget.
We're ...
Posted in Blogging For Michigan, Dick Ball, Politics, Shiawassee County | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Last night the Owosso City Council approved the purchase of a new fire truck.
From the Shiawassee forums:
We will be buying a 2007 HME Tower/Ladder. This ladder will be 104' in height with a platform/bucket.
This new truck will be replacing three old trucks. Gone will be the ...
Posted in Owosso, Politics, Shiawassee County | No Comments »
Monday, September 17th, 2007
A friend of mine works rail cars in Durand, and he just told me that his company has lost their contract on the yard. They're clearing out on Sept 28. 13 guys will be out of jobs.
The problem was not the weak economy or even Michigan's shaky tax ...
Posted in Politics, Shiawassee County | No Comments »
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
I'm just going to throw this together real quick and then proceed with my life for a while. Sounds crazy, but I really do have one.
Sub only MIRS is reporting that,
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the administration worked with Dillon's team to reach compromises with some Republican members. Among those ...
Posted in Politics | 5 Comments »
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
So you may have seen Leon Drolet's pink pig come through Shiawassee?
Leon & co. are threatening to recall Dick Ball (yeah, right) for supporting a tax increase. Well, subscription only Gongwer is giving us some more insight into Leon's thinking, as to how we can balance the ...
Posted in Dick Ball, Michigan Budget, Politics, Valde Garcia | 15 Comments »
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
I've been trying to ignore the 2008 Presidential ... sounds terrible, I know. Sorry but I can only care about so much at one time, and right now I'm stuck on the state budget & whatnot. (But Randy Colbry & Margaret McAvoy ought to know that their obscene ...
Posted in 2008 Presidency, Politics, barack obama, hillary clinton | No Comments »
Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Mike Bishop's New Work Ethic - Ban The Blogs!!! on BFM
Well, now we've heard everything.
Thanks to fellow blogger & freelance writer Eric Baerren, we have some more "explanation" on why the Senate Republicans blocked access to BFM. Eric swapped some email with Matt Miner. Miner is Senate ...
Posted in BFM Posts, Blogging For Michigan, Censorship, Politics | 12 Comments »
