Archive for March, 2007
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
More documents ... all are pdf documents.
The packet given to the Board of Commissioners by Randy Colbry, in support of Colbry's appeal for a civil suit. This was presented to the commissioners on March 20, 2007. (See Colbry's appeal here) This document is 44 pages and includes ...
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Am I the only one getting sick of "MSP D/SGt Mark Pendergeraff" mouthing off about every case he investigates?
He is an investigator ... he is supposed to be objective. If you're biased, you tend to miss things.
There's been talk about Pendergraff and how he treats his "investigations" for a ...
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
After the resignation of Owosso City Manager Gregg Geutschow, there was speculation as to whether four members of the Owosso City Council had violated the Open Meetings Act. This speculation resulted in a complaint being filed with the Michigan State Police.
The Argus-Press reports this morning that although a violation ...
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
On March 20, 2007, Prosecutor Randy Colbry speaks about the AG Opinion, and attempts to persuade the Board of Commissioners to sue Bernie Butcher and Gary Holzhausen for the fees they received.
Part 1:
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
The Medicaid funded Home Help Program is Michigan's largest in home services system. Its mission: to help low-income senior citizens and adults living with disabilities with enough stay in their homes. The cuts proposed by the Senate Republicans would slash this program by rolling back hourly wages ...
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
You absolutely have to watch the Planet Earth mini series on the Discovery Channel!
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
Read wizardkitten's excellent commentary here.
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
Shiawassee County sends 54.1% of its felons to state prison, rather than housing them in the county jail for any part of their sentences. According to the Michigan Department of Corrections, the state average is 36.7%.
When being sentenced, felons fall within three categories. They can receive a ...
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
Going through some old files and had a few laughs ...
Hippy Clintons
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Renee Portland submitted her resignation last week. What a shame.
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Here's what the Republican Senate passed last night ...
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The cuts total $165,351. In terms of total dollars, the City of Owosso takes the biggest hit, at a loss of over $78,000. Durand, Corunna, Perry, and Laingsburg follow, with a ...
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
In case there's any confusion as to whether we need to fund domestic programs ...
Domestic deaths soar
Fatalities from abuse jump 74% in Michigan
Kim Kozlowski / The Detroit News
ECONOMY? What's the CAUSE that people suspect?
Domestic violence deaths have risen dramatically in Michigan , prompting state advocates to call for more money ...
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Read this excellent post by Liberal Lucy -- A Promise to Michigan
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
cross posted at the forums
As most of you know, Michigan faces a serious budget problem. Our only tools to solve this problem are spending cuts and revenue increases.
Since we have privatized pretty much everything that ever made us a profit (liquor control, for example), we have to get our revenue ...
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
The Republican leadership in the State Senate this evening pushed through a bill that cuts $34 in education funding per student -- a cut that will hurt Michigan students and families, and hobble work in classrooms across the state.
In tough economic times, when it is critical to invest in our ...
Posted in Politics, Shiawassee County | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Just in: Bishop and Senate GOP to Bleed the State Dry? A MichLib Call to Action
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Splenda users beware ... Splenda has been buying up domain names like "splendakills.net", "splendapoison.com", etc. Do they know something we don't? h/t Daily Domainer
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
That would never happen, would it?
Only twice, in this post from the Muskegon Pundit:
First, he's trying to sell the conservative lie about a "liberal media". He may as well title his post "would the Easter Bunny lie to us?" (I would've said "Santa Claus", but Santa ...
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
DJ Tao is looking for help ... this from the forum:
I "DJ TAO" is looking for "roadies"...
I need "roadies" because I have a Multiple Sclerosis condition which basically has me in a wheel chair 80% of the time but I can still do the DJ performance thing and will continue ...
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
Check out this article in the Jackson Citizen Patriot. Specifically, check out this paragraph (emphasis mine):
" While the ranks of state employees have been pared back in recent years, the benefits of school employees in particular have not been changed. Funding pension and health-care benefits for school employees has ...
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