Archive for 2008
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
I'm finally getting used to the fact that it's not Sunday.
It started last week when I had this wicked pain in my side. I tried to just suck it up and keep goin, but by Thursday afternoon I was in my Dr office. (Shout out to ...
Posted in Shiawassee County | 4 Comments »
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
I have just received (unconfirmed) word that Les Schneider will be running for commissioner in district 4. He filed his papers today and is running in the primary as a write-in Democrat.He faces incumbent Jon Micheal Fuja.
From Commissioner Jack Johnson:
Les will bring the veterans perspective and ...
Posted in Politics, Shiawassee County | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Welcome readers of MIRS NEWS. If you are looking for my latest "stuff", please come visit me at Blogging For Michigan, which is where I have fun with our state government. :)
You can catch up with Lisa Geise over at West Michigan Rising.
Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Sunday, June 15th, 2008
I just saw the Re-elect Sheriff Jon Wilson site, and I have to say that it is one of the worst sites I've ever seen.
I'll give the man credit for the attempt; it has a donation link, a volunteer link, and all the other good links that you want in ...
Posted in Politics, Shiawassee County | 9 Comments »
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Wow.
Last Thursday, I received the most amazing email ...
Christine-
In about an hour, we’ll announce the blogs selected for the State Blogger Corps at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Congratulations. I’m writing to let you know that Blogging For Michigan will be the credentialed blog from ...
Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Just want to give another shout out to our awesome commissioners. From the AP:
The number of Michigan households getting food stamps has risen 53 percent in the past five years, with one in eight state residents now aided by the nutrition assistance program, authorities say.
In all, 590,600 state households ...
Posted in Shiawassee County | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 9th, 2008
I just left a comment over on this post at Right Michigan. Nick at RM is upset that Dick Ball opposes the recall of Andy Dillon, and suggests that Dick Ball has "switched teams."
To which I replied, "we don't want him."
Well it's no big deal, except for ...
Posted in Dick Ball | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Cross posted at BFM
One lesson I keep learning over & over again is that I should never blog when I'm angry. That lesson just doesn't seem to stick with me.
So yesterday our Board of Commissioners voted to indefinitely postpone the amendment to revert the food licensing and inspection fees ...
Posted in Shiawassee County | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Dick Campbell of the Argus Press has a great editorial today about the part-time legislature. This was an idea that I used to hate.
My objection to the part-time legislature is that good government is a full-time job. You simply couldn't do the work part-time. I did, however, ...
Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Commissioner Dan Stewart (D-1) is under fire for changing his mailing address to a location outside of his district.
Commissioners are required to reside in the district they represent. Stewart left his home a couple of weeks ago, when he and his wife agreed to end their marriage. ...
Posted in Announcements, Shiawassee County | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Greg Shire.
If you're from here, you've heard his name. You've read about him in the paper, or you've talked about him with a friend. You might not remember exactly who he is, but you know you've heard the name.
For most of us in the area, we first heard ...
Posted in Owosso, Shiawassee County | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
(Late notice, sorry ...)
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY DEM MEETING
APRIL 22, 2008
DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM
BUSINESS MEETING CONVENES 7:00 PM
MEETING PLACE CHANGE
OLMSTEAD MEETING ROOM
LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE
CORUNNA-CALEDONIA DISTRICT LIBRARY
210 E. CORUNNA AVE, CORUNNA
RIGHT BEHIND THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
PARKING LOT
ENTRANCE AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING
Posted in Announcements, Shiawassee County | No Comments »
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
COFFEEHOUSE AT ST. JOHNS UCC – OWOSSO
Friday, April 25, 2008
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Donations: $5.00 to attend and/or play
Come join us for an evening of acoustic music, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and snacks.
Family friendly, relaxing atmosphere to enjoy talented musicians and music for all ages.
Musicians ...
Posted in Announcements | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Commissioner Dan Stewart has just published his March / April newsletter. You can download the 908KB pdf newsletter here.
And you can visit Dan's website at http://web.mac.com/danthemanstewart.
Posted in Shiawassee County | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Good news! The May 4, 2007 letter that is supposed to exonerate Wilson, has been leaked to a blogger.
Chet Zarko reports that he received two copies of the letter, anonymously.
This letter was first requested via FOIA in December. At that time, the county simply ignored the request for ...
Posted in Shiawassee County | 3 Comments »
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
I hate it when bloggers blog about themselves, but this experience might help someone out there.
Ok. So I get my propane from McBrides / Northwest, and I just paid $3.59 a gallon.
This did not seem right to me, so a friend of mine called them to check on it. ...
Posted in Shiawassee County | 26 Comments »
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Not rules, really. I just needed a snappy title.
Human Events, the conservative online magazine, has an article on Five Ways for McCain to Beat Obama. The premise is that McCain should focus on these five points:
National Security - Obama opposed Iraq war
The Courts - Obama opposed the confirmation ...
Posted in 2008 Presidency | 4 Comments »
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
There's a letter to the editor in yesterday's Argus, that's a bit of a slam to blogs.
Don’t give us half of a year-old story that you picked up from reading blogs. That does not seem very professional as we all know blogs are anonymous and self-serving.
First of all I'm ...
Posted in Politics, Shiawassee County | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
I received a newsletter from Commissioner Dan Stewart yesterday. It looks like he's going to try to publish these monthly. It's a summary of what he's been working on and what's coming up.
I've converted it to pdf, and you can download a copy here - http://christinebarry.com/downloads/stewart_feb.pdf
Posted in Shiawassee County | No Comments »
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
There are a couple of threads over on the Shiawassee forums that should be of interest to anyone with kids in the OPS system. They revolve around the lawsuit brought against OPS by Jim McAvoy, former Technology Director for Owosso Schools. If I'm reading the info correctly, the ...
Posted in Politics, Shiawassee County | No Comments »