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AG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political toolAG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political tool

I'll be on First Shift this morning to discuss Bill Schuette's actions so far as Attorney General. Here's some of the research...

Wisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov WalkerWisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov Walker

Wisconsin's anti-union, anti-middle class, anti-99% governor is about to have his hat handed to him.  The people of...

Asking for democracy is democracy in actionAsking for democracy is democracy in action

Say what? Well I was checking out this article on the MLK march on Snyder's residence, and found this tidbit here:"We elect...

‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State

Based on what we've seen of Snyder & the GOP legislature so far, this is definitely going to pass:Among the legislation...

Welcome to cbdcWelcome to cbdc

Hello listeners of First Shift. Thanks for stopping by. This blog is about to be rebooted and will have new posts again in a...

Report shows Shiawassee unemployment rate downReport shows Shiawassee unemployment rate down

The Michigan League for Human Services has issued a report (pdf) that shows some good news for Shiawassee. The unemployment...

Michigan Needs A Part-Time Legislature

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, support a unicameral legislature. This is a [...]

Commissioner Dan Stewart Under Fire

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. Although Stewart has recently settled in [...]

15 Endless Minutes Of Fame

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 about Greg last summer. One [...]

Shiawassee Dems April Meeting

(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 [...]

Coffeehouse this Friday. Yay!

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.

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