Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category

Shiawassee Dems Meeting Tonight

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Shiawassee Democratic Party Tuesday, February 27,2007 Corunna City Hall Meeting Room NOTE: The business meeting will be moved up to 6:30 pm with the doors opening at 6:00 pm so we can adjourn by 7:30 pm. Speaker from the Michigan Democratic Party, Mary Ellen Gurewitz will speak at 7:30 pm. For further information contact ...

Lebowski Fire Pictures

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

I've added my Lebowski pictures to the Coppermine Gallery here. They're not very good ... just a few shots I took on Friday. (Lebowski burned last Tuesday night) For some high quality pictures, visit http://www.dlpphoto.com/ and select 'portfolio'.

Owosso City Manager Gregg Geutschow Resigns

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Gregg Geutschow tendered his resignation at the Owosso City Council meeting last night. Geutschow reportedly stated that it was obvious that he did not have the support of the majority of the council. His resignation is effective February 12. Argus and Independent reporters were in attendance, so ...

Shiawassee County Government Oversight and Reform Committee

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

The online petition to support the Shiawassee County Government Oversight and Reform Committee is not working right now. If you would like to show your support for this, please email Jack Johnson at jack@commissionerjack.com. We plan on moving the online petition to Commissioner Johnson's server in the next ...

July 21, 2007 Is THE BEST DAY!

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

The seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", will be released on July 21, 2007. Fortunately that's on a Saturday, so I won't have to take a vacation day. :)

Owosso City Manager Evaluation

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

There's a great thread over on the Shiawassee County forums regarding the upcoming evaluation of Owosso City Manager Gregg Geutschow. You should check it out -- http://www.shiawasseecounty.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=223.

Live Blogging The Peace Rally In Owosso

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Today at 1:00pm I'll be live blogging the peace rally in Owosso. The Owosso peace rally begins at 1:00pm and will be held at Fayette Square, which is at the corner of Washington and Oliver, in Owosso.

Shiawassee Dems January Meeting

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Shiawassee County Dems will meet tonight, January 23, in Corunna City Hall meeting room. Doors will open at 6:30; the meeting will begin at 7pm. Frank Houston, who heads up the Blue Tiger Democrats in Michigan, will be speaking. The Blue Tiger Democrats believe that civic engagement must be the first ...

Pfizer To Close Michigan Facilities

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

According to the subscription only Mirs News service, Pfizer has announced that it will shut the Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo research facilities. The Kalamazoo facility will "continue to maintain a large manufacturing and Animal Health presence," according to Pfizer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey B. Kindler. Pfizer is also ...

And Renee Portland Is Coming Back To Town …

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

A friend just sent me the news ... Renee Portland is bringing her Lady Lions back to MSU. Some of you will remember, I covered Portland's visit to MSU last year, when hundreds of protesters were in attendance. For those of you not familiar with this issue, Renee ...

Call Garcia About Senate Website Accessibility

Friday, January 19th, 2007

Liberal Lucy is doing a nice job on her series, A New Year, A New Michigan, A New You, but she just hit a road block with the State Senate website. Unfortunately, the way that the Senate website is set up is not user-friendly. Navigating in and around the website is ...

Today In The Shiawassee Forums …

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Parker introduces the Groundwater Stewardship Program Harmonic is calling people to action Impeach Bush is asking questions about Iraq here and here. Rolo asks if Shiawassee is becoming a collective of 'ghost towns'. Visit the Shiawassee County Forums at http://shiawasseecounty.net/forum

Clippings

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

    Some recent press .... The Argus Press Blog Calls McAvoy Contract Into Question (1) (512KB jpg) Blog Calls McAvoy Contract Into Question (2) (127KB jpg) The Flint Journal Ex-Drain Chief Raises $2,000 To Help Fight Charges (271KB jpg) Drain Office Case Full Of Holes (my letter in response to the ...

John Edwards To Announce Candidacy

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

  I'm writing to you from New Orleans, where tomorrow I will announce that I am a candidate for president of the United States. I'm announcing here because no place better demonstrates the two Americas I've talked about for a long time. But even more important, no place better demonstrates ...

RIP President Ford

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Former President Gerald Ford dies at 93 President Ford was never elected President or Vice Pres ... he was appointed to the VP after Spiro Agnew left amid scandal. "My fellow Americans," Ford said, "our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works. Our great republic is a government of ...

Shianet Forums Closed

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

The SRCC forum moderator announced that the Shianet forums have closed. The Classifieds remain available. So all the links in my blogs to those Shianet posts .... worthless. :) But we have great new forums over at the Shiawassee County Annex ... http://shiawasseecounty.net/forum ... come join us! If you like ...

Yet Another Day With No Blogging

Monday, December 4th, 2006

:( I'll be back tomorrow. I hope. But .... we did launch the new Shiawassee County Forums!! Come check 'em out!

Another Day Away From The Keyboard

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 ...

Call To Shiawassee County Democratic Fall Convention

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 If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter, and read me at ...

Bernie’s Fundraiser

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 ...