Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category

Dan Stewart and Jack Johnson Embrace Civic Service

Friday, November 17th, 2006

In a move that would make the Blue Tiger Dems proud, Jack Johnson will join Dan Stewart on the roof of the Owosso McDonald's tonight from 6pm-8pm. The event is a fundraiser for the Child Advocacy Center. Dan will be on the roof until they raise $15,000 for ...

Accident Out By State / Wilkinson

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

I don't know what's going on, but there are a bunch of emergency lights out there. (Someone with a scanner could fill us in) I'm not in the mood to head down there & check things out. Power is out on Kerby & Cronk, so someone must've hit the pole. Hope everyone ...

Jim Marcinkowski and Joe Wilson in Durand tomorrow

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Jim Marcinkowski and Joe Wilson will be at Nick's in Durand tomorrow. They will be arriving between 1:15 - 1:30. All are invited to attend.

After Pat’s Birthday

Friday, October 20th, 2006

After Pat's Birthday .... Recommended reading on Truthdig.

Shiawassee Candidate Forum Tonight

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

The Shiawassee Dems will be meeting for a campaign rally at 5:30 tonight, at the new campaign HQ. At 7:00 we will be going to the Corunna VFW for the 'Meet the Candidate' forum. The HQ is located at 325 N Shiawassee St., across from the Corunna post office. ...

Live Blogging The Gov Debate On The Detroit News

Monday, October 9th, 2006

Tomorrow at 7:30, I'll join George Bullard in a live blogfest over at the Detroit News. George is kindly sharing his blog with me, so the two of us can comment on the debate as it progresses. Excerpts from our comments will be pulled through to the front ...

Live Blogging The Gov Debate

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

George Bullard of Detroit News will be blogging the debate tonight. Hopefully some of the other bloggers will be jumping in too. Check it out tonight at the Detroit News Politics Blog.

Back Online

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

That was weird, but everything seems ok now.  Apologies for the inconvenience.powered by performancing firefox

New Site Feature: Coppermine Image Gallery

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

I have added a Coppermine Image Gallery to the site. You can access the gallery using the link in the upper nav bar, under 'Features', or access it directly at http://www.christinebarry.com/coppermine. I have two albums online: one with convention pictures and one with the pictures of our ...

Carmella Sabaugh Secures Nomination

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Note: This is for the Shiawassee readers who don't make the rounds to other blogs ... Carmella Sabaugh has received the Democratic nomination for Michigan Secretary of State. Learn more about Carmella in this Michigan Liberal diary: Secretary of State Challenger Carmella Sabaugh (D-St. Clair Shores) Thanks to the live blogging at http://www.michiganliberal.com ...

Amos Williams Secures Nomination

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Note: This is for the Shiawassee readers who don't make the rounds to other blogs ... Amos Williams has accepted the Democratic nomination for Michigan Attorney General. Learn more about Amos in these Michigan Liberal diaries: Williams Accepts Attorney General Challenger Amos Williams I missed the chance to meet Amos when he was in ...

Democratic Convention Webcast

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Democratic Convention Webcast Looks like the convention will have a live webcast after all. Woot!

Judy Ford Stationery Correction

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

The Committee To Elect Judy Ford has announced a correction to their recent mailing: The URL printed on the stationery is www.voteford.com. The correct URL is www.votejudyford.com. The Committee apologizes for the inconvenience.

New Blog On The Block

Friday, August 18th, 2006

New Blog On The Block "Remember when you signed up to distribute Amway?" So begins the first post on devosjinx.com. Check it out! Welcome to the 'sphere, Amway Loser. ;)

Senator Stabenow In Corunna This Monday

Friday, August 18th, 2006

U. S. Senator Stabenow is coming in her mobile campaign office for a potluck in Corunna. You will also be able to meet with Congressional Candidate Jim Marcinkowski and State Representative Candidate Judy Ford. Come mingle with friends, enjoy great food, see the Stabenow for ...

Must See Blog: Disembodied Head Of Dick DeVos

Friday, July 28th, 2006

The Disembodied Head Of Dick Devos Excellent! If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter.

Great Shot of Flint Weatherball

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

I recently posted a bit of snark that referenced the Flint weatherball. Since then, and since my corporate office is only a few blocks from the weatherball, I've found myself remembering how much fun I used to enjoy watching it. Not that it was an exciting view ... ...

Shiawassee Dems Potluck - Meet Our Candidates

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Meet the Democratic candidates potluck Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 6:00 PM West Pavilion by the Historical Village McCurdy Park, Corunna Meet and greet our candidates. All of our candidates have been invited to attend and speak. Please join us, bring a passing dish, guests and enjoy an evening of fun, politics and friends. Hope to see ...

A couple more days off

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Sorry to say that I won't be online until Tuesday or Wednesday night. Meanwhile, here's some popcorn and a video:            (video is 9MB .wmv format. Click on the picture of Jon Stewart to view or download) If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter. ...

Taking Tonight Off

Friday, July 21st, 2006

No blogging today. Shiawassee Weekly will be out tomorrow, so those (2) of you who are anxiously waiting will just have to go to bed without it. :( I know, someone will have to rock you to sleep. Meanwhile, enjoy this site, which I think is ...