Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Fuja Faces Write-In Challenger

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 ...

Welcome MIRS Readers

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.

Worst Political Site Ever

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 ...

Denver.

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 ...

Michigan Needs A Part-Time Legislature

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, ...

Anonymity Necessary In Shiawassee

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 ...

Owosso Public Schools Lawsuit

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 ...

What I’ve Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Note: This was submitted by Tom Ford This 2 hr video presentation will be on Charter Cable channel 3, Wed. Jan. 16 at 5 PM What I've Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy Produced by Frank Dorrel This video compilation is an excellent and invaluable educational tool that reveals the true nature of U.S. ...

Naomi Klein on The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Putting this on my reading list ... The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism In THE SHOCK DOCTRINE, Naomi Klein explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically. Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the world-changing crises and wars of the last ...

My Apologies To Leon Drolet

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

I wandered over to Chet Zarko's blog today and found his article on the latest round of Zarko v Lessenberry. I check Zarko every day, but I didn't follow the Lessenberry stuff, so I wasn't familiar with the history of the issue. So I followed the links in ...

I Support Shiawassee Deputies

Friday, November 9th, 2007

It's just $2.99 for the hottest 10" of vinyl this side of the Shiawassee River. (Doesn't matter which side you're on) No markup; I'm not making anything on them. That's the Cafepress base price. Want yard signs? T-shirts? I'll do those next. Since you're here, you ...

Campaign Finance Complaint Filed Against Jon Stryker

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Chetly Zarko, of Zarko Research & Consulting, has filed a campaign finance complaint against Jon Stryker. The complaint alleges that, ...there is reasonable cause to believe that contribution data is not accurate or should be substantiated with an actual paper trail (the Amended reports are extremely inconsistent and suggest that ...

Think Different

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

I just had to post this ...

Switched Back

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Switched the theme back temporarily, just because of some coding things.

Some Detroit Pics

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Not much here, but mostly I'm looking to see how this new template looks & loads with the pictures. This is the coolest flag, always brings a smile to my face. Coming home, North I-75 Pumpkin festival, on Middlebelt in Inkster. I was stopped at a light when I ...

Pardon the dust

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Update 10-17: Trying on a new theme this evening. Let me know what you think .. is it easier to read than the old one? Everything fit on screen ok? (That was the complaint with the old theme) This will only be up for a few ...

Gary Martenis for Owosso City Council

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Gary is having a fundraiser tomorrow! From the forums: OCTOBER 14, 2007 FUNDRAISER Gary Martenis for Owosso City Council Dinner with Gary October 14, 2007 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Mid-Michigan Road Workers Union Hall 549 Ryan St. Owosso, Michigan 48867 only $5.00 per person (all you care to eat) (children free) Sloppy Joe's (Linda's secret recipe), chips, punch, coffee, homemade desserts ...

Ball Votes No On MESSA Reforms

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Dick Ball today voted no on the MESSA busting bill. However he did not support the sales tax expansion to discretionary services. The tax on services is meant to fill the gap between the income tax and the additional revenue needed to balance the budget. We're ...

Owosso City Council Approves Purchase Of New Fire Truck

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Last night the Owosso City Council approved the purchase of a new fire truck. From the Shiawassee forums: We will be buying a 2007 HME Tower/Ladder. This ladder will be 104' in height with a platform/bucket. This new truck will be replacing three old trucks. Gone will be the ...

A Dozen Jobs Lost In Durand

Monday, September 17th, 2007

A friend of mine works rail cars in Durand, and he just told me that his company has lost their contract on the yard. They're clearing out on Sept 28. 13 guys will be out of jobs. The problem was not the weak economy or even Michigan's shaky tax ...