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The Michigan League for Human Services has issued a report (pdf) that shows some good news for Shiawassee. The unemployment rate for the county is down from 15.1% in 2010 Q4 to 11.9% in 2011 Q1. That’s an improvement of 3.2%. The number of unemployed persons in the county decreased by 24.3%. These numbers put [...]

There’s a thread over on the Shiawassee Forums that you should check out: “Censorship of Public Access Computers at your library.” Click on ‘More’ to get the link.

If you’re a regular reader of cbdc, I’m sure you are somewhat familiar with my opinion on Shiawassee County Prosecutor Randy Colbry. And if you’re familiar at all with Shiawassee County, then by now you must have heard about the time when Colbry left work in the middle of the day, T-boned a car, fled [...]

This was originally posted as an open thread over on BFM. Refined and reposted here. Ok, yesterday, we left Darth Poo in the dustbin, and I had a new appreciation for law enforcement. That whole scenario was resolved in September of 2007. Fast forward to October, 2007. The Shiawassee County Commissioners approve raises for several [...]