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 the scene, was chased by an Argus Press route driver, ran his truck into a dit...

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 of the county officials. The County Clerk, Drain Commissioner...

This was originally posted as an open thread on BFM. I’ve tweaked it a bit to bring it here to cbdc. Oh, you kids know how I love me some Mike Bishop. Sometimes I blog about him, sometimes I doodle - - sometimes we bring in some outsiders to expose his alter-ego. (Muwahaha!!) But do you all remember why I started loving him? Let me take you back. 2007, summertime. We had just opened...

Well it’s the last day of 2008, and time for the obligatory end of year post. This year I’d like to share my best & worst of Shiawassee in 2008. The Best: New Technology: The Internet. Ok I know it’s not new, but the Internet as a force in Shiawassee politics really took off this year. Sheriff Wilson’s focus on “anonymous bloggers” raised the profile of...

I am thinking about throwing together a skill share for PC repair and desktop support. The idea is to help out the people who need to develop a new job skill. There’s a post up on the Shiawassee Forums, where I go into detail about the idea. Here’s the meat of the post: The classes would be free to the students, but they would have to meet certain criteria: Be a Shiawassee resident ...

I started a thread over on the Shiawassee Forums on how today is going so far. I think things will be fine in the county today; I’ve heard nothing but good things about the efforts of Lauri Braid and our local clerks. I have some concern for one township in particular, and I’m heading out that way in a little while. I think it’s related to the 100′ rule and the issue of...

How does this happen - ??? If you support Gary Holzhausen, you can’t possibly support Randy Colbry for prosecutor. ...

Republican Shiawassee Prosecutor Randy Colbry faces Ann Gamboe Hall this November. Ann is the Democratic candidate and an Owosso attorney. You can see the Argus Press article on this race here. The thought of Colbry winning this one just makes me sick. Randy Colbry should have been recalled after the way that he handled the situation with Drain Commissioners Gary Holzhausen and Bernie Butcher. ...

Some friends and I are tossing around the idea of starting a Democrats For Life of America chapter here in mid-Michigan. What appeals to me about DFL is that they have a consistent life ethic, unlike Right To Life, which in my opinion just advocates forced birth. DFL is opposed to abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty, and supports humanity/quality-of-life efforts throughout the world. F...

There’s a nice letter to the editor in the Argus of 10-3, written by Michael P. Schmidt, D.O., who I understand to be Chief of Staff at Memorial Healthcare in Owosso. In this letter, Dr. Schmidt expresses his support for Dr. Wegman, who has had some recent personal and legal difficulties. He also expresses his disapproval with the way the Argus has been handling the story. I bet this lett...

I’m finally getting used to the fact that it’s not Sunday. It started last week when I had this wicked pain in my side. I tried to just suck it up and keep goin, but by Thursday afternoon I was in my Dr office. (Shout out to Dr Mohlman) By Thursday evening I was in Memorial Hospital. Rm 211. Bed 1. (You guys suck for not coming to see me) (just kidding) So while there I was tre...

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 advocacy to the board. He is a 22 year airforce vet and is involved with several vso including th...

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 a political site. But it also has this: He mentions “negative residents” and “bad politics” in his front page welco...

Just want to give another shout out to our awesome commissioners. From the AP: The number of Michigan households getting food stamps has risen 53 percent in the past five years, with one in eight state residents now aided by the nutrition assistance program, authorities say. In all, 590,600 state households got food stamps in March, the Michigan Department of Human Services says. The households i...

Cross posted at BFM One lesson I keep learning over & over again is that I should never blog when I’m angry. That lesson just doesn’t seem to stick with me. So yesterday our Board of Commissioners voted to indefinitely postpone the amendment to revert the food licensing and inspection fees back to what it was before it changed in December, 2007. An act of pure cowardice and SLE...

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 to a house on Delaney Road, which is in his district, he has spent the a ...

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 early morning, someone crept into the Washington Street apartments and started a sma...

(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 BUILDING ...

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. Musicians interested in participating feel free to come as you are, no prior scheduling necessary. ...