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Getting started in political bloggingGetting started in political blogging

I'm going to be on with Tony later this morning to discuss political blogging. I thought I'd start at the very beginning. ...

AG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political toolAG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political tool

I'll be on First Shift this morning to discuss Bill Schuette's actions so far as Attorney General. Here's some of the research...

Wisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov WalkerWisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov Walker

Wisconsin's anti-union, anti-middle class, anti-99% governor is about to have his hat handed to him.  The people of...

Asking for democracy is democracy in actionAsking for democracy is democracy in action

Say what? Well I was checking out this article on the MLK march on Snyder's residence, and found this tidbit here:"We elect...

‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State

Based on what we've seen of Snyder & the GOP legislature so far, this is definitely going to pass:Among the legislation...

Welcome to cbdcWelcome to cbdc

Hello listeners of First Shift. Thanks for stopping by. This blog is about to be rebooted and will have new posts again in a...

Please Mr. Fox, Will You Guard My Henhouse?

Same tricks. Same dog. Different name.

I like it when the people who have always run things downtown decide that they need to do something about the way downtown is run.

Owosso will never be revitalized if you rely on Memorial Hospital, Baker College, and The Chamber of Commerce. That’s like asking Kurt Moffit [...]

More Drain Office Fun

Thursday, November 17, the Argus Press reported that nearly $748,000 in outdated assessments had been levied by the Shiawassee Drain Office. Some of these assessments were 14 years old. These assessments lapsed during the tenure of former Drain Commissioner Bernie Butcher.

Unfortunately the Argus didn’t bother to mention Butcher’s repeated requests for updated computers, additional [...]

Let Someone Else Code The Ballots!

Here’s a little story I found in The Sunday Independent, of October 16. There’s a picture and a short article about our clerk using “Unity Election Data Manager” so that our ballots can be prepared in the clerk’s office, rather than having someone else code the ballots. The clerk’s office is pleased that this new [...]

Can We Clear The Air? Shiawasssee County Drain Office

Can we clear the air a little here? Tina Fett, former Deputy Drain Commissioner

September 28, 2005

I have been asked by many people, over many months about some of the statements that have been made in the media regarding the Drain Office, myself and the activities going on there even now.

First, [...]

Comments to SCCMH Board

We gather here, some of us angry, some of us scared, all of us bound by our genuine intentions to do the right thing. We are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission: to serve our fellow man and to give our children a better world than we received. Every [...]

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