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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...

A Dozen Jobs Lost In Durand

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 environment. The problem was that his [...]

Another Fire In Owosso

I’m sorry to say that there is another fire in Owosso today.

There’s a thread on this in the Shiawassee Forums here.

And Bob Wilcox has a slideshow here.

Our thoughts are with the victims and the responders as they deal with yet another fire.

Cushingberry To Visit Shiawassee Dems Tonight

State Representative George Cushingberry, Jr. will be speaking at the Shiawassee Dems’ June meeting tonight. Cushingberry is Chair of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee and will be speaking on the State of Michigan Budget.

Cushingberry will begin at 7pm.

The June meeting begins at 6pm and will adjourn prior to the speaker’s presentation.

The [...]

Gay Pride Rally In Owosso

This from the forums:

Alright everyone!! Today is the day.. Lets get our voices heard and let the Hot Spot and Owosso know that discrimination will not be tolerated!!!! Lets go and protest and have fun being ourselves tonight!! I’m excited! We protest tonight at 6:00pm at the hot spot parking lot and sidewalks down [...]

I Stand With The State Workers

Color me really, really mad.

I stand with the State of Michigan employees who just had their information published in the LSJ database. (No, I’m not linking it because I don’t want anyone to use it)

Basically, you can go to this database, enter a name, and get the employee’s info. Salary, work location, title, [...]

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