Just a few days after telling the Free Press a 2010 campaign was "very unlikely" for him, Lansing's recently re-elected Mayor Virg Bernero said today he's "seriously considering" a run for the Democratic nomination for governor.
He made the comment to MIRS news [...]
Did you know that an international registry of shark attacks lists a shark attack in Lake Michigan? No, really. According to the Global Shark Attack File some dude in Chicago was attacked by a fresh water tolerant bull shark in 1955 (click the link at the top of the [...]
1. We have a President that doesn't suck.
2. I got married this year to a wonderful woman. And since my wife is part Native American, today I [...]
If you're picking up a bottle of wine for your host or guests, consider buying Wine Spectator's 2009 Wine of the Year: Columbia Crest's Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia' [...]
Want something to be thankful for?
The guy in that video is not George W. Bush.
See? There's always somethin'.
This has been one tough year, no doubt about that. One of the hardest in Michigan's history. "Courage" is the one thing I wish for us all, for' [...]
Higher-income Americans should be taxed to' [...]
I'm at a' [...]
Michigan Weekend Update:
Uh oh. It looks like the Asian carp are closer to invading the Great Lakes, which led one local news anchor to proclaim that it may [...]
Most of Michigan's income and local taxes come from the state's [...]
I had to get away from the Grand Rapids Palin Mania yesterday. Our local media was downright embarrassing in their coverage - this was a celebrity, selling a book, and you would have thought it was a visit from [...]
Call you Senator today, 517-373-2400, or e-mail them at senate.michigan.gov. The governor is right - public pressure is the only thing that will move these guys to [...]
As the son of a nurse who worked in primary care for many years, I've long held the belief that decisions about childbearing should be made by a woman in consultation with her family and doctor. The government doesn't belong in the room when these very personal, private decisions [...]
The story is one you have read here already; [...]
The newest lie is that there is a provision in the historic Affordable Health Care for America Act passed earlier this month that - get this - where you [...]
Call Senator Bishop's office and tell him, a promise is a promise.
Phone:
(517) 373-2417
Fax:
(517) 373-2694
Not a lot of time for this today, but here are a few tidbits from the morning papers...
Drunks with guns, out in the woods. Oh boy. Be careful out [...]
Michigan Weekend Update:
Great editorial from Gongwer in Dome on Lt. Gov. John Cherry, pointing out that he is rapidly becoming the "alternative" candidate in the 2010 race, putting a very nice distance between himself and (ahem) "others" in the [...]
U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek, will be in the Lansing area tomorrow for a health [...]
Can you believe that we are two weeks from Thanksgiving? On that note, here is the November State Senate and State House candidate update, that you can talk about with your relatives around the dinner table when you are tired of watching the Lions lose.
State [...]
It's also a good day because if you're a veteran, you have access to all kinds of delicious, free food today:).
So, for all my fellow vets, here's places' [...]
More than 1,500 parents, students and educators from Plymouth-Canton, Livonia, Taylor and other districts rallied this morning on the Capitol steps before going inside to bring their message to elected officials.' [...]
The Michigan Board of Canvassers approved ballot language on Monday for a petition brought forward by the group Fair [...]
My Congressman, Bart Stupak of Michigan, recently introduced the anti-abortion amendment in the House of Representatives version of the proposed Health Care bill. It seems the only time the values of faith based voters are taken into consideration is in [...]
Forgive me for not celebrating. While I realize that this bill is a giant step forward towards providing affordable health care for Americans, I cannot get past the insulting and degrading Stupak amendment. Just can't do it. Yes, we live to fight [...]
And now for this week's "Things I Would Have Blogged, But I Ran Out of Pepto-Bimol", featuring your wacky Michigan Legislature.
DHS employees [...]
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Christmas needs to come early for five-year-old Noah Biorkman. Noah suffers from stage three neuroblastoma cancer and will not [...]
To rally the troops for this all-important bill that [...]
The House passed the bill on a 403-12 vote Thursday, a day after the Senate ended a monthlong stalemate with a 98-0 vote. With some 7,000 people exhausting unemployment benefits every day and the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers set to expire at the end [...]
This was rather interesting:
That is the schedule for the House. The Senate has this time slot penciled in for "tentative" after Nov. 12th, back for the first week in December, and "tentative" after that, meaning their possible intention is to bolt for the year after Dec. 3rd.
Think that [...]
"Our campaign started with a very basic idea, and today voters confirmed that we are One Kalamazoo," said Campaign Manager, Jon Hoadley.
With only absentee ballots outstanding, 65 percent of Kalamazoo voters have approved Ordinance 1856 by a vote of 6,463 to 3,527, adding protections for gay [...]
Think of the consequences -- and imagine what people like Lessenberry [...]
You see the above ad? It's not just the inflammatory comments that basically attack Transgender people, but shes not a M.D. She is a registered Nurse, but in the video they refer to her as a Doctor.
Will the Religious right ever stop lying?
h/t: Good As You
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