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• Linkaround 12-4-2009

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  Just Michigan:
  MLive: Who would win in a basketball game between Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and President Barack Obama? Weapons of mass distraction.
  Oakland Press: EDITORIAL: Granholm also cause of funding shortage. "If education means so much to her, why not leave alone the funds that were appropriated" [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 8:00pm EST
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• Religious freedom suit filed against city of Pontiac

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  A group of messianic Jews commonly called Jews for Jesus has filed a lawsuit against the city of Pontiac alleging that the city police department violated their right to free speech and freedom of religion by preventing them from handing out literature during an annual music festival. The Oakland Press [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:26am EST
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• Warsaw zoo to show caged 'cavemen' on display

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  And no - this isn't a new gig for the Geico cavemen:
  
  From the AP via The Oakland Press: Caged 'cavemen' go on display at Warsaw zoo
  
  Visitors to Warsaw's zoo are being greeted by two "Homo sapiens" peering out from a cage —' [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:00pm EST
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• Pic of the Day: The clothes iron of Turin

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  Look at this and what do you see?:
  
  From the AP via The Oakland Press: Mass. woman sees image of Jesus on her iron
  A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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• In MI, Some School Districts Could Go Under (And Be Better For It)

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  I saw this article over at the Oakland Press: School districts could go under. The piece included this short video of Republican Oakland County Exec L. Brooks Patterson:
  
  
  In my opinion, this may be the only way to wipe away some of the unreasonable union bennies that [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:15pm EST
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• AP reports Red Wings SCORE in dragging death article!

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  Rush Limbaugh doesn't call  the MSM the drive-by media for nothing. An MSU student was killed after being dragged a quarter mile by people with a calloused conscience who sped off after a Red Wings game. So I see this article by the AP in the Oakland Press that, incredibly,' [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:00am EST
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• Thursday Linkaround

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  Just Michigan:
  Detroit News: Macomb County expected to lay off workers in today's budget talks. Of course, outrageous union pension and health benefits will not be touched at all. Natch.
  Oakland Press: Homeless man accused of rape sentenced to time served. Where's Bill O'Reilley when you need him?[...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:30pm EST
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• Tuesday Linkaround

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  Just Michigan:
  Detroit News: Van Buren County seeks to prevent shouting to inmates. "...adopted an ordinance in September that makes shouting at inmates a misdemeanor -- punishable by up to 90 days in jail." Shout and at inmate and you could be sleeping with him later.
  Oakland Press: [...]

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:30pm EST
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• Vaccination Hell: Thousands line up for H1N1 swine flu shots in Commerce Twp, MI

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  Here's the video via the Oakland Press:
  
  Thousands lining up to receive their government-financed flu shots at government-run centers. Is this supposed to give us confidence in Obamacare? Short supply, long lines? Rationing? Thanks but no thanks. From the OP: Thousands line up for swine flu shots.People lined [...]

  Posted: October 31, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
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• [News] county commisioner potts drives bus tax increase

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  Well the Oakland Press cut a bit from the letter (see below for full letter) but at least they published something about the transit center and county-wide SMART bus tax project boondoggle:

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• Oakland Press: Granholm’s politics too scary, even for Halloween

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  In the liberal MSM, there is a threshold for going after a politician like Planned Parenthood after a fetus. That threshold, however, is vastly different for Democrats and Republicans. For Republicans, there is only one requirement: announce your candidacy. For Democrats, the threshold is far, far higher. It appears that [...]

  Posted: October 31, 2009, 11:30am EDT
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