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More Examples of the Declining Quality of Local News
Amid the minute-by-minute updates of every detail of the Swine Flu, the local media published a couple of stories about tomorrow's election. Unfortunately the coverage thus far has omitted important details, published incorrect information or is (in some cases) completely nonexistent ( Read more... ) -
Education Action Group Back at Work for May 5 Election
I recently received a postcard with a cartoonish, photoshopped image of Grand Rapids Public Schools Faculty Union President Paul Helder playing puppeteer to GRPS School Board candidates Kevin Weiss, Tony Baker and Wendy Falb with the subtitle "Union Puppets for Grand Rapids School Board."
The text of the postcard states:
"The Grand Rapids ( Read more... ) -
WTF, WOOD TV? What's With the Global Climate Change Skeptics?
Apparently the application form for meteorologists at WOOD TV has a box on it that asks "Are You a Global Climate Change Skeptic - YES or NO". Now WOOD weatherman Bill Steffen is carrying water for the corporate-funded, anti-environmental disinformation campaign on his blog:
Another WOOD TV 8 Meterologist Promoting Global Warming "Skepticism" ( Read more... ) -
More Bad GOP Math: Sen. Wayne Kuipers Edition
The [comically-right wing] radio station WOOD 1300 recently ran a story about Sen. Wayne Kuipers proposed alternative(s) to Gov. Granholm's plan to reduce state spending on prison costs by releasing some non-violent offenders. The Michigan GOP wants to keep pretending that we can incarcerate our way to a utopia, regardless of the cost (or the ( Read more... ) -
Meijer Pays up $1.5 Million for Harrassing Acme Twp. Officials
This is pretty much self-explanatory:
Meijer, developer agree to pay $1.5 million to Acme Township officials who say they were harassed
by Shandra Martinez | The Grand Rapids Press | Wednesday April 29, 2009, 4:18 PM
"Meijer Inc. and a developer will spend $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit with five Acme Township officials who contended both ( Read more... ) -
White Supremacist Group Now Active on GRCC's Campus
The hate group "White Pride MI" is apparently now active on the campus of Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC). This week they were on campus dropping flyers. The text of the flyer stated:
"UNCLE ZOG WANTS YOU ( Read more... ) -
Equal Pay Day
Today is Equal Pay Day. It's a day created by the the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE)"...to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages." They have some good resources on their website: http://www.pay-equity.org/ To wit: Did you know that in Michigan, women earn $0.72 cents for every dollar men earn? The national average for ( Read more... ) -
More Bad GOP Math: Atty. Gen. Mike Cox Edition
Michigan's persistent GOP is continuing its strident calls for more tax cuts (even in the face of their total fall from power nationally, and the complete collapse of the economic model they've campaigned for over the past three decades). Even I must admit that it takes moxie to be that wrong and stay the course ( Read more... ) -
As a Flaming Liberal I Urge the Obama Administration to Leave Gun Control Alone
With the recent spate of shootings around the country (that likely have far more to do with the socioeconomic pressures of the current economy than anything else) the gun control lobby is attempting to resurrect its failed campaign to clamp down on firearms laws in the US. One of my favorite columnists, E.J. Dionne, just published an op-ed titled ( Read more... ) -
From the Party That Gave us "Trickle-Down Economics"
Now we have "Trickle-down War Crimes" ...
Senate Report Links CIA To Military's Harsh Tactics
NPR.org, April 22, 2009
"The brutal treatment of terror detainees and prisoners by members of the military followed directly from the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques, according to a Senate report that is likely to add fuel to the debate over ( Read more... )