Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Muskegon Heights' school leadership missed the boat

Viewpoint: Muskegon Heights' school leadership missed the boat MLive.com
By Kyle Olson
It is heartbreaking to witness the unfolding scenario at Muskegon Heights Public Schools.
The breathtaking mismanagement has inflicted long-term damage on students, the community and the staff of the school system.

Muskegon chamber survey targets worker training as top business concern

Muskegon chamber survey targets worker training as top business concern MLive.com
One sign of the recovering economy is that business owners have jobs available but the troubling issue is that they are not finding enough qualified, skilled workers in the Muskegon area

UAW troops will man class war

Column: UAW troops will man class war The Detroit News detroitnews.com
Now we know how United Auto Workers President Bob King will repay Barack Obama for holding the union harmless from the Detroit automakers' bankruptcy:
He'll provide the ground troops for the president's class war.

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Flint police policy gives preferential treatment to elected officials, administrators

Flint police policy gives preferential treatment to elected officials, administrators MLive.com
The system -- known as service requests -- is used primarily by city administrators, council members and police administrators and is separate from the 911 dispatch center, according to the study by a team from Michigan State University

Muskegon County Jail committee formed to make replacement recommendations

Muskegon County Jail committee formed to make replacement recommendations MLive.com
Muskegon County officials began their full-fledged push Thursday to determine a possible location and funding mechanism for a replacement jail facility.

Emergency manager review team told Muskegon Heights school deficit plan unrealistic

Emergency manager review team told Muskegon Heights school deficit plan unrealistic MLive.com
When asked by a team member if Muskegon Heights is one of the worst financially-troubled districts in the state, Rader replied that it is.

Man sent child porn of ex-girlfriend to her dad, police say

Man sent child porn of ex-girlfriend to her dad, police say MLive.com
Michael James English faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly taking sexually explicit pictures of his underage girlfriend, saving them for years on his cell phone, then angrily sending them to the phone of someone he thought was her new boyfriend – but was actually her father in Muskegon Township.

Troops: Number of attacks by Afghan allies on U.S. soldiers underreported

Troops: Number of attacks by Afghan allies on U.S. soldiers underreported Washington Examiner
Since 2007, roughly 70 American troops have been killed by Afghan Security Forces in what is described by the U.S. military as ‘Green on Blue attacks.

A123 Systems expected to report largest quarterly loss in company history: $85M

A123 Systems expected to report largest quarterly loss in company history: $85M MLive.com
It just isn’t a good week for Michigan and the electric vehicle industry

Saturday, March 03, 2012

America’s Atlas Generation – The Forgotten 33% « Union Watch

America’s Atlas Generation – The Forgotten 33% « Union Watch: The chart below depicts the American electorate divided not into two groups – the 1% vs. the 99%, but four groups – the 1% super-rich, then 20% representing government workers, 46% representing citizens who either pay zero taxes or negative taxes (ala the “earned income credit”), and the remaining 33% who are neither super-rich, government employees, or not paying taxes. One might term this group the forgotten 33%, because no special interest will speak for them. They have neither the numbers nor the financial wherewithal to decisively influence elections.

Sorry, Fluke

Blog: Sorry, Fluke
Ms Fluke, Americans do not care how many out-of-wedlock sexual encounters you may have.
But, when you go before Congress in an attempt to demonize us for not subsidizing your activities, you are infringing on our freedom; forcing your values down our throats.