Saturday, March 24, 2012

Norton Shores City Council invokes right to bore new water main

Norton Shores City Council invokes right to bore new water main | MLive.com
Norton Shores city attorney Douglas Hughes blamed the failure to reach an agreement on owners who live out of state and lack “community pride” and interest in improvements.

Ex-Mona Shores choir assistant facing big court day in choirboy sex cases

Ex-Mona Shores choir assistant facing big court day in choirboy sex cases | MLive.com
In each of those cases, involving two different boys than in the earlier case, D'Oyly is charged with one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, and one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

The Sun Also Sets

The Sun Also Sets - Mark Steyn - National Review Online
Presumably they mean that, right now, our national debt, which crossed the Rubicon of 100 percent of GDP just before Christmas, is not as bad as that of Athens, although it’s worse than Britain, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, and every other European nation except Portugal, Ireland, and Italy.

Or perhaps they mean that America’s current deficit-to-GDP ratio is not quite as bad as Greece’s, although it’s worse than that of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and every other European nation except Ireland.

Al-Qaeda Loves MSNBC, Wishes Death Upon Fox News

Al-Qaeda Loves MSNBC, Wishes Death Upon Fox News
In the final six months of his life, Osama bin Laden received a 21-page letter from his media advisor, U.S.-born jihadist Adam Gadahn, that lamented the firing of MSNBC host Keith Olbermann and wished death upon Fox News:

Flash Frozen: Weird science from St. Joseph Island, Canada

The Witches of Le Roy

The American Spectator : The Witches of Le Roy
So it wasn't long before Erin Brockovich was in towntrying out for her next movie role and assuring everyone thatenvironmental contamination was the likely culprit.
Why environmental contamination would only affect teenage girls,particularly cheerleaders, was something left for the newspaper andTV reporters to figure out.
And of course they didn't.
So it wasn'tlong before the cameras and notebooks were following Brockovich allaround, barging onto the school grounds at one point to collectsamples proving her theory that a railroad accident that hadspilled an organic solvent forty years before must be theperpetrator.
When school officials turned them away, there wasanother TV moment in which Brockovich told CNN, "Usually when I'mconfronted by officials barring access to something, they usuallyhave something to hide."
The whole town was in general agreementand soon public officials were hooted down and accused ofcover-ups.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Will California Unions Force Cities Into Stockton Syndrome?

Will California Unions Force Cities Into Stockton Syndrome? - Investors.com
As one California city slogs toward bankruptcy, others may soon try to avoid the same fate by passing pension reforms — that is, if a pro-union state government will let them.

Ready to Run? Michigan needs more women in elected office, experts say

Ready to Run? Michigan needs more women in elected office, experts say | MLive.com

"Experts" say!
Say what?

Muskegon County prosecutor set to reorganize department staff positions

Muskegon County prosecutor set to reorganize department staff positions | MLive.com
However, the overall impact is unclear at this time. The Sheriff’s Office is expected to recommend a change to cover the administrative duties there.

Something stinks with this one.
Hey, Chronicle!
How 'bout a little investigative journalism here!

Muskegon school board approves new elementary sex ed curriculum

Muskegon school board approves new elementary sex ed curriculum | MLive.com
The new curriculum expands the information provided to fourth- and fifth-graders to include sexual intercourse and homosexuality.