Thursday, May 03, 2012
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
White Lake Beacon - Whitehall and Montague, Michigan
White Lake Beacon - Whitehall and Montague, MichiganJim Riley, host of WKBZ radio’s EyeOnMuskegon, has filed suit against the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners for alleged violations of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
Occupiers Have Big Plans for Big Communist Holiday
Occupiers Have Big Plans for Big Communist Holiday - By Jim Geraghty - The Campaign Spot - National Review Online
It’s the May Day edition of the Morning Jolt.
According to Wikipedia, May Day “has been an important official holiday in countries such as the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, Cuba and the former Soviet Union” — and of course, with company like that . . . the Occupy Crowd.
It’s the May Day edition of the Morning Jolt.
According to Wikipedia, May Day “has been an important official holiday in countries such as the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, Cuba and the former Soviet Union” — and of course, with company like that . . . the Occupy Crowd.
True cost of obesity in America: $190 billion
True cost of obesity in America: $190 billion - Health - Diet and nutrition - msnbc.com
U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients.
The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of heavier riders on steering and braking.
Cars are burning nearly a billion gallons of gasoline more a year than if passengers weighed what they did in 1960.
U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients.
The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of heavier riders on steering and braking.
Cars are burning nearly a billion gallons of gasoline more a year than if passengers weighed what they did in 1960.
Monday, April 30, 2012
If I Wanted America to Fail: Free Market Agitprop With a Lesson
RealClearMarkets - If I Wanted America to Fail: Free Market Agitprop With a Lesson
Finally, I'd like to ask my liberal friends:
If failure is not your objective then why are you demanding that failed policies be continued, and even expanded?
I recommend you invest the four minutes and 39 seconds it takes to watch this video, even if you are a radical environmentalist.
Especially if you are a radical environmentalist.
Because this guy is your worst nightmare.
Ignore him at your peril.
Finally, I'd like to ask my liberal friends:
If failure is not your objective then why are you demanding that failed policies be continued, and even expanded?
I recommend you invest the four minutes and 39 seconds it takes to watch this video, even if you are a radical environmentalist.
Especially if you are a radical environmentalist.
Because this guy is your worst nightmare.
Ignore him at your peril.
Feds eye retirement-fund tax to cut $16 trillion-plus deficit
Feds eye retirement-fund tax to cut $16 trillion-plus deficit - NYPOST.com
Uncle Sam, in a desperate attempt to fix its $16 trillion-plus deficit, is leering over Americans’ retirement nest egg as its new bailout fund.
Capitol Hill politicians are assessing tax changes that could let the Internal Revenue Service lay claim to a portion of the $18 trillion sitting in 401(k) accounts and other tax breaks used by middle-class workers, including cutting the mortgage tax deduction.
Uncle Sam, in a desperate attempt to fix its $16 trillion-plus deficit, is leering over Americans’ retirement nest egg as its new bailout fund.
Capitol Hill politicians are assessing tax changes that could let the Internal Revenue Service lay claim to a portion of the $18 trillion sitting in 401(k) accounts and other tax breaks used by middle-class workers, including cutting the mortgage tax deduction.
BRITAIN BATTLES NEW BRUSSELS ORDER TO FLY EU FLAG EVERY DAY
Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Britain battles new Brussels order to fly EU flag every day
The regulations would require any organisation managing European funds to display permanently the EU’s blue and yellow pennant.
This is a dramatic scaling up of rules which already force the Communities and Local Government Department in Whitehall to fly the flag for a week a year from Europe Day on May 9.
The regulations would require any organisation managing European funds to display permanently the EU’s blue and yellow pennant.
This is a dramatic scaling up of rules which already force the Communities and Local Government Department in Whitehall to fly the flag for a week a year from Europe Day on May 9.
SmartMeters cost more, could save money
SmartMeters cost more, could save money | WOOD TV8
The meters automatically report usage six times a day to Consumers Energy and can allow the company to control power to customers.
The new SmartMeters are more expensive than traditional meters -- Consumers will spend about $300 each, and that cost will get passed on to customers.
What a concept!
We pay more to give them (and the government!) more control over our lives!
The meters automatically report usage six times a day to Consumers Energy and can allow the company to control power to customers.
The new SmartMeters are more expensive than traditional meters -- Consumers will spend about $300 each, and that cost will get passed on to customers.
What a concept!
We pay more to give them (and the government!) more control over our lives!
GVSU pays 5x market value for Admiral
GVSU pays 5x market value for Admiral | WOOD TV8
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Grand Valley State University paid $1 million for a gas station near their downtown Grand Rapids campus and will tear it down in the summer to expand their footprint in the area.
But the Admiral Gas Station at 346 West Fulton is worth approximately $200,000, according to city records.
The assessed value of the property is $94,400, meaning the actual value is $188,800.
Huh?
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Grand Valley State University paid $1 million for a gas station near their downtown Grand Rapids campus and will tear it down in the summer to expand their footprint in the area.
But the Admiral Gas Station at 346 West Fulton is worth approximately $200,000, according to city records.
The assessed value of the property is $94,400, meaning the actual value is $188,800.
Huh?
Anything The Government Gives You, The Government Can Take Away
Guest Post: Anything The Government Gives You, The Government Can Take Away | ZeroHedge
A majority of doctors support measures to deny treatment to smokers and the obese, according to a survey that has sparked a row over the NHS‘s growing use of “lifestyle rationing”.
A majority of doctors support measures to deny treatment to smokers and the obese, according to a survey that has sparked a row over the NHS‘s growing use of “lifestyle rationing”.
Kids Count report looks at infant, maternal health
Kids Count report looks at infant, maternal health | mlive.com
A report on Michigan maternal and infant health says the number of low-birth-weight babies and babies born to unmarried women statewide is increasing.
The Michigan League for Human Services' Kids Count in Michigan report released Monday also says the state saw lower rates of teenage births and fewer premature births between 2000 and 2010.
The report calls for more funding to implement suggestions from a state infant mortality summit.
Follow the money!
A report on Michigan maternal and infant health says the number of low-birth-weight babies and babies born to unmarried women statewide is increasing.
The Michigan League for Human Services' Kids Count in Michigan report released Monday also says the state saw lower rates of teenage births and fewer premature births between 2000 and 2010.
The report calls for more funding to implement suggestions from a state infant mortality summit.
Follow the money!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Wind Farms Warming Texas
Wind Farms Warming Texas : Discovery News
New research finds that wind farms actually warm up the surface of the land underneath them during the night, a phenomena that could put a damper on efforts to expand wind energy as a green energy solution.
New research finds that wind farms actually warm up the surface of the land underneath them during the night, a phenomena that could put a damper on efforts to expand wind energy as a green energy solution.
Parts of Port Austin harbor to close this year
Parts of Port Austin harbor to close this year | mlive.com
PORT AUSTIN, Mich. (AP) — Renovations will close portions of Port Austin State Harbor this boating season.
Boat ramps, East Dock slips, some slips along the West Dock at the harbor in Huron County will be closed for the duration of the project.
Some West Dock slips will be available for transient boaters.
The three-phase project started in 2010.
PORT AUSTIN, Mich. (AP) — Renovations will close portions of Port Austin State Harbor this boating season.
Boat ramps, East Dock slips, some slips along the West Dock at the harbor in Huron County will be closed for the duration of the project.
Some West Dock slips will be available for transient boaters.
The three-phase project started in 2010.
Steven Malanga: How Retirement Benefits May Sink the States
Steven Malanga: How Retirement Benefits May Sink the States - WSJ.com
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently offered a stark assessment of the threat to his state's future that is posed by mounting pension and retiree health-care bills for government workers. Unless Illinois enacts reform quickly, he said, the costs of these programs will force taxes so high that,
"You won't recruit a business, you won't recruit a family to live here."
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently offered a stark assessment of the threat to his state's future that is posed by mounting pension and retiree health-care bills for government workers. Unless Illinois enacts reform quickly, he said, the costs of these programs will force taxes so high that,
"You won't recruit a business, you won't recruit a family to live here."
Feds eye retirement-fund tax to cut $16 trillion-plus deficit
Feds eye retirement-fund tax to cut $16 trillion-plus deficit - NYPOST.com
Uncle Sam, in a desperate attempt to fix its $16 trillion-plus deficit, is leering over Americans’ retirement nest egg as its new bailout fund.
Uncle Sam, in a desperate attempt to fix its $16 trillion-plus deficit, is leering over Americans’ retirement nest egg as its new bailout fund.
Fruitport school board makes nearly $1 million in cuts, ends principal contract
Fruitport school board makes nearly $1 million in cuts, ends principal contract | MLive.com
The school board’s budget reductions Monday cut the district’s anticipated shortfall for next year from $2.5 million to $1.56 million.
Superintendent Bob Szymoniak said other anticipated cuts will reduce the deficit to $700,000, which will be taken from the district’s estimated $2.5 million fund balance.
The school board’s budget reductions Monday cut the district’s anticipated shortfall for next year from $2.5 million to $1.56 million.
Superintendent Bob Szymoniak said other anticipated cuts will reduce the deficit to $700,000, which will be taken from the district’s estimated $2.5 million fund balance.
Departing Muskegon Heights High principal had mixed results as 'turnaround specialist'
Departing Muskegon Heights High principal had mixed results as 'turnaround specialist' | MLive.com
Hired to “turn around" academic performance at Muskegon Heights High School, Kathryn Curry had mixed results in her two years with the district.
Hired to “turn around" academic performance at Muskegon Heights High School, Kathryn Curry had mixed results in her two years with the district.
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