The 50 most dangerous neighborhoods --- a personal note | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"I note with sadness that the single most dangerous neighborhood, identified as W Chicago/Livernois Ave in Detroit, is within two or three blocks of the church where my parents were married in 1943.
The violent crime rate is reported to be 149.48 per 1,000 people, which suggests that your chance of being a victim of violent crime is something like 1 in 7."
Saturday, August 03, 2013
Planned open-carry firearm march reduced to demonstration at request of Grand Haven police
Planned open-carry firearm march reduced to demonstration at request of Grand Haven police | MLive.com: "Instead, the march was cancelled in favor of a stationary demonstration in front of city hall.
Rally organizer Shane Wimer said the change was made at the request of Grand Haven Department of Public Safety, which he ultimately granted.
“I agreed out of respect for the community I live in and because of the respect I have for the law enforcement here,” Wimer said. “Grand Haven has a great police department and I would rather work with them than rub them the wrong way.”"
Rally organizer Shane Wimer said the change was made at the request of Grand Haven Department of Public Safety, which he ultimately granted.
“I agreed out of respect for the community I live in and because of the respect I have for the law enforcement here,” Wimer said. “Grand Haven has a great police department and I would rather work with them than rub them the wrong way.”"
Friday, August 02, 2013
Rangel assails tea party's 'white crackers,' compares GOP to terrorists
Rangel assails tea party's 'white crackers,' compares GOP to terrorists - Washington Times:
"New York Rep. Charlie Rangel sat down with the Daily Beast and he wants the world to know: The tea party are a bunch of “white crackers.”
“It is the same group we faced in the South with those white crackers and the dogs and the police,” Mr. Rangel told the publication. “They didn’t care about how they looked. It was just fierce indifference to human life that caused America to say enough is enough.”
House Republicans didn’t get off any easier. The congressman likened them to terrorists: “What’s going on is sabotage. Terrorists couldn’t do a better job than the Republicans are doing.”
"New York Rep. Charlie Rangel sat down with the Daily Beast and he wants the world to know: The tea party are a bunch of “white crackers.”
“It is the same group we faced in the South with those white crackers and the dogs and the police,” Mr. Rangel told the publication. “They didn’t care about how they looked. It was just fierce indifference to human life that caused America to say enough is enough.”
House Republicans didn’t get off any easier. The congressman likened them to terrorists: “What’s going on is sabotage. Terrorists couldn’t do a better job than the Republicans are doing.”
Rep. Ellison: ‘There’s Plenty of Money, It’s Just The Government Doesn’t Have It’
Rep. Ellison: ‘There’s Plenty of Money, It’s Just The Government Doesn’t Have It’ | CNS News:
“The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just the government doesn’t have it,” Ellison continued,
“The government has a right, the government and the people of the United States have a right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing – all these things.”
The ‘Inclusive Prosperity Act’ would levy a sales tax on the trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives.
Ellison estimates it would generate $300 billion in revenues annually."
“The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just the government doesn’t have it,” Ellison continued,
“The government has a right, the government and the people of the United States have a right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing – all these things.”
The ‘Inclusive Prosperity Act’ would levy a sales tax on the trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives.
Ellison estimates it would generate $300 billion in revenues annually."
The New York Times fails its readers—and the country
Column: The New York Times fails its readers—and the country | Washington Free Beacon:
"Most of the other questions are constructed so as to provide the president an opportunity to attack the GOP and restate his accomplishments and goals.
Edward Snowden, Lois Lerner, James Rosen, Mohamed Morsi, Bashar Assad, Nouri al-Maliki, Vladimir Putin, Hasan Rouhani, and Hamid Karzai are not mentioned.
Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner, and Bob Filner are not mentioned.
Indeed, hardly a single event or personality that has occupied the public imagination over the last six months is mentioned.
The exception is Trayvon Martin, who the president references toward the end of the exchange. "
"Most of the other questions are constructed so as to provide the president an opportunity to attack the GOP and restate his accomplishments and goals.
Edward Snowden, Lois Lerner, James Rosen, Mohamed Morsi, Bashar Assad, Nouri al-Maliki, Vladimir Putin, Hasan Rouhani, and Hamid Karzai are not mentioned.
Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner, and Bob Filner are not mentioned.
Indeed, hardly a single event or personality that has occupied the public imagination over the last six months is mentioned.
The exception is Trayvon Martin, who the president references toward the end of the exchange. "
9-1-1 Calls Depict Chaos, Gangs On Chicago’s Lakefront
9-1-1 Calls Depict Chaos, Gangs On Chicago’s Lakefront « CBS Chicago:
"The operator says they’ll send the beach patrol.
At 9:34 p.m., a caller at the beach says a fight is breaking out: “Yeah, we need the cops down here on Oak Street Beach.
There’s a whole gang of hoodlums fighting and kicking each other in the head and jumping on each other.”
A caller also mentions people trying to escape the chaos by crossing a busy roadway.
“We need cops out here ASAP,” he says.
Later, a caller reports purses being stolen at Division and Oak.
“People are running, things are getting stolen,” the caller says.
“People are hitting the ground.”
Another caller says: “We’re at Oak Street Beach and there are gangs of kids beating up people here.
I don’t know if there’s any cops in the area.”
The Chicago Police Department says its staffing was appropriate on July 4."
"The operator says they’ll send the beach patrol.
At 9:34 p.m., a caller at the beach says a fight is breaking out: “Yeah, we need the cops down here on Oak Street Beach.
There’s a whole gang of hoodlums fighting and kicking each other in the head and jumping on each other.”
A caller also mentions people trying to escape the chaos by crossing a busy roadway.
“We need cops out here ASAP,” he says.
Later, a caller reports purses being stolen at Division and Oak.
“People are running, things are getting stolen,” the caller says.
“People are hitting the ground.”
Another caller says: “We’re at Oak Street Beach and there are gangs of kids beating up people here.
I don’t know if there’s any cops in the area.”
The Chicago Police Department says its staffing was appropriate on July 4."
Seattle bans words 'citizen' and 'brown bag'
Seattle bans words 'citizen' and 'brown bag' - Telegraph:
"A memo which was circulated within local government in Washington state, before being leaked to local TV station KOMO News, advised state workers that they should refrain from using such phrases in official business.
According to the memo, the word ‘citizen’ is offensive to those Seattlelites who are residents in the city, but not US citizens.
The phrase ‘brown bag’ is offensive for its having been used as a verb during racial segregation in the United States. "
"A memo which was circulated within local government in Washington state, before being leaked to local TV station KOMO News, advised state workers that they should refrain from using such phrases in official business.
According to the memo, the word ‘citizen’ is offensive to those Seattlelites who are residents in the city, but not US citizens.
The phrase ‘brown bag’ is offensive for its having been used as a verb during racial segregation in the United States. "
Of 953,000 Jobs Created In 2013, 77%, Or 731,000 Are Part-Time
Obamacare Full Frontal: Of 953,000 Jobs Created In 2013, 77%, Or 731,000 Are Part-Time | Zero Hedge:
"the US was slowly being converted to a part-time worker society.
This slow conversion accelerated drastically in the last few months, and especially in June, when part time jobs exploded higher by 360K while full time jobs dropped by 240K.
In July we are sad to report that America's conversation to a part-time worker society is not "tapering": according to the Household Survey, of the 266K jobs created (note this number differs from the establishment survey), only 35% of jobs, or 92K, were full time.
The rest were... not."
"the US was slowly being converted to a part-time worker society.
This slow conversion accelerated drastically in the last few months, and especially in June, when part time jobs exploded higher by 360K while full time jobs dropped by 240K.
In July we are sad to report that America's conversation to a part-time worker society is not "tapering": according to the Household Survey, of the 266K jobs created (note this number differs from the establishment survey), only 35% of jobs, or 92K, were full time.
The rest were... not."
New Pelosi Agenda: Moms Free from 'Burden of Child Care'
New Pelosi Agenda: Moms Free from 'Burden of Child Care':
"In an interview on National Public Radio (NPR), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said her new agenda for women will give mothers access to day care so they can “earn without carrying the burden of child care.”
"In an interview on National Public Radio (NPR), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said her new agenda for women will give mothers access to day care so they can “earn without carrying the burden of child care.”
Top 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in America – 2013
Top 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in America – 2013 – Neighborhood Scout:
"We're #1!
"We're #1!
......and #2!
......and #3!
......and more!
Dozens of CIA operatives on the ground during Benghazi attack
Exclusive: Dozens of CIA operatives on the ground during Benghazi attack – The Lead with Jake Tapper - CNN.com Blogs:
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, whose district includes CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia........
Wolf has repeatedly gone to the House floor, asking for a select committee to be set-up, a Watergate-style probe involving several intelligence committee investigators assigned to get to the bottom of the failures that took place in Benghazi, and find out just what the State Department and CIA were doing there.
More than 150 fellow Republican members of Congress have signed his request, and just this week eight Republicans sent a letter to the new head of the FBI, James Comey, asking that he brief Congress within 30 days.
In the aftermath of the attack, Wolf said he was contacted by people closely tied with CIA operatives and contractors who wanted to talk.
Then suddenly, there was silence.
No democrats!
Zero democrats have signed on to this simple request!
Shameful!
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, whose district includes CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia........
Wolf has repeatedly gone to the House floor, asking for a select committee to be set-up, a Watergate-style probe involving several intelligence committee investigators assigned to get to the bottom of the failures that took place in Benghazi, and find out just what the State Department and CIA were doing there.
More than 150 fellow Republican members of Congress have signed his request, and just this week eight Republicans sent a letter to the new head of the FBI, James Comey, asking that he brief Congress within 30 days.
In the aftermath of the attack, Wolf said he was contacted by people closely tied with CIA operatives and contractors who wanted to talk.
Then suddenly, there was silence.
No democrats!
Zero democrats have signed on to this simple request!
Shameful!
Harbor Theater under new ownership, set to open in September with renovations
Harbor Theater under new ownership, set to open in September with renovations | MLive.com:
"Ticket prices will be $7 to $7.25 and concessions will be sold at affordable prices, they said."
"Ticket prices will be $7 to $7.25 and concessions will be sold at affordable prices, they said."
Lawmakers to Subsidize Own Obamacare Premiums with Tax Dollars
Report: Lawmakers to Subsidize Own Obamacare Premiums with Tax Dollars:
"Members of Congress and their aides will essentially be exempt from Obamacare, as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will issue a ruling that says the federal government can subsidize the health insurance premiums of members of Congress and their aides even though the law does not say so."
"Members of Congress and their aides will essentially be exempt from Obamacare, as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will issue a ruling that says the federal government can subsidize the health insurance premiums of members of Congress and their aides even though the law does not say so."
From my "friend" Mary......
A Letter From Mary
Trayvon
Martin’s death revealed, once again, the deep racial fissure that divides our
country.
This time, though, there is a movement afoot to use this event as a catalyst to address some of the challenges facing us. To further discuss those challenges – and identify solutions – NAACP and Community Members are hosting a rally at Hackley Park on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 5:00 p.m. Whenever we come together to learn about our challenges and discuss solutions, everyone wins. Too often, our African American Brothers and Sisters have faced these challenges alone. I noticed that rallies across the country have been whites and blacks standing side by side. I am hopeful that we can achieve that same inter-racial statement right here in Muskegon. We are still lining up the speakers, but I think you will be pleased with the program.
Please join us
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
HACKLEY PARK 5:00 NO JUSTICE – NO JOBS – NO PEACE PRESENTED BY NAACP AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
I hope you will be there to join this movement that is
sweeping the land – a movement to further equality and peace among all of us.
Copyright © 2013 Mary Valentine, All rights reserved.
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Mary Valentine
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Rise in violence 'linked to climate change'
BBC News - Rise in violence 'linked to climate change':
"Marshall Burke, from the University of California, Berkeley, said: "This is a relationship we observe across time and across all major continents around the world.
The relationship we find between these climate variables and conflict outcomes are often very large."
The researchers looked at 60 studies from around the world, with data spanning hundreds of years.
They report a "substantial" correlation between climate and conflict.
Their examples include an increase in domestic violence in India during recent droughts, and a spike in assaults, rapes and murders during heatwaves in the US.
The report also suggests rising temperatures correlated with larger conflicts, including ethnic clashes in Europe and civil wars in Africa."
"Marshall Burke, from the University of California, Berkeley, said: "This is a relationship we observe across time and across all major continents around the world.
The relationship we find between these climate variables and conflict outcomes are often very large."
The researchers looked at 60 studies from around the world, with data spanning hundreds of years.
They report a "substantial" correlation between climate and conflict.
Their examples include an increase in domestic violence in India during recent droughts, and a spike in assaults, rapes and murders during heatwaves in the US.
The report also suggests rising temperatures correlated with larger conflicts, including ethnic clashes in Europe and civil wars in Africa."
Orr cuts some Detroit police, fire pay 10 percent
Orr cuts some Detroit police, fire pay 10 percent | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Accrued sick time also has been capped.
Changes also were made to how police will be paid for time spent in court."
"Accrued sick time also has been capped.
Changes also were made to how police will be paid for time spent in court."
Flint restaurant re-opens after air conditioning theft forced closure during heat wave
Flint restaurant re-opens after air conditioning theft forced closure during heat wave | MLive.com:
"FLINT, MI – Chef Nate’s Wings & Things is back up and running at its East Court Street location.
Nate Brown, the owner of the restaurant, was forced to close temporarily following the theft of an air conditioning unit in the midst of the mid-July heat wave."
"FLINT, MI – Chef Nate’s Wings & Things is back up and running at its East Court Street location.
Nate Brown, the owner of the restaurant, was forced to close temporarily following the theft of an air conditioning unit in the midst of the mid-July heat wave."
Michigan Democrats pushing for Detroit to get fair treatment for federal funds
Michigan Democrats pushing for Detroit to get fair treatment for federal funds | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "
"Dingell, of Dearborn, said once the city comes up with a detailed plan for exiting bankruptcy, the delegation “will be there to provide every available assistance.”
But everyone was careful to note that did not suggest support for a bailout, especially since one hasn’t been requested.
Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation were not at the meeting and have remained largely mum on the subject since Orr filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history — a restriction of $18 billion or more in debts — two weeks ago."
"Dingell, of Dearborn, said once the city comes up with a detailed plan for exiting bankruptcy, the delegation “will be there to provide every available assistance.”
But everyone was careful to note that did not suggest support for a bailout, especially since one hasn’t been requested.
Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation were not at the meeting and have remained largely mum on the subject since Orr filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history — a restriction of $18 billion or more in debts — two weeks ago."
Final tally in Detroit mayoral race could take up to two weeks, clerk's office says
Final tally in Detroit mayoral race could take up to two weeks, clerk's office says | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Detroit’s top elections officials on Thursday predicted a smooth but slightly later than usual tabulation of votes on Tuesday for the primary election for mayor and City Council.
But final election results, factoring in what’s expected to include a huge number of write-in votes, may not be clear for as long as two weeks."
"Detroit’s top elections officials on Thursday predicted a smooth but slightly later than usual tabulation of votes on Tuesday for the primary election for mayor and City Council.
But final election results, factoring in what’s expected to include a huge number of write-in votes, may not be clear for as long as two weeks."
Detroit gets less in aid from the U.S. govt. than Colombia does
Detroit gets less in aid from the U.S. govt. than Colombia does | Crain's Detroit Business:
"President Barack Obama proposed giving Colombia about $323 million in aid next year, mostly to combat drug trafficking and violence.
Detroit, with an 81 percent higher homicide rate, will get $108.2 million."
"President Barack Obama proposed giving Colombia about $323 million in aid next year, mostly to combat drug trafficking and violence.
Detroit, with an 81 percent higher homicide rate, will get $108.2 million."
Senate panel OKs Medicaid bill, 2 alternatives
Senate panel OKs Medicaid bill, 2 alternatives | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Medicaid covers roughly one in five Michigan residents, mainly low-income children, pregnant women and disabled people but also some poorer working adults.
The legislation, if the federal government signs off on it, would provide Medicaid to nearly a half-million more adults by 2022, cutting the state's uninsured nearly in half."
"Medicaid covers roughly one in five Michigan residents, mainly low-income children, pregnant women and disabled people but also some poorer working adults.
The legislation, if the federal government signs off on it, would provide Medicaid to nearly a half-million more adults by 2022, cutting the state's uninsured nearly in half."
Detroit moves quickly to outsource trash collection, recycling, Orr says
Detroit moves quickly to outsource trash collection, recycling, Orr says | Crain's Detroit Business:
"The city currently spends about $50 million per year on those services, Orr said Thursday morning during an interview with Crain's.
He said private sector companies told him they could provide better trash collection and recycling services to city residents and businesses for about $35 million, saving Detroit about $15 million per year. "
"The city currently spends about $50 million per year on those services, Orr said Thursday morning during an interview with Crain's.
He said private sector companies told him they could provide better trash collection and recycling services to city residents and businesses for about $35 million, saving Detroit about $15 million per year. "
Thursday, August 01, 2013
Detroit’s death by democracy
George F. Will: Detroit’s death by democracy - The Washington Post:
"What appalled him had fascinated entomologist William Kirby (1759-1850):
The ichneumon fly inserts an egg in a caterpillar, and the larva hatched from the egg, he said, “gnaws the inside of the caterpillar, and though at last it has devoured almost every part of it except the skin and intestines, carefully all this time avoids injuring the vital organs, as if aware that its own existence depends on that of the insect on which it preys!”
Government employees’ unions living parasitically on Detroit have been less aware than ichneumon larvae. "
"What appalled him had fascinated entomologist William Kirby (1759-1850):
The ichneumon fly inserts an egg in a caterpillar, and the larva hatched from the egg, he said, “gnaws the inside of the caterpillar, and though at last it has devoured almost every part of it except the skin and intestines, carefully all this time avoids injuring the vital organs, as if aware that its own existence depends on that of the insect on which it preys!”
Government employees’ unions living parasitically on Detroit have been less aware than ichneumon larvae. "
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