Muskegon City Commission: Request to purchase Tasers for police department on this week's agenda

Muskegon City Commission: Request to purchase Tasers for police department on this week's agenda | MLive.com:
MUSKEGON, MI -- A request to purchase Tasers for the Muskegon Police Department will be considered by the city commission when it meets this week.

The request from Public Safety Director Jeffrey Lewis is for 25 Taser units, formally referred to as "conducted electrical weapons," at a cost of nearly $22,000. 

Accessories, including holsters, bring the total amount request to $31,350.

The city is anticipating a $10,000 grant from its risk management company that would be used toward the purchase.

The department currently does not have Tasers.

Dam breaks in Europe as deflation fears wash over ECB rhetoric

Dam breaks in Europe as deflation fears wash over ECB rhetoric - Telegraph
A key gauge of deflation risk in Europe is flashing red, dropping to record lows on fears of fresh recession and lack of decisive action by the European Central Bank.

The sudden lurch downwards came as Bank of America warned that France’s debt ratio could rocket to 120pc of GDP within five years, unless the EU authorities take radical steps to reflate the region’s economy. Italy’s debt could threaten 150pc even earlier.

The 5-year/5-year forward swap rate monitored closely by traders plummeted beneath 1.77pc on Friday morning as a global growth scare drove European stock markets to a 12-month low.

“This rate is the most important market signal on the planet right now. 

Everybody is watching the chart, and it has just gone off a cliff,” said Andrew Roberts, credit chief at RBS.

Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phone Taxes Growing

Can You Hear Me Now? Ohio Cell Phone Tax Lower Than Average | Watchdog Wire - Ohio:
Here’s a tax you might not typically think of: the tax on your cell phone.

It’s worth considering.

According to the Tax Foundation, four cities — Chicago, Baltimore, Omaha, and New York City—have effective tax rates in excess of 25 percent of the customer bill.

They report, on average, “Americans pay an average of 17.05 percent in combined federal, state, and local tax and fees on wireless service.
This is comprised of a 5.82 percent federal rate and an average 11.23 percent state-local tax rate.”

....“Wireless taxes and fees are regressive and have a disproportionate impact on poorer citizens,” said Scott Mackey of KSE Partners and co-author of the Tax Foundation report. “Excessive taxes and fees may reduce low-income consumers’ access to wireless service at a time when such access is critical to economic success.”

Ad Blames GOP Budget Cuts For Ebola Outbreak

Ad Blames GOP Budget Cuts For Ebola Outbreak | Video | RealClearPolitics

The Brits get it-----Dallas confirms second Ebola victim, so where's Obama? Hitting the links for his 200th golf game as president

Dallas confirms second Ebola victim, so where's Obama? Hitting the links for his 200th golf game as president | Daily Mail Online

Yes. You might want to get one for everyone in your family----OM10 Gas Mask Filter Airborne Virus Protection Protect against Nuclear Bio Chemical H1N1 Flu Virus

OM10 Gas Mask Filter Airborne Virus Protection Protect against Nuclear Bio Chemical H1N1 Flu Virus:
"Military Issue Gas Mask Set is perfect for Chemical, Biological, and even Nuclear Agents.
Unlike other masks, this Military Issue Mask is the real deal and covers the full face.
Protect against airborne virus and bacteria -Flu Pandamic protection.
"

Texas Health Worker Who Cared for First U.S. Ebola Patient Contracts the Virus (UPDATE: She Was Wearing Protective Gear When She Was Exposed; CDC Confirms) | Video | TheBlaze.com

Texas Health Worker Who Cared for First U.S. Ebola Patient Contracts the Virus (UPDATE: She Was Wearing Protective Gear When She Was Exposed; CDC Confirms) | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"A Texas health care worker tested positive for Ebola, the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S., even though she wore full protective gear while caring for a hospitalized patient who later died from the virus, health officials said Sunday."

Exclusive–Military Leaders: Michigan Dem Senate Nominee Gary Peters Exaggerated, Misrepresented Military Record on Campaign Trail

Exclusive–Military Leaders: Michigan Dem Senate Nominee Gary Peters Exaggerated, Misrepresented Military Record on Campaign Trail:

“Gary was pretty much a warm body in virtually all of the units I saw him assigned to,” Semerad said when reached by phone early Thursday. “He was never selected for anything.”

.....“Gary Peters has misled Michigan voters on his military service record,” John said in an emailed statement. 

“While we certainly appreciate everyone who enlists and serves on behalf of our country, on the campaign trail Congressman Peters, to put it mildly, has repeatedly made less than accurate statements about his time in the Naval Reserve and said things that aren't necessarily true about his qualifications in the Naval Reserves.”

"As a career active duty Army officer and former Congressman, it always concerns me when those running for political office misrepresent their military service record,” former Florida GOP West added. “The case of now Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut comes to mind.”

West compared Peters’ claims to those of John Kerry.

History for October 13

History for October 13 - On-This-Day.com
Wilbur Shaw 1902, Herblock (Herbert Block) 1909, Margaret Thatcher (Britain) 1925

Paul Simon 1941, Robert Lamm (The Big Thing, Chicago) 1944, Marie Osmond 1959


1792 - The cornerstone of the Executive Mansion was laid in Washington, DC. The building became known as the White House in 1818. 


1812 - American forces were defeated at the Battle of Queenstown Heights. The British victory effectively ended an further U.S. invasion of Canada. 










1943 - During World War II, Italy signed an armistice with the Allies and declared war on Germany. 


1951 - In Atlanta, GA, a football with a rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7. 


1957 - Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel on an hour long special. 


1989 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush called for an overthrow of the Panamanian ruler Manuel Antonio Noriega. 


2010 - Near Copiapó, Chile, 33 miners were trapped underground in San José Mine. The miners were rescued after 69 days underground. 

Obama Achieves Milestone That Some Consider Symbolic of His Presidency | TheBlaze.com

Obama Achieves Milestone That Some Consider Symbolic of His Presidency | TheBlaze.com:

"President Barack Obama reportedly played golf for the 200th time of his presidency on Sunday"

You really want to share these unbelievable quotes by the Helen Keller – Glenn Beck

You really want to share these unbelievable quotes by the Helen Keller – Glenn Beck:



You will be amazed.

Obamacare Poised to Cause Insurance Cancellations, Networks Silent

Obamacare Poised to Cause Insurance Cancellations, Networks Silent:
"This year, “Virginia will be hardest hit, with 250,000 policies to be cancelled, in spite of a pledge from the Democratic senator running for re-election,” Jim Angle reported for "Special Report with Bret Baier" Oct. 8.
The news broke within the past two weeks and was reported by several major newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times downplayed the cancellations saying they would affect “relatively few” people. "

Obama Contradicts CDC: You Can't Get Ebola "Sitting Next To Someone On A Bus"

Obama Contradicts CDC: You Can't Get Ebola "Sitting Next To Someone On A Bus": "Despite the CDC’s call for people in Ebola-stricken nations to “avoid public transportation,” Barack Obama has said: “You cannot get it through casual contact like sitting on a bus.”

In fact, Obama said:"

DOOMED TEXAS CANDIDATE WENDY DAVIS aims wheelchair smear at Greg Abbott.

Instapundit » Blog Archive » DOOMED TEXAS CANDIDATE WENDY DAVIS aims wheelchair smear at Greg Abbott. 
DOOMED TEXAS CANDIDATE WENDY DAVIS aims wheelchair smear at Greg Abbott.

Every Democratic candidate should be asked, a la Todd Akin, if they support this tactic.

UPDATE:
From the comments:
“On a side note, I’m fascinated to see that Little Miss Harvard Law superlawyer is too dense to know the difference between compensatory damages (which is all Abbott asked for in his lawsuit against the tree maintenance company) and punitive damages (which are now restricted in Texas). 
Way to not understand Torts 101.”

Lawsuit: ACA navigators used as union recruiters « Watchdog.org

Lawsuit: ACA navigators used as union recruiters « Watchdog.org:

"The complaint echoes decades-old criticisms of Rathke and ACORN: They use federal money meant for services to the poor in pursuit of their own labor organizing activities."

VIDEO: Trey Gowdy TEARS APART the ‘Voter ID Laws are Racist’ Myth

VIDEO: Trey Gowdy TEARS APART the ‘Voter ID Laws are Racist’ Myth:

"The ruling presupposes that the voter ID requirements unfairly target minorities when, in reality, the law applies the same standards for voting that is is required for any facet of modern living: obtaining an ID.
 In the below speech, Republican no-nonsense Congressman Trey Gowdy takes apart the typical arguments against voter ID legislation."


Trey Gowdy does it again!!

OMG! Local paper supportsanother democrat tax increase!!! And the poor are gonna get nailed. AGAIN!!!------Editorial: Muskegon voters should pass Hackley Library millage in spirit of public-private partnerships

If these two taxes are approved, the Muskegon city property taxes (along with the 5%er just imposed) will have a 50% INCREASE in one year.
How are businesses gonna react?
Editorial: Muskegon voters should pass Hackley Library millage in spirit of public-private partnerships | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI – As difficult as approving 4 mills for road construction in the city of Muskegon will be for voters, we hope that they find the more modest request to pay for a 15-year, $3.2 million bond issue to improve Hackley Public Library reasonable.
The Hackley Public Library building created through the philanthropy of Charles Hackley in the 1890s is a community treasurer that must be maintained for future generations of library patrons, historic preservation and continued downtown Muskegon redevelopment.
We offer our endorsement of Hackley Public Library bond issue on the Nov. 4 ballot.
For the owner of an average $52,000 house in the city of Muskegon, the annual property tax increase to cover the bond issue is slightly less than $14."

Watch: Amazing Values On Display As Tenacious Small Town Fights Oppressive Group

Watch: Amazing Values On Display As Tenacious Small Town Fights Oppressive Group:

"After an out-of-state atheist group attempted to put an end to an elective Bible study course, parents in one North Carolina school district bombarded a recent board meeting to express their outrage."

6.9 million multiple voters in 28 states, report finds

6.9 million multiple voters in 28 states, report finds « Watchdog.org:
"Some 6.9 million Americans are registered to vote in two or more states, according to a report obtained by Watchdog.org.
“Our nation’s voter rolls are a mess,” says Catherine Engelbrecht, president of the election-watch group True The Vote.
“Sensible approaches to roll maintenance are fought tooth and nail by radical special interests who can use the duplicity in the system to their advantage,” she said.
The latest interstate voter cross check tallied 6,951,484 overlapping voter registrations, and they’re just the tip of the iceberg.
The cross-check program involves only 28 states and does not include the three largest: California, Texas and Florida.
“Duplicate registration is an open invitation to voting fraud,” said Clara Belle Wheeler, a member of the Election Board in Albemarle County, Va. 
“This ability to vote more than once dilutes the legal votes and changes the results of elections.”
The interstate cross-check program matches first and last names and dates of birth to identify multiple registrations.But the data are not routinely used to purge duplicates.
“Increasingly lax standards in our election process produce increasingly unreliable results,” Engelbrecht asserted."

The persistence of public ignorance about federal spending

The persistence of public ignorance about federal spending - The Washington Post:
"Christopher Ingraham of Wonkblog points out that a new Pew Research Center survey shows that most of the public is ignorant about the distribution of federal spending.
Only 20% realize that the federal government spends more money on Social Security than on foreign aid, transportation, and interest on the government debt. 
Some 33% believe that foreign aid is the biggest item on this list, even though it’s actually the smallest. 
It accounts for only 1% of the federal budget, compared to a whopping 17% for Social Security, which is one of the biggest federal outlays and has been for decades.

The Pew poll is consistent with numerous previous studies that reach similar results, consistently showing that the public massively overestimates foreign aid spending, and underestimates spending on big entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare.
British voters are misinformed about their own government’s budget in much the same way.

Ignorance on this point has a significant influence on politics and policy.
A large percentage of voters implicitly assume that we can solve the federal budget crisis simply by cutting unpopular foreign aid programs, without raising taxes or touching entitlements. 
That makes it politically difficult to address our looming fiscal crisis (in which Social Security and other entitlements are major factors) in a realistic way."

Mother Furious Over What School Officials Directed Her 5-Year-Old Daughter to Do When She Drew Something That ‘Resembled a Gun’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Mother Furious Over What School Officials Directed Her 5-Year-Old Daughter to Do When She Drew Something That ‘Resembled a Gun’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"An Alabama mother is furious after she says her 5-year-old daughter was forced to sign a “safety contract” promising she wouldn’t kill herself or others.
“This isn’t right,” Rebecca, who didn’t want her last name made public, told WPMI-TV. “She’s 5-years-old.”

We gave them the power. We CAN take that power back!!!-------Setting The Record Straight: Government Demands Disabled Girl’s Backyard Playset Be Destroyed

Setting The Record Straight: Government Demands Disabled Girl’s Backyard Playset Be Destroyed:
Government Demands Disabled Girl’s Backyard Playset Be Destroyed

The city government of Santa Fe Springs in California is

demanding that the backyard playset of a little girl with special needs be destroyed. The Miranda family says that the swings were a gift from the Make-A-Wish foundation, given to her because her seizure disorder makes it impossible for Tiffany to play in a public park.

The little girl’s mom Jessica Torres complained to the city when they asked her to take it down. When I asked the city, ‘So where do you expect my daughter to play?’ they said ‘Well, the city’s not responsible for your daughter’s disability,’” Torres said. “They said ‘Your Tiffany is not our problem.’”

Both won a Nobel Peace Prize-Think about THAT!--------Malala to Obama: Drone strikes 'fueling terrorism'

Malala to Obama: Drone strikes 'fueling terrorism' - CNN.com:
"Washington (CNN) -- The "Bravest Girl in the World" has stood up to President Barack Obama.
Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old shot by the Taliban for promoting girl's education in her native Pakistan, confronted Obama at the White House on Friday about U.S. drone strikes.
In a meeting that included first lady Michelle Obama, the young activist challenged one of Obama's premier counterterrorism strategies.
"I also expressed my concerns that drone attacks are fueling terrorism," she said in a statement released today. 
"Innocent victims are killed in these acts, and they lead to resentment among the Pakistani people. If we refocus efforts on education it will make a big impact."
The U.S. government has said strikes by the unmanned aircraft are a necessary part of the fight against militant groups, including the Taliban.
In an interview that will air Sunday at 7 p.m. with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Malala said she is far from done serving.
"I want to become a prime minister of Pakistan, and I think it's really good.
Because through politics I can serve my whole county.
I can be the doctor of the whole country," she said."

Russia’s Food Situation Is So Bad After Authorities Banned U.S. Imports, the Gov’t OK’d Eating This Creature | TheBlaze.com

Russia’s Food Situation Is So Bad After Authorities Banned U.S. Imports, the Gov’t OK’d Eating This Creature | TheBlaze.com:

"Does this mean sanctions can work?
After Western nations (including the U.S.) imposed sanctions against Russia over the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty earlier this year, Russian authorities responded by clamping an embargo on Western food imports — an embargo that reportedly had a brutal impact on Russian food prices."