See which Muskegon businesses might lose their liquor licenses | MLive.com
"The licenses in jeopardy of not being renewed are:
• Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 1825 E. Sherman Blvd., missing renewal application
• Charity Lodge No. 1397, 149 Ottawa St., delinquent taxes
• Dollar General, 1367 E. Apple Ave., missing renewal application
• Dreamer’s, 978 Pine St., delinquent taxes and missing renewal application
• Encore America Sports Bar & Grill, 2536 Henry St., no business registration with the city
• Ghezzi’s Market, 2017 Lakeshore Dr., missing renewal application
• Lakeshore Tavern, 1963 Lakeshore Dr., delinquent taxes and missing renewal application
• Los Amigos Inc., 1848 E. Sherman Blvd., delinquent taxes and missing renewal application
• Racquets, 446 W. Western Ave., delinquent taxes"
Friday, March 15, 2013
See which downtown Muskegon intersections will lose traffic lights due to low traffic volumes
See which downtown Muskegon intersections will lose traffic lights due to low traffic volumes | MLive.com
"There are 15 traffic lights along Muskegon and Webster avenues. Here are the five intersections expected to have traffic signals removed:
• Muskegon Avenue and Seventh Street
• Muskegon Avenue and Jefferson Street
• Muskegon Avenue and Pine Street
• Muskegon Avenue and Spring Street
• Webster Avenue and Seventh Street"
"There are 15 traffic lights along Muskegon and Webster avenues. Here are the five intersections expected to have traffic signals removed:
• Muskegon Avenue and Seventh Street
• Muskegon Avenue and Jefferson Street
• Muskegon Avenue and Pine Street
• Muskegon Avenue and Spring Street
• Webster Avenue and Seventh Street"
Thursday, March 14, 2013
An Important Day for Detroit
An Important Day for Detroit | Via Meadia
"The report follows Detroit’s descent from one of America’s greatest cities into a Third World-style wasteland of incompetence and corruption where streetlights are dark, police don’t respond to calls, and the poor are left to fend for themselves.
The process of ruin took decades and is the work of more than one generation of a degenerate political class. But Kwame Kilpatrick’s story is a reminder that the hyenas are still picking at what little is left of the city’s corpse."
"The report follows Detroit’s descent from one of America’s greatest cities into a Third World-style wasteland of incompetence and corruption where streetlights are dark, police don’t respond to calls, and the poor are left to fend for themselves.
The process of ruin took decades and is the work of more than one generation of a degenerate political class. But Kwame Kilpatrick’s story is a reminder that the hyenas are still picking at what little is left of the city’s corpse."
Mona Shores board member Dan Potts resigns to seek job with district
Mona Shores board member Dan Potts resigns to seek job with district | MLive.com
"Those interested in serving as a school board member in Mona Shores should send letters of interest to Superintendent Dave Peden, 121 Randall Road, Muskegon 49441."
"Those interested in serving as a school board member in Mona Shores should send letters of interest to Superintendent Dave Peden, 121 Randall Road, Muskegon 49441."
Fla. charity probe to next focus on campaign money
My Way News - Fla. charity probe to next focus on campaign money:
"From 2007 to early 2012, investigators said they found evidence of nearly $6 million in what appeared to be charitable donations - only about 2 percent of the nearly $300 million made from gambling during that period."
"From 2007 to early 2012, investigators said they found evidence of nearly $6 million in what appeared to be charitable donations - only about 2 percent of the nearly $300 million made from gambling during that period."
Fla. charity probe to next focus on campaign money
My Way News - Fla. charity probe to next focus on campaign money:
"Nearly 60 people were charged in the probe so far and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll stepped down after being questioned by investigators. "
"Nearly 60 people were charged in the probe so far and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll stepped down after being questioned by investigators. "
House GOP Not Passing Senate Bill Continues Lansing Tradition Of Underfunding Pensions
Commentary: House GOP Not Passing Senate Bill Continues Lansing Tradition Of Underfunding Pension ... [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
This comes just six months after House Republicans failed to enact a Senate-passed bill that would have closed this system to new employees.
That transformational reform would have contained the underfunding problem and eventually eliminated politicians' abilities to create new unfunded liabilities.
This comes just six months after House Republicans failed to enact a Senate-passed bill that would have closed this system to new employees.
That transformational reform would have contained the underfunding problem and eventually eliminated politicians' abilities to create new unfunded liabilities.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
North Korean propaganda video shows what it is like in "modern-day America" [VIDEO]
North Korean propaganda video shows what it is like in "modern-day America" [VIDEO] | The Daily Caller
“This is how they live in modern-day America: the poor, the cold, the lonely and the homosexual,” the narrator says.
At the end of the video, people line up to get a ration coffee and cake from the People’s Republic of North Korea.
How nice of them!"
“This is how they live in modern-day America: the poor, the cold, the lonely and the homosexual,” the narrator says.
At the end of the video, people line up to get a ration coffee and cake from the People’s Republic of North Korea.
How nice of them!"
‘Oz’ film costs Michigan taxpayers $40 million
‘Oz’ film costs Michigan taxpayers $40 million | The Daily Caller:
"The costs continue to roll in.
The film’s production company, Emerald City Film Inc., had trouble making its bond payments — forcing the state to provide even more financial assistance."
"The costs continue to roll in.
The film’s production company, Emerald City Film Inc., had trouble making its bond payments — forcing the state to provide even more financial assistance."
How a bill in state legislature could reduce the cost of building Muskegon County Jail
How a bill in state legislature could reduce the cost of building Muskegon County Jail | MLive.com:
"Senate Bill 245 would make materials used in the construction, repair or remodel of county jails exempt from Michigan sales tax."
"Senate Bill 245 would make materials used in the construction, repair or remodel of county jails exempt from Michigan sales tax."
Rich pay more in taxes
Rich pay more in taxes | The Daily Caller:
"Are the rich paying their fair share?
It’s a question that has come up as President Barack Obama and HouseRepublicans begin to haggle over the budget.
The top 10 percent of taxpayers paid more than 70 percent of the total income tax revenue collected in 2010, according to research from the D.C.-based Tax Foundation.
“That’s up from 55% in 1986,” CNN notes.
The remaining 90 percent paid just 30 percent, with 47 percent having no income tax liability."
"Are the rich paying their fair share?
It’s a question that has come up as President Barack Obama and HouseRepublicans begin to haggle over the budget.
The top 10 percent of taxpayers paid more than 70 percent of the total income tax revenue collected in 2010, according to research from the D.C.-based Tax Foundation.
“That’s up from 55% in 1986,” CNN notes.
The remaining 90 percent paid just 30 percent, with 47 percent having no income tax liability."
Brooklyn riot: Teens protest death of Kimani Gray in Flatbush
Brooklyn riot: Teens protest death of Kimani Gray in Flatbush | Mail Online:
"Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon.
Gray had been in trouble with the law before, having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot."
"Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon.
Gray had been in trouble with the law before, having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot."
Why do Hollywood celebrities hate fracking?
Why do Hollywood celebrities hate fracking? | Fox News
"Hollywood gave an Oscar to “Gasland,” a documentary that suggests fracking will shove gas into some people’s drinking water, so the water will burn.
It’s true that some water contains so much natural gas that you can light it.
But another documentary, “FrackNation,” shows that gas got into plumbing long before fracking came.
There’s gas in the earth.
That’s why it’s called “natural gas.”
Some gets into well water.
Environmental officials investigated the flames shown in “Gasland” and concluded that the pollution had nothing to do with fracking."
"Hollywood gave an Oscar to “Gasland,” a documentary that suggests fracking will shove gas into some people’s drinking water, so the water will burn.
It’s true that some water contains so much natural gas that you can light it.
But another documentary, “FrackNation,” shows that gas got into plumbing long before fracking came.
There’s gas in the earth.
That’s why it’s called “natural gas.”
Some gets into well water.
Environmental officials investigated the flames shown in “Gasland” and concluded that the pollution had nothing to do with fracking."
EPA human testing scandal extends to University of Washington; Study subjects not told diesel exhaust can kill
EPA human testing scandal extends to University of Washington; Study subjects not told diesel exhaust can kill | JunkScience.com:
University of Washington researchers have violated the Nuremberg Code and the federal regulations governing the conduct of human experiments, according to new documents obtained by JunkScience.com through the Freedom of Information Act.
The air pollution research in question was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In the experiment, human study subjects were exposed for two hours to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in diesel exhaust at a concentration of up to 200 micrograms per cubic meter.
.The 200-microgram level is almost six times higher than EPA’s maximum permitted hourly exposure (i.e., 35 micrograms per cubic meter). Death is the EPA’s primary public health concern for PM2.5.
Muskegon County-Meeting Thu. 3-14-13
Muskegon County, Michigan: "Public Works
When: Thursday, March 14th - 3:30 PM
Location: Hall Of Justice, Board Room, 4th Floor, 990 Terrace St., Muskegon, MI 49442
Click Here for Agenda
Jail and Juvenile Transition Center Committee
When: Thursday, March 14th - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Location: Hall Of Justice, Board Room, 4th Floor, 990 Terrace St., Muskegon, MI 49442"
When: Thursday, March 14th - 3:30 PM
Location: Hall Of Justice, Board Room, 4th Floor, 990 Terrace St., Muskegon, MI 49442
Click Here for Agenda
Jail and Juvenile Transition Center Committee
When: Thursday, March 14th - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Location: Hall Of Justice, Board Room, 4th Floor, 990 Terrace St., Muskegon, MI 49442"
The Right to Vote depends on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
Liberal Myth of the Week» Blog Archive » The Right to Vote depends on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act:
What is being challenged is the arbitrary and antiquated Section 5 pre-clearance system which was supposed to be temporary when it was first passed in 1965. Under this system, the jurisdictions mentioned above must seek permission from the Attorney General himself, or a three-judge federal district court panel, before implementing any voting-related changes. For example, if Shelby County wants to change the location of a polling place because an elementary school is temporarily under construction, they have to get permission from the federal government first.
Never mind that the Section 5-covered state of Mississippi has higher African-American voter turnout than Massachusetts. Or that the Bronx is required to get pre-clearance under Section 5 while neighboring Queens is not. None of this helps protect any minorities right to vote.
What Section 5 does do is encourage the federal government to harass jurisdictions it does not like.During the Clinton Administration the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division was hit with $4.1 million in court sanctions for filing frivolous discrimination claims related to the Voting Rights Act.
Justice Anthony Kennedy may side with the more conservative members of the Supreme Court and vote down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, or he may side with the liberals and uphold it. Either way every minority in America will still have a constitutionally protected right to vote in 2014.
Muskegon city commissioners approve deal with cab company to restart senior transit program
Muskegon city commissioners approve deal with cab company to restart senior transit program | MLive.com
"Wakefield offered to provide seniors with one-way rides for $3.50 in the same geographic areas that the city provided for $3 one-way rides.
The city program was eliminated Dec. 31 for budget cutting reasons after city voters failed to approve two ballot proposals Nov. 6 that would have kept the city senior transit program funded.
The city would pay Wakefield $40,000 for a one-year contract to provide the special cab fare for city senior citizens. Port City and Yellow cabs provide service 365 days a year and 24 hours a day where the city program had limited days and hours of operation.
Muskegon used a similar public-private partnership to restore youth recreation programs when the city’s Leisure Services Department was eliminated several years ago as a budget cut."
"Wakefield offered to provide seniors with one-way rides for $3.50 in the same geographic areas that the city provided for $3 one-way rides.
The city program was eliminated Dec. 31 for budget cutting reasons after city voters failed to approve two ballot proposals Nov. 6 that would have kept the city senior transit program funded.
The city would pay Wakefield $40,000 for a one-year contract to provide the special cab fare for city senior citizens. Port City and Yellow cabs provide service 365 days a year and 24 hours a day where the city program had limited days and hours of operation.
Muskegon used a similar public-private partnership to restore youth recreation programs when the city’s Leisure Services Department was eliminated several years ago as a budget cut."
Norton Shores and Fruitport Township select engineering firm for water plant changes; will leave Muskegon Heights system in 2015
Norton Shores and Fruitport Township select engineering firm for water plant changes; will leave Muskegon Heights system in 2015 | MLive.com:
"In September, Norton Shores, Fruitport Township and Muskegon came to an inter-governmental 30-year agreement after 17 months of discussing the best long-term water provider.
When the agreement takes effect in 2015, Muskegon will supply water to every municipality in the metro area except Muskegon Heights"
"In September, Norton Shores, Fruitport Township and Muskegon came to an inter-governmental 30-year agreement after 17 months of discussing the best long-term water provider.
When the agreement takes effect in 2015, Muskegon will supply water to every municipality in the metro area except Muskegon Heights"
For Detroit, a Crisis Born of Bad Decisions and False Hope
For Detroit, a Crisis Born of Bad Decisions and False Hope - NYTimes.com
"This city was already sinking under hundreds of millions of dollars in bills that it could not pay when a municipal auditor brought in a veteran financial consultant to dig through the books.
A seasoned turnaround man and former actuary with Ford Motor Co., he was stunned by what he found: an additional $7.2 billion in retiree health costs that had never been reported, or even tallied up."
"This city was already sinking under hundreds of millions of dollars in bills that it could not pay when a municipal auditor brought in a veteran financial consultant to dig through the books.
A seasoned turnaround man and former actuary with Ford Motor Co., he was stunned by what he found: an additional $7.2 billion in retiree health costs that had never been reported, or even tallied up."
Michigan's amazing snowfall this year ranges from under 20 inches to over 150 inches
Michigan's amazing snowfall this year ranges from under 20 inches to over 150 inches | MLive.com:
"And the winner of most snowfall in Michigan is:
Munising 156.4" for official sites, and 225" unofficially for the Keewanaw Peninsula"
"And the winner of most snowfall in Michigan is:
Munising 156.4" for official sites, and 225" unofficially for the Keewanaw Peninsula"
Norton Shores city officials still considering new garbage pick up this year
Norton Shores city officials still considering new garbage pick up this year | MLive.com
"Bartoszek said residents voted for a $1.5 million, 20-year millage for street improvements in 2008 and the effort to reduce garbage truck traffic is just a larger part of reducing road damage.
"We have multiple garbage haulers running up and down our streets in a given week," Bartoszek said of the main five haulers that service residents.
"It makes our city looks trashy because there are always garbage cans out."
Bartoszek said some studies estimate road damage caused by one garbage truck equates to the wear and tear caused by 12,000 to 18,000 cars depending on the size of the truck.
Aside from curtailing road damage, maintaining a more picturesque town and saving residents money, city officials believe contracting refuse services will address safety concerns the trucks pose to motorists, pedestrians and school aged children."
"Bartoszek said residents voted for a $1.5 million, 20-year millage for street improvements in 2008 and the effort to reduce garbage truck traffic is just a larger part of reducing road damage.
"We have multiple garbage haulers running up and down our streets in a given week," Bartoszek said of the main five haulers that service residents.
"It makes our city looks trashy because there are always garbage cans out."
Bartoszek said some studies estimate road damage caused by one garbage truck equates to the wear and tear caused by 12,000 to 18,000 cars depending on the size of the truck.
Aside from curtailing road damage, maintaining a more picturesque town and saving residents money, city officials believe contracting refuse services will address safety concerns the trucks pose to motorists, pedestrians and school aged children."
The Hostess Shuffle: Feds put the ‘dough’ in this doughnut
The Hostess Shuffle: Feds put the ‘dough’ in this doughnut - Daily Inter Lake: Frank:
"This is where the devil starts to look a bit more like Jason in a hockey mask instead of a nice wholesome inviting Hostess Twinkie.
You see, according to the Department of Labor website, the Trade Adjustment Assistance program is actually money that Congress has allocated for “trade-affected workers who have lost their jobs as a result of increased imports or shifts in production out of the United States.”
But wait a minute!
Didn’t Hostess go out of business in a well-publicized blaze of glory because union workers refused to accept concessions that would have allowed the bakery to stay open?
Well, yeah, but in a brazenly Orwellian rewrite of history, the Department of Labor announced that “an investigation found that increased imports of baked products contributed importantly to the company’s sales declines and worker separations.”
“Importantly.”
That’s a nice vague word, isn’t it?"
"This is where the devil starts to look a bit more like Jason in a hockey mask instead of a nice wholesome inviting Hostess Twinkie.
You see, according to the Department of Labor website, the Trade Adjustment Assistance program is actually money that Congress has allocated for “trade-affected workers who have lost their jobs as a result of increased imports or shifts in production out of the United States.”
But wait a minute!
Didn’t Hostess go out of business in a well-publicized blaze of glory because union workers refused to accept concessions that would have allowed the bakery to stay open?
Well, yeah, but in a brazenly Orwellian rewrite of history, the Department of Labor announced that “an investigation found that increased imports of baked products contributed importantly to the company’s sales declines and worker separations.”
“Importantly.”
That’s a nice vague word, isn’t it?"
Thrown Off a United Airlines Flight for Taking Pictures!
Thrown Off a United Airlines Flight for Taking Pictures! - Live and Let's Fly:
"He was direct—"The captain is not comfortable with you on this flight.
You'll need to gather your things and we'll find another way to get you to Istanbul."
I was flabbergasted.
My first thought was that they had the wrong passenger—they must have wanted the passenger who was arguing."
"He was direct—"The captain is not comfortable with you on this flight.
You'll need to gather your things and we'll find another way to get you to Istanbul."
I was flabbergasted.
My first thought was that they had the wrong passenger—they must have wanted the passenger who was arguing."
Muskegon man's sex with dogs results in 'crime against nature' no contest plea
Muskegon man's sex with dogs results in 'crime against nature' no contest plea | MLive.com:
"Kurtis Peter Peterson has pleaded no contest to “crime against nature” for having sex with two dogs in his Muskegon home."
"Kurtis Peter Peterson has pleaded no contest to “crime against nature” for having sex with two dogs in his Muskegon home."
City Airport intends to remain open despite looming budget cuts
City Airport intends to remain open despite looming budget cuts | Crain's Detroit Business
"In addition to City Airport, Michigan airports on the air traffic control closure list are Ann Arbor, W.K. Kellogg in Battle Creek, Jackson County-Reynolds Field in Jackson, Muskegon County in Muskegon and Sawyer International in Marquette County's Sands Township.
The towers at the Lansing and Willow Run airports are on the list of 72 nationwide that could close overnight through the elimination of midnight shifts for air traffic controllers."
"In addition to City Airport, Michigan airports on the air traffic control closure list are Ann Arbor, W.K. Kellogg in Battle Creek, Jackson County-Reynolds Field in Jackson, Muskegon County in Muskegon and Sawyer International in Marquette County's Sands Township.
The towers at the Lansing and Willow Run airports are on the list of 72 nationwide that could close overnight through the elimination of midnight shifts for air traffic controllers."
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘We're Not Banning Anything; It's Called Portion Control’
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘We're Not Banning Anything; It's Called Portion Control’ | CNS News:
“We're not banning anything.
It's called portion control,”
Bloomberg said Sunday on CBS’s "Face the Nation."
“It's a typical way that companies use to and governments use to explain to people what's in their interest and what isn't.”
“We're not banning anything.
It's called portion control,”
Bloomberg said Sunday on CBS’s "Face the Nation."
“It's a typical way that companies use to and governments use to explain to people what's in their interest and what isn't.”
State Department Will Issue 'Female' Passports to Anatomical Males
State Department Will Issue 'Female' Passports to Anatomical Males | CNS News:
"The U.S. State Department's policy on dealing with transgendered people will allow Americans who are anatomically male but identify themselves as female to secure U.S. passports that match their gender "identity" rather than their anatomy."
"The U.S. State Department's policy on dealing with transgendered people will allow Americans who are anatomically male but identify themselves as female to secure U.S. passports that match their gender "identity" rather than their anatomy."
NLRB Policies Help Unions, Not Workers
NLRB Policies Help Unions, Not Workers | NetRight Daily
"Consider the NLRB’s recent rulings against Prime Healthcare Services, a California-based hospital company that was forced to continue collecting union dues even after the expiration of its collective bargaining agreement.
That decision overturned a half-century of legal precedent.
Then there was the agency’s ruling against Kent Hospital — in which the board held employees were no longer permitted to opt out of paying the percentage of union dues spent on political activity.
Not only that, the same ruling removed language requiring unions to provide employees with an accounting of what they spend on political activity."
"Consider the NLRB’s recent rulings against Prime Healthcare Services, a California-based hospital company that was forced to continue collecting union dues even after the expiration of its collective bargaining agreement.
That decision overturned a half-century of legal precedent.
Then there was the agency’s ruling against Kent Hospital — in which the board held employees were no longer permitted to opt out of paying the percentage of union dues spent on political activity.
Not only that, the same ruling removed language requiring unions to provide employees with an accounting of what they spend on political activity."
Applying for health care not easy
AP Exclusive: Applying for health care not easy - Yahoo! News
"Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes."
"Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes."
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