Super-sized pensions, and a doomsday scenario - The Red Tape Chronicles - msnbc.com
"In New York, a 44-year-old firefighter retires with a $101,000 a year pension, for life.
Near Chicago, a parks commissioner quits and begins collecting a $166,000 pension – a sum sweetened by $50,000 thanks to a one-time retirement year windfall of $270,000.
And in California, a former city manager pulls down $500,000 in retirement checks every year."
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Man Eats His Own Beard at Knifepoint Over Botched Lawnmower Sale
Man Eats His Own Beard at Knifepoint Over Botched Lawnmower Sale
"There are big stories, and then there are Big Stories, and Lexington, Kentucky's LEX 18 News has got one hell of a Big Story right here"
"There are big stories, and then there are Big Stories, and Lexington, Kentucky's LEX 18 News has got one hell of a Big Story right here"
More federal workers' pay tops $150,000
More federal workers' pay tops $150,000 - USATODAY.com
"The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds."
"The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds."
Earmark Myths and Realities
Earmark Myths and Realities - By Sen. Tom Coburn - The Corner - National Review Online
"As Senate Republicans prepare to vote on an earmark moratorium, I would encourage my colleagues to consider four myths and four realities of the debate."
Read this and contact Rep. elect Huizenga and every newspaper you can!
Bill Huizenga for Congress • P.O. Box 254 Zeeland, MI 49464 • bill@huizengaforcongress.com616-748-1234 • Paid for by Huizenga for Congress • Dave Nienhuis CPA, Treasurer
"As Senate Republicans prepare to vote on an earmark moratorium, I would encourage my colleagues to consider four myths and four realities of the debate."
Read this and contact Rep. elect Huizenga and every newspaper you can!
Bill Huizenga for Congress • P.O. Box 254 Zeeland, MI 49464 • bill@huizengaforcongress.com616-748-1234 • Paid for by Huizenga for Congress • Dave Nienhuis CPA, Treasurer
Rebranded ACORN Network Will Target Battleground States in 2012
"But contrary to what has been widely reported, the ACORN network has already reconstituted itself under new generic sounding names in anticipation of the 2012 elections, Matthew Vadum, a senior editor and analyst with the Capital Research Center (CRC), explained in an interview.
“This bankruptcy filing is really a public relations head fake,” he said.“ACORN is altering its organizational structure because the name has been sullied and damaged.
But it remains a potent force.”
Moreover, he added, the congressional funding ban that went into effect last year is now lifted."
School Makes Boy Take American Flag Off Bike
School Makes Boy Take American Flag Off Bike - KTXL
"13-year-old Cody Alicea rides with an American flag on the back of his bike.
He says he does this to be patriotic and to honor veterans, like his own grandfather, Robert.
He's had the flag on his bike for two months but Monday, was asked told to take it down.
A school official at Denair Middle School told Cody some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on school property."
"13-year-old Cody Alicea rides with an American flag on the back of his bike.
He says he does this to be patriotic and to honor veterans, like his own grandfather, Robert.
He's had the flag on his bike for two months but Monday, was asked told to take it down.
A school official at Denair Middle School told Cody some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on school property."
Court order blocks Okla. amendment on Islamic law
My Way News - Court order blocks Okla. amendment on Islamic law
"A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a state constitutional amendment that prohibits state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases."
"A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a state constitutional amendment that prohibits state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases."
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Illinois congressmen paid campaign funds to wives
Illinois congressmen paid campaign funds to wives - chicagotribune.com
"The campaign to re-elect Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has given wife Sandi Jackson's company at least $315,000 for her work.
Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign has paid his wife, Carolyn Rush, more than $240,000 to serve as a consultant."
Democrat SCUM!
"The campaign to re-elect Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has given wife Sandi Jackson's company at least $315,000 for her work.
Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign has paid his wife, Carolyn Rush, more than $240,000 to serve as a consultant."
Democrat SCUM!
Izzo previews 2011 class; LSJ previews 2010-11 team
Izzo previews 2011 class; LSJ previews 2010-11 team - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"Today is both national signing day and LSJ basketball preview section day.
Both should be national holidays.
First, Tom Izzo was able to speak about the four players who signed national letters of intent today -- wings Branden Dawson, Dwaun Anderson, Brandan Kearney and point guard Travis Trice."
"Today is both national signing day and LSJ basketball preview section day.
Both should be national holidays.
First, Tom Izzo was able to speak about the four players who signed national letters of intent today -- wings Branden Dawson, Dwaun Anderson, Brandan Kearney and point guard Travis Trice."
‘Burn in Hell’: Muslim Protesters Disrupt British Veterans Day
‘Burn in Hell’: Muslim Protesters Disrupt British Veterans Day The Blaze
"“British soldiers burn in hell” and banners saying “Islam will dominate” and “Our dead are in paradise, your dead are in hell.”"
"“British soldiers burn in hell” and banners saying “Islam will dominate” and “Our dead are in paradise, your dead are in hell.”"
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Illinois congressmen paid campaign funds to wives - chicagotribune.com
Illinois congressmen paid campaign funds to wives - chicagotribune.com
"Two Illinois congressmen have paid their wives hundreds of thousands of dollars out of their campaign funds in the last decade, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The campaign to re-elect Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has given wife Sandi Jackson's company at least $315,000 for her work.
Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign has paid his wife, Carolyn Rush, more than $240,000 to serve as a consultant.
Two other Chicago-area congressmen, Danny Davis and Luis Gutierrez, have given their wives smaller amounts for doing campaign work.
The four lawmakers, all Democrats, were re-elected last week."
not only is this disgusting, the liberal media's cover up is even worse!
"Two Illinois congressmen have paid their wives hundreds of thousands of dollars out of their campaign funds in the last decade, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The campaign to re-elect Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has given wife Sandi Jackson's company at least $315,000 for her work.
Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign has paid his wife, Carolyn Rush, more than $240,000 to serve as a consultant.
Two other Chicago-area congressmen, Danny Davis and Luis Gutierrez, have given their wives smaller amounts for doing campaign work.
The four lawmakers, all Democrats, were re-elected last week."
not only is this disgusting, the liberal media's cover up is even worse!
Air Pelosi Ends
Air Pelosi Ends - By Kathryn Jean Lopez - The Corner - National Review Online
"There’s been a lot of controversy about the expense of and use of military aircraft to get Speakers of the House around in recent years — especially when Nancy Pelosi asked for an upgrade (and because she’s a she).
That is apparently about to end.
Presumptive Speaker Boehner just told reporters he’s flown commercial for 20 years and will continue to do so as Speaker."
This is a BIG deal to me.
"There’s been a lot of controversy about the expense of and use of military aircraft to get Speakers of the House around in recent years — especially when Nancy Pelosi asked for an upgrade (and because she’s a she).
That is apparently about to end.
Presumptive Speaker Boehner just told reporters he’s flown commercial for 20 years and will continue to do so as Speaker."
This is a BIG deal to me.
Izzo previews 2011 class
Izzo previews 2011 class; LSJ previews 2010-11 team - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"Today is both national signing day and LSJ basketball preview section day.
Both should be national holidays."
"Today is both national signing day and LSJ basketball preview section day.
Both should be national holidays."
Muskegon-area businesses offer discounts, complimentary services to veterans
Muskegon-area businesses offer discounts, complimentary services to veterans MLive.com
"Muskegon-area businesses believe that money talks, and it’s particularly good at saying, “Thank you.”"
This is cool!
"Muskegon-area businesses believe that money talks, and it’s particularly good at saying, “Thank you.”"
This is cool!
More federal workers' pay tops $150,000
More federal workers' pay tops $150,000 - USATODAY.com
"The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds."
"The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds."
The Fateful Journey - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
"The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald began November 9, 1975 at the Burlington Northern Railroad Dock No.1, Superior, Wisconsin."
photos:
ttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/09/edmund.fitzgerald/index.html?hpt=C1
the lost Fitzgerald tapes:
http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzgerald-36/
a great thread from SpartanTailgate:
http://www.spartantailgate.com/forums/msu-red-cedar-message-board/218743-legend-lives-chippewa-down-big-lake-they-call-gitche-gumee.html
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
llinois Loses 1,000 More Union Jobs, and Another Manufacturing Plant to Right-to-Work Mississippi
CARPE DIEM: Illinois Loses 1,000 More Union Jobs, and Another Manufacturing Plant to Right-to-Work Mississippi
"Illinois Loses 1,000 More Union Jobs, and Another Manufacturing Plant to Right-to-Work Mississippi"
"Illinois Loses 1,000 More Union Jobs, and Another Manufacturing Plant to Right-to-Work Mississippi"
Muskegon writer-THE TARASOV SOLUTION
THE TARASOV SOLUTION
MSU Alumnus and Muskegon native spins novel from a plausible accident during the Cuban missile crisisNewsletter
"Two nuclear bombs buried in the sandy shores off Cuba during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis are rediscovered by a madman who uses them to threaten the presidents of the United States and Russia, who are about to engage in summit talks. Can NSA analyst Dalton Crusoe stop him before the clock strikes zero hour?
Such is the premise of The Tarasov Solution (Charles River Press, 2009), a new novel by Richard Trevae, ’68.
A chemical engineer and business entrepreneur based in Muskegon, Trevae relies extensively on his world travel experience to tell this gripping story.
Richard Trevae is the pen name of Thomas Eurich, president of the Treline Development Group, Inc."
MSU Alumnus and Muskegon native spins novel from a plausible accident during the Cuban missile crisisNewsletter
"Two nuclear bombs buried in the sandy shores off Cuba during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis are rediscovered by a madman who uses them to threaten the presidents of the United States and Russia, who are about to engage in summit talks. Can NSA analyst Dalton Crusoe stop him before the clock strikes zero hour?
Such is the premise of The Tarasov Solution (Charles River Press, 2009), a new novel by Richard Trevae, ’68.
A chemical engineer and business entrepreneur based in Muskegon, Trevae relies extensively on his world travel experience to tell this gripping story.
Richard Trevae is the pen name of Thomas Eurich, president of the Treline Development Group, Inc."
Time to Tackle Right to Work
American Thinker: Time to Tackle Right to Work
"But there is another vital reason why these five states should adopt right to work laws.
States with right to work laws have lower unemployment rates than states without right to work.
Unions are, in every sense of the word (except raw power for leftist bosses), an anachronism.
Union dues come out of the income of union workers, reducing their real wages.
Union contracts increase labor costs for employers and so induce businesses to leave for places which allow market forces to determine terms of employment.
The cumulative effect for highly unionized states, like Michigan, is nothing short of calamitous.
As unemployment rates rise and people leave for greener pastures, home values drop and companies forced to operate manacled by union contracts go belly-up."
"But there is another vital reason why these five states should adopt right to work laws.
States with right to work laws have lower unemployment rates than states without right to work.
Unions are, in every sense of the word (except raw power for leftist bosses), an anachronism.
Union dues come out of the income of union workers, reducing their real wages.
Union contracts increase labor costs for employers and so induce businesses to leave for places which allow market forces to determine terms of employment.
The cumulative effect for highly unionized states, like Michigan, is nothing short of calamitous.
As unemployment rates rise and people leave for greener pastures, home values drop and companies forced to operate manacled by union contracts go belly-up."
Two who stood out - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
Two who stood out - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"* The human interest story of the night, of course, was the reunion between Draymond Green and his older half-brother, Torrian Harris, a senior guard for the Mavericks.
They played in front of more than 30 family members and friends.
Green was glad his brother got to play at Breslin -- Harris had already graduated when Green led Saginaw High to consecutive Class A state titles there -- and show off his athleticism (which he certainly did with one emphatic lob dunk).
“I always talk about him, how high he can jump and stuff,' Green said, 'and for them to get to see him play and for him to play on this stage, he was never able to reach the Division I stage at a school like Michigan State, so for him to even play on the same court as us is an honor for him and it was an honor for me as well.”
Izzo put together the game at Green's request, as he did a year ago in getting Isaiah Dahlman and younger brother Noah (Wofford) together at Breslin."
"Green asked head coach Tom Izzo if the Spartans could host UN-O in an exhibition and Izzo obliged, setting up a brotherly reunion at the Bres for the second consecutive year (though last year's Dahlman family reunion against Wafford took place in the regular season).
"Usually I try to play the instate teams, but this is a unique (situation)," Izzo said after Friday’s practice.
"And after looking at what happened with Isaiah (Dahlman) and his brother, it's very seldom you get to do that in college basketball and so I really did it as a favor to Day-Day."
"* The human interest story of the night, of course, was the reunion between Draymond Green and his older half-brother, Torrian Harris, a senior guard for the Mavericks.
They played in front of more than 30 family members and friends.
Green was glad his brother got to play at Breslin -- Harris had already graduated when Green led Saginaw High to consecutive Class A state titles there -- and show off his athleticism (which he certainly did with one emphatic lob dunk).
“I always talk about him, how high he can jump and stuff,' Green said, 'and for them to get to see him play and for him to play on this stage, he was never able to reach the Division I stage at a school like Michigan State, so for him to even play on the same court as us is an honor for him and it was an honor for me as well.”
Izzo put together the game at Green's request, as he did a year ago in getting Isaiah Dahlman and younger brother Noah (Wofford) together at Breslin."
"Green asked head coach Tom Izzo if the Spartans could host UN-O in an exhibition and Izzo obliged, setting up a brotherly reunion at the Bres for the second consecutive year (though last year's Dahlman family reunion against Wafford took place in the regular season).
"Usually I try to play the instate teams, but this is a unique (situation)," Izzo said after Friday’s practice.
"And after looking at what happened with Isaiah (Dahlman) and his brother, it's very seldom you get to do that in college basketball and so I really did it as a favor to Day-Day."
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Reshaping college basketball's future
Reshaping college basketball's future
"Is Madsen out for equality or is she just trying to piss off men?
It has to be asked when you read quotes like this:
'Perhaps the most hurtful times were receiving emails from female students around the state asking me how it felt to be the most hated person in Michigan or telling that I ruined their lives.'
Certainly doesn't sound like her push for 'equality' is helping.
This scheduling complaint is beyond stupid.
If she gets her way, she will be hurting women.
Everyone will just leave after the men's game.
What kind of impact does she think that will have on women?
It will just make them feel like second-class citizens.
The fact of the matter is that men's basketball is far more popular than women's basketball.
What would her next step be?
Sue to force everyone to stay for the women's game?"
"Is Madsen out for equality or is she just trying to piss off men?
It has to be asked when you read quotes like this:
'Perhaps the most hurtful times were receiving emails from female students around the state asking me how it felt to be the most hated person in Michigan or telling that I ruined their lives.'
Certainly doesn't sound like her push for 'equality' is helping.
This scheduling complaint is beyond stupid.
If she gets her way, she will be hurting women.
Everyone will just leave after the men's game.
What kind of impact does she think that will have on women?
It will just make them feel like second-class citizens.
The fact of the matter is that men's basketball is far more popular than women's basketball.
What would her next step be?
Sue to force everyone to stay for the women's game?"
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