Harris to MSU | Hey Joe!#more-6355
And that could go double by Wednesday night.
Jay Harris, a receiver from Exton, Pa., continued the commitment train tonight, per Rivals.com and 247Sports. Rivals.com reports offers from Penn State and Pittsburgh.
The 2013 class looks set at RB and WR now.
Meanwhile, Drake Harris, the 2014 two-sport standout from Grand Rapids Christian — offers from Florida and Notre Dame, among others, already — will make his decision Wednesday night.
He reportedly wants to play both sports and is down to MSU, U-M and Notre Dame.
Head spinning yet?
It really is striking how much the recruiting process has sped up, even in just the past couple years.
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Drake Harris, a top 2014 football and basketball prospect from Grand Rapids Christian High, announced at his school tonight that he will play both sports for MSU. He was down to the Spartans, Michigan and Notre Dame, and also had offers from Florida and others. This is what they call a “good get.”
Our Brian Calloway is on the scene and will have a full report later on the 6-4 Harris, who plays receiver and shooting guard. My understanding is that he may have a higher ceiling on the gridiron than on the court. But this is not a Dion Sims situation — a high-major football player and mid-major basketball player. Harris is expected to be very good in both, and Calloway reports he expects to be on a football scholarship.
More later…
UPDATE: Calloway’s Web story on the announcement is up — and he even took a picture. Nice work.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Freshman Rep. Amash takes first place for social media use
Freshman Rep. Amash takes first place for social media use - The Hill's Twitter Room
Freshman Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) took first place for best use of social media among House Republicans, according to challenge organizers on Wednesday.
Freshman Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) took first place for best use of social media among House Republicans, according to challenge organizers on Wednesday.
New Disability Regs Limit Slope of Mini Golf Holes, Require Businesses to Admit Mini Horses as Guide Animals
New Disability Regs Limit Slope of Mini Golf Holes, Require Businesses to Admit Mini Horses as Guide Animals | CNSNews.com
Although the Justice Department has extended the deadline for America’s hotels to comply with regulations regarding handicap access to swimming pools, new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines are already being applied at miniature golf courses, driving ranges, amusement parks, shooting ranges and saunas.
Although the Justice Department has extended the deadline for America’s hotels to comply with regulations regarding handicap access to swimming pools, new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines are already being applied at miniature golf courses, driving ranges, amusement parks, shooting ranges and saunas.
Muslim Honor Crime: Iranian man cut off wife’s lips and ate them
Muslim Honor Crime: Iranian man cut off wife’s lips and ate them » The Right Scoop -
The professor got the idea that his wife was unfaithful and attacked her with a knife.
He cut off her lips and then ate them up.
And he does not regret it one second, either, according to someone familiar with the matter.
The professor believes his wife has wronged him by the alleged unfaithfulness.
The professor got the idea that his wife was unfaithful and attacked her with a knife.
He cut off her lips and then ate them up.
And he does not regret it one second, either, according to someone familiar with the matter.
The professor believes his wife has wronged him by the alleged unfaithfulness.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Despite Law, SEIU Gets To Continue Taking Medicaid Check Money
Despite Law, SEIU Gets To Continue Taking Medicaid Check Money [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
A federal court judge ordered the State of Michigan to continue deducting dues from Medicaid checks and send it to the Service Employees International Union, in direct conflict with a state law signed in April by Gov. Rick Snyder.
A federal court judge ordered the State of Michigan to continue deducting dues from Medicaid checks and send it to the Service Employees International Union, in direct conflict with a state law signed in April by Gov. Rick Snyder.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Michigan Turnaround Plan #1 Reponsible Manage Finances
Michigan Turnaround Plan : Michigan Turnaround Plan
#1 Reponsible Manage Finances
Improve revenue forecasting
Multi-year financial & budget plans
Citizen-friendly balance sheet
Zero-based budgeting to increase results
No new programs unless others eliminated or revenues grow
State strategic plan
"Price" the cost of legislation
Memorialize sound fiscal management practices
Reduce debt levels to achieve AAA bond rating
#1 Reponsible Manage Finances
Improve revenue forecasting
Multi-year financial & budget plans
Citizen-friendly balance sheet
Zero-based budgeting to increase results
No new programs unless others eliminated or revenues grow
State strategic plan
"Price" the cost of legislation
Memorialize sound fiscal management practices
Reduce debt levels to achieve AAA bond rating
Muskegon chamber told to create a 'new Michigan' built on a half dozen state assets
Muskegon chamber told to create a 'new Michigan' built on a half dozen state assets (video) | MLive.com
The President of Business Leaders for Michigan updated local business leaders with the business roundtable’s Michigan Turnaround Plan and offered a vision of a New Michigan.
The President of Business Leaders for Michigan updated local business leaders with the business roundtable’s Michigan Turnaround Plan and offered a vision of a New Michigan.
Muskegon Heights schools' nonhomestead tax proposal pulled from ballot
Muskegon Heights schools' nonhomestead tax proposal pulled from ballot | MLive.com
"The millage election is being cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and is to be rescheduled at a later date," Weatherspoon's signed order stated.
"The millage election is being cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and is to be rescheduled at a later date," Weatherspoon's signed order stated.
Green ‘drivel’ exposed
Green ‘drivel’ exposed | Columnists | Opinion | Toronto Sun
Two months ago, James Lovelock, the godfather of global warming, gave a startling interview to msnbc.com in which he acknowledged he had been unduly “alarmist” about climate change.
The implications were extraordinary.
Two months ago, James Lovelock, the godfather of global warming, gave a startling interview to msnbc.com in which he acknowledged he had been unduly “alarmist” about climate change.
The implications were extraordinary.
Clark Durant info
- Our first "Rebel With A Cause" TV ad
- "What does it take to defeat Sen. Stabenow?" (includes more info on my background)
- Contribution link to join us at the Beach Boys (even if they can't come - please contribute and we'll give the tickets to volunteers)
- "What does it take to defeat Sen. Stabenow?" (includes more info on my background)
- Contribution link to join us at the Beach Boys (even if they can't come - please contribute and we'll give the tickets to volunteers)
Michigan Digital Debate
Michigan Digital Debate
What is the defining issue(s) that separates you from the other candidates in this race?
What is the defining issue(s) that separates you from the other candidates in this race?
Muskegon County's rural bus proposal receives $1.35 million federal grant
Muskegon County's rural bus proposal receives $1.35 million federal grant | MLive.com#incart_river_default:
Jim Koens, Transit System manager, said the county still needs to formally apply for the three heavy-duty buses by August and develop an operational plan for the proposed routes to and from the county’s rural areas.
“We will begin immediately in developing a plan” for the operation of the proposed routes, Koens said.
Jim Koens, Transit System manager, said the county still needs to formally apply for the three heavy-duty buses by August and develop an operational plan for the proposed routes to and from the county’s rural areas.
“We will begin immediately in developing a plan” for the operation of the proposed routes, Koens said.
Sizing up Penn State's liability in abuse scandal
Sizing up Penn State's liability in abuse scandal | Reuters
Last week, a jury in Northern California awarded $7 million in compensatory damages and an additional $21 million in punitive damages to a woman who claimed the Jehovah's Witnesses allowed one of its members to sexually abuse her when she was a child.
Lawyers for the plaintiff say they believe the award is the largest ordered in the United States in a religious child abuse case for a single victim.
Last week, a jury in Northern California awarded $7 million in compensatory damages and an additional $21 million in punitive damages to a woman who claimed the Jehovah's Witnesses allowed one of its members to sexually abuse her when she was a child.
Lawyers for the plaintiff say they believe the award is the largest ordered in the United States in a religious child abuse case for a single victim.
Muskegon County won't fix Holton road, residents stranded at times
County won't fix road, residents stranded at times | wzzm13.com
Hulka says his department only maintains roads that meet minimum requirements.
"I don't know why you feel the public should have to pay for it," Hulka said in response.
"At some point you made the decision to build a home out here."
Hulka says his department only maintains roads that meet minimum requirements.
"I don't know why you feel the public should have to pay for it," Hulka said in response.
"At some point you made the decision to build a home out here."
Friday, June 22, 2012
Police: Intoxicated Pentwater man drives into huge statue in Muskegon's downtown traffic circle
Police: Intoxicated Pentwater man drives into huge statue in Muskegon's downtown traffic circle | MLive.com
The man had left Club Envy, located just a short distance away, when he drove himself and passengers up over the barrier and into the rocks before striking the sculpture, police said.
The man continued driving with three flat tires until he was pulled over on Terrace Street near the Muskegon Fire Department’s central station, police said.
The man had left Club Envy, located just a short distance away, when he drove himself and passengers up over the barrier and into the rocks before striking the sculpture, police said.
The man continued driving with three flat tires until he was pulled over on Terrace Street near the Muskegon Fire Department’s central station, police said.
Passion, not politics, fuels Senate candidate
Passion, not politics, fuels Senate candidate
Detroit
Tramping around a gutted, dusty elementary school on the city's northwest side is an unlikely tactic for winning a U.S. Senate seat, but that doesn't keep Clark Durant from doing it anyway.
Because that's who he is — a 63-year-old conservative Republican who 20 years ago left a lucrative career managing other people's money to become an evangelist for urban education through the New Common School Foundation that Durant heads.
He breaks rules, like the one born of a particularly insidious form of bigotry that says urban kids can't learn. Really? Tell that to graduates of Cornerstone Schools. He ignores skeptics, like the ones who insist "no one" will drive into Detroit to go to school. But they do anyway.
He gladly irritates his campaign staff, who'd prefer he spend an hour earlier this week making fundraising calls to would-be donors instead of touring his latest Detroit school with me and the project's architect, Francis Resendes, managing principal of Resendes Design Group.
That's Durant — part rebel, part dreamer, part doer, part business guy all wrapped up in a blue button-down and khakis. He's vying with former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra for the chance to challenge incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow in the November election. And, yes, he can muster his standard line that the country is being ruined by the short-sighted leadership of career politicians on both sides of the political aisle.
But passion? It's right here in the hollowed-out hulk of Alex Dow Elementary School, also known as Langston Hughes Academy. Come September, two public charter schools will be operating on the site — Madison Carver Preparatory Academy for kindergarten through eighth grade and Cornerstone Health High School, a 21st-century interpretation of vocational education for jobs in the health care industry.
"The reason I'm doing this is because this is who I am," Durant says, not-so-subtly setting up a campaign riff. "I'm a problem solver. This is a great place. America is a great place. And we're losing that."
In some ways, certainly. But to walk through an old Detroit school in the midst of revival is to see an enduring optimism embedded in America, too, in the economic construct of "creative destruction" adopted for the transformation of education in Detroit.
As union-dominated Detroit Public Schools wither in a bid to stabilize and survive, the independent Cornerstone and public charters associated with Durant continue to grow, add students and produce graduates. Where the old DPS school on McIntyre deployed security guards and cameras to monitor students, the new school will open classrooms, carpet floors and set high expectations.
This new school rising from the abandoned rot of the old may not be popular with the teachers unions and it may not be the scintillating fodder for a Senate campaign, but maybe it should be. It's about leadership defying expectations and cynicism; creating opportunity and offering hope; proving that allegedly lost souls can find their way to productive lives if they're given the chance to learn in dignity and safety.
How many sitting senators could say that and not be laughed out of the room? Durant could, and anyone who doesn't believe it should attend a partner morning at a Cornerstone School or read the testimonial of a graduate now on his way to work on Wall Street.
It would blow your mind — the young human potential in the process of being fulfilled, the repurposing of real estate abandoned by institutions in decline, the realization of a vision fueled by the determination to succeed because of an innately felt moral imperative to do so.
The political pros may be proven right: Maybe a wannabe senator should be spending every waking minute dialing for dollars, sharpening his newest attack, embellishing a façade divorced from reality. But they all do that, and the results speak for themselves.
dchowes@detnews.com
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120622/OPINION03/206220344#ixzz1yYqSEnEq
Detroit
Tramping around a gutted, dusty elementary school on the city's northwest side is an unlikely tactic for winning a U.S. Senate seat, but that doesn't keep Clark Durant from doing it anyway.
Because that's who he is — a 63-year-old conservative Republican who 20 years ago left a lucrative career managing other people's money to become an evangelist for urban education through the New Common School Foundation that Durant heads.
He breaks rules, like the one born of a particularly insidious form of bigotry that says urban kids can't learn. Really? Tell that to graduates of Cornerstone Schools. He ignores skeptics, like the ones who insist "no one" will drive into Detroit to go to school. But they do anyway.
He gladly irritates his campaign staff, who'd prefer he spend an hour earlier this week making fundraising calls to would-be donors instead of touring his latest Detroit school with me and the project's architect, Francis Resendes, managing principal of Resendes Design Group.
That's Durant — part rebel, part dreamer, part doer, part business guy all wrapped up in a blue button-down and khakis. He's vying with former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra for the chance to challenge incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow in the November election. And, yes, he can muster his standard line that the country is being ruined by the short-sighted leadership of career politicians on both sides of the political aisle.
But passion? It's right here in the hollowed-out hulk of Alex Dow Elementary School, also known as Langston Hughes Academy. Come September, two public charter schools will be operating on the site — Madison Carver Preparatory Academy for kindergarten through eighth grade and Cornerstone Health High School, a 21st-century interpretation of vocational education for jobs in the health care industry.
"The reason I'm doing this is because this is who I am," Durant says, not-so-subtly setting up a campaign riff. "I'm a problem solver. This is a great place. America is a great place. And we're losing that."
In some ways, certainly. But to walk through an old Detroit school in the midst of revival is to see an enduring optimism embedded in America, too, in the economic construct of "creative destruction" adopted for the transformation of education in Detroit.
As union-dominated Detroit Public Schools wither in a bid to stabilize and survive, the independent Cornerstone and public charters associated with Durant continue to grow, add students and produce graduates. Where the old DPS school on McIntyre deployed security guards and cameras to monitor students, the new school will open classrooms, carpet floors and set high expectations.
This new school rising from the abandoned rot of the old may not be popular with the teachers unions and it may not be the scintillating fodder for a Senate campaign, but maybe it should be. It's about leadership defying expectations and cynicism; creating opportunity and offering hope; proving that allegedly lost souls can find their way to productive lives if they're given the chance to learn in dignity and safety.
How many sitting senators could say that and not be laughed out of the room? Durant could, and anyone who doesn't believe it should attend a partner morning at a Cornerstone School or read the testimonial of a graduate now on his way to work on Wall Street.
It would blow your mind — the young human potential in the process of being fulfilled, the repurposing of real estate abandoned by institutions in decline, the realization of a vision fueled by the determination to succeed because of an innately felt moral imperative to do so.
The political pros may be proven right: Maybe a wannabe senator should be spending every waking minute dialing for dollars, sharpening his newest attack, embellishing a façade divorced from reality. But they all do that, and the results speak for themselves.
dchowes@detnews.com
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120622/OPINION03/206220344#ixzz1yYqSEnEq
Troubled Wayne County pension plan takes $113-million hit
Wayne County's troubled pension plan got more bad news Thursday when an audit analysis showed it lost an additional $113 million last year.
The losses for the year that ended Sept. 30, 2011, continue a downward trend that has shaved more than $300 million off the plan's portfolio since it peaked at about $1 billion in 2007.
The Free Press reported Thursday that the plan is only 60% funded as of its last actuarial evaluation in September 2010, one of the lowest funded of the major pension plans in Michigan.
The losses for the year that ended Sept. 30, 2011, continue a downward trend that has shaved more than $300 million off the plan's portfolio since it peaked at about $1 billion in 2007.
The Free Press reported Thursday that the plan is only 60% funded as of its last actuarial evaluation in September 2010, one of the lowest funded of the major pension plans in Michigan.
Study: Obesity Could Lead To Depletion Of Earth’s Resources
Study: Obesity Could Lead To Depletion Of Earth’s Resources « CBS Atlanta
A recent study conducted by scientists in London found that the obese persons of the world are playing an increasingly large role in the rate at which the planet’s finite resources are used.
A recent study conducted by scientists in London found that the obese persons of the world are playing an increasingly large role in the rate at which the planet’s finite resources are used.
Wayne County taxpayers on hook for $600M as generous pensions drain fund
Wayne County taxpayers on hook for $600M as generous pensions drain fund | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Wayne County taxpayers face a mounting bill -- now more than $600 million -- to cover the deficits in a county pension plan that was fully funded when County Executive Robert Ficano took office in 2003 but has since taken a steep dive.
Wayne County taxpayers face a mounting bill -- now more than $600 million -- to cover the deficits in a county pension plan that was fully funded when County Executive Robert Ficano took office in 2003 but has since taken a steep dive.
Challenge filed to collective bargaining petition
Challenge filed to collective bargaining petition | MLive.com
Opponents say the union-backed petition language doesn't make it clear that up to 80 Michigan laws could be changed if voters approve the measure.
Opponents say the union-backed petition language doesn't make it clear that up to 80 Michigan laws could be changed if voters approve the measure.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Moroun-backed group collects enough signatures for ballot referendum on new government bridge
Moroun-backed group collects enough signatures for ballot referendum on new government bridge | MLive.com
Even if voters were to approve the referendum, it's not clear whether a constitutional amendment would undo the deal with Canada.
The Snyder administration has said that the agreement, like any other contract, is "intended to be binding and not impaired by other actions."
Even if voters were to approve the referendum, it's not clear whether a constitutional amendment would undo the deal with Canada.
The Snyder administration has said that the agreement, like any other contract, is "intended to be binding and not impaired by other actions."
Un-Fair Campaign Partners With University of Minnesota at Duluth to Spread Stereotypes About ‘White Privilege’
Un-Fair Campaign Partners With University of Minnesota at Duluth to Spread Stereotypes About ‘White Privilege’ | Video | TheBlaze.com
Here’s a pop quiz: What do we usually call unsubstantiated assumptions about someone’s class, or position in life, based upon the color of their skin?
That’s right, racism.
And that appears to be what Campus Reform has uncovered at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, which is sponsoring an ad campaign whose core message is very difficult to distinguish from undiluted racism.
Watch the ad below if you don’t believe us, and if that doesn’t convince you, keep reading:
Here’s a pop quiz: What do we usually call unsubstantiated assumptions about someone’s class, or position in life, based upon the color of their skin?
That’s right, racism.
And that appears to be what Campus Reform has uncovered at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, which is sponsoring an ad campaign whose core message is very difficult to distinguish from undiluted racism.
Watch the ad below if you don’t believe us, and if that doesn’t convince you, keep reading:
Stores clearing shelves of 'spice' after governor Snyder signs bill to make synthetic drugs illegal
Stores clearing shelves of 'spice' after governor Snyder signs bill to make synthetic drugs illegal | MLive.com
Another Saginaw County storeowner who did not want to be identified said he had sold spice at his party store for a few months.
Sales started out slow, he said, but once word got out that he was carrying spice, he was making an estimated $300 per day in profit.
Another Saginaw County storeowner who did not want to be identified said he had sold spice at his party store for a few months.
Sales started out slow, he said, but once word got out that he was carrying spice, he was making an estimated $300 per day in profit.
WHO PAYS THESE HECKLERS? “But what horrified me as I looked into this is that it turns out that the…
WHO PAYS THESE HECKLERS?
“But what horrified me as I looked into this is that it turns out that the protesters are being paid with my tax dollars.”
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 9:34 pm
“But what horrified me as I looked into this is that it turns out that the protesters are being paid with my tax dollars.”
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 9:34 pm
Boeing CEO says U.S. regulatory climate worse than ever
Boeing CEO says U.S. regulatory climate worse than ever - Political Watch - MarketWatch
The 62-year-old McNerney, also chairman of the Business Roundtable, said regulatory agencies have crafted a host of new rules and enforced them more aggressively than prior administrations.
He said regulators often take a hostile approach to business and that the prevailing attitude is companies “are guilty until proven innocent.”
The 62-year-old McNerney, also chairman of the Business Roundtable, said regulatory agencies have crafted a host of new rules and enforced them more aggressively than prior administrations.
He said regulators often take a hostile approach to business and that the prevailing attitude is companies “are guilty until proven innocent.”
Gallup poll: Confidence in public schools at an all-time low
Gallup poll: Confidence in public schools at an all-time low | MLive.com
The number of people expressing “a great deal” and “quite a lot” of confidence in public education dropped 5 points to 29 percent, according to the poll released Wednesday.
The number of people expressing “a great deal” and “quite a lot” of confidence in public education dropped 5 points to 29 percent, according to the poll released Wednesday.
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