Author: JGillman

Outstanding

I am all about information.  I am all about information being available on any number of issues to all who might be interested, with regard to government, its operators and operations. The more that people are made aware of how…

Rick Perry Is NOT The Tea Party Answer

Folks, ever since there was word he was throwing his hat in the ring, I have had a really bad feeling about Governor Perry.  Something that was gnawing at me in-between my busy cant take a minute to think cycles,…

Word Of The Day – Anthropogenic

Probably the only times you will see it used is with regard to the climate change debate. Anthropogenic means “born of man” and has Greek origins, and its most common use is within the scientific community as a label defining…

Contracting Savings On School District Support Services

Center’s 2011 School Privatization Survey Shows That for First Time, Majority of Michigan Districts Contract With Private Vendors for Food, Custodial or Transportation Services 295 of 550 districts — 53.6 percent — now contract at least one major service to the…

Smoking Ban Effect Hazy?

Well only if one wants it to be. I might add, that I am aware of a bar in the thumb area which has not only lost regulars because of this ban signed into law by the worst governor in…

Those Ideas Will Not Be Tolerated!

Virg Bernero, trying to remain relevant after being soundly pummeled in last years gubernatorial election would like to ride on the coat-tails of notoriety of the Koran burning Pastor Terry Jones: From The Lansing State Journal: Controversial Florida pastor Terry…

Oakland University To Host November Republican Debates

LANSING – Underscoring the importance of Michigan’s status as a crucial battleground state in 2012, the presidential debate scheduled for November 9, 2011, at Oakland University has been officially recognized by the Republican National Committee. “Momentum for new leadership in…

635 Reasons To View The Debt Decision Negatively

Well, perhaps only 634.76 reasons anyhow. And a fat bonus. This particular instance of fear prompted by those who don’t wish to have their 401ks, and retirement savings wiped out by who knows what? If I had more than a…

18 Reasons To View The Debt Decision Negatively.

18 Countries with a higher credit rating than the United States. 2 more with a better outlook. Standard & Poor announced this evening its no longer a “sure thing” to loan money to the US of A, something that has…

A Comparison: Levin and Konetchy

What better way to highlight the differences between candidates, than to have their positions out front and in contrast to each other. The news cycle is not so generous as to allow the ideas of challengers compare directly to those…