Author: JGillman

The Absurdity Of Publicly Funded Local Internet

“Kalkaska did it.”  “Empire Did it.” Two statements of fact made by supporters of  establishing Wi-Fi as a public service in Traverse City.  In fact, this is possibly something that is  being considered by other communities as a ‘necessary utility.’ …

Short Notice Townhalls Today

1st Event When: Monday, March 21st at 11 am to 12:30 pm Where: McGuire’s Resort 7880 Mackinaw Trail Cadillac, MI 49601 What: The 3rd town hall of our “World of Debt” series; we will be presenting ideas for you to…

Busy Signal?

It seems bureaucracy has better things to do, than to find three digits so folks can have a phone handy.

What is this car?

Closest I can figure is a 49 Chevy.  Any car experts out there who know?This shot was taken looking into a barn on county property through a window.

Bernero calls off police assistance to MSP

Things that don’t really make you go HMM… From WWMT channel Three: Multiple credible sources tell Newschannel 3 that MSP had an agreement with Lansing Police for support in case things got out of hand. But when MSP needed help…

Trashy Win

Reposted from RightMichigan.com One of the local issues that has continued to make headlines is the single hauler question.  The question being, whether it is appropriate for the local governments to mandate a single hauler for an entire area of…

The Finalists For The Sammies!

In the WATCHDOG category… Rob Port, of Minot, North Dakota, is the publisher of Say Anything, North Dakota’s most widely read blog. The blog regularly uncovers stories involving government waste, corruption, and the misappropriation of public funds. Ben Joravsky, of…

Sammie Finalists Announcements Today!

“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds” ~ Sam Adams

The Right To Work Comments In The Interview

A couple weeks ago during a trip to Lansing for a counter rally, I was interviewed by WNEM out of Saginaw.  WNEM interviewed a number of the protesters gathered at the state capitol, and gave a little time to the…