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Random Observations

June 2, 2011
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Random Observations

While doing a banking run today, I happened to pull in a particular drive through lane which had been vandalized! Observant vandals.

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Politics Apparently..

March 10, 2011
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Politics Apparently..

No worries folks! I have not backed down on fiscal responsibility issues, or work on returning the proper role of government, as the result of the coordinated effort to try and take my voice away. The most recent letters to the editor at the record eagle are carefully arranged...

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Strategy Session Notes

January 22, 2011
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Strategy Session Notes

Feeling comfortable in my new public service role, I have no trouble letting my philosophical beliefs become known.  I openly embrace debate, and as many have seen here before, I have no problems issuing opinion. The Grand Traverse County board of commissioners had a strategy session today.  In it,...

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Heated Rhetoric?

January 9, 2011
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Heated Rhetoric?

A very bad thing happened yesterday.  A deranged man attacked a public figure, for a reason that only he might know.  In the process, he also attacked and killed others who may, or may not have been intended targets.  Apparently the initial target was a Democrat, and he used...

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How did THIS happen?

January 3, 2011
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shoe

At the beginning of 2010, I had no intention of entering politics as a candidate.  In fact my ongoing attitude was that it was easier to criticize and offer suggestions to the politicians who were already in the field.  At least the ones willing to accept when they were...

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It Could Have Been Worse

November 6, 2010
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It Could Have Been Worse

And I am not talking about the election, though it too turned out very good for the future of Michigan. ~ Reposted from RightMichigan.com ~ There was a very real possibility of paying even higher taxes these last two years. We talk here about the problems Lansing has, and...

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Some Tea Party Related Must Reads

September 2, 2010
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Some Tea Party Related Must Reads

Wendy Day discusses the effect of the true tea party types that have energized Michigan politics in the last 18 months: “First, people get it. The mainstream media can deny and minimize the liberty movement that has been ignited across America — but the facts say differently. Five hundred...

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A New PARTY Game..

August 24, 2010
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pintail

It had to happen..

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I Heart Ohio State Football…

July 19, 2009
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I Heart Ohio State Football…

Something can be said for having worthwhile adversaries relative to gamesmanship, engendering the competitive spirit, and ultimately the testosterone rush of “the win.”  The University of Michigan, Ohio state rivalry game has been the exciting end to a regular seasons of college football for literally generations of Michiganders. It...

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Assigning Our Voices.. Our Power

April 24, 2009
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In 2007, my fire was stoked. Michigan was already seeing increasing unemployment, all while the rest of the nation appeared to be in as healthy a state as ever.  Our governor, preferring to ignore the time tested methods of increasing tax revenues (creating a friendly business climate) signed into...

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