Last night I watched a pretty remarkable event. The Traverse City commission voted on their budget. I was present at probably the longest Traverse City Commission meeting I have attended. So long in fact, that protocol required the commission to remove the clock from the wall so as to...
I support the new Michigan tax plan. More on this over at RightMichigan.com The catalyst needed to bring me over was merely a more complete picture of where we are as a state, and the options we have had before us. This catalyst was our Lt. Governor Brian Calley. ...
I Watched the Traverse City Schools cut a lot of folks out last night. I also watched the East Bay Township begin the process for mis-allocation of future tax dollars through its approval of another process of funding for a (DDA Program) new authority that spells trouble for more...
As you all may be aware by now, there was an awards ceremony for the Sam Adams Alliance in Chicago, and I was the recipient of the Watchdog Award. My efforts helped to keep integrity in the voting process, but there are quite a few out there who do so daily.
The awards went to a number of truly active individuals who have really made a difference in the political landscape and have protected the freedoms we enjoy through the pen. Warning of danger and advancing policy that keeps the power in the hands of the people. To even be considered was truly an honor. To be around these folks is especially invigorating and inspiring.
One such person won the “Modern Day Sam” award of $20,000.
Modern Day Sam Adams – Prize: $20,000 – Like the original Samuel Adams, this strategist sparked a revolution, redrawing the lines of the political landscape. The Strategist united people behind a vision that successfully acted as both change agent and connector.
Winner of the Modern Day Sam Adams award will be chosen from among the finalists and will be announced April 8 at the award show.
An agent of change indeed, the winner of this award, Tim Eyman, of Mukilteo, Washington, campaigned for and passed an initiative that requires a 2/3rds legislative majority to pass tax increases, and a majority vote to increase fees in Washington State.
It doesn’t take much of a genius to figure how this can help stakeholder taxpayers when the chips are down. Tim should be especially proud when watching the last few seconds (time 1:40) of this video:
When Tim did not win in his category of “Reformer”, I had a pretty good idea that he would be the Modern Day Sam Adams winner.
It was not disappointing at all.
“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.’ The TC Ticker’s closing paragraph on their recent story...
I made a note of this at RightMichigan.com a few days ago with the video “Where there’s cigarette taxes there’s smuggling. Then, Its also a little interesting THIS ITEM is popping up now too.. The image of Granholm BTW, is used because she has rested so much of the...
I hope more folks than myself have taken a few moments to watch the garbage unfolding in Washington tonight on CSPAN Michigan’s Rep Dave Camp, holding off to close the session before they vote, and the seemingly endless hoard of thieves on the left headed up by rep Sander...
~ Reposted From RightMichigan.com ~ When challenged at a press conference in 2009, Michigan Congressman JohnConyers’ exclaiming that he does not read the bills was of course troubling. His thoughts? “What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two...
Daniel Penning of Wright Penning & Beamer Attorneys, has published some facts on how the upcoming tax changes affect us. This arrived as an informative email newsletter, and I thought it was worth sharing. As it is neither partisan or overtly biased, I have been granted permission to reprint...
Well Done sir. Your business acumen follows you even into the great beyond. Your industrial efforts , and the purchase of the baseball team for a price that is now eclipsed by the very salaries of the team’s individual annual salaries are stories that have no equal. And NOW…...
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