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Abortionists Slam Snyder

Governor signs concerning abortion clinics Click Here for Details

Parker Seeks Appointment

Don Parker wants to replace Jay Drick who had to resign Click Here for Story

One Well Paid Hypocrite

MASA Director complains about charter schools taking taxpayer money while he sucks up a fat salary from taxpayers Click Here for Details

RTW Foes Make Illogical Comparisons

Giving workers a choice to pay union dues is nothing like Nazism Click Here for Story

Union Protest Numbers Inflated?

Did the MEdia inflate the number of pro-union portestors? Click Here for Details

Last Ditch Effort or More Theatrics?

Fiscal cliff negotiations seem more for show than finding real solutions Click Here for Story

Negotiations Won’t Make Any Difference

Spending is being ignored by both sides Click Here for Details

Why Obama Wants to Go Over the Cliff

Trillions in new dollars to spend so he can grow the government Click Here for Story

Arizona Sheriff’s Move to Protect Schools

While the country debates Arizona makes big moves Click Here for Details

Blaming the Guns Won’t Solve the Problem

The easy target is not the problem Click Here for Story

Piers Morgan Threatens to Deport Self?

Unless America changes gun laws TV host says he’ll leave. Click Here for Story

Gun Sales Continue to Surge

Virginia gun show sell out Click Here for Details

Saturday December 29, 2012

Common Sense Survives in France

Court rejects 75% millionaire tax Click Here for Details

The Worm Turns

Oliver Stone now sees Obama for what he really is? Click Here for Story

Adopting Adults

In Japan adopting an heir is big business Click Here for Details

Cliff or Not; We’ll Get Ours!

Obama orders payraise for Federal Employees, staff, VP Biden and Congress? Click Here for Story

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New Emergency Manager Law

Governor signs new EFM law Click Here for Details

Martini Bar Succeeds

Brighton’s Downtown Main Martini Bar and Grill thrives after making it through recession Click Here for Story

How Will RTW Affect Schools?

Existing contracts have to expire before RTW goes into effect Click Here for Details

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 First Storm of the Season

Winter storm ices roads and causes accidents Click Here for Details

Gun Fire Not Normal for Local Firefighters

Plenty of risk for our bravest but not usually from guns Click Here for Story

Things Government Shouldn’t be Involved In

Stasdiums are always losers for government? Click Here for Details

Recalls: Who Will Unions Focus On?

Those recalled may be on both sides of the RTW issue Click Here for Story

Quid Pro Quo?

GOP Senators saying they want Clinton to Testify to Confirm Kerry Click Here for Details

What Lies Are We Being Told

State Dept resignations are real? Click Here for Details

New Record Debt on New Years Eve

16.40 Trillion debt load for first of year Click Here for Story

Christian Country?

Poll shows 77% of people claim to be Christians in US Click Here for Details

Let It Out?

Expressing anger may add years to your life Click Here for Story

Sticking It to the Cops?

Did NBC’s David Gregory defy the DC police on high capacity magazine? Click Here for Details

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Christmas Eve!

Retailers Rejoice!

Debt collectors …not so much Click Here for Story

Helping Our Veterans

Residents can purchase commemorative bricks to support Brighton veterans Click Here for Details

The War on Christians

Christianity close to extinction in the Middle East Click Here for Details

Recall Legislation Could be Un-Constitutional?

Legislation making recalls tougher might be a violation Click Here for Story

The Intellectual Firepower Against Right-to-Work

Who’s who on right-to-work

Many opponents of a Michigan right-to-work law cite figures generated by a union-funded entity called the “Economic Policy Institute.”

EPI President Lawrence Mishel is a “longtime member of the Democratic Socialists of America,” according to an article posted on that organization’s website (go to page 15).

Also, unions are heavily represented on EPI’s board of directors, including the presidents of the SEIU, AFSCME, the machinists union, the communications workers union; the food and commercial workers union; UAW President Bob King; AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and others.

Most of these unions’ money comes from dues and fees involuntarily extracted from workers’ paychecks as a condition of employment. The right-to-work law in Michigan prohibits unions from taking money from workers who do not wish to contribute.

Much of the research being cited by supporters of the right-to-work law in Michigan has been produced (or made readily accessible) by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a state think tank whose leaders and scholars generally agree that free-market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. The Center is funded by individuals, business owners and foundations. The Mackinac Center has never accepted any government funding.

Sticking to Their Guns

NRA stands defiant in protection of 2nd Amendment and blaming societal problems for shootings Click Here for Details

Rightly So…Dem Senator Gets Called Out

Democratic Senator gets grilled for the Senate not doing their job Click Here for Video

New Jersey Gets It

1st township to post police at every school Click Here for Details

Conservatives Staying Strong

Believe going over the cliff is preferable to continuing to go bankrupt? Click Here for Story

My Thoughts…

A Column By Will Warner

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Last Minute Shoping in Washtenaw

Stores hoping to capitalize on last minute Christmas sales Click Here for Story

Pistol Permit Requests Jump

Livingston County sees jump in requests for Handgun licenses Click Here for Details

Legislators Should be Applauded

Michigan legislators need round of applause for taking the tough stand on RTW and other needed legislation Click Here for Story

Not Quite Right?

Local Psychiatrist gets it so right … and so wrong, “what is a violent gun?” Click Here for Video giving good advice and some silly opinion

Union Leaders On Right-to-Work Law: ‘There Is Going To Be Retribution’

AFSCME vows to fight to protect privileges for 17.5 percent of state’s workforce

Michigan’s unions will devote all their resources to fight the recently passed right-to-work law by trying to overturn it in court, doing recalls of politicians, holding rallies and trying to get it put on the ballot, according to a top union leader’s comments during a recent teleconference.

Al Garrett, president of Michigan AFSCME Council 25, and Larry Roehrig, secretary treasurer, laid out their plans about how to “attack” the law. The conference call was recorded and Michigan Capitol Confidential obtained the audio file.

“There is going to be retribution,” Garrett said.

Garrett predicted that right-to-work law would be repealed in some manner within two years.

He said recall action would start “as soon as we can.” He said union lawyers are combing over the law to see if it can be overturned in court.

Any legal action wouldn’t begin until after the legislators are out of session, which Garrett estimated would be Dec. 27.

“We don’t want to give them an opportunity to correct their mistakes,” he said. “There is going to be undoubtedly some petition effort.”

Garrett said the union will publish the names of the Republican legislators who voted for the right-to-work legislation that Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law Dec. 11. Garrett said the union would post those legislators names on the union’s website.

“We will not forget the folks who did this to us,” he said.

About 17.5 percent of Michigan’s workforce belongs to a union. A right-to-work law gives workers the freedom to choose whether they want to pay dues or fees to a union. Previously, workers could be fired for not paying dues or fees.

Roehrig said 116 people chose not to be members of the Michigan AFSCME Council 25 and instead paid agency fees.

Garrett said he expects a few more than 100 to exercise their new right to opt-out of the union.

“There is no cure for stupid, and that’s what we saw this week from the Republican side of the aisle,” Roehrig said.

Parental Choice in Schools Won’t Hurt Districts

Per pupil spending fairly even Click Here for Details

Saturday December 22, 2012

Getting the Message?

Parents begin calling for help on troubled kids Click Here for Story 

No Plan B

Conservatives don’t back Boehner tax plan in the House Click Here for Story

Yea, They’re Biased

Reporters overheard by live microphone show their liberal bias Click Here for Video

Off to Hawaii

Obama takes vacation as cliff nears Click Here for Details

Walk the Walk, Don’t Just Talk

Obama Admin let school security funding lapse Click Here for Story

NRA Speaks Out

Head of NRA defends gun rights and blames a disintegrating culture for shootings Click Here for Details

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End of the World? Or Just the Mayan Calendar?

New Era is most likely what the Mayans meant Click Here for Story 

Bye.. bye…bye

Snyder signs slow death of Personal Property Tax over 10 years time Click Here for Details

Green Oak Denies Micro Brewery

CItes code violations but is it stifling good jobs? Click Here for Story

Terrible Track Record

Government’s ‘green’ venture capitalism experiment a failure.

A proposed ethanol plant for Frontier Renewable Resources in the Upper Peninsula has survived a legal challenge filed by the Sierra Club and a Chippewa County resident. But the company building the plant may be one of the biggest green failures in the country.

While countless articles have been dedicated to exposing green failures like Solyndra, A123, LG Chem, Energ1 and others, Frontier, which is a part of Mascoma Corp., has received little media attention. In June, Michigan Capitol Confidential reported that Mascoma said it had “no experience in the markets in which we intend to operate.”

As was documented then, the company has received up to $120 million from the state of Michigan and the federal government. The company pledged 70 jobs by the end of 2012, but Mascoma has only a few scattered workers and no plant.

Despite repeated broken promises and projections for a plant in Minnesota, the company was hailed by Michigan politicians.

“Michigan is proud to partner with Mascoma as a part of our commitment to lead the nation in alternative energy production,” former Gov. Jennifer Granholm said on Oct. 7, 2008. “This company, and their partners, will create jobs in Michigan.”

“I am pleased to have played a role in helping to bring this significant investment to Chippewa County,” said former U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak on Oct. 15, 2008.

In late 2011, the company attempted an IPO to launch as a public company. Documents filed with the SEC showed that Mascoma had a $135 million deficit and 86 percent of its revenue stream was from government grants. The CEO made $5 million.

So politicians and bureaucrats pledged $120 million from taxpayers — at least $40 million of which has already been paid — to a company that has “no experience” in the market they are about to enter.

Why should government operate as venture capitalists again?

False Concern Over RTW

Mythical problems won’t appear after approval of Right to Work Click Here for Details

Michigan Legislators Prepare for Fiscal Cliff

Legislation meant to prevent tax hikes Click Here for Story

Go Figure

Senate Democrats haven’t passed a budget in over 3 years and they won’t even vote on The House’s Plan B tax plan when approved Click Here for Details of Bad Government

The Facts Behind Why Assault Weapons Ban Won’t Work

This chart tells it all about gun deaths Click Here for Story

Lots of Myths About Gun Ban Effectiveness

Liberal Piers Morgan berates gun advocates Click Here for Details

VP Biden to Lead Gun Violence Taskforce

How political will this become? Click Here for Story

What Did Clinton Know…and Do?

Benghazi hearings point fingers upstairs at State Dept Click Here for Details

Of Course They Would

Chinese Gov’t would like Americans disarmed Click Here for Story

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End of World Weather?

Friday (End of Mayan Calendar) Will bring snowstorm to Ann Arbor area Click Here for Details

Nonsense Journalism

Media hypes up shootings to push Obama agenda Click Here for Riduculous Reporting