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On Tuesday, May 28, Governor Snyder signed a new law that gradually raises the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour by 2018. Republicans concerned that a successful petition circulated by Raise Michigan would succeed as a ballot proposal in November, so quickly rammed their bill through the state legislature at lame duck 2012 speed to […]
One of the joys of living “Up North” is there’s plenty of wildlife to enjoy. For anyone who lives near our great Northern Michigan forests, this means plenty of animals and birds may come to visit. They will also help themselves to anything edible, whether you want them to have it or not. And then, […]
May your parades and cookouts be dry. Rain headed this way, but that won’t dampen Northern Michigan’s spirits.
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lon Johnson will be in the Northern Lower Peninsula visiting Democrats in different locations. Here is his schedule for tonight until the end of the week: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 6 pm – 7:30 pm – Grand Traverse County Democratic Party, Minerva’s Restaurant, Park Place Hotel, Traverse City Thursday, May 22, […]
Optometrist Turned Educator: The Continuing Story Of Dr. Steve Ingersoll
Monday , 19, May 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 4 CommentsGREETINGS DELTA CHARTER SCHOOL VISITORS! Please click this link for an update on the Steve Ingersoll story. Michigan has lots of charter schools. The state leads the United States in charter school creation. These schools are advertised to parents as an alternative to public education often offering specialties such as fine arts and science, or […]
Retired Major General Jerry Cannon is the Democratic Party candidate running for U.S Congress in Michigan’s first district. He will be facing incumbent Dan Benisheck, who has held the office since 2011. Jerry Cannon is a retired Marine. He served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970. In 1977 he joined the Army National Guard and […]
Raising The Minimum Wage: Killing Democracy In Michigan
Friday , 16, May 2014 Uncategorized Leave a commentRaise Michigan, the organization responsible for successfully collecting 258,000 signatures to put raising the minimum wage in Michigan to $10.10 an hour by 2017 did their best to use democracy to bring change to the state according to the will of the people. Unfortunately, that means the Republicans had to take matters into their own […]
They say there is no bad publicity. If you want to make a name for yourself, doing something negative will produce the same result as doing something positive. The tea party has been using this tactic for years to get their names in the papers. Let’s meet a local man who decided to give it […]
Potato Planting And Maypole Dance At Birch Point Farm
Wednesday , 14, May 2014 Uncategorized Leave a commentBirch Point Farm will be holding a potato planting and Maypole dance on their farm this coming Sunday, May 18, 2014. The event starts at 1 pm and lasts until 4:30. Wear work clothes and footwear that you don’t mind getting muddy. Bring gloves, a hat and some water to drink. The potato planting will […]