Up North Progressive
Politics and commentary for Northern MichiganDaily Archives: August 21, 2014
Remember when you were a kid and someone at school decided they didn’t like you, then they told all your friends not to like you either and suddenly nobody liked you? This is more or less what the Michigan GOP is going through right now leading into their convention. The guy no one is allowed […]
Racism Blinders, Public Education, and Civil Rights: GLEP Is The Problem, Not The Solution
Thursday , 21, August 2014 Section 16 Leave a commentLast week Gary Naeyaert @GLEP_MI tweeted an image that sparked outrage with many people in the state and earned the organization dedicated to destroying public education much deserved notoriety. After three additional tweets trying to explain what he meant by the meme to compare Michigan State School Superintendent Mike Flanagan to school segregation champion George […]
Democratic candidate Betsy Coffia has two fund raisers taking place this week. Everyone is welcome to come to these events. On Saturday, August 23, Heather Kingham and Mark Elliot will host an evening of socializing on the beach at their home, 7670 E Shore Rd, Traverse City, MI 49685, 6 to 8 pm. You can […]