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Whooping Cough Spreads To Other Grand Traverse County Schools
Friday , 21, November 2014 Section 16 Leave a commentKingsley Area Schools reported three confirmed cases of Pertussis in their schools, bringing the total number of cases to 34 in Grand Traverse County. Traverse City Area Public Schools currently has 15 confirmed cases of Whooping Cough spread over six school buildings. School officials have assured the community they have taken steps to prevent the […]
Republicans With Bad Ideas: Michigan Electoral Vote Edition
Wednesday , 19, November 2014 Candidates 5 CommentsOf all the stupid ideas Michigan Republicans want to consider for the 2016 election, it doesn’t get much more obtuse than splitting electoral votes based on how people vote in congressional districts. Republican Pete Lund’s House Bill 5974 according to him would make Michigan more competitive and popular for presidential candidates. He thinks by splitting […]
3,548,319 Reasons For-Profit Charter Schools In Michigan Must Be Eliminated
Monday , 17, November 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentThat’s how much money Dr. Steve Ingersoll stole from Michigan taxpayers when he embezzled $3,548,319 from Grand Traverse Academy. Miss Fortune has the letter the for-profit charter school’s attorney sent to Ingersoll demanding he pay that money back immediately in June of 2013. Ingersoll was indicted for felony fraud by a federal court in April […]
Winter Storm Warning For Northern Michigan
Monday , 17, November 2014 Community, Environment Leave a commentThe National Weather Service in Grand Rapids issued a winter storm warning for 1 pm this afternoon to Tuesday, 9 pm for the following counties: Charlevoix Cheboygan Lake County Mason County Oceana County Otsego County Heavy snow accumulations of 1 inch per hour with winds up to 25 mph will create hazardous driving conditions and […]
Opening Weekend Of Firearm Deer Season: The Silence Is Deafening
Saturday , 15, November 2014 Community, Nerd Problems 24 CommentsDon’t blame the snow, that’s not the reason why so few people are up north hunting on the opening day of deer season – on a Saturday. Any hunter will tell you snow during hunting season is a good thing, because it makes it easier to see movement in the woods and track the deer […]
The New Teacher Project Is Recruiting Teachers With Craigslist Ads In Michigan
Wednesday , 12, November 2014 Section 16 19 CommentsIf you’re like me, an unemployed school teacher with years of experience in the classroom yet can’t find a job, it probably seems odd to see an ad like this appearing anywhere in Michigan. This state lays off teachers every year thanks to Rick Snyder cutting a billion dollars from our K-12 budget while raising […]
Michael Moore’s Traverse City Theaters Are Free For Veterans Today
Tuesday , 11, November 2014 Community Leave a commentAdmission 4 veterans to my theaters in TraverseCity is free today. Active duty service mem are free every day of the yr at the State & Bijou — Michael Moore (@MMFlint) November 11, 2014
For-Profit Charter School Grand Traverse Academy Closed For Whooping Cough
Monday , 10, November 2014 Section 16 1 CommentDue to a whooping cough outbreak, Grand Traverse Academy is closed until November 17. There are currently 10 confirmed cases and 83 probable cases. Attendance at the school today dipped below 70% of enrollment, which triggered the closing. In case you’re wondering, that’s an alarmingly high rate of infection. Whooping cough is a preventable disease […]
Does This Mean A Charter School Could Have An Emergency Manager? The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll
Saturday , 8, November 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentFor-profit charter school Grand Traverse Academy held their school board meeting on November 7, 2014, to discuss among other things the deficit the for-profit now has to deal with thanks to vision therapy optometrist Dr. Steve Ingersoll. Grand Traverse Academy, the public charter school on Hammond Road, has a deficit of about $365,000, according to […]
How Oregon Rocked The Vote With This One Weird Trick!
Saturday , 8, November 2014 Community 5 CommentsBy now, the reality and hangover of last Tuesday’s election has subsided. Despite Democratic party efforts to motivate independent voters, it just didn’t happen. Republicans swept the Senate, and in Michigan, we’re stuck with four more years of the Nerd. Snyder’s already announced he’s raising taxes, as if we didn’t know that would happen before […]