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A Parent Speaks About Their Children Attending Ingersoll’s For-Profit Charter Schools
Tuesday , 30, December 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentThis optical illusion was published on page ten of a report offered by Grand Traverse Academy last fall. They claimed the reason why the patterns of colors move is due to ‘eye movement errors,’ or, everyone who looks at this image has eyes that don’t work properly. This claim is false. The image is an […]
Going On Offense: The Tea Bagging of Michigan PowWow
Sunday , 28, December 2014 Candidates, Presidential Primary 2016, Tea Party 3 CommentsMark your calendars and get your tickets, the big powwow at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant is coming and you don’t want to miss it. The date for the event is January 9th and 10th. Before you think attending this event will offer an opportunity to experience the spiritual culture of Native […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Congressman Bentivolio’s Last Official Act Before Leaving Congress.
Wednesday , 24, December 2014 Candidates 2 CommentsHe’s going back to that Mall Santa kiosk in the sky, or something. This is House Resolution #779.
One City Two Cases of School Embezzlement: Guess Which One Gets Press?
Tuesday , 23, December 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 2 CommentsFormer Traverse City Area Public Schools Administrative Assistant Mary Gillison was arraigned on December 18 for allegedly embezzling between $1,000 and $20,000 over a five year period. It could be even more, but the statute of limitations is five years. Mary used to handle money at West Middle School dealing with yearbook sales, Scholastic book […]
“What’s Wrong, Baby?” Dish Customers Can’t Watch Fixed Noise
Monday , 22, December 2014 Uncategorized Leave a commentAnd nothing of value was lost that day. Granted, when Dish cut their viewers off from TCM and The Cartoon Network earlier this autumn it caused serious jonesing in the Up North Progressive household. Don’t judge, I like my classic movies and cartoons. When word got out however that Fox News was about to disappear […]
Michigan Wolves Back On The Endangered Species List
Friday , 19, December 2014 Environment Leave a commentA U.S. District Judge today ruled that wolves living in the Great Lakes region must be returned to the federal endangered species list, which puts the animals back under federal protection and out of the hands of state wildlife management. Calling the 2012 decision, “arbitrary and capricious,” Judge Beryl Howell overturned the government decision to […]
New Federal Spending Bill Will Make Bill Schuette Less Schuette: Medical Marijuana Sellers Rejoice!
Monday , 15, December 2014 Community, Medical Marijuana 2 CommentsStill bummed by the horrible trillion dollar spending bill the U.S. Congress passed over the weekend? Yes, it’s terrible, and it doesn’t help to know how many Democratic congressmen voted for it too. It’s not all bad news though. Unless you’re Attorney General Bill Schuette. Buried in that 1600 page bill is a thin silver […]
An Interesting Thing Happened On Twitter Or What Happens When A Title Has An Acronym
Monday , 15, December 2014 Dr. Ingersoll Leave a commentYesterday an article with the title, “He Stole Your Tax Dollars and GTA Tried To Cover It Up” was published on this blog. When a blog is published on Up North Progressive, it’s also published as a link on Facebook and Twitter. As soon as the article went live, @GTAReddit followed me. Obviously a bot […]
He Stole Your Tax Dollars and GTA Tried To Cover It Up: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll
Sunday , 14, December 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 8 CommentsMiss Fortune once again provides readers with an exhaustive exposé of cover ups, shenanigans and denial going on with for-profit charter school Grand Traverse Academy and their former management company, Dr. Steve Ingersoll’s Smart Schools LLC. What the documents obtained through an FOIA request to Lake Superior State University, GTA’s for-profit charter school authorizer, shows […]