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Sierra Club Sues U.S. Forest Service Over Aged Oil Pipeline Permit
Monday , 19, January 2015 Environment Leave a commentThe Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club filed suit in U.S. District Court in Bay City on January 15 against the U.S. Forest Service. The Lawsuit was filed to compel the federal agency to complete a much-needed inspection of Enbridge oil pipeline number 5 before issuing a permit allowing it to continue transporting oil through […]
Tell Lansing What You Think: State of the State Address Edition
Sunday , 18, January 2015 Nerd Problems Leave a commentOn January 20, Rick Snyder will give his fifth State of the State address from the Capital in Lansing, Michigan. He will begin his address at 7:00 pm, which is a scheduling conflict with Adventure Time, so you know what the Up North Progressive will be watching. But now, thanks to state senator Jim Ananich, […]
Republican Governor Rick Snyder Praises Obamacare
Sunday , 18, January 2015 Nerd Problems, Tea Party, Tealiban, Uncategorized Leave a commentHealthy Michigan allowed more than 500,000 hard-working, low-income Michiganders to have access to affordable & quality healthcare #MISOTS15 — Governor Rick Snyder (@onetoughnerd) January 18, 2015 Just don’t call it Obamacare, the grassroots are restless. Thank you, President Obama. Because of you I can see a doctor again.
Romney Runtime Executable 3.0: Now With Compassionate Populist Patch
Saturday , 17, January 2015 Candidates, Presidential Primary 2016, Romney Runtime Executable 3.0 Leave a commentNow that 2016 presidential candidates are for sure definitely making noise that they’re seriously considering the potential for a possible run for the White House maybe, the juicy quotes are already appearing. Of course, one of the best of the quote droppers from 2012 was Willard “Mitt” Romney. His new angle to get people talking […]
New Civics Test Requirement in Arizona Compliments of the Tea Party
Friday , 16, January 2015 Section 16, Tea Party, Tealiban 1 CommentArizona is the first of 18 states to pass a new civics test requirement for graduation. 18 other states including North Dakota and Utah are also considering passing the new senior requirement. The vote was hailed as a show of bipartisan support to “lead the way to the passage of the Civics Education Initiative in […]
Dave Agema’s About To Be Voted Off The RNC Island: The Tea Party Circles The Wagons
Thursday , 15, January 2015 Tea Party, Tealiban Leave a commentSo tomorrow the Republican National Committee will begin the process of removing homophobic racist “goat killer” Dave Agema from his seat because he didn’t get the memo after the 2012 presidential election that the GOP really needs to rebrand their image if they ever want to win a presidential election ever again. ALEC-sponsored vote-rigging laws […]
All education reform has two goals. Bust the union and make a profit off our tax dollars. Improving education has never been the goal or business model for corporate education reformers. Also always remember that school choice is a dog whistle for segregation.
Teachers Speak Out About Integrated Visual Learning: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll
Tuesday , 13, January 2015 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 4 CommentsIt takes courage to speak out about an employer, even a former employer. Teachers especially have to be mindful about what they say about a school administrator they worked for. Long-reaching arms can make it hard for that teacher to find work elsewhere. Now that Michigan is a freedom to freeload state, keeping a position […]
MDP Chair Lon Johnson’s Northern and Upper Peninsula Tour
Monday , 12, January 2015 Community 1 CommentMichigan Democratic Party Chair Lon Johnson will be in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula this week visiting with Democratic Party members to share ideas about the future of the party. Here is the itinerary for this week: Monday, January 12 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Breakfast with Cheboygan Dems Audies Restaurant 314 S Nicolet […]
Tea Party Candidate Seeks MIGOP Leadership Promising Change We Can Believe In
Sunday , 11, January 2015 Tea Party, Tealiban 4 CommentsFour people so far have thrown their symbolic hat into the ring to be the next chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party. Of the four, one Northern Michigan resident is among them – Joel Poynter of Lake County. Poynter was born and raised in Roseville and worked as an engineer for Dephi. In his introduction […]