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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Finally) Admits there are Cougars in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Thursday , 29, June 2017 DNR Leave a commentThe Michigan DNR confirmed there are cougars in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan today, releasing a photograph of the large cat strolling through a Clinton County neighborhood. This is not the first sighting of cougars in the Lower Peninsula, but it is the first time the DNR admitted it. The Michigan DNR to date confirmed […]
There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity: How Trump and Gumball Machines Spark a Huge Protest in Kalkaska
Saturday , 24, June 2017 Sad!, Trumpenreich 5 CommentsThis is Jeff Sieting. He’s the Village President of Kalkaska, Michigan. This pure up north town is known for trout fishing. They celebrate the sport with a giant trout fountain on Main Street. Jeff Sieting owns the Hotel Sieting across the street from the fountain. He’s worked hard for the village making things better, and […]
Up North Progressive Accepts the Challenge: Consider What’s Wrong With For-Profit Charter Schools
Tuesday , 20, June 2017 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentAfter last week’s revelation that former Grand Traverse Academy Principal Brooke Capser accepted a position with Lowell School in Missoula, Montana, and tried to cover it up for weeks before the end of the school year, Up North Progressive received a challenge that perhaps not all of the facts in evidence were considered before publishing […]
700 Club Lawyer Jay Sekulow Part of Trump Legal Team: The Comedy Just Got Ten Feet Higher
Sunday , 18, June 2017 Sad!, Trumpenreich 1 CommentIf you’re a big fan of the Sunday Morning news shows you just got your first big dose of a man named Jay Sekulow. Never heard of him? Unless you’re a regular viewer of the 700 Club and CBN “News” you probably haven’t had much exposure to this legal titan of religious liberty or the […]
Principal Vanishing Act Part Too: Implausible Deniability
Thursday , 15, June 2017 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentSince Monday, Up North Progressive has enjoyed a large number of visitors due to the bizarre behavior of Grand Traverse Academy concealing Principal Brooke Capser’s leaving the for-profit charter school for a new job in Big Sky Country. Today the Traverse City Record-Eagle tapped in to run pass interference for GTA: Officials at Missoula County […]
Principal Vanishing Act: Grand Traverse Academy Will Be Listing a Job Opening Very Soon
Monday , 12, June 2017 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 2 CommentsIf there’s one thing schools hate, it’s scandal. They will do anything possible to avoid their name in the paper involving any wrong doing, real or perceived; which is why the staff and parents of GTA are probably living a total nightmare right now (and lets face it, have been for years). The Traverse City […]
Something That’s Been In My Head Since Yesterday #Covfefe
Thursday , 1, June 2017 Sad! Leave a commentWell a candidate who’s racist in his very first speech Is usually a no way! And a candidate who mocks the disabled in a speech Is anything but worthy. But a candidate caught on tape saying “I tried to fuck her but she’s married” and “grab her by the pussy!” He’s the candidate the GOP […]