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Have you seen Rick Snyder’s campaign bus? Has anyone seen Rick Snyder’s campaign bus? Rick Snyder used a bus in 2010 when he first campaigned for governor of Michigan. Four years ago when he was running for office his bus could be seen all over the state making stop after stop to press flesh and […]
Dean Vanderstelt Hosts Turn 2 Blue Networking Event
Monday , 11, August 2014 Candidates Leave a commentA Tale of Two Political Parties: Democrats Are Way Ahead In The Game
Saturday , 9, August 2014 Candidates Leave a commentThe primary election is behind us. The candidates who made the cut have a moment to celebrate and prepare for the race on November 4. The losers of a race for political office traditionally call the winner and congratulate them, and the winner thanks them. From there, the candidate who lost supports the winning candidate […]
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Meet The Candidates State House District #106: Robert Kennedy and Scot McKenzie
Monday , 4, August 2014 Candidates Leave a commentTwo Democratic Party candidates are running in the August 5th primary election for the Michigan State House 106th district. Robert Kennedy of Harrisville and Scot McKenzie of Alpena. Scot McKenzie is a longtime resident of Alpena. He graduated from Alpena High School in 1980. McKenzie is a small business owner. He began his consignment shop […]
Meet The Candidates State House District #100: Mark Balcom and William Valko
Sunday , 3, August 2014 Candidates Leave a commentTwo candidates will be squaring off against each other in Tuesday’s primary election for the Democratic Nomication in the 100th district. They are Mark Balcom of Hesperia and William Valko of Luther. Mark Balcom currently lives in Hesperia. He graduated from Hesperia High School in 1977. He then attended Northern Michigan University where he earned […]
Why You Need To Vote In The August 5 Michigan Primary
Saturday , 2, August 2014 Candidates, Community Leave a commentVoter turnout during primary elections are notoriously low. This year’s primary election is expected to be no different, but that’s just what the Republicans in Michigan are counting on. Democrats and independents need to vote for some very important reasons. First, you don’t have to belong to a political party to vote. When you arrive […]
Mark Schauer was greeted in Reed City, Michigan, today by an enthusiastic crowd of people at The Depot on 200 N. Chestnut Street. People waved signs and cheered as he walked up to the porch to address the crowd gathered on a muggy Friday morning. Schauer didn’t waste any time with small talk as he […]
Nolan Finley Surprised By The Facts About Michigan’s Gubernatorial Race
Thursday , 31, July 2014 Candidates, Nerd Problems Leave a commentNolan Finley’s editorial in today’s Detroit News had the distinct tone of someone who thinks he understands a problem but hasn’t considered all of the facts before firing off an editorial about why this is all wrong and it shouldn’t be this way. What Finley doesn’t seem to realize, and perhaps this is the case […]