Up North Progressive
Politics and commentary for Northern MichiganBlog Archives
Up North Public Schools are COVID-19 Super-Spreader Sites and It’s Time to Shut Them Down
Tuesday , 27, October 2020 COVID_19, Section 16 Leave a commentIf there has ever been a more irresponsible act during the COVID pandemic it’s attempting to keep Michigan public schools open. The Republicans successfully stripped the Governor of her executive authority to keep the citizens of Michigan safe and cases are on the rise. People refuse to wear masks in enclosed spaces and social distancing […]
Attorney General Dana Nessel Will Write an Opinion on the Legality of PA 359
Wednesday , 2, January 2019 Enbridge Line 5 Leave a commentGovernor Gretchen Whitmer began her new job in Lansing today requesting Attorney General Dana Nessel to write her first opinion on PA 359 to determine if the lame duck-session law is legal. PA 359 started out as MI SB 1197 sponsored by Tom Casperson (R-Hates Clean Water) to add language to the PA 214 of […]
Making Government Accountable 501(c)(4) PAC Formed: Guess Who Wants To Be Nerd In Chief
Monday , 20, April 2015 Nerd Problems, Presidential Primary 2016 1 CommentSnyder spokesperson Jarrod Agen told the Associated Press that a group of Snyder’s inner circle created a tax-exempt PAC to raise funds for Snyder to tour the country starting next month after the state votes against raising the sales tax. With that defeat over his head, Snyder will likely want to get out of the […]
Happy Birthday Thomas Jefferson: Secular Champion of America
Monday , 13, April 2015 History Nerd Leave a comment“It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself to resist invasions of it in the case of others, or their case, by change of circumstances, become his own. It behooves him too, in his own case, to give no example of concession, betraying the right of independent opinion by answering questions of […]
An Open Letter To Our New State Superintendent of Education Brian Whiston
Sunday , 22, March 2015 Section 16 5 CommentsCongratulations on being selected for the important position of State Superintendent of Education. You have entered into a position where there are many old and new challenges to face. Public education in Michigan faces constant attacks from both the state and corporate education reformers, often working together to take our schools out of the hands […]
We are now less than two days away before the 2014 midterm election. Absentee ballots are coming in with reports of very high returns similar to a year we would be electing a president. This is good news, as it’s a fact that when more people vote, Democratic Party candidates win. Which is why it’s […]
GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY THAT NEVER HAPPENED – Rick Snyder Endorsement Edition
Sunday , 26, October 2014 Candidates, Nerd Problems 4 CommentsNow that our anti-war treaty with Rome has expired, Carthage can muster an army and fight off these Numidians for good! Thank goodness Rome will leave us alone now that the debt is paid … Queen Olga of Kyiv burned alive 20 of our best men in a sauna for revenge after we murdered her […]
Rick Snyder On K-12 Funding Cuts: In His Own Words
Friday , 24, October 2014 Candidates, Nerd Problems Leave a commentHe’s lying to you. Why would you willingly vote for a liar? Fed up with lies and excuses? Vote for Mark Schauer on November 4 and bring honesty and integrity back to Lansing.
Our next governor, Mark Schauer, has a good plan for keeping jobs in Michigan. Make sure you vote on November 4 so he can use that plan, and many others to help Michigan.