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Dying for Trump’s Election Profits: O’Malley and VanderWall Conspire With Four Sheriffs to Commit Pre-Meditated Murder
Wednesday , 15, April 2020 Community, Election 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, MAGA, Sad!, Trumpenreich 1 CommentThis is one of those days when Up North Progressive throws 400 words away because everything has changed with the passage of hours instead of days. What’s going on in Northern Michigan can only be described as disgusting. Today the sheriffs of four counties in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan issued a press release […]
Committee to Ban Fracking Wins Court of Appeals Lawsuit!
Thursday , 2, April 2020 Election 2020, Environment Leave a commentAre You Ready For Some Good News? The Committee to Ban Fracking, the intrepid organization from Charlevoix, Michigan, won their lawsuit in the Michigan Court of Appeals on April 2, 2020. The years-long battle to give the citizens of Michigan the right to decide if they want fracking to continue to Michigan now goes to […]
Great Lakes Tissue Toilet Paper Sale Every Wednesday: The Times We Live In
Tuesday , 17, March 2020 Community Leave a commentToday is the March 10, 2020 Michigan Presidential Primary!
Tuesday , 10, March 2020 Election 2020, Presidential Primary 2020 Leave a commentIt’s vitally important that every registered voter goes to the polls today and vote. There are some important changes with voting in 2020 thanks to people voting for those changes in the 2018 general election. You can now vote by absentee ballot without a specific reason for needing one. If you didn’t get your ballot […]
Now ICE Leases TWO Prisons in Michigan
Thursday , 20, February 2020 GEO Group, Punk Prison, Trumpenreich Leave a commentOn February 12, 2020 the Lake County Board of Commissioners approved with unanimous vote to accept a contract from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The contract will allow ICE to move prisoners from North Lake Correctional Facility, owned by GEO Group, to the shuttered Lake County jail annex located in Baldwin. The annex up until […]
Enjoy an Extra Day of Michigan Free Fishing Weekend with This Cool Trick: Fish Hate It
Monday , 10, February 2020 DNR Leave a commentThe first Michigan Free Fishing Weekend of 2020 will be this Saturday, February 15, through Monday, February 17, 2020. During this weekend, anyone in Michigan can fish without a license. All other fishing regulations still apply. Anyone wanting to use boating access sites at state parks during the Michigan Free Fishing Weekend can do so […]
Want to Vote Early in the March 10 Michigan Presidential Primary? Here’s How!
Friday , 24, January 2020 Election 2020, Presidential Primary 2020 Leave a commentApply for a no-reason absentee ballot and you will receive your ballot in the mail. You have from now until March 10, 2020, to vote in the Michigan presidential primary. Want to be a permanent voter by mail? Contact your local Democratic Party and they can assist you with making your absentee ballot application permanent.
The State of Michigan Water 2020: Nestle Enbridge and now Michigan Potash LLC
Wednesday , 22, January 2020 Enbridge Line 5, Environment, Flint Water, Michigan Potash LLC, Michigan Water, Nestlé Leave a comment2020 is a big year for the state of Michigan’s water. Nestlé Waters looks forward to pumping 400 gallons of fresh water out of Osceola County every minute. Enbridge makes plans to begin building their tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. PFA testing and cleanup continue across the state. It couldn’t possibly get worse. In […]
Let the Beauty of Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains Inspire You as an Artist In Residence
Monday , 6, January 2020 Upper Peninsula Leave a commentThe Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for Spring, Summer, and Fall, 2020, and Winter, 2021, residencies are accepting applications until February 14, 2020, for any artist interested in a chance to create art while living in the pristine forest of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park; Michigan’s largest state park For two weeks, artists have the […]
Nestlé’s Loss to Osceola Township Won’t Fix the Real Problem with Michigan’s Environmental Protection Laws
Thursday , 5, December 2019 Environment, Flint Water, Nestlé 1 CommentWater is, of course, the most important raw material we have today in the world. It’s a question of whether we should privatize the normal water supply for the population. And there are two different opinions on the matter. The one opinion, which I think is extreme, is represented by the NGOs, who bang on […]