Muskegon County's dog-law oversight turned over to sheriff, treasurer | MLive.com
As part of the change, the three animal control officers and the clinic clerk will be transferred to the Sheriff’s Office, effective Oct. 1.
Dog licenses are already sold in several of the treasurers’ offices for local cities and townships.
The county Treasurer’s Office already has a working arrangement with those local treasurers’ offices. Therefore, some county officials expect the administration of the dog licensing to be more efficient to operate.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Governor declares financial emergency in Muskegon Heights schools
Governor declares financial emergency in Muskegon Heights schools | MLive.com
"Ensuring a quality education for the students of Muskegon Heights is our top priority," Snyder said in a press release.
"The appointment of an emergency manager is the next logical step in restoring financial stability to the troubled district and, in fact, is a step requested by members of the Muskegon Heights Board of Education."
The school board four months ago asked that an emergency manager be appointed for the district, which ended last year with an $8.5 million deficit.
"Ensuring a quality education for the students of Muskegon Heights is our top priority," Snyder said in a press release.
"The appointment of an emergency manager is the next logical step in restoring financial stability to the troubled district and, in fact, is a step requested by members of the Muskegon Heights Board of Education."
The school board four months ago asked that an emergency manager be appointed for the district, which ended last year with an $8.5 million deficit.
Tony Tague won't seek re-election as Muskegon County prosecutor
Tony Tague won't seek re-election as Muskegon County prosecutor | MLive.com
Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election this year.
Tague, 54, has been the county's prosecutor since his first election in 1988. He is now in the final year of his sixth four-year term.
In a news release Tuesday morning, Tague said, "after considerable reflection, I believe it is time to turn over the reins."
BOMBSHELL!
Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election this year.
Tague, 54, has been the county's prosecutor since his first election in 1988. He is now in the final year of his sixth four-year term.
In a news release Tuesday morning, Tague said, "after considerable reflection, I believe it is time to turn over the reins."
BOMBSHELL!
China's cash buys inroads in Caribbean
NYT: China's cash buys inroads in Caribbean - World news - The New York Times - msnbc.com
The new stadium here, Bahamian officials said, was in part a reward for breaking ties with Taiwan in 1997 and establishing and keeping relations with China.
It is one of several sporting arenas that China has sprinkled in Caribbean and Central American nations as gratitude for their recognition of “one China” — in other words, for their refusal to recognize Taiwan, which Chinese officials consider part of their country.
“They offered a substantial gift and we opted for a national stadium,” said Charles Maynard, the Bahamian sports minister, adding that his government could never have afforded to build it on its own.
This is vote buying at the UN.
The USA just drowns small and large countries in money and gets NOTHING back in return.
Except contempt.
The new stadium here, Bahamian officials said, was in part a reward for breaking ties with Taiwan in 1997 and establishing and keeping relations with China.
It is one of several sporting arenas that China has sprinkled in Caribbean and Central American nations as gratitude for their recognition of “one China” — in other words, for their refusal to recognize Taiwan, which Chinese officials consider part of their country.
“They offered a substantial gift and we opted for a national stadium,” said Charles Maynard, the Bahamian sports minister, adding that his government could never have afforded to build it on its own.
This is vote buying at the UN.
The USA just drowns small and large countries in money and gets NOTHING back in return.
Except contempt.
Disappearing data doesn't aid union's case
Editorial: Disappearing data doesn't aid union's case | The Oshkosh Northwestern | thenorthwestern.com
Problem is, those old surveys disappeared from WEAC's website.
Representatives from the union did not respond to questions from the State Journal.
Problem is, those old surveys disappeared from WEAC's website.
Representatives from the union did not respond to questions from the State Journal.
Followup to Illinois Pension Issues
Followup to Illinois Pension Issues
"... post on an Illinois state official commenting on the unsustainability of the Teachers Retirement System in Illinois"
"... post on an Illinois state official commenting on the unsustainability of the Teachers Retirement System in Illinois"
Monday, April 09, 2012
The Big Double Standard
Klavan On The Culture » The Big Double Standard
Some of you may be bothered by the fact that NBC News lied and is now lying about its lies in the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case.
As Breitbart.com reported while all the mainstream outlets except the Washington Post looked the other way, NBC News edited a tape of Zimmerman’s 911 call to make Zimmerman sound like a racist. A full description of the scurrilous edit is at the link.
When they were caught in their dishonesty, NBC News temporized.
When they could no longer temporize, they scapegoated a single unnamed producer, firing him late on the Friday before Easter/Passover weekend so no one would notice.
Then NBC News President Steve Capus released a statement to Reuters saying the deliberate editing of the tape to misrepresent the phone call was “a mistake and not a deliberate act to misrepresent the phone call.”
Some of you may read that statement and say to yourself, “Golly, Klavan on the Culture! How can Mr. Capus keep the word News in his title and not curl up in a ball of shame while tearing at his own flesh with his fingernails and begging God to forgive him for having sunk to depths of disingenuousness unimaginable to any real news person?”
Some of you may be bothered by the fact that NBC News lied and is now lying about its lies in the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case.
As Breitbart.com reported while all the mainstream outlets except the Washington Post looked the other way, NBC News edited a tape of Zimmerman’s 911 call to make Zimmerman sound like a racist. A full description of the scurrilous edit is at the link.
When they were caught in their dishonesty, NBC News temporized.
When they could no longer temporize, they scapegoated a single unnamed producer, firing him late on the Friday before Easter/Passover weekend so no one would notice.
Then NBC News President Steve Capus released a statement to Reuters saying the deliberate editing of the tape to misrepresent the phone call was “a mistake and not a deliberate act to misrepresent the phone call.”
Some of you may read that statement and say to yourself, “Golly, Klavan on the Culture! How can Mr. Capus keep the word News in his title and not curl up in a ball of shame while tearing at his own flesh with his fingernails and begging God to forgive him for having sunk to depths of disingenuousness unimaginable to any real news person?”
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Elementary school teacher tells students Republicans are stupid
Elementary school teacher tells students Republicans are stupid | Fellowship of the Minds
On the heels of the Arizona high school teacher who let a lone student stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Masschusetts elementary school that tried to get rid of the words “God” and “bless” from Lee Greenwood’s song “God Bless the U.S.A.,” comes another teacher caught behaving badly.
Kalyn McMackin reports for The Daily Caller, April 5, 2012, that a Virginia elementary school teacher told her 6th grade class that “Republicans are stupid” and “they don’t care about anyone but wealthy people and businesses.”
Kristin Martin said this as Republican voters were filing into the halls of Colin L. Powell Elementary School in Fairfax County to vote on Super Tuesday.
One student told The Daily Caller: “It all started when this disabled kid came in and named all the Republicans candidates for Super Tuesday.
She [Martin] said to him, ‘I don’t like them, I think that they are stupid.’”
On the heels of the Arizona high school teacher who let a lone student stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Masschusetts elementary school that tried to get rid of the words “God” and “bless” from Lee Greenwood’s song “God Bless the U.S.A.,” comes another teacher caught behaving badly.
Kalyn McMackin reports for The Daily Caller, April 5, 2012, that a Virginia elementary school teacher told her 6th grade class that “Republicans are stupid” and “they don’t care about anyone but wealthy people and businesses.”
Kristin Martin said this as Republican voters were filing into the halls of Colin L. Powell Elementary School in Fairfax County to vote on Super Tuesday.
One student told The Daily Caller: “It all started when this disabled kid came in and named all the Republicans candidates for Super Tuesday.
She [Martin] said to him, ‘I don’t like them, I think that they are stupid.’”
Detroit's work force lacking job skills; it's called a 'huge problem'
Detroit's work force lacking job skills; it's called a 'huge problem' | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Most major cities see at least 60% of adults participating in the work force, either by working jobs or actively applying for them. In several cities -- Seattle, Charlotte, N.C., and Denver, for example -- more than 70% of adult residents are in the labor force.
Detroit's rate is the lowest among big cities: 49.8%
Most major cities see at least 60% of adults participating in the work force, either by working jobs or actively applying for them. In several cities -- Seattle, Charlotte, N.C., and Denver, for example -- more than 70% of adult residents are in the labor force.
Detroit's rate is the lowest among big cities: 49.8%
Sentenced to death for being old: The NHS denies life-saving treatment to the elderly, as one man's chilling story reveals
Sentenced to death for being old: The NHS denies life-saving treatment to the elderly, as one man's chilling story reveals | Mail Online
When Kenneth Warden was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer, his hospital consultant sent him home to die, ruling that at 78 he was too old to treat.
Even the palliative surgery or chemotherapy that could have eased his distressing symptoms were declared off-limits because of his age.
His distraught daughter Michele Halligan accepted the sad prognosis but was determined her father would spend his last months in comfort.
So she paid for him to seen privately by a second doctor to discover what could be done to ease his symptoms.
Thanks to her tenacity, Kenneth got the drugs and surgery he needed — and as a result his cancer was actually cured. Four years on, he is a sprightly 82-year-old who works out at the gym, drives a sports car and competes in a rowing team.
HOSPITAL CONSULTANT?
When Kenneth Warden was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer, his hospital consultant sent him home to die, ruling that at 78 he was too old to treat.
Even the palliative surgery or chemotherapy that could have eased his distressing symptoms were declared off-limits because of his age.
His distraught daughter Michele Halligan accepted the sad prognosis but was determined her father would spend his last months in comfort.
So she paid for him to seen privately by a second doctor to discover what could be done to ease his symptoms.
Thanks to her tenacity, Kenneth got the drugs and surgery he needed — and as a result his cancer was actually cured. Four years on, he is a sprightly 82-year-old who works out at the gym, drives a sports car and competes in a rowing team.
HOSPITAL CONSULTANT?
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Stabenow honored for helping MI seniors
Stabenow honored for helping MI seniors | WOOD TV8
A ceremony was held at the Grand Rapids Senior Neighbors Center in which Sen. Debbie Stabenow was recognized for her efforts.
Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, presented Stabenow with boxing gloves so she can continue the fight.
A ceremony was held at the Grand Rapids Senior Neighbors Center in which Sen. Debbie Stabenow was recognized for her efforts.
Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, presented Stabenow with boxing gloves so she can continue the fight.
Sugar shock
BACON: Sugar shock - Washington Times
Once upon a time, there was a medical “consensus” that fats and cholesterol in the blood were major causes of heart disease.
Armed with this “settled science,” the public health establishment moved in the 1970s to expunge the offending substances, beyond a basic minimum deemed to be necessary, from Americans’ diets.
Food bureaucrats established dietary guidelines.
Physicians ordered billions of dollars of blood tests.
Pharmaceutical companies made tens of billions of dollars on drugs that suppressed cholesterol levels. Food companies, castigated in some quarters as soulless merchants of dietary corruption, were compelled to report the nutritional breakdown of their packaged products.
Badgered by public officialdom and the media over the decades, Americans slowly, grudgingly changed their eating habits.
What good did it do them?
Americans are more overweight, more prone to diabetes and more at risk of heart disease than ever before.
Now, it transpires, the public health consensus and settled science might not have gotten it right.
A new wave of scientific research finds that the worst culprit of all is sugar.
CBS‘ “60 Minutes” hit the highlights of that research in a show broadcast April 1, “Is Sugar Toxic?”
Once upon a time, there was a medical “consensus” that fats and cholesterol in the blood were major causes of heart disease.
Armed with this “settled science,” the public health establishment moved in the 1970s to expunge the offending substances, beyond a basic minimum deemed to be necessary, from Americans’ diets.
Food bureaucrats established dietary guidelines.
Physicians ordered billions of dollars of blood tests.
Pharmaceutical companies made tens of billions of dollars on drugs that suppressed cholesterol levels. Food companies, castigated in some quarters as soulless merchants of dietary corruption, were compelled to report the nutritional breakdown of their packaged products.
Badgered by public officialdom and the media over the decades, Americans slowly, grudgingly changed their eating habits.
What good did it do them?
Americans are more overweight, more prone to diabetes and more at risk of heart disease than ever before.
Now, it transpires, the public health consensus and settled science might not have gotten it right.
A new wave of scientific research finds that the worst culprit of all is sugar.
CBS‘ “60 Minutes” hit the highlights of that research in a show broadcast April 1, “Is Sugar Toxic?”
Population downer: Census watcher disappointed in Muskegon County's 2011 estimated totals
Population downer: Census watcher disappointed in Muskegon County's 2011 estimated totals | MLive.com
Michigan lost 7,448 people in the latest population estimate for 2011, a 0.07 percent decline to 9,876,187.
Other large counties with population declines were Wayne (Detroit), Genesee (Flint) and Saginaw – all from 0.5 to 1 percent declines.
Michigan lost 7,448 people in the latest population estimate for 2011, a 0.07 percent decline to 9,876,187.
Other large counties with population declines were Wayne (Detroit), Genesee (Flint) and Saginaw – all from 0.5 to 1 percent declines.
Have Biff and Buffy dropped out of the workforce?
NetRight Daily » Have Biff and Buffy dropped out of the workforce?
Even the left-thinking MSNBC eventually stumbles upon the answer that Americans for Limited Government has been pointing to for months — the labor participation rate has been falling like a stone since Obama became president.
This means that a smaller percentage of the civilian working age workforce are actually participating in the labor market, and the 4.4 million people who have dropped out are simply not being counted as unemployed
Even the left-thinking MSNBC eventually stumbles upon the answer that Americans for Limited Government has been pointing to for months — the labor participation rate has been falling like a stone since Obama became president.
This means that a smaller percentage of the civilian working age workforce are actually participating in the labor market, and the 4.4 million people who have dropped out are simply not being counted as unemployed
Full Jail Forcing Flint Police To Give Tickets
Full Jail Forcing Flint Police To Give Tickets | Fox News
They show some of the suspects let go were those police said were driving on suspended licenses, driving under the influence, involved in assaults or caught during a burglary.
They show some of the suspects let go were those police said were driving on suspended licenses, driving under the influence, involved in assaults or caught during a burglary.
Spineless Illinois Politicians Propose to Shift Pension Burden to Schools
Spineless Illinois Politicians Propose to Shift Pension Burden to Schools - Kyle Olson - Townhall Conservative Columnists
Do they have the courage to look public employees in the eye and say, “We screwed up – we can’t afford what we promised,” and dramatically change the system?
Or will they continue playing games, putting local schools and taxpayers in an even more dangerous position?
Do they have the courage to look public employees in the eye and say, “We screwed up – we can’t afford what we promised,” and dramatically change the system?
Or will they continue playing games, putting local schools and taxpayers in an even more dangerous position?
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