What do Muskegon County commissioners think about Brookhaven? | MLive.com
District 11 from Norton Shores
Bob Scolnik
“I think there is a need for a county-run nursing home,” he said, pointing out that he is convinced that there are not enough beds in the community if Brookhaven closed.
“I have some concerns about Brookhaven long term,” he said, mentioning that hospital referrals are down with Mercy Health Partners having its own nursing homes to recommend. “Just my opinion, I think they are going to have to have some specialized services for the census.”
One of the options he said he thinks is worth looking into is a specialized wing for a specific service, similar to Brookhaven’s dementia unit.
District 5 commissioner from Fruitport Township
“I haven’t found an actual tipping point,” he said of the amount when the financial contribution from the general fund may be too much. “It’s going to have to be looked at from time to time.”
He said he is hopeful that the new director’s ideas will help the financial situation and that ultimately the voters may have to make the final decision on whether to support the facility with a millage.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Containers are cool for those supporting the Shoreline Market development proposed for downtown Muskegon
Containers are cool for those supporting the Shoreline Market development proposed for downtown Muskegon | MLive.com
Planning commissioners unanimously recommended approval of the $12 million development at 372 Morris that also includes traditional construction of apartments, townhouses, offices and retail shops.
The proposal by Urban Renaissance Group LLC of Grand Rapids will now go to the Muskegon City Commission’s June 26 meeting for final approval....
...The first-phase marketplace would be constructed through a combination of bank financing and private investors, Dykstra said.
The market already has attracted a number of local and regional artists, food vendors and retailers, Mika said.
Planning commissioners unanimously recommended approval of the $12 million development at 372 Morris that also includes traditional construction of apartments, townhouses, offices and retail shops.
The proposal by Urban Renaissance Group LLC of Grand Rapids will now go to the Muskegon City Commission’s June 26 meeting for final approval....
...The first-phase marketplace would be constructed through a combination of bank financing and private investors, Dykstra said.
The market already has attracted a number of local and regional artists, food vendors and retailers, Mika said.
Athletics to remain part of Muskegon Heights school tradition under charter system
Athletics to remain part of Muskegon Heights school tradition under charter system | MLive.com
“The community said they want athletics,” Weatherspoon said.
“The new direction is academics. So we’re moving forward with both.”
“The community said they want athletics,” Weatherspoon said.
“The new direction is academics. So we’re moving forward with both.”
Governor's staff in Muskegon Monday to gather community input
Governor's staff in Muskegon Monday to gather community input | MLive.com
MUSKEGON, MI – Ryke’s Bakery is the place to be Monday morning if you have a state government question or concern for Gov. Rick Snyder.
You can also grab a doughnut or two.
Representatives from the Governor’s Office are scheduled to meet face-to-face with Muskegon community members from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Ryke’s Bakery, Catering and Café, 1788 Terrace in Muskegon.
The local visit is part of a tour of more than 60 sites in Michigan by the Governor’s Office of Constituent Services.
MUSKEGON, MI – Ryke’s Bakery is the place to be Monday morning if you have a state government question or concern for Gov. Rick Snyder.
You can also grab a doughnut or two.
Representatives from the Governor’s Office are scheduled to meet face-to-face with Muskegon community members from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Ryke’s Bakery, Catering and Café, 1788 Terrace in Muskegon.
The local visit is part of a tour of more than 60 sites in Michigan by the Governor’s Office of Constituent Services.
Keith Guy's move from Muskegon Heights to Muskegon almost a done deal
Keith Guy's move from Muskegon Heights to Muskegon almost a done deal | MLive.com
Guy led the Muskegon Heights Tigers to the boys basketball state semifinals last year and to the state finals the previous year.
Guy led the Muskegon Heights Tigers to the boys basketball state semifinals last year and to the state finals the previous year.
Charter school company withdraws interest in Muskegon Heights
Charter school company withdraws interest in Muskegon Heights | MLive.com
New Paradigm, a nonprofit company, operates the Detroit Edison Public School Academy, which has 1,100 students and a staff of 110, as well as the Glazer Academy and Loving Academy, both of which are authorized by Detroit Public Schools.
New Paradigm, a nonprofit company, operates the Detroit Edison Public School Academy, which has 1,100 students and a staff of 110, as well as the Glazer Academy and Loving Academy, both of which are authorized by Detroit Public Schools.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Four Muskegon County sites to offer free HIV tests June 27
Four Muskegon County sites to offer free HIV tests June 27 | MLive.com
Tests will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Public Health Muskegon County, 209 E. Apple; 9 a.m. to noon at Benson Drug, 961 Spring; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at McClee’s Clinic, 1700 Clinton; and 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Hackley Community Care Center, 2700 Baker, Muskegon Heights.
Tests will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Public Health Muskegon County, 209 E. Apple; 9 a.m. to noon at Benson Drug, 961 Spring; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at McClee’s Clinic, 1700 Clinton; and 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Hackley Community Care Center, 2700 Baker, Muskegon Heights.
Who will be Muskegon's next mayor? The city commission will begin to decide
Who will be Muskegon's next mayor? The city commission will begin to decide | MLive.com
Even though Warmington announced his intentions at the commission’s May 22 meeting, commissioners said they would not discuss his replacement until the resignation became officiall out of respect for the mayor.
Even though Warmington announced his intentions at the commission’s May 22 meeting, commissioners said they would not discuss his replacement until the resignation became officiall out of respect for the mayor.
Special education overhaul, closure of schools help Muskegon schools balance budget
Special education overhaul, closure of schools help Muskegon schools balance budget | MLive.com
Special education is a category with one of the biggest spending reductions.
The reductions are expected to come as a result of an overhaul in qualifying students for special education services, said Muskegon Public Schools Superintendent Jon Felske.
“We believe there are students who have received services who no longer qualify,” Felske said.
Special education is a category with one of the biggest spending reductions.
The reductions are expected to come as a result of an overhaul in qualifying students for special education services, said Muskegon Public Schools Superintendent Jon Felske.
“We believe there are students who have received services who no longer qualify,” Felske said.
Mark Steyn: Earthly woes mount as Obama's rhetoric soars
Mark Steyn: Earthly woes mount as Obama's rhetoric soars | obama, moon, together - Opinion - The Orange County Register
Round about this time in the election cycle, a presidential challenger finds himself on the stump and posing a simple test to voters: "Ask yourself – are you better off now than you were four years ago?"
Round about this time in the election cycle, a presidential challenger finds himself on the stump and posing a simple test to voters: "Ask yourself – are you better off now than you were four years ago?"
International - Robert Wright - Obama's Drift Toward War With Iran
International - Robert Wright - Obama's Drift Toward War With Iran - The Atlantic
The most undercovered story in Washington is how President Obama, under the influence of election-year politics, is letting America drift toward war with Iran.
The most undercovered story in Washington is how President Obama, under the influence of election-year politics, is letting America drift toward war with Iran.
Five Reasons Why Romney is the Favorite
Five Reasons Why Romney is the Favorite « Commentary Magazine
3. Intellectual exhaustion.
The Obama campaign is out of ideas.
On the economy, Obama has used virtually everything in his progressive toolkit.
Nothing has worked.
3. Intellectual exhaustion.
The Obama campaign is out of ideas.
On the economy, Obama has used virtually everything in his progressive toolkit.
Nothing has worked.
Unfunded and Unreported: $900 Billion in States’ Liabilities
Unfunded and Unreported: $900 Billion in States’ Liabilities | Heartlander Magazine
The five “sinkhole states,” along with the amount taxpayers would need to pay are: Connecticut ($49,000), New Jersey ($35,800), Hawaii ($32,700), Illinois ($31,600), and Kentucky ($23,500).
Weinberg says “politicians for years have been saying their budgets are balanced, but that’s because they’re not including these liabilities.”
The five “sinkhole states,” along with the amount taxpayers would need to pay are: Connecticut ($49,000), New Jersey ($35,800), Hawaii ($32,700), Illinois ($31,600), and Kentucky ($23,500).
Weinberg says “politicians for years have been saying their budgets are balanced, but that’s because they’re not including these liabilities.”
Thursday, June 14, 2012
State Spent $2.3 Million to Train 200 in Renewable Energy — Only a Few Got Jobs
State Spent $2.3 Million to Train 200 in Renewable Energy — Only a Few Got Jobs [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Almost three years later, the Energy Conservation Apprenticeship Readiness Program (ECAR) had just 200 people apply statewide, cost $2.3 million in federal stimulus money and yielded few jobs for the enrollees who were trained.
Almost three years later, the Energy Conservation Apprenticeship Readiness Program (ECAR) had just 200 people apply statewide, cost $2.3 million in federal stimulus money and yielded few jobs for the enrollees who were trained.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
GREENFAIL: Syracuse’s little-used electric car chargers being replaced after just months.
#GREENFAIL: Syracuse’s little-used electric car chargers being replaced after just months.
A Syracuse nonprofit got a $700,000 government grant last year to buy and install 68 electric car charging units around Central New York.
But this week, Synapse Sustainability Trust ripped the last of the chargers out of a downtown Syracuse parking lot.
But reader Kenneth Strumpf writes that this is the key bit:
Interestingly, the company that got the grant, Synapse Partners, is run by the county Democratic chairwoman.“Fed by government grants, their company and its nonprofit arm also have strong connections to the Democratic Party.”
A Syracuse nonprofit got a $700,000 government grant last year to buy and install 68 electric car charging units around Central New York.
But this week, Synapse Sustainability Trust ripped the last of the chargers out of a downtown Syracuse parking lot.
But reader Kenneth Strumpf writes that this is the key bit:
The goof-up will have little impact on the public. After all, there are only 30 electric or electric hybrid cars in five counties surrounding Syracuse. There are more charging units than there are cars that can use them.He comments: “I regularly park in a lot containing about a dozen of these charging stations and have never seen a car attached to one.”
Interestingly, the company that got the grant, Synapse Partners, is run by the county Democratic chairwoman.“Fed by government grants, their company and its nonprofit arm also have strong connections to the Democratic Party.”
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson: Calling reforms voter suppression is 'partisan theatrics' or a misunderstanding
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson: Calling reforms voter suppression is 'partisan theatrics' or a misunderstanding | MLive.com
State Rep. Woodrow Stanley, D-Flint, said protests erupted at a committee hearing due to frustration over “a naked assault on that sacred right to vote.”
State Rep. Woodrow Stanley, D-Flint, said protests erupted at a committee hearing due to frustration over “a naked assault on that sacred right to vote.”
THE RISE OF NAKED VACATIONS
THE RISE OF NAKED VACATIONS
When the Carnival Freedom sets sail from Florida next February for an eight-day cruise to Panama, it will offer the same amenities as any other Carnival cruise: three pools, a jogging track, a 1970s dance club and a cigar bar.
But there is one stark difference.
Passengers on the white behemoth of a ship, which can carry 2,974 passengers, will enjoy those facilities naked.
Warning: Few, if any, of your fellow passengers will be supermodels.
When the Carnival Freedom sets sail from Florida next February for an eight-day cruise to Panama, it will offer the same amenities as any other Carnival cruise: three pools, a jogging track, a 1970s dance club and a cigar bar.
But there is one stark difference.
Passengers on the white behemoth of a ship, which can carry 2,974 passengers, will enjoy those facilities naked.
Warning: Few, if any, of your fellow passengers will be supermodels.
Gerald O'Driscoll: How the Euro Will End
Gerald O'Driscoll: How the Euro Will End - WSJ.com
For such reasons, when the euro was created in 1999, Milton Friedman famously predicted its demise within a decade. He was wrong about the timing, but he may yet be proven right about the fact.
For such reasons, when the euro was created in 1999, Milton Friedman famously predicted its demise within a decade. He was wrong about the timing, but he may yet be proven right about the fact.
The Bizarre White House Reaction to Commerce Secretary John Bryson News
The Bizarre White House Reaction to Commerce Secretary John Bryson News
Later in the briefing, Carney said the White House was alerted on Sunday evening and the president was informed on Monday morning. Again, this strikes even the casual observer as odd.
The Commerce Secretary is tenth in the presidential line of succession and there is a government-wide Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) that ensures that the executive branch leadership is accounted for and able to serve.
Did the President of the United States really find out at the same time as the general public that 36 hours beforehand his Commerce Secretary had been hospitalized?
And if so, was his first concern the fact that his staff left him in the dark unnecessarily for so many hours?
Later in the briefing, Carney said the White House was alerted on Sunday evening and the president was informed on Monday morning. Again, this strikes even the casual observer as odd.
The Commerce Secretary is tenth in the presidential line of succession and there is a government-wide Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) that ensures that the executive branch leadership is accounted for and able to serve.
Did the President of the United States really find out at the same time as the general public that 36 hours beforehand his Commerce Secretary had been hospitalized?
And if so, was his first concern the fact that his staff left him in the dark unnecessarily for so many hours?
An open letter to the Rt Rev Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter, on the subject of his foiled wind farm scheme
An open letter to the Rt Rev Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter, on the subject of his foiled wind farm scheme – Telegraph Blogs
What surprised me about your letter was that a man intelligent enough to have gained two degrees (one from Cambridge) and canny enough to have risen to the not totally immodest heights of the Bishopric of Exeter should yet be puzzled as to why his flock might object to having a hideous pair of bat-chomping, bird-slicing eco-crucifixes plonked next to their tranquil North Devon villages.
What surprised me about your letter was that a man intelligent enough to have gained two degrees (one from Cambridge) and canny enough to have risen to the not totally immodest heights of the Bishopric of Exeter should yet be puzzled as to why his flock might object to having a hideous pair of bat-chomping, bird-slicing eco-crucifixes plonked next to their tranquil North Devon villages.
U.S. NEWS: Why The Higher Education Bubble Will Be Worse Than the Housing Bubble.
Instapundit » Blog Archive » U.S. NEWS: Why The Higher Education Bubble Will Be Worse Than the Housing Bubble.
“Even when homeowners got hopelessly behind on their mortgages, two options helped.
First, they could declare bankruptcy and free themselves of their crippling debt; second, they could sell their houses to pay down most of their loans. Students don’t have either of these options.
It’s illegal to absolve student loan debt through bankruptcy, and you can’t sell back an education.”
“Even when homeowners got hopelessly behind on their mortgages, two options helped.
First, they could declare bankruptcy and free themselves of their crippling debt; second, they could sell their houses to pay down most of their loans. Students don’t have either of these options.
It’s illegal to absolve student loan debt through bankruptcy, and you can’t sell back an education.”
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
More nations exempt from Iran sanctions
More nations exempt from Iran sanctions - FT.com
The state department said that Turkey, India, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, South Africa and Sri Lanka had all reduced purchases of Iranian oil by enough to be given a six-month exemption from the sanctions, which come into operation on June 28
Oh, the power of "sanctions"!
The state department said that Turkey, India, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, South Africa and Sri Lanka had all reduced purchases of Iranian oil by enough to be given a six-month exemption from the sanctions, which come into operation on June 28
Oh, the power of "sanctions"!
EyeOnMuskegon: Important meetings Today, Tue. Jun 12!
EyeOnMuskegon: Important meetings Today, Tue. Jun 12!
Remember, when they operate without any citizen input, they operate for those who already have input and that's why we're broke.
Remember, when they operate without any citizen input, they operate for those who already have input and that's why we're broke.
Monday, June 11, 2012
CBC staff: Opposition to Obama is racist
CBC staff: Opposition to Obama is racist | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner
She added that "even 'cool,' the term 'cool,' could in some ways be deemed racial [in this instance]."
She added that "even 'cool,' the term 'cool,' could in some ways be deemed racial [in this instance]."
In case you missed it: Port city or tourist town for Muskegon?
In case you missed it: Port city or tourist town for Muskegon? | MLive.com
Do you prefer the concept of an industrial port or a larger focus on recreational and tourism uses of the water?
Is there room for both?
Do you prefer the concept of an industrial port or a larger focus on recreational and tourism uses of the water?
Is there room for both?
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Sheila Jackson Lee Declares Rodney King a 'Great Philosopher'
Blog: Sheila Jackson Lee Declares Rodney King a 'Great Philosopher'
On Friday in response to a Fox News reporter's question about Obamacare, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), a University of Virginia Law graduate, invoked the name of Rodney King calling him a "great philosopher."
Not since Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) expressed concern that the addition of 8,000 service personnel and their families onto the island of Guam might cause it to tip over have Americans heard such moronic craziness.
Do we really pay the Queen of Racism $174,000 per year?
On Friday in response to a Fox News reporter's question about Obamacare, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), a University of Virginia Law graduate, invoked the name of Rodney King calling him a "great philosopher."
Not since Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) expressed concern that the addition of 8,000 service personnel and their families onto the island of Guam might cause it to tip over have Americans heard such moronic craziness.
Do we really pay the Queen of Racism $174,000 per year?
NYC principal bars students from singing 'God Bless the USA' at graduation
NYC principal bars students from singing 'God Bless the USA' at graduation | Fox News
A New York City principal has pulled the plug on patriotism by preventing students from singing "God Bless the USA" at their graduation.
.....But Hawkins marched in on a recent rehearsal and ordered a CD playing the anthem to be shut off, staffers said.
She told the teachers to drop the song from the program.
"We don't want to offend other cultures," they quoted her as explaining.
A New York City principal has pulled the plug on patriotism by preventing students from singing "God Bless the USA" at their graduation.
.....But Hawkins marched in on a recent rehearsal and ordered a CD playing the anthem to be shut off, staffers said.
She told the teachers to drop the song from the program.
"We don't want to offend other cultures," they quoted her as explaining.
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