Federal Building Bombed, Tea Partier Not Charged, Media Ignores
As someone who watches the media about as closely as anyone, why am I just learning about this now?
My guess is that the name of the suspected bomber might answer that question: Abdullatif Aldosary, an Iraqi refugee.
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Michillinda Lodge destruction worth 'millions' says owners' business advisor
Michillinda Lodge destruction worth 'millions' says owners' business advisor | MLive.com
The destruction caused by an early-morningblaze that engulfed the historic Michillinda Lodge is worth "millions," saidJohn Harrington, a business advisor who spoke for the building's owners, GeorgeWixom, Wally Olsson and Al Pender at the scene of the fire.
The destruction caused by an early-morningblaze that engulfed the historic Michillinda Lodge is worth "millions," saidJohn Harrington, a business advisor who spoke for the building's owners, GeorgeWixom, Wally Olsson and Al Pender at the scene of the fire.
Less Than 1 Percent of Michigan Teachers Rated 'Ineffective'
Less Than 1 Percent of Michigan Teachers Rated 'Ineffective' [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Out of over 95,000 Michigan teachers, more than 97 percent were rated “highly effective” or “effective” by their administrators.
Only 0.8 percent were rated "ineffective." More than two-thirds of the 3,796 schools rated every teacher in one of the top two categories.
Out of over 95,000 Michigan teachers, more than 97 percent were rated “highly effective” or “effective” by their administrators.
Only 0.8 percent were rated "ineffective." More than two-thirds of the 3,796 schools rated every teacher in one of the top two categories.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Right-to-work struggle: GOP can't find consensus; unions get twitchy
Right-to-work struggle: GOP can't find consensus; unions get twitchy | MLive.com
Right-to-work laws can vary.
But they generally prohibit requiring mandatory union dues for workers covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Unions worry that could hurt their clout and finances.
But supporters of right to work say workers ought to have more control or freedom over whether they’re forced to pay union dues.
Supporters of right to work say states with such laws have an advantage recruiting some types of employers.
They say adopting a right-to-work law would help bring more jobs to the state.
Critics of right-to-work say the laws lower wages for all workers and don’t boost economic growth.
They say a state's education system, roads and other infrastructure issues are the real drivers for business location.
Right-to-work laws can vary.
But they generally prohibit requiring mandatory union dues for workers covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Unions worry that could hurt their clout and finances.
But supporters of right to work say workers ought to have more control or freedom over whether they’re forced to pay union dues.
Supporters of right to work say states with such laws have an advantage recruiting some types of employers.
They say adopting a right-to-work law would help bring more jobs to the state.
Critics of right-to-work say the laws lower wages for all workers and don’t boost economic growth.
They say a state's education system, roads and other infrastructure issues are the real drivers for business location.
Anti-affirmative action law may still be intact if 2 judges didn't have University of Michigan ties
Anti-affirmative action law may still be intact if 2 judges didn't have University of Michigan ties | MLive.com
Michigan's anti-affirmative action law very well could be intact if two conservative federal appeals judges did not graduate from the school at the heart of a 15-year fight over racial equality: the University of Michigan.
Judges David McKeague and Raymond Kethledge - who both have undergraduate and law degrees from the school - recused themselves from deciding a challenge to a 2006 voter-approved constitutional amendment that ended racial preferences in university admissions.
Michigan's anti-affirmative action law very well could be intact if two conservative federal appeals judges did not graduate from the school at the heart of a 15-year fight over racial equality: the University of Michigan.
Judges David McKeague and Raymond Kethledge - who both have undergraduate and law degrees from the school - recused themselves from deciding a challenge to a 2006 voter-approved constitutional amendment that ended racial preferences in university admissions.
The Windows 8 Sales Data Is In, And It's Horrible News For Microsoft
The Windows 8 Sales Data Is In, And It's Horrible News For Microsoft - Business Insider
Despite releasing an entirely new operating system on October 22 of this year, Windows PC sales shrank 21 percent between 10/21 and 11/17 versus the same period last year.
Windows 8 tablet sales during that period were "almost nonexistent" – just 1 percent of all Windows 8 sales.
“It hasn’t made the market any worse, but it hasn’t stimulated things either,” Stephen Baker, an analyst at NPD, told The New York Times. “It hasn’t provided the impetus to sales everybody hoped for.”
No kidding.
Yesterday, we reported other bad news:
Asus CFO David Chang's comment that "demand for Windows 8 is not that good right now."
Microsoft cut its order of Surface tablets for the year to two million units, down from four million.
This is a very scary time for Microsoft.
Despite releasing an entirely new operating system on October 22 of this year, Windows PC sales shrank 21 percent between 10/21 and 11/17 versus the same period last year.
Windows 8 tablet sales during that period were "almost nonexistent" – just 1 percent of all Windows 8 sales.
“It hasn’t made the market any worse, but it hasn’t stimulated things either,” Stephen Baker, an analyst at NPD, told The New York Times. “It hasn’t provided the impetus to sales everybody hoped for.”
No kidding.
Yesterday, we reported other bad news:
Asus CFO David Chang's comment that "demand for Windows 8 is not that good right now."
Microsoft cut its order of Surface tablets for the year to two million units, down from four million.
This is a very scary time for Microsoft.
Montague City Council to keep seat vacant
White Lake Beacon - Whitehall and Montague, Michigan
At the council meeting on Monday, Nov. 19, Montague Mayor Kevin Erb recommended that the council leave the seat vacant.
Since this is the last year of a four-year term, the council wasn’t expecting to receive six applications, and had a hard time deciding because they were each qualified, Erb said.
They had a work session last week and were discussing each of the applicants, but with less than a year before the election, they decided to just wait and see who runs, Erb said.
“We have six very qualified candidates who will hopefully run for election next November,” Erb said. At the next election in November 2013, there will be three seats open; Randy Lydens’, Hap Cederquist’s and Freeland’s seats will be open.
Erb said that if the term would have been longer, the board may have chosen someone to fill the seat. He also said he thinks that there won’t be any decision that would come down to just one vote.
| The Montague City Council has decided not to fill the vacant seat and will leave it open until the next election in Nov. 2013. After council member Mark Freeland resigned in September, the council asked for applications for that position. The deadline to receive those applications was Friday, Oct. 6 and six people applied. |
Since this is the last year of a four-year term, the council wasn’t expecting to receive six applications, and had a hard time deciding because they were each qualified, Erb said.
They had a work session last week and were discussing each of the applicants, but with less than a year before the election, they decided to just wait and see who runs, Erb said.
“We have six very qualified candidates who will hopefully run for election next November,” Erb said. At the next election in November 2013, there will be three seats open; Randy Lydens’, Hap Cederquist’s and Freeland’s seats will be open.
Erb said that if the term would have been longer, the board may have chosen someone to fill the seat. He also said he thinks that there won’t be any decision that would come down to just one vote.
A sordid tale of Chicago politics that reveals how Obama got his start by Andrew Malcolm
A sordid tale of Chicago politics that reveals how Obama got his start by Andrew Malcolm - Investors.com
Yesterday Mel Reynolds announced his candidacy for the House seat representing Illinois' 2d Congressional District, which includes the city's South Side and -- oh, look! -- Obama's Hyde Park house.
That special election became necessary after the sudden resignation last week of the district's easy Nov. 6 election winner, eight-term member Jesse Jackson Jr.
Jackson Jr. has been absent from his House duties most of this year during treatment for depression and bipolar disorder.
His situation was complicated by revelations that federal authorities are probing allegations of his misuse of campaign funds, not a rare occurrence in Chicago politics.
That resignation and special election is an interesting coincidence because Jackson Jr. was also initially elected in a special election, in December 1995.
That followed the sudden resignation of the district's House incumbent after his conviction on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography.
That new convicted felon was Mel Reynolds.
Reynolds had been elected to the House in 1992 succeeding Democrat Gus Savage, who'd been condemned by the House Ethics Committees over allegations of sexual misconduct with a Peace Corps volunteer during an official visit to Zaire.
During the 1994 House campaign, Reynolds was indicted for sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse. The married congressman had developed an attraction to a 16-year-old female constituent, who became a campaign volunteer and candidate mistress.
At one point the teenager confided her underage relationship with Reynolds to a neighbor. The neighbor was a police officer.
Yesterday Mel Reynolds announced his candidacy for the House seat representing Illinois' 2d Congressional District, which includes the city's South Side and -- oh, look! -- Obama's Hyde Park house.
That special election became necessary after the sudden resignation last week of the district's easy Nov. 6 election winner, eight-term member Jesse Jackson Jr.
Jackson Jr. has been absent from his House duties most of this year during treatment for depression and bipolar disorder.
His situation was complicated by revelations that federal authorities are probing allegations of his misuse of campaign funds, not a rare occurrence in Chicago politics.
That resignation and special election is an interesting coincidence because Jackson Jr. was also initially elected in a special election, in December 1995.
That followed the sudden resignation of the district's House incumbent after his conviction on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography.
That new convicted felon was Mel Reynolds.
Reynolds had been elected to the House in 1992 succeeding Democrat Gus Savage, who'd been condemned by the House Ethics Committees over allegations of sexual misconduct with a Peace Corps volunteer during an official visit to Zaire.
During the 1994 House campaign, Reynolds was indicted for sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse. The married congressman had developed an attraction to a 16-year-old female constituent, who became a campaign volunteer and candidate mistress.
At one point the teenager confided her underage relationship with Reynolds to a neighbor. The neighbor was a police officer.
NYC's famous Stage Deli closes, owner cites rent
NYC's famous Stage Deli closes, owner cites rent - New York News | NYC Breaking News
The deli, on Seventh Avenue near 54th Street, got its start 75 years ago. It was known for overstuffed sandwiches named for celebrities.
The deli, on Seventh Avenue near 54th Street, got its start 75 years ago. It was known for overstuffed sandwiches named for celebrities.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Drug dog searches being planned for middle schools, not just for high schools anymore
Drug dog searches being planned for middle schools, not just for high schools anymore | MLive.com
Mona Shores and Muskegon school districts plan to bring the dogs into middle schools this year, while Reeths-Puffer has informed parents it could be a possibility there as well.
Orchard View Middle School has hosted the dogs for nearly a decade.
Mona Shores and Muskegon school districts plan to bring the dogs into middle schools this year, while Reeths-Puffer has informed parents it could be a possibility there as well.
Orchard View Middle School has hosted the dogs for nearly a decade.
Paul Ryan a 'bad dad' for father-daughter deer hunt
PETA: Paul Ryan a 'bad dad' for father-daughter deer hunt | WashingtonExaminer.com
PETA declared that Ryan wasn't the best dad ever, at least in his daughter's eyes, but American's No. One "Bad Dad."
What's more, PETA suggests that by teaching his daughter to hunt deer, he might be setting her up for a life of rage, possibly against humans.
PETA declared that Ryan wasn't the best dad ever, at least in his daughter's eyes, but American's No. One "Bad Dad."
What's more, PETA suggests that by teaching his daughter to hunt deer, he might be setting her up for a life of rage, possibly against humans.
Muskegon County's multi-million-dollar jail, juvenile center project gains recommended sites, awaits financing method
Muskegon County's multi-million-dollar jail, juvenile center project gains recommended sites, awaits financing method | MLive.com:
"The recommended jail option: Renovate and expand the current jail on county-owned property in and around the Hall of Justice, 990 Terrace St. in Muskegon.
The recommended Juvenile Transition Center option: Renovate and add onto the Craig School building at the corner of Southern Avenue and Park Street. Craig School, owned by Muskegon Public Schools, was closed at the end of the 2011-12 school year."
"The recommended jail option: Renovate and expand the current jail on county-owned property in and around the Hall of Justice, 990 Terrace St. in Muskegon.
The recommended Juvenile Transition Center option: Renovate and add onto the Craig School building at the corner of Southern Avenue and Park Street. Craig School, owned by Muskegon Public Schools, was closed at the end of the 2011-12 school year."
Bing Said City Workers Feel ‘Entitled,’ Says His Job Second Only To Obama’s
Bing Said City Workers Feel ‘Entitled,’ Says His Job Second Only To Obama’s « CBS Detroit
We are in an environment, I think, of entitlement, we’ve got a lot of people who are city workers, who for years and years, 20, 30 years, think they are entitled to a job and all that comes with it,” Bing said.
We are in an environment, I think, of entitlement, we’ve got a lot of people who are city workers, who for years and years, 20, 30 years, think they are entitled to a job and all that comes with it,” Bing said.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Benghazi: Behind the scenes (Part II)
Benghazi: Behind the scenes (Part II)
Author’s note: This is part two of a multi-part interview with a government insider intimately familiar with the events that took place in Benghazi.
It is important to note that the information contained in this series was developed from interviews that spanned over 100 hours.
In this part, the insider provides information about the events of the attack and the continuation of the cover-up at the highest levels of our government. (For Part I, please click here).
Author’s note: This is part two of a multi-part interview with a government insider intimately familiar with the events that took place in Benghazi.
It is important to note that the information contained in this series was developed from interviews that spanned over 100 hours.
In this part, the insider provides information about the events of the attack and the continuation of the cover-up at the highest levels of our government. (For Part I, please click here).
Shatner expected to attend Enterprise inactivation
Shatner expected to attend Enterprise inactivation | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
Some 12,000 people are expected to attend Saturday's inactivation ceremony in Norfolk.
We saw her in Florence Italy last month.
Majestic!
Some 12,000 people are expected to attend Saturday's inactivation ceremony in Norfolk.
We saw her in Florence Italy last month.
Majestic!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Cincinnati teachers demand use of school equipment for politics
Cincinnati teachers demand use of school equipment for politics - EAGnews.org :: Education Research, Reporting, Analysis and Commentary
The Cincinnati Federation of Teachers filed a motion last week in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to be exempted from a 2002 agreement between the school district and a local anti-tax group that says the district shall not use property or personnel for political purposes, according to a story published by the Cincinnati.com.
The union says the agreement violates employees’ First Amendment right to free speech.
The Cincinnati Federation of Teachers filed a motion last week in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to be exempted from a 2002 agreement between the school district and a local anti-tax group that says the district shall not use property or personnel for political purposes, according to a story published by the Cincinnati.com.
The union says the agreement violates employees’ First Amendment right to free speech.
State Senator (and Gov agrees....sorta)Proposes Dissolving City Of Detroit
State Senator Proposes Dissolving City Of Detroit « CBS Detroit
In a live interview on WWJ Newsradio 950 Wednesday morning, Gov. Rick Snyder said he wouldn’t count anything out.
In a live interview on WWJ Newsradio 950 Wednesday morning, Gov. Rick Snyder said he wouldn’t count anything out.
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