Why Muskegon County is giving free bus rides to the youth fair Thursday and Friday | MLive.com:
"The bus service to the fair will run Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26.
A bus headed for the fairgrounds in Sullivan Township will depart from the MATS downtown Muskegon terminal, 351 Morris Ave., at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The bus will stop to pick up more passengers from the Muskegon Heights transfer station on Baker Street south of Manahan Avenue, at 12:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., arriving at the fair grounds at 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.
A bus returning to town will depart from the fair at 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., arriving in Muskegon Heights at 2:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., and arriving in downtown Muskegon 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m."
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
George H. W. Bush Shaves His Head In Solidarity With 2-Year-Old Suffering From Leukemia
George H. W. Bush Shaves His Head In Solidarity With 2-Year-Old Suffering From Leukemia:
"Former President George H. W. Bush and members of the Secret Service wanted to show their support for Patrick, the 2-year-old son of a member of Bush’s security detail."
"Former President George H. W. Bush and members of the Secret Service wanted to show their support for Patrick, the 2-year-old son of a member of Bush’s security detail."
Iodization Effect On IQ
Iodization Effect On IQ - Business Insider:
"Iodine deficiency remains the world's leading cause of preventable mental retardation.
According to a new study, its introduction in America in 1924 had an effect so profound that it raised the country's IQ."
"Iodine deficiency remains the world's leading cause of preventable mental retardation.
According to a new study, its introduction in America in 1924 had an effect so profound that it raised the country's IQ."
Guardian Angels: Don’t Let Mag Mile Become “Muggers’ Mile”
Guardian Angels: Don’t Let Mag Mile Become “Muggers’ Mile” « CBS Chicago:
"They said criminals have been turning the popular stretch of Michigan Avenue into their own ATM, and attacks there have grown more violent. "
"They said criminals have been turning the popular stretch of Michigan Avenue into their own ATM, and attacks there have grown more violent. "
How do Americans with jobs get to work?
How do Americans with jobs get to work? - WatchdogWire - Florida:
"FL has reported on the growing costs of running publicly funded transportation systems (buses, light rail, AMTRAK). Public bus systems rarely pay for themselves.
Rather they are heavily subsidized by federal, state and local governments. "
"FL has reported on the growing costs of running publicly funded transportation systems (buses, light rail, AMTRAK). Public bus systems rarely pay for themselves.
Rather they are heavily subsidized by federal, state and local governments. "
Sen. Ron Johnson: Say no to Detroit bailouts
Sen. Ron Johnson: Say no to Detroit bailouts:
"Detroit's failure is rooted in an unholy alliance between politicians and public sector unions.
Its 47 municipal unions spent their members' dues to elect public officials who then "negotiated" with those same unions for overly generous contracts that resulted in bankruptcy.
The city's emergency manager laid out the gory details in a settlement he offered to creditors last month.
Health benefits to the city's 19,000 retirees are lavish and unfunded.
The city acted too late to reduce staff numbers bloated by union work rules — for example, last year it was discovered the city water department employed a horseshoer for $56,000 a year, though it owned no horses. Unions won "sweeteners," like extra pension checks and easier pension eligibility, that increased costs without benefiting the general public.
In exchange, residents suffer one of the worst homicide rates of any big city, an average 58-minute police response time, four out of ten streetlights are broken, and the highest per-capita tax burden in Michigan.
Sounds great, huh?"
"Detroit's failure is rooted in an unholy alliance between politicians and public sector unions.
Its 47 municipal unions spent their members' dues to elect public officials who then "negotiated" with those same unions for overly generous contracts that resulted in bankruptcy.
The city's emergency manager laid out the gory details in a settlement he offered to creditors last month.
Health benefits to the city's 19,000 retirees are lavish and unfunded.
The city acted too late to reduce staff numbers bloated by union work rules — for example, last year it was discovered the city water department employed a horseshoer for $56,000 a year, though it owned no horses. Unions won "sweeteners," like extra pension checks and easier pension eligibility, that increased costs without benefiting the general public.
In exchange, residents suffer one of the worst homicide rates of any big city, an average 58-minute police response time, four out of ten streetlights are broken, and the highest per-capita tax burden in Michigan.
Sounds great, huh?"
Questions raised about IRS executive travel
Questions raised about IRS executive travel | Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider | www.ajc.com:
"In some cases, the travel days exceeded the number of business days due to employees remaining in travel status during the weekends and holidays," the report said."
"In some cases, the travel days exceeded the number of business days due to employees remaining in travel status during the weekends and holidays," the report said."
Detroit council supports calls for federal investigation of possible civil rights charges against George Zimmerman
Detroit council supports calls for federal investigation of possible civil rights charges against George Zimmerman | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"The Detroit City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for a federal investigation to see whether civil rights charges are warranted against George Zimmerman"
"The Detroit City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for a federal investigation to see whether civil rights charges are warranted against George Zimmerman"
Derivative Losses, Bad Bets, And Aggressive Assumptions Leave Detroit's Pensions Massively Underfunded
Derivative Losses, Bad Bets, And Aggressive Assumptions Leave Detroit's Pensions Massively Underfunded | Zero Hedge:
"Rather incredibly, the city's General and Police and Fire retirement systems have a combined underfunding of $3.5 billion made worse by "aggressive actuarial assumptions,"
"Rather incredibly, the city's General and Police and Fire retirement systems have a combined underfunding of $3.5 billion made worse by "aggressive actuarial assumptions,"
Statism is turning America into Detroit – Ayn Rand's Starnesville come to life
Statism is turning America into Detroit – Ayn Rand's Starnesville come to life – Telegraph Blogs:
"Look at this description of Detroit from today’s Observer:
What isn’t dumped is stolen.
Factories and homes have largely been stripped of anything of value, so thieves now target cars’ catalytic converters.
Illiteracy runs at around 47%; half the adults in some areas are unemployed.
In many neighbourhoods, the only sign of activity is a slow trudge to the liquor store."
"Look at this description of Detroit from today’s Observer:
What isn’t dumped is stolen.
Factories and homes have largely been stripped of anything of value, so thieves now target cars’ catalytic converters.
Illiteracy runs at around 47%; half the adults in some areas are unemployed.
In many neighbourhoods, the only sign of activity is a slow trudge to the liquor store."
The Tip Of The Iceberg Of The Coming Retirement Crisis That Will Shake America To The Core
The Tip Of The Iceberg Of The Coming Retirement Crisis That Will Shake America To The Core:
" Right now, more than 10,000 Baby Boomers are hitting the age of 65 every single day, and this will continue to happen every single day until the year 2030.
As a society, we have made trillions of dollars of financial promises to these Baby Boomers, and there is no way that we are going to be able to keep those promises.
The money simply is not there.
Yes, I suppose that we could eventually see a "super devaluation" of the U.S. dollar and keep our promises to the Baby Boomers using currency that is not worth much more than Monopoly money, but as it stands right now we simply do not have the resources to do what we said that we were going to do. "
" Right now, more than 10,000 Baby Boomers are hitting the age of 65 every single day, and this will continue to happen every single day until the year 2030.
As a society, we have made trillions of dollars of financial promises to these Baby Boomers, and there is no way that we are going to be able to keep those promises.
The money simply is not there.
Yes, I suppose that we could eventually see a "super devaluation" of the U.S. dollar and keep our promises to the Baby Boomers using currency that is not worth much more than Monopoly money, but as it stands right now we simply do not have the resources to do what we said that we were going to do. "
West Michigan's recovery: Why so fast?
Advantage West Michigan: West Michigan's recovery: Why so fast?:
"They also discovered unemployment in the “Holland-Zeeland high productivity corridor” to be a jaw-dropping 2.6 percent. "
"They also discovered unemployment in the “Holland-Zeeland high productivity corridor” to be a jaw-dropping 2.6 percent. "
UAW's hypocrisy comes to light in its photo ID voting requirement
Ken Braun: UAW's hypocrisy comes to light in its photo ID voting requirement | MLive.com:
"It's not necessary, it's not trustworthy of the voter," said state Rep. Sean McCann, D-Kalamazoo, in a response typical of Democratic opposition to the proposal.
The United Auto Workers was also opposed to voter identification reforms at the national level - and photo ID requirements in particular - shouting that it was a conservative Republican plot to “disenfranchise millions of Americans.” The UAW website also notes a study claiming voter fraud is so rare that most Americans are more likely to be struck by lightning than attempt it.
One might think Democratic politicians and the UAW were really and truly opposed to making people show photo ID before voting. But it’s hard to rationalize within the context of the following:
“Congratulations to the victors in the UAW Local 892 elections. Run-off for Vice-President of Local 892 next Wednesday … Please have photo i.d. ready … Our union needs your commitment. I lost an election years ago, made me a better candidate and stronger advocate for working families.” [Emphasis added, truncated for space.]"
"It's not necessary, it's not trustworthy of the voter," said state Rep. Sean McCann, D-Kalamazoo, in a response typical of Democratic opposition to the proposal.
The United Auto Workers was also opposed to voter identification reforms at the national level - and photo ID requirements in particular - shouting that it was a conservative Republican plot to “disenfranchise millions of Americans.” The UAW website also notes a study claiming voter fraud is so rare that most Americans are more likely to be struck by lightning than attempt it.
One might think Democratic politicians and the UAW were really and truly opposed to making people show photo ID before voting. But it’s hard to rationalize within the context of the following:
“Congratulations to the victors in the UAW Local 892 elections. Run-off for Vice-President of Local 892 next Wednesday … Please have photo i.d. ready … Our union needs your commitment. I lost an election years ago, made me a better candidate and stronger advocate for working families.” [Emphasis added, truncated for space.]"
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Glacier Girl: The Back Story | History of Flight
Glacier Girl: The Back Story | History of Flight | Air & Space Magazine:
"How it got trapped in the ice, and how it got out."
"How it got trapped in the ice, and how it got out."
AFTERBURNER w/ BILL WHITTLE: The Lynching
The truth about Trayvon Martin. The story not told. Have you ever heard of “lean”.
MUST SEE!
25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head
25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head
The following are 25 facts about the fall of Detroit that will leave you shaking your head...
1) At this point, the city of Detroit owes money to more than 100,000 creditors.
2) Detroit is facing $20 billion in debt and unfunded liabilities. That breaks down to more than $25,000 per resident.
3) Back in 1960, the city of Detroit actually had the highest per-capita income in the entire nation.
4) In 1950, there were about 296,000 manufacturing jobs in Detroit. Today, there are less than 27,000.
5) Between December 2000 and December 2010, 48 percent of the manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan were lost.
6) There are lots of houses available for sale in Detroit right now for $500 or less.
7) At this point, there are approximately 78,000 abandoned homes in the city.
8) About one-third of Detroit's 140 square miles is either vacant or derelict.
9) An astounding 47 percent of the residents of the city of Detroit are functionally illiterate.
10) Less than half of the residents of Detroit over the age of 16 are working at this point.
11) If you can believe it, 60 percent of all children in the city of Detroit are living in poverty.
12) Detroit was once the fourth-largest city in the United States, but over the past 60 years the population of Detroit has fallen by 63 percent.
13) The city of Detroit is now very heavily dependent on the tax revenue it pulls in from the casinos in the city. Right now, Detroit is bringing inabout 11 million dollars a month in tax revenue from the casinos.
14) There are 70 "Superfund" hazardous waste sites in Detroit.
15) 40 percent of the street lights do not work.
16) Only about a third of the ambulances are running.
17) Some ambulances in the city of Detroit have been used for so long that they have more than 250,000 miles on them.
18) Two-thirds of the parks in the city of Detroit have been permanently closed down since 2008.
19) The size of the police force in Detroit has been cut by about 40 percent over the past decade.
20) When you call the police in Detroit, it takes them an average of 58 minutes to respond.
21) Due to budget cutbacks, most police stations in Detroit are now closed to the public for 16 hours a day.
22) The violent crime rate in Detroit is five times higher than the national average.
23) The murder rate in Detroit is 11 times higher than it is in New York City.
24) Today, police solve less than 10 percent of the crimes that are committed in Detroit.
25) Crime has gotten so bad in Detroit that even the police are telling people to "enter Detroit at your own risk".
It is easy to point fingers and mock Detroit, but the truth is that the rest of America is going down the exact same path that Detroit has gone down.
Detroit just got there first.
All over this country, there are hundreds of state and local governments that are also on the verge of financial ruin...
Monday, July 22, 2013
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington | AEIdeas:
"Carpe Diem
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Mark J. Perry | July 22, 2013, 1:53 pm
In 1911, Booker T. Washington wrote:
There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public.
Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays.
Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.
MP: Those words are still so true today, more than 100 years after Booker T. Washington made that observation….."
"Carpe Diem
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Mark J. Perry | July 22, 2013, 1:53 pm
In 1911, Booker T. Washington wrote:
There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public.
Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays.
Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.
MP: Those words are still so true today, more than 100 years after Booker T. Washington made that observation….."
HUD's New 'Fair Housing' Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S.
HUD's New 'Fair Housing' Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S. | CNS News
"Under the Fair Housing Act, HUD requires grantees, such as cities, that receive federal housing funds to "affirmatively further fair housing."
Under the proposed rule, the neighborhood data provided by HUD will be used to evaluate patterns of integration and segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, and access to "valuable community assets." HUD wants to know if existing laws and policies -- such as zoning, financing, infrastructure planning and transportation -- create, perpetuate or alleviate segregation."
"Under the Fair Housing Act, HUD requires grantees, such as cities, that receive federal housing funds to "affirmatively further fair housing."
Under the proposed rule, the neighborhood data provided by HUD will be used to evaluate patterns of integration and segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, and access to "valuable community assets." HUD wants to know if existing laws and policies -- such as zoning, financing, infrastructure planning and transportation -- create, perpetuate or alleviate segregation."
Detroit’s bankruptcy “should never have come to pass.”
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Deadline today for Inkster, Buena Vista schools to stay open
Deadline today for Inkster, Buena Vista schools to stay open | The Detroit News:
"Lansing — the financially troubled Inkster and Buena Vista school districts have until 5 p.m. Monday to secure new loans to finance operations next school year or face dissolution."
"Lansing — the financially troubled Inkster and Buena Vista school districts have until 5 p.m. Monday to secure new loans to finance operations next school year or face dissolution."
Detroit not alone under mountain of long-term debt
Detroit not alone under mountain of long-term debt | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"From Baltimore to Los Angeles, and many points in between, municipalities are increasingly confronted with how to pay for these massive promises.
The Pew Center for the States, in Washington, estimated states’ public pension plans across the U.S. were underfunded by a whopping $1.4 trillion in 2010."
"From Baltimore to Los Angeles, and many points in between, municipalities are increasingly confronted with how to pay for these massive promises.
The Pew Center for the States, in Washington, estimated states’ public pension plans across the U.S. were underfunded by a whopping $1.4 trillion in 2010."
Fewer Americans Wave First Amendment Banner
Fewer Americans Wave First Amendment Banner - Law Blog - WSJ
"Increasingly, the First Amendment is coming under challenge — by the American public.
More than a third of Americans say the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees, according to a new survey.
"Increasingly, the First Amendment is coming under challenge — by the American public.
More than a third of Americans say the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees, according to a new survey.
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