Tax-foreclosure crisis looming as lawmakers set to act

Tax-foreclosure crisis looming as lawmakers set to act:

"State lawmakers are rushing to ease a tax-foreclosure crisis in Wayne County that could mirror the housing meltdown of half a decade ago — and could give Detroit another spate of bad headlines.
In Wayne County, mainly Detroit, are tens of thousands of property owners in foreclosure on taxes.
State lawmakers are poised to pass bills that would let counties slash interest and penalties.
The goal is to keep people in their homes if they're willing to go on payment plans.
The two lawmakers who've championed the bills for years, both Democrats, are term-limited this year.
.....This year, the Wayne County treasurer began foreclosure proceedings on a stunning 76,000 properties, including 62,000 in Detroit, capping three years of increased efforts to collect back taxes from people like Marcella Crockett, 39, of Detroit.

The same old scam, right AFTER the election. Call them and MAKE NOISE!

'I'm Lost Now': Can Ferguson's Businesses Ever Rise From Rubble?

'I'm Lost Now': Can Ferguson's Businesses Ever Rise From Rubble? - NBC News.com

"To be honest with you, I'm lost now," Yaacoub told NBC News after touring the charred shell that once was Sam's. The exterior brick walls are the only salvageable chunks. The roof is gone. "I'm not sure money-wise. Money-wise, it's just too hard.

"I had to borrow $700 to buy some wood, just to put the boards together to close up where (the rioters) came in from, to close the building. It's just too much, you know," added Yaacoub, who carries insurance coverage for fire damage but isn't certain when or how much he might be paid to begin a rebuild. A friend launched a fund to help pay for the market's restoration.

History for November 30

History for November 30 - On-This-Day.com
Jonathan Swift 1667, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 1835, Winston Churchill (Britain) 1874 


Dick Clark 1929, G. Gordon Liddy 1930, Mandy Patinkin 1952 


1803 - Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France. 


1835 - Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born. He wrote "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" under the name Mark Twain. 


1853 - During the Crimean War, the Russian fleet attacked and destroyed the Turkish fleet at the battle of Sinope. 


1875 - A.J. Ehrichson patented the oat-crushing machine. 


1939 - The Russo-Finnish War began when 20 divisions of Soviet troops invaded Finland. 


1940 - Lucille Ball and Cuban musician Desi Arnaz were married. 


1954 - In Sylacauga, AL, Elizabeth Hodges was injured when a meteorite crashed through the roof of her house. The rock weighed 8½-pounds. 


1967 - Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower announced their engagement. 


1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers. 


1993 - Richard Allen Davis was arrested by authorities in California. Davis confessed to abducting and slaying 12-year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma. 


1998 - The Deutsche Bank AG announced that it would acquire Bankers Trust Corp. for $10.1 billion creating the world's largest financial institution. 


2000 - David Spade was assaulted with a stun gun by his longtime personal assistant, David Warren Malloy. Malloy attacked Spade during a burglary of Spade's home in Beverly Hills. 

Darren Wilson, Ferguson Officer Who Shot Michael Brown, Resigns | TheBlaze.com

Darren Wilson, Ferguson Officer Who Shot Michael Brown, Resigns | TheBlaze.com:

"The white police officer who killed Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, nearly four months after the confrontation that fueled protests in the St. Louis suburb and across the nation."

Marine Dad Takes Stand After Daughter Gets 'F' for Refusing Islamic Indoctrination

Marine Dad Takes Stand After Daughter Gets 'F' for Refusing Islamic Indoctrination:

"The assignment required her to affirm that "Allah is the same god that is worshipped in Christianity and Judaism" and that the "Quran is the word of Allah revealed to Mohammad in the same way that Jews and Christians believe the Torah and the Gospels were revealed to Moses and the New Testament writers." The assignment also forced young women such as the Woods' daughter, to fill in the following sentences: "Men are the managers of the affairs of women" and "Righteous women are therefore obedient."

When John Wood discovered the Islamic propaganda and indoctrination, he was rightfully outraged, and that evening unsuccessfully tried to contact the school by phone to voice his objections. "

‘Absolutely Disgusting’: Keep a Close Eye on the Cop’s Reaction as a Black Friday Shopper Claims That He’s Being Harassed Like ‘Mike Brown’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘Absolutely Disgusting’: Keep a Close Eye on the Cop’s Reaction as a Black Friday Shopper Claims That He’s Being Harassed Like ‘Mike Brown’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"When a man was detained on Black Friday and asked to prove that he had paid for his merchandise, he quickly got his friend to start recording and invoked the name of Michael Brown as he defended himself against the police."

"Black voices are crucial.....". Indeed------White Ferguson Protesters Given Instructions About Their Role; Wait Until You Read Them

White Ferguson Protesters Given Instructions About Their Role; Wait Until You Read Them:
Organizers in Toronto, a group known as ‘Black Lives Matter,’ held a demonstration on November 25 outside the U.S. Consulate. While they appreciated the participation of individuals from any ethnicity, they had guidelines and instructions for those white and other ‘non-black’ protesters.

Their instructions were as follows.

WHITE/NON BLACK ALLIES
While we appreciate the solidarity shown by White and Non-Black POC, want to remind folks of some things:
-Please refrain from taking up space in all ways possible. Remember that you are there in support of black folks, so should never be at the centre of anything.
-Refrain from speaking to the media. Black voices are crucial to this.
-Stand behind black folks or between us and the police.
-If you see a cop harassing a black person, come in and engage. (chances are they are least likely to arrest you).

Treetops Resort seeking bankruptcy reorganization

Treetops Resort seeking bankruptcy reorganization | Crain's Detroit Business:
"DOVER TOWNSHIP — Treetops Resort in the northern Lower Peninsula says it's seeking reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy law.
Operators of the golf and ski resort say they made the filing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bay City. Treetops Resort is in Otsego County's Dover Township, east of Gaylord.
The resort says in a statement that it "fully expects to continue normal operations throughout this process."
It says the winter season is underway and it will "celebrate 60 years of skiing with extended hours all winter long."
Treetops says it is burdened with debt and expects to be able to continue to be viable once its finances go through the reorganization.
It says it expects current managers to remain in place."

Why is the Leftstream Media Choosing NOW to Attack Bill Cosby?

Why is the Leftstream Media Choosing NOW to Attack Bill Cosby?:

"Why are decades old accusations of allegedly unwanted sexual advances by legendary comedian Bill Cosby, just now being promoted by the leftstream media?

Below is a piece, reprinted by permission from the Daily Kenn, that sheds light on the “new” revelations about Cosby and how there is an inconvenient trend in leftist media tactics that must be exposed:

Bill Cosby, Herman Cain, and Clarence Thomas have much in common."

Liberal democrats don't just kill cities, they kill the future------See Flint's 10 most urgent capital needs and brace for the bill: $134 million

See Flint's 10 most urgent capital needs and brace for the bill: $134 million | MLive.com:
"FLINT, MI -- The city wants to know what residents think about a five-year plan for fixing Flint's most urgent needs -- once they get past the sticker shock.
The 10 most expensive and urgently needed projects in a draft Capital Improvement Plan alone would cost nearly $135 million during the next five years.
The city is hosting three meetings to discuss the plan with residents.
The CIP labels projects "urgent," "important" and "desirable" in prioritizing them for planning purposes.
"It is inevitable that the number of projects required to address all of the city's infrastructure needs will exceed the available funding ... (and) the projects listed in this CIP are but a fraction of what is needed for the city to once again attain its previous status," the report says."

Black Ferguson Residents Arm Themselves and Descend Upon White-Owned Business — The Reason Why Is Front-Page Worthy | TheBlaze.com

Black Ferguson Residents Arm Themselves and Descend Upon White-Owned Business — The Reason Why Is Front-Page Worthy | TheBlaze.com:

"A group of four black Ferguson residents reportedly armed themselves and descended upon a white-owned business following a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. But unlike many of the Ferguson demonstrators, the armed men were there to protect the business, not destroy it in protest."

Gallup: Peak Number Of Americans Delaying Medical Care Over Costs

Gallup: Peak Number Of Americans Delaying Medical Care Over Costs | The Daily Caller:
"One in three Americans has put off seeking medical treatment in 2014 due to high costs, according to Gallup — the highest percentage since Gallup began asking the question in 2001.
Thirty-three percent of Americans have delayed medical treatment for themselves or their families because of the costs they’d have to pay, according to the survey.
Obamacare, of course, had promised that it would help make health care more affordable for everyone, but the number of people who can’t afford a trip to the doctor has actually risen three points since 2013, before most Obamacare provisions took effect.
The hardest-hit: the middle-class. Americans with an annual household income of between $30,000 and $75,000 began delaying medical care over costs more in 2014, up to 38 percent in 2014 from 33 percent last year; among households that earn above $75,000, 28 percent delayed care this year, compared to just 17 percent last year.

White Ferguson Protesters Given Instructions About Their Role; Wait Until You Read Them

White Ferguson Protesters Given Instructions About Their Role; Wait Until You Read Them:

"Organizers in Toronto, a group known as ‘Black Lives Matter,’ held a demonstration on November 25 outside the U.S. Consulate. While they appreciated the participation of individuals from any ethnicity, they had guidelines and instructions for those white and other ‘non-black’ protesters.

Their instructions were as follows."

Obama: The only people with the right to object to immigration are Native Americans

Obama: The only people with the right to object to immigration are Native Americans - Americas - World - The Independent:
President Obama quite succinctly summed up the absurdity of the Republicans' issues with his immigration reform in Chicago yesterday, arguing that perhaps the only people who can legitimately be pissed off about illegal immigrants are Native Americans.

...."If you look at the history of immigration in this country, each successive wave there have been periods where the folks who were already here have said, 'Well I don't want those folks,'" he said. "Even though the only people who have the right to say that are some Native Americans."

BBC News - David Cameron's EU speech: Immigration-full text

BBC News - David Cameron's EU speech: full text:
"Just as this government has a long term plan for where we are taking our country so within that we have a long-term plan for immigration.
Immigration benefits Britain, but it needs to be controlled.
It needs to be fair.
And it needs to be centred around our national interest.
That is what I want.
.....And in doing so, there are three dangerous views which we need to confront.
First, is the complacent view that says the levels of immigration we've seen in the past decade aren't really a problem at all.
.....People want Government to have control over the numbers of people coming here and the circumstances in which they come, both from around the world and from within the European Union.
They want control over who has the right to receive benefits and what is expected of them in return.
They want to know that foreign criminals can be excluded - or if already here, removed.
And they want us to manage carefully the pressures on our schools, our hospitals and our housing....."

End the Media Blackout on Gay Rapists

Articles: End the Media Blackout on Gay Rapists:
"Rape is a hideous crime.
Besides the physical and emotional violence inflicted, depriving the victim of their basic human dignity is unconscionable.
The charge of rape itself is worthy of our full attention; and if proven, the crime should demand the harshest punishment we can muster. 
 But thanks to a corrupt media, that’s just not the way things work in America these days.
For instance, while decades old rape accusations against a black TV star named Bill are given front page headlines, more credible rape allegations against a Southern white President of the United States named Bill are ignored and the victims are savaged in the press.
Liberal politics, not people, matter to our evil media.
That’s precisely why they rush to their cameras, microphones and keyboards when news breaks about a pedophile Catholic priest having his way with altar boys.
Not because they care about the altar boys, but because they want to discredit the Catholic Church.
If you doubt that fact, ask yourself why you haven’t heard much from the Mainstream Media about the recent arrest of 66 year-old Terrence Bean, charged with raping a 15-year old boy. 
The answer is because Terrence isn’t a Catholic priest.
Instead, he’s the co-founder and on the board of directors of the homosexual organization ironically called the “Human Rights Campaign.”  
The confused souls you see who adorn their car bumpers with the yellow equal sign emblazoned on a blue sticker are flying Bean’s flag…with pride, no doubt.
Bean is also a very wealthy man who gives lavishly to the Democratic Party and has been wined and dined regularly by President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama. 
Yet, despite his public notoriety, the fact this near 70-year old gay hero and his 25-year old boyfriend Kiah Lawson were charged with two counts of sodomizing a 15-year old victim just last year doesn’t seem to warrant a mention in the mainstream press. 
Why?
Because abused 15-year olds aren’t as important as advancing a liberal political agenda. 
And this isn’t an anomaly; this is a sick pattern. "

St. Michael the Gentle Giant, patron saint for the Racially Aggrieved

St. Michael the Gentle Giant, patron saint for the Racially Aggrieved - D.W. Wilber - Page 1:
"St. Michael, though his life cut tragically short has still been able to work miraculous deeds.
Even in death St. Michael’s inspiration has helped bestow a bounteous blessing upon his followers in Ferguson.
Blessings liberated from the racist and greedy merchants of that community, laid to waste by St. Michael’s followers.
As Moses raised his arms and opened up the Red Sea, St. Michael’s followers in Ferguson raised a torch and laid waste to a community.
All in the name of St. Michael, the “Gentle Giant”."

King Obama Threatens to Veto BI-PARTISAN Pro-Business Legislation

King Obama Threatens to Veto BI-PARTISAN Pro-Business Legislation:

"President Obama is the most anti-business president this nation has ever encountered. As America hemorrhages money and we dig ourselves further and further into debt to the tune of $18 trillion, the only response offered by the president and his radical cohorts in the Democrat Party is to go back to the well of business owners for more taxes.

Now, the president is threatening to veto bipartisan pro-business legislation simply because it is too advantageous for businesses- the very institutions that employee people and create economic growth."

Why Aren’t We Talking About Michael Brown’s ‘Bullyish’ Behavior?

Pharrell Williams: Why Aren’t We Talking About Michael Brown’s ‘Bullyish’ Behavior? - The Root:
"Grammy Award-winning producer Pharrell Williams has previously gotten flak for his comments on race, such as when he told Oprah that “the new black doesn’t blame other races for our issues.”
But that didn’t stop the singer-songwriter from voicing his thoughts on Monday’s grand jury decision in Ferguson, Mo., although he said he didn’t want to “get ... in trouble.”

In an extensive interview with Ebony, the star wondered why there wasn’t more discussion about why Michael Brown exhibited the behavior he did in the convenience store, which Williams described as “bullyish.”

“It looked very bullyish; that in itself I had a problem with,” Williams said, referring to released surveillance video that allegedly shows Brown forcefully stealing cigarillos from a store shortly before he was fatally shot by Officer Darren Wilson.
 “Not with the kid, but with whatever happened in his life for him to arrive at a place where that behavior is OK. Why aren’t we talking about that?”

However, he did say that Wilson should have been held accountable for shooting Brown. "

Nathan Channing arrested after pointing banana at police in Grand Junction, Colorado

Nathan Channing arrested after pointing banana at police in Grand Junction, Colorado - CBS News: "GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A man is facing a felony menacing charge, because two Colorado sheriff's deputies say they thought a banana he pointed at them was a gun.
According to an arrest affidavit, Mesa County deputies Joshua Bunch and Donald Love said Channing pointed the fruit at them while crossing a street.
The deputies said they feared for their lives even though they saw that the object was yellow.
Bunch wrote in the affidavit that he has seen handguns in many shapes and colors.
He wrote that Love was drawing his service weapon when Channing, of Fruitvale, Colo. yelled, "It's a banana!"
Yes, the man accused of pointing a banana at police is from Fruitvale.
And yes, one of the police officers he pointed the banana at is named Bunch."

History for November 29

History for November 29 - On-This-Day.com
Louisa May Alcott 1832, C.S. Lewis 1898, Chuck Mangione 1940 


Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) 1944, Suzy Chaffee 1946, Garry Shandling 1949 


1890 - Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game. The game was played at West Point, NY. 


1892 - A patent was issued to Almon Brown Strowger for the rotary dial. 


1961 - The Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft was launched by the U.S. with Enos the chimp on board. The craft orbited the earth twice before landing off Puerto Rico. 


1975 - Bill Gates adopted the name Microsoft for the company he and Paul Allen had formed to write the BASIC computer language for the Altair. 


1981 - Actress Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, CA, at the age 43. 


1982 - The U.N. General Assembly voted that the Soviet Union should withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. 


1991 - 17 people were killed in a 164-vehicle wreck during a dust storm near Coalinga, CA, on Interstate 5. 


1994 - The U.S. House passed the revised General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.