Last week the city of Brighton, Michigan passed a law making it illegal for a person to “alarm or seriously annoy another person.”
If that wasn’t bad enough, the city now denies it did it.
Contrary to recent Published News Media Reports & Headlines; the City of Brighton City Council did Not adopt an ”annoyance” ordinance. Instead, the City [...]
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Michigan Woman Refuses Candy To Kids Of Obama Supporters
Posted in November 1st, 2008
by Glenn Church in Michigan
In Grosse Pointe, Michigan, a woman played trick or treat with the youngsters coming to her door. Yes, it is hard to believe, but the little McCain supporters got candy, but the young Obama supporters were turned away with nothing on Halloween — a bit of a mean trick in that.
A sign outside Shirley Nagel’s [...]
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Michigan Republicans Planning On Challenging Foreclosed Homeowners’ Right To Vote
Posted in September 17th, 2008
by Glenn Church in Michigan
Although Michigan Republicans are backing away from a plan to use home foreclosure lists as an attempt to bar voters from casting ballots, they are still planning on challenging the rights of those voters to vote. The Republicans feel that most of the subprime borrowers were low income and, therefore, more likely to be Democrats. [...]
Mayor Kilpatrick Resigns With Defiance, “Detroit, You Done Set Me Up For A Comeback”
Posted in September 5th, 2008
Embattled and soon to be imprisoned Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick announced he was stepping down after 7 years as Detroit’s mayor. Kilpatrick has been fighting perjury, misconduct and obstruction of justice charges for most of the last year. Last month, he violated conditions of his bail by traveling to Canada.
Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two felony [...]
Detroit Mayor Has New Bling — GPS Ankle Bracelet And 10 Felony Charges
Posted in August 10th, 2008
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is facing new charges and possible removal from office. Kilpatrick has been involved in legal turmoil since January when it became public that he was romantically involved with his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty.
Kilpatrick was placed in jail last week after he traveled to Canada without the court’s permission. He [...]
Kevorkian Threatened By Petition Signer
Posted in June 26th, 2008
Jack Kevorkian, released last year after serving eight years in prison, is seeking petition signatures for an independent candidacy against Michigan Republican Congressman Joe Knollenberg.
Kevorkian, the nation’s most prominent supporter of assisted suicide, was collecting signatures for his candidacy when he approached a man who expressed an interest in signing.
The man drew an “X” across [...]
Fraud Charged In Effort To Recall Michigan House Speaker
Posted in May 2nd, 2008
The Michigan Democratic Party is claiming that the proponents of a recall petition for Speaker Andy Dillon mislead voters. In an audio recording, one potential signer was told the petition was to prevent a gas tax increase. Although Dillon’s support of higher taxes is one of the reasons for the recall, no mention was made [...]
Michigan Retail Chain Sought to Recall Town Officials Who Opposed Project
Posted in April 29th, 2008
Meijer, Inc. has 180 stores in Michigan and surrounding states. When a proposed project at the Acme Township was halted, Meijer took part in an attempt to recall seven town officials. Meijer hired a public relations firm that wrote campaign literature, letters-to-the-editor signed by local residents, aided in petition signatures gathering, organized a web site [...]
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