Just two weeks ago, Michigan’s budget shortfall was set at $785 million. According to the Detroit News, that number has jumped to $1.32 Billion and is rising. Some analysts are predicting that the 2010 shortfall will approach $2 Billion. The question that Gov. Granholm and legislative leaders are working on is how to solve this [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Michigan budget crisis; Painful cuts on the horizon
Posted in Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Issues, State budget on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Reflections on the 2009 Lapeer Co. Lincoln Day Dinner
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Click here for remarks I shared at this Lapeer County Lincoln Day Dinner last night. Republican County Chair Michelle O’Neal did a great job chairing the evening agenda. Vice Chairman Greg Harper certainly deserved receiving the annual CAROL LITTLE award for going the extra mile in helping the LCRP reach its goals. I enjoyed meeting [...]
Lapeer County (MI) Republicans celebrate Lincoln’s birthday
Posted in Campaign news, Lapeer County on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
PLEASE NOTE: I attended the Lapeer County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner last evening. We celebrated the 200th birthday of our 16th president and reflected on the basic principles of what it means to be a Republican. I had the privilege of sharing with the 150 dinner guests my candidacy for State Senate for Michigan’s [...]
Life On the Campaign Trail In Michigan’s 25th Senate District
Posted in Campaign news, tagged casco township, colonial woods missionary church, dave ramsey, east china township, kimball township, Michigan, port huron, St. Clair County on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was another eventful day getting to know people in the 25th Senate district consisting of St. Clair and Lapeer Counties. My first stops were at the East China, Casco and Kimball Township halls. It was instructional for me to visit with supervisors and clerks of these communities. I continue to learn from them the [...]
Lapeer East High School uses blog to alert public
Posted in Lapeer County, Schools on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lapeer Community Schools are using their Lapeer Community Schools blog effectively. Lapeer East experienced a “security situation” this week. They found it necessary to alert the community immediately. The blog helped to do the job. Kelly Paige, Lapeer East H.S. principal, used this communication device to put parents’ minds at ease. The notice was sent [...]
Does Michigan need an environmental ombudsman?
Posted in Environment, Issues, tagged environmental ombudsman, Lapeer County, mackinac center, Michigan, michigan department of environmental quaity, St. Clair County on April 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Gov. Granholm used a line-item veto to prevent the creation of an environmental ombudsman. When thinking about such a position, one would rightly ask, “What is an ombudsman?” One dictionary definition of an ombudsman is “a public official appointed to investigate citizens’ complaints against government agencies or officials that may be infringing on the rights [...]
Indianapolis visitors impressed with Blue Water Area
Posted in Personal on April 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It may have been that we were fortunate to have exceptionally beautiful weather yesterday, but our visiting friends from Indianapolis were impressed with their first visit to the Port Huron area. Adam and Krista are newlyweds just beginning their lives together. As young professionals they are eager to explore new areas of our country. We [...]
St. Clair County Community College Welcomes President Pollock
Posted in Schools, St. Clair County on April 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Dr. Kevin Pollock has taken over the leadership of SC4. A reception held in the college center last evening provided an opportunity for Blue Water residents to meet Dr. Pollock and his family. Members of the community, SC4 faculty and students were in attendance to welcome the new president. Dr. Pollock came to SC4 from [...]
Citizens voice frustrations over taxes at Port Huron Tea Party
Posted in Community groups, tagged Michigan, port huron, St. Clair County, taxes, tea party on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Under a sunny sky and a bone-chilling wind out of the north, nearly a thousand people from around St. Clair County turned out to have their say about the taxes they pay. This was grass-roots activism at its best. Moms and dads, grandpas and grandmas, school-aged kids and toddlers in strollers lined Pine Grove Avenue [...]
Tough economic times hurt critical social programs in many states
Posted in Issues, State budget, child protection on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many states are cutting programs that help the most vulnerable of our population. Officials say that these programs are preventive efforts that would SAVE MONEY over time. Many of these cuts are the result of the economic crisis that most states are facing. According to an article in The New York Times, the state of [...]
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