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Flint’s Toughest Jobs
Flint’s Toughest Jobs
Flint’s Toughest Jobs
Flint has a pretty tough reputation.  Terms like "Murder Capital USA" and "One of the 10 Worst Places to Live in America" are not uncommon.  We're like Detroit, but without being featured in an Eminem Chrysler commercial.  You'd expect such a city to be a tough place to work.  And it is.  ...
Would You Rather be Tased or…?
Would You Rather be Tased or…?
Would You Rather be Tased or…?
With tasers soon to be legalized here in Michigan, let's play would you rather: 1) Would you rather be tased or sprayed with mace? 2) Would you rather be tased or have to serve as Flint's emergency financial manager? 3) Would you rather be tased or waterboarded...
Adventures in La La Land: Ted Nugent & Mother Jones
Adventures in La La Land: Ted Nugent & Mother Jones
Adventures in La La Land: Ted Nugent & Mother Jones
One of the things I enjoy is arguing with the frothing left.  I stumbled across a rich vein of particularly foamy specimens at Mother Jones, commenting on Ted Nugent.  I eagerly joined the fray.  Below is the response with which I am most pleased.  After a bit ...
Blessed are the One Percent for They Shall Help Re-elect Obama
Blessed are the One Percent for They Shall Help Re-elect Obama
Blessed are the One Percent for They Shall Help Re-elect Obama
The Bible offers a pretty nifty solution to the problem of envy.  To paraphrase: blessed are the 99 percent for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  As for the one percent: they have as much chance of entering heaven as Michael Moore has fitting into a Chevy Aveo.  In this...
Should Flint Have a City Manager?
Should Flint Have a City Manager?
Should Flint Have a City Manager?
Flint Attorney Terry Bankert joined Brenda and Dan today to talk about revising the Flint City Charter.  Bankert favors a city manager model for the city of Flint,  a change that would required revision of the Charter.   Former City Administrator Darnell Early is an example Bankert suggested of someone with the competence and expertise needed to lay out the sound management, rather than the politi
No room at the Inn, er, County Jail
No room at the Inn, er, County Jail
No room at the Inn, er, County Jail
Why is it that Flint always seems to make national news when there's something wrong?  Never mind, don't answer that.  Well, it's happened again.  Fox New has the story up at their website. For the time being, if you're arrested in Flint, chances are you're not going to jail, you're getting an appearance ticket with the request to please show up at court in the near future....
Requiring a photo id to vote: civil right infringement or common sense?
Requiring a photo id to vote: civil right infringement or common sense?
Requiring a photo id to vote: civil right infringement or common sense?
Is requiring a photo id to vote a civil rights infringement that prevents minorities and the poor from voting, or is it a common sense measure that helps prevent voter fraud?  John Fund from the American Spectator has written extensively on the issue, and was a guest on Laura Ingraham's radio show today (weekdays Noon--3pm, Flint's Newstalk 1470, WFNT).  As...
I miss the old-time Easter Bunny
I miss the old-time Easter Bunny
I miss the old-time Easter Bunny
I miss writing on hard-boiled eggs with those ridiculous wax pencils and then dipping them into cups with pellets of color that smell like vinegar. I miss wrapping baskets in transparent colored paper with bright ribbons. It's no fun buying stuff for grown up kids, they want gas cards, not jump ropes...

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