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Domestic Terrorism is the New Republican Patriotism: Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners
Monday , 25, January 2021 Election 2020, Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote, Gun Reform, MAGA, Michigan Republicans, Sad! 1 CommentTwo weeks after the Trump-fueled domestic terrorist attack against the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, national attention is back on Michigan. This time, Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ron Clous responded to a constituent’s request by committing an act of terrorism during the Board of Commissioners’ meeting on January 20, 2021. The request that motivated […]
Recall Inman Committee Submits Petition Language to Recall 104th State House Representative Larry Inman
Tuesday , 23, July 2019 Candidates, Elections Leave a commentPetition language for a recall campaign on State Legislator Larry Inman (R – 104) was submitted to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers by the Recall Inman Committee on Friday, July 19, 2019. Petition canvassers will have 60 days to collect 12,000 signatures to trigger a special election and remove Inman from his seat once […]
Jeffrey Epstein Funded a Lodge at Interlochen Fine Arts Camp
Thursday , 11, July 2019 Sad! Leave a commentThe Daily Beast reports Jeffrey Epstein funded a log “scholarship lodge” at Michigan’s Interlochen Center for the Arts and donated to the fine arts center during the 1990s. After his 2003 conviction, Interlochen broke all connections with Epstein and removed his name from everything associated with the fine arts center. Epstein attended Interlochen Fine Arts […]
Dan O’Neil for 104th Michigan State House: Meet the Candidates 2018
Monday , 10, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentMichigan’s 104th State House District is made up of Grand Traverse County which includes Traverse City. The candidate who will represent the people of this district in Lansing is Dan O’Neil. A native of Traverse City, Dan and his wife, Maura Brennan raised three children. Dan is a small business owner and an attorney with […]
New Grand Traverse Academy Parent Organization Now Accepting Non-Tax Deductible Donations
Tuesday , 4, July 2017 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 1 CommentThe Traverse City Record-Eagle reports a new parent organization to help for-profit charter school Grand Traverse Academy formed recently with the mission statement: To establish and develop a closer connection between school and home by encouraging parental involvement, as well as grow and nurture a close relationship between parents, teachers, and students to support the […]
On Friday, January 30, Baldwin Public Schools notified parents that a student at the elementary school showed symptoms of measles. The student has been tested and results should be known this week. A rise in preventable diseases has appeared in Northern Michigan since last autumn. Measles appeared in Leelanau county late last autumn, but the […]
The number of confirmed whooping cough cases in Grand Traverse County is now 49 as of yesterday’s county health department report. Like Pertussis, another chronic disease is spreading over the county. Acute for-profit charter schoolitis. That story is coming soon. There are two cases of measles in Grand Traverse County now as well.
Whooping Cough Spreads To Other Grand Traverse County Schools
Friday , 21, November 2014 Section 16 Leave a commentKingsley Area Schools reported three confirmed cases of Pertussis in their schools, bringing the total number of cases to 34 in Grand Traverse County. Traverse City Area Public Schools currently has 15 confirmed cases of Whooping Cough spread over six school buildings. School officials have assured the community they have taken steps to prevent the […]
For-Profit Charter School Grand Traverse Academy Closed For Whooping Cough
Monday , 10, November 2014 Section 16 1 CommentDue to a whooping cough outbreak, Grand Traverse Academy is closed until November 17. There are currently 10 confirmed cases and 83 probable cases. Attendance at the school today dipped below 70% of enrollment, which triggered the closing. In case you’re wondering, that’s an alarmingly high rate of infection. Whooping cough is a preventable disease […]