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Bill Schuette’s Schuette Connections with the DeVos Crime Family
Thursday , 29, September 2016 Bill Schuette Leave a commentRemember who owns Bill Schuette when he runs for Governor in 2018.
What Traverse City Area Public Schools Doesn’t Know About Jan Geht May Hurt Them
Monday , 11, July 2016 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentJan Geht is an attorney living in Traverse City, Michigan. He practices law for Bowerman, Bowden, Ford, Clulo & Luyt, P.C., and used to work for the Tax Division of the United States Justice Department as a trial attorney. Geht recently announced his candidacy for Traverse City Area Public Schools Board. His campaign website depicts […]
It’s Just An Accounting Exercise Deemed Appropriate By My Accountants: The Continuing Story of Mark Noss and Steven Ingersoll
Tuesday , 5, April 2016 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 4 CommentsWhile the international press tears through 11.5 million documents leaked from the Panama financial firm, Mossack Fonseca, we have our own leaked shell game still unfolding in the sentencing hearing of Dr. Steve Ingersoll. Lots of dummy companies to spread lots of money around and make it magically disappear into Ingersoll’s pockets. Money he received […]
The Cat Who Needed Vision Therapy: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll
Monday , 21, March 2016 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 1 CommentNotice how the kitten tries to catch the circles in the image on the paper? The kitten’s brain does the same thing as a human brain when they look at the same optical illusion. The circles on the edge move while the circles the eyes focus on remain stationary. This is because when we look at an […]
Thank You Glistening Quivering Underbelly For Your Excellent Work
Sunday , 24, January 2016 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 3 CommentsLast summer while the City of Flint suffered with lead poisoning and the Michigan media spent months laughing at tea party legislators Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat instead (thanks for reminding us, ABC), local media published stories about the foul water, people dying, and children getting sick. The state media paid no attention, and the […]
Mason County Central Schools Makes Gateway To Success Academy Redundant With New Alterantive Ed Program
Saturday , 23, January 2016 Gateway To Success Academy, Section 16 Leave a commentThe Ludington Daily News recently reported on the fate of some of the former students of Journey Junior Senior High School. The alternative school was closed at the end of the 2015 school year due to maintenance of the building not up to code. All of the students relocated to their home districts, and MCC […]
For-Profit Charter School Bad News For Baldwin
Thursday , 3, December 2015 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 2 CommentsThis comment was submitted to the Lake County Star in response to their story about for-profit charter school Gateway To Success Academy’s presentation to the Baldwin Community Schools board. The Lake County Star did not publish the comment. Last week, the Lake County Star reported Jamie Bandstra presented the new for-profit charter school, Gateway To […]
The Things You Find on the Side of the Road and Castlebond No More
Monday , 12, October 2015 Gateway To Success Academy, Section 16 2 CommentsAutumn is a season of changes. The days grow cooler, the leaves change color, and everyone prepares for the coming winter. On rare days when the air is clear and the weather is still pleasant, a drive along country roads to enjoy the color, stop at a farmer’s market to buy pumpkins, apples and fresh […]
Three Words to Convince You For-Profit Charter Schools Are Wrong For Michigan: Doctor Steven Ingersoll
Tuesday , 6, October 2015 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 3 CommentsHave you been catching all the media coverage about Steve Ingersoll and his impending sentencing hearing on October 20, 2015? If you missed it, that’s because the media isn’t talking about all the pre-sentencing hijinks going on between the Bay City/Traverse City “philanthropist”, the court, and the federal government. As usual, the only place to […]