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Todd Courser The Perpetual Poster Child of Conservative Values
Monday , 19, October 2015 Candidates, Tea Party, Tealiban Leave a commentTodd Courser really wants his old job back. He also enjoys writing long streams of questionable consciousness and posting them on the internet intentionally, as if that in any way will persuade people he’s the right guy for the job he quit and wants back. Last night he posted once again another diatribe full of […]
Parents Teachers School Districts and Now the Michigan Department of Education Speaks Out against House Bill 4822
Thursday , 15, October 2015 Section 16 2 CommentsAny time you have DeVos money GLEP in favor of something, you know it has to be a bad idea. H.B. 4822 is a really bad idea. H.B. 4822 requires third grade students to receive a satisfactory score on their ELA standardized mandatory state tests or repeat the third grade. The teacher has no say, […]
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 […]
Dave Agema Wants To Run For Congress in Michigan’s First District
Friday , 2, October 2015 Tea Party, Tealiban Leave a commentUp North Progressive’s reaction when first read the news: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA breathe AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Is he serious? Of course he is. Never mind he lives in Dutch Reformed Mordor District 2, he wants to run for District 1. Why? Because he’s Dave Agema, that’s why. According to a MIRS article published on Thursday, Dave needs money of […]
Support Planned Parenthood Against Domestic Terrorism #Pinkout
Tuesday , 29, September 2015 Michigan Women, Religious Fundamentalism Leave a commentIt was a cold December night in 1986 when Planned Parenthood on West Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was firebombed by an unknown terrorist. The Up North Progressive lived in an apartment at the time close enough to be awakened by the explosion. That morning the shock of seeing half of the building destroyed in […]
Michigan DNR Needs Your Help Finding Norton Shores Deer Poacher
Friday , 25, September 2015 DNR Leave a commentBetween February 2014 and September 2015, 18 deer have been illegally shot in the city of Norton Shores. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking for help from the public in finding the person responsible for deer poaching. According to reports from the Norton Shores Police and the DNR: A resident in the area […]
Dan Benishek Won’t Run In 2016 Because Veterans Need Him After Saying He Would Run In 2016 Because Veterans Need Him
Tuesday , 15, September 2015 Candidates, Elections, Tea Party 2 CommentsTea party VA surgeon and 3 term U.S. Rep Dan Benishek won’t break his vow to only run for three terms after all. This morning he issued a statement claiming he wanted to devote more time to his family and help veterans, and he could do those things better if he wasn’t a US Congressman. […]
A Brief Overview of Castlebond Enterprises LLC’s New Charter Schools
Sunday , 6, September 2015 Section 16 9 CommentsRecently, there was good news for public education. The Washington State Surpreme Court ruled on September 5, 2015 that for-profit charter schools taking public tax money away from real public schools is unconstitutional. Educators and parents across the country celebrated with Washington State this important victory in fighting back against corporate reformers trying to dismantle […]
Bill Schuette Can’t Stop Being Schuette: Calls On The Nerd To Impose Sanctions On Iran
Tuesday , 1, September 2015 Bill Schuette, Nerd Problems Leave a commentIn a letter to The Nerd dated August 31, 2015, Attorney General Bill Schuette encouraged Snyder to impose state-level sanctions against Iran in the event that the forty year old federal sanctions are lifted. President Obama and the State Department spent months negotiating with the Iranian government to find an agreement where they cease all […]