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Bill Maher To Perform At Traverse City Winter Comedy Arts Festival
Saturday , 3, January 2015 Community Leave a commentIn case you missed it because the announcement was made on Christmas Eve, Bill Maher, host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, will headline at the Traverse City Winter Comedy Arts Festival on February 14. The Festival runs for two days, February 13 and 14, and will also feature hosts Michael Moore, Jeff Garlin, […]
Going On Offense: The Tea Bagging of Michigan PowWow
Sunday , 28, December 2014 Candidates, Presidential Primary 2016, Tea Party 3 CommentsMark your calendars and get your tickets, the big powwow at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant is coming and you don’t want to miss it. The date for the event is January 9th and 10th. Before you think attending this event will offer an opportunity to experience the spiritual culture of Native […]
Michigan Wolves Back On The Endangered Species List
Friday , 19, December 2014 Environment Leave a commentA U.S. District Judge today ruled that wolves living in the Great Lakes region must be returned to the federal endangered species list, which puts the animals back under federal protection and out of the hands of state wildlife management. Calling the 2012 decision, “arbitrary and capricious,” Judge Beryl Howell overturned the government decision to […]
New Federal Spending Bill Will Make Bill Schuette Less Schuette: Medical Marijuana Sellers Rejoice!
Monday , 15, December 2014 Community, Medical Marijuana 2 CommentsStill bummed by the horrible trillion dollar spending bill the U.S. Congress passed over the weekend? Yes, it’s terrible, and it doesn’t help to know how many Democratic congressmen voted for it too. It’s not all bad news though. Unless you’re Attorney General Bill Schuette. Buried in that 1600 page bill is a thin silver […]
Michigan Department of Community Health Will Enforce New Immunization Rules Starting January 1, 2015
Saturday , 13, December 2014 Community, Section 16 8 CommentsThere are now 55 confirmed cases of whooping cough in Grand Traverse County, and five cases of measles spread between Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. The rise in these completely preventable diseases is alarming, but even more alarming are the high rates of children not receiving life-saving vaccinations in these two counties. Mlive provided a […]
What Living In Michigan Might Be Like Under The Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Monday , 8, December 2014 Community 4 CommentsChristians are not the only ones who could use Jase Bolger’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act to discriminate against different groups of people, or use it to their advantage claiming a conflict with their religious beliefs. Imagine what that day in Michigan would look like if people of all religions decided to invoke this new law […]
Michigan Voted No Wolf Hunt So Now We Kill Them All
Sunday , 7, December 2014 Community, Environment 13 CommentsIt’s obvious from the comments left on 9 and 10 News’ website that some Michigan residents want all of the wolves in the Upper Peninsula dead. The Michigan DNR is seeking help in finding out who is poaching wolves in Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft counties. On November 4 Michigan voted down two proposals that would […]
For-Profit Charter School Contractor Gets What He Deserves and There’s More On The Way: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll.
Wednesday , 3, December 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentWay back in the first article ever written about Steve Ingersoll, his too good to be true vision therapy that cures ADHD and Austism, and his really bad habit of stealing Michigan tax payer money that could have been used to educate students, there was another name facing charges with him: Building contractor Roy Bradley. […]
Fake Upper Peninsula Fish Shop Part Of Secret Federal Investigation
Saturday , 22, November 2014 Environment Leave a commentFor 14 months the Up North Fish Shop bought and sold fish from local fisherman in L’Anse, Michigan. What people didn’t know until recently is the shop was part of a federal investigation into illegal fishing in the upper Great Lakes. In a federal search warrant unsealed in court in Marquette, the operation was part […]