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EMU offers financial incentives to employs who choose to purchase homes in Ypsilanti

By Mark | May 4, 2012

A lot of us have been pushing for a long time for EMU to get more aggressive about incentivizing its faculty and staff to live in Ypsilanti. And, happily, it looks like there’s finally some positive movenent in that direction. The following clip comes by way of AnnArbor.com. Eastern Michigan University plans to offer employees [...]

Also posted in Ypsilanti | Tagged Anthony VanDerworp, DTE Foundation, Eastern Michigan University, economic development, EMU, getting people to move to Ypsilanti, incentives, Live Ypsi, Washtenaw County Economic Development, what Ypsi needs, Ypsilanti critical mass, Ypsilanti housing, Ypsilanti real estate | 16 Comments

No post tonight… working on judging this year’s Shadow Art Fair applicants

By Mark | May 3, 2012

There’s a lot of stuff that I’d like to share with you tonight, but there’s no time. And, even if there were, I don’t think I’d have the energy. Right now, we’re about three hours into the judging of this year’s Shadow Art Fair applicants, with no end in sight. We have, however, picked a [...]

Also posted in Shadow Art Fair | Tagged dogs, Dustin Krcatovich, poster art, poster competition | 3 Comments

On embracing a future without police and fire personnel

By Mark | May 2, 2012

I’ll admit that I was concerned when I first heard the news that we’d be laying off unprecedented numbers of police officers and fire fighters across the state. I understood, of course, that it was vitally important that our most wealthy citizens be allowed to stop contributing toward the greater good, but, being the Nervous [...]

Also posted in Mark's Life, Michigan, Observations, Other | Tagged Adam Besso, Bee Sting, empowerment, fire safety, gated comm, gated communities, Libertarianism, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, police, satire, super hero, the growing gap between rich and poor, wealth inequality | 20 Comments

Robert Reich and Molly Ringwald answer questions on Reddit

By Mark | May 2, 2012

I doubt that they coordinated it, but, a few days ago, at roughly the same time, both Robert Reich and Molly Ringwald were on Reddit, answering people’s random questions. Following are some of my favorite responses. I was going to specify who said what, but then it occurred to me that it might be more [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antitrust, Bill O'Reilly, Breakfast Club, campaign finance reform, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Earned Income Tax Credit, fear of Communism, Glass-Steagall Act, health care reform, income disparity, infrastructure, Joe McCarthy, Judd Nelson, McCarthyism, Molly Ringwald, Plutocracy, Robert Reich, single-payer system, tax reform, the growing gap between rich and poor, unions, Wealth and Poverty, Works Progress Administration, WPA | 10 Comments

Manhole member Stevo “Doc” Doccerson demands to be interviewed, have mangy, glistening pelt of chest hair acknowledged

By Mark | May 1, 2012

Remember that band, Manhole, that got run out of Ypsi after they illegally appropriated my face for an ill-fated line of leisurewear? Well, all the guys came back to town this last weekend, in hopes of acquiring stacks of free pancakes and selling poorly photocopied trading cards of themselves at Totally Awesome Fest 8. I [...]