Tag Archives: Dick DeVos

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Jen Proctor

By Mark | October 25, 2015

I’m sure I’ll live to regret it, but I made the decision this weekend, after learning that filmmaker Jen Proctor had moved to Ypsi Township, to broaden the scope of the Ypsi Immigration Interview project to include people moving not only into the city proper, but also the surrounding environs… Could this be the start […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged A Movie, Amway, Annex the Township, art films, Art Prize, birthday cakes, Bruce Conner, cats, depression, Donald Harrison, Film, ghost hunting, ghosts, Grand Rapids, haunting, Jen Proctor, Jeopardy, One Ypsilanti, Paranormal Convention, Pittsfield Township, San Francisco, Sault Ste. Marie, Spalding Gray, Star Wars, Sweet Heather Anne, Winnie the Pooh, Ypsi immigration interview | 23 Comments

Republicans bend truth in petition drive to repeal Michigan’s popular prevailing wage law

By Mark | August 25, 2015

Linette, upon arriving home after a trip to Heritage Fest with the kids this past weekend, mentioned to me that a man had approached her, asking her to sign a petition. The petition, he told her, would put legislation on the ballot that would somehow help rebuild Michigan’s roads. As she didn’t have time to […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amway, Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan, bait and switch, buying elections, elections, electoral-industrial complex, ethics, Heritage Fest, ilver Bullet LLC, Michigan Freedom Fund, petitions, prevailing wage, Protecting Michigan Taxpayers, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, threats to the middle class, unions, veto | 8 Comments

Mark Schauer on fundraising challenges, gay rights and the takeover of Detroit

By Mark | May 13, 2014

As of this last January, before even announcing his intention to run for re-election, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder already had approximately $4 million in his campaign war chest. Money on the right, it would seem, is relatively easy to come by, when you’re willing to bring the likes of Scott Walker, Jed Bush and Chris […]

Posted in Detroit, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Arbor Brewing Company, campaign finance reform, Comeback Kid, election reform, gay marriage, gay rights, John Kasich, Kevyn Orr, Koch brothers, Mark Schauer, Netroots Nation, public funding of elections, Rick Scot, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Scott Walker | 20 Comments

I challenge you to show me even one instance of someone calling Rick Snyder “The Comeback Kid”

By Mark | February 2, 2014

If you’re in the State of Michigan, and you’re watching the Super Bowl on television this evening, you’re likely going to see the following ad… the first real ad of Governor Rick Snyder’s reelection campaign. TRANSCRIPT: “Some call him a nerd. But Michigan now calls him The Comeback Kid. Politicians had pushed Michigan down to […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Comeback Kid, Dave Agema, Fred Davis, gubernatorial races, Moving in Stereo, nicknames, one tough nerd, Phoebe Cates, political ads, Rick Snyder, snorkels, Super Bowl, Tim Walberg | 19 Comments

How Dick DeVos made Michigan a right-to-work state

By Mark | January 26, 2014

If you haven’t read it yet, Andy Kroll has a great piece on the DeVos family in the most recent issue of Mother Jones. Of particular interest to me was the section detailing how Dick DeVos pretty much single-handedly orchestrated the passage of so-called “right-to-work” legislation last year. Here’s a clip. …For Dick DeVos, the […]