By Mark | January 3, 2017
A few days ago, Michigan Republicans made national headlines for passing a ban on the banning of plastic bags… And, yes, you read that right. They didn’t pass a law banning plastic bags, but they passed a law making it illegal for local jurisdictions to ban the use of such bags, which are increasingly clogging […]
Posted in Environment, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Carryout Bag Ordinance, eco-fee, Ecology Center, Flint water crisis, George Heartwell, Global Warming, guns, Hawaii, lead, living wage, local control, Michigan Restaurant Association, minimum wage, paper bags, plastic bags, pre-emption laws, preemption, sea turtles, Senate Bill 853, turtles, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners |
Yesterday, shortly after I announced that I’d be hosting a fundraiser for FLY Children’s Art Center at Woodruff’s on September 8, someone left a comment on the site, alerting me to the fact that the Katie Whitehouse, the director of FLY, had a Mike Eller sign in her front yard. “I can’t believe the head […]
Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged abortion, accusations of socialism, America First Party, Communism, discrimination, dismantling of public education, environmental protection, EPA, fear of Communism, FLY Children's Art Center, homophobia, John Birch Society, Karen Maurer, Katie Whitehouse, Leon Trotsky, local income tax, Maurer Management, Mike Eller, OSHA, Paul Robeson, Pete Murdock, separation of church and state, sexism, sexual harassment, Socialism, sodomy, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax, the threat of Socialism, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, women's liberation, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti Ward 3, zoning |
Before Earth Day officially wraps up, and you break out the styrofoam cups full of ice-cold Dasani to celebrate its passing, I’d like to ask you to do one more thing. If you can find it in your heart, I’d like you to consider signing on as a supporter of the Clean Energy Jobs Plan […]