Tag Archives: ethics

With the news that Sessions lied under oath about his communications with Russia, one gets the sense that the net might be starting to tighten around Trump

By Mark | March 2, 2017

I know this is old news, as the story first broke last night, but sometimes it helps me to write this stuff down… So, with that said, here’s what I think is going on. Please correct me if I get anything wrong. Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that the new Attorney General of the United […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, Carter Page, Donald Trump, hacking, Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, Michael Flynn, perjury, Republican National Convention, Richard Painter, Russia, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sergey Kislyak, Vladimir Putin | 18 Comments

Elizabeth Warren gives a preview of the DeVos confirmation hearing in a scathing 16-page open letter to Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education

By Mark | January 9, 2017

Apparently, it’s not just Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow that’s decided to come out aggressively against Betsy DeVos, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, in advance of the Amway billionaire’s Wednesday confirmation hearing. Earlier today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, who sits on the Senate committee that will be considering Devos’s nomination, sent the candidate a scathing 16-page […]

Posted in Education, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Betsy DeVos, conflict of interest, Debbie Stabenow, dismantling of public education, Elizabeth Warren, Secretary of Education, Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions, threats to public education | 11 Comments

Deer assassination in Ann Arbor, habitats for fish sex in Ypsi, the music of Heather Evans, and our first in-studio bat infestation… on episode 33 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | November 18, 2015

After kicking things off with the awesome into song written by our recent guest Frank Allison, we jumped right into things with University of Michigan Associate Professor Rebecca Hardin, the host of WCBN’s environmental news show It’s Hot in Here, and avid hunter Ben Connor Barrie, the editor of the Ann Arbor blog Damn Arbor. […]

Posted in Agriculture, Ann Arbor, Environment, Local Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Aja Marcato, bats, Ben Connor Barrie, biodiversity, dams, darters, deer, deer cull, ecosystem, Elizabeth Riggs, Erika Nelson, fish, fish habitat, fishing, Frank Allison, Fred Bear, Geddes, guns, guns in parks, guns in schools, Heather Evans, hostas, hunting, Huron River, Huron River Watershed Council, It's Hot in Here, James Hughes, Jim Cherewick, kindness, large mouth bass, Lyme Disease, Marquette, Matt Jones, native plants, Organization for Bat Conservation, public health, public parks, rabies, Rebecca Hardin, River Street Anthology, RiverUp!, Schultz Outfitters, shrubs, small mouth bass, suckers, Ted Nugent, The Who Guy, ticks, USDA, vampires, white bass, White Nose Syndrome, Wildlife Conservation Society, wildlife management | 32 Comments

Michigan ranks dead last in accountability and transparency according to new nationwide study

By Mark | November 9, 2015

According to a report just issued by The Center for Public Integrity, Michigan not only receives a failing grade when it comes to accountability and transparency, but, according to the data, we’re less accountable and transparent than every other state in the entire union. Following is a clip from their report on Michigan, followed by […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged campaign finance reform, corruption, dark money, ethics violations, Flint, integrity, Jeff Irwin, lobbying, pay to play, The Center for Public Integrity, transparency | 15 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 […]