Tag Archives: Lansing

Celebrating the National Day of Service, and the legacy of Martin Luther King, by brandishing assault rifles at the Capitol

By Mark | January 20, 2013

While thousands of good Americans turned out yesterday, at the President’s request, to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King by volunteering their time as part of our National Day of Service, devout gun lovers across the country decided to express their patriotic love for this country a bit differently. Instead of volunteering to help [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Media, Michigan | Also tagged 2nd amendment, assassination, assault rifles, Bonnie Bucqueroux, CCW, concealed weapons, freedom hole, Gun Appreciation Day, gun control, gun rights, guns, Lansing Online News, Martin Luther King Jr., National Day of Service, racism | 12 Comments

Exploring the role of ALEC in Lansing’s lame duck attack on Michiganders

By Mark | December 26, 2012

A week or so ago, I put together a rudimentary post on how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) contributed toward the recent flurry of regressive legislative activity that took place in Michigan. Well, our friend Bob Sloan, writing for PolicyMic.com, just dug quite a bit deeper. Here’s how his piece begins. Fact: 282 bills [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics | Also tagged ALEC, Amanda Price, Aric Nesbitt, Bob Sloan, HB 4003, HB 4054, HB 4305, HB 5221, Immigration Law Enforcement Act, Judson Gilbert, Kenneth Horn, Kenneth Kurtz, lame duck, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, Mike Green, Peter Lund, right-to-work, Tom McMillan, Voter ID Act | 7 Comments

Ted McClelland on fleeing “Michissippi” and why we’ll never be able to keep our brightest young people from Chicago

By Mark | December 24, 2012

Here on the site last week, I twice invoked an article that had appeared on Salon.con entitled Right-to-work bill: Michigan just gives up. Well, the second time I did so, the author of the piece, Ted McClelland, left a comment. And, from there, a short email exchange ensued, resulting in the following interview. I hope [...]

Posted in Michigan, Observations, Uncategorized | Also tagged American Railway Union, Amway, and Hopes of America's Industrial Heartland, brain drain, Brian Dickerson, Caught in the Middle, Chicago, Edward McClelland, exit interviews, fiscal cliff, globalization, Grand Rapids, Hard Times, interviews, MEDC, Michael Finney, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan State, Michissippi, Next: Young American Writers on the New Generation, Niowave, Nothin' But Blue Skies: The Heyday, Obama, Renaissance Center, Richard C. Longworth, Richard Marx, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Salon, Ted McClelland, UAW, United Auto Workers, University of Michigan, Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President | 16 Comments

If the Christmas carols being sung outside of Rick Snyder’s home don’t cause his Grinch-like heart to swell, let’s try shutting down Lansing…

By Mark | December 11, 2012

If I were a good blogger, I’d be standing in the cold tonight with those folks singing Christmas carols outside of the Governor’s Superior Township residence, but, instead, I’m here at home, where I’ve been all day, tending to the needs of my sick family… making chicken soup, fluffing pillows, and doing all of the [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Christmas carols, Daimler, democracy protests, Detroit Diesel, Grinch, labor history, protests, Redford, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, threats to the middle class, unions | 41 Comments

Bonnie Bucqueroux on the Lansing Online News

By Mark | April 9, 2012

As I think I’ve demonstrated here in the past, I’m intrigued by what’s going on around the United States in the emerging field of citizen journalism. I like the idea of regular people rising up, motivated by the ever-decreasing quality of local reportage, and launching their own online news communities. As some of you may [...]