American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics Board, which in 40 years never approved a new ...
Last spring, over 4,300 community members stood on sidewalks in the heat and rain to sign three petitions to recall Sarah Costain, Monica Dziesinski, and Eric Lawson. Unfortunately, a high-priced Detroit law firm hired by Dziesinski, representing all three board members, used a legal technicality to throw out your signatures and silence your voices. As a grassroots coalition without corporate legal funding, the recall committee now depends entirely on the power of your vote. We encourage all voters - including those who faced intimidation or harassment - to exercise your rights and ...
Go ahead, President Donald Trump, keep the Kennedy Center closed. Don't give it money for necessary repairs. This is low-hanging fruit for Americans done with your extortion schemes. They don't have to submit to small-bore intimidation like this. They can just shrug at the demand that your ...
There’s something magical that takes place when a person finds a mission to commit their life to. When I think of the word mission, I think of astronauts who have been sent into outer space to do exploration or research to better all of mankind. I think of military personnel who are ...
Please pass this message along to the thief who stole our "Abdul for Senate" sign: You must not have much confidence in your candidate if you think stealing our sign is the only way he can win. Jerry and Jan Charter Presque Isle County
If you find yourself playing the Word-Trigger drinking game this weekend and you pick the term "red flag" you could be a bit tipsy after watching pollster Richard Czuba on Off the Record. Not once, not twice, not three times but four times Mr. Czuba uses the descriptive political term to ...
