Michigan

What Part of “Public Servant” Don’t You Understand?

August 27, 2011
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pot bust

It is simply not excusable for any public official to publicly campaign against the will of the people, nor to direct policy in direct opposition thereto.

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Petty Tyrants in Oak Park, MI

July 8, 2011
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Julie Bass' front-lawn garden

there's a petty bureaucrat in a city not 3 miles from me, who's intent on enforcing his standards of aesthetics even if it means pursuing criminal charges (up to 93 days in prison) against a woman who had the audacity to plant tomatoes in her front lawn.

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Count Day in Michigan

September 29, 2010
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They've always made a big deal about "count day" where I'm from. I'm sure other States do something similar. The idea is that the State uses the attendance count from this one day as the baseline count, and this attendance count is then used when the districts divvy up the State funding available for public schools.

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