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BY RB SCOTT
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2008
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this column appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune January 11; another version was scheduled to run in The Detroit Free Press January 12th.
Several months ago, W. Mitt Romney said presciently that he had only himself to fear.
Despite his millions, the picture-perfect family that really is everything it […]
Before your New Year’s resolutions have all been broken and forgotten, the presidential nominations could be a done deal, what with IA holding its primary January 3rd, followed in rapid succession by NH on January 8th , MI on January 15th and more than 20 states holding primaries or caucuses Feb. 5th. Reports the Los Angeles […]
Last month, New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced that the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) would reverse a post-9/11 policy by the Pataki administration to deny a driver’s license to anyone who could not prove legal status – immediately prompting at least a dozen county clerks who operate DMV offices as agents of […]
Today’s Political Lunch menu features a Clinton roast and a Waldo salad for Fred Thompson. Plus, Chris Dodd may share his nachos with you, but you’ve got to buy your own ticket to the ball game.
Watch now!
Considering the astonishingly high rate of misstatements and factual errors tumbling from Fred Thompson’s lips since he declared his candidacy a scant month ago, all eyes were on him during yesterday’s Republican debate sponsored by CNBC, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal and the Michigan Republican Party, held at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Voters and pundits alike […]
We’re eating up the ads today on a Political Lunch special edition. Romney comes back to earth, Biden boasts experience, and Richardson gets serious.
Watch it now at PoliticalLunch.com!
On Tuesday night, Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter versus the Milwaukee Brewers in a 4-0 win. Verlander, the 2006 American League Rookie of the Year struck out 12 batters last night, putting him at 7-2 for the season. ESPN broke into the game in the eighth inning to see if Verlander could […]
Benjamin Carpenter is a 21-year-old man with muscular dystrophy who lives with his parents in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Recently, he and his aide were crossing the Red Arrow Highway after riding on a trail in Paw Paw, west of Detroit. The two of them crossed at a red light where a semi trailer was stopped. The […]
Remember when you were a little kid, and you were warned that, when in a crosswalk in front of a stopped bus or truck, it was always really important to be sure the driver could see you over the tall front grill? Ben Carpenter of Paw Paw, Michigan, can now attest to this important […]
Sunday, the Bigger brothers brought home the $500 first prize “catch” for 2007’s good humoredly named “Bay of Pigs” law enforcement fishing tournament. Over a dozen different law enforcement units were represented, with Phil Donnay of the Bay Mills Police Department acting as the director of the derby. The Bigger brothers are Bruce of St. […]
Detroit’s own John Conyers is rattling cages again. Noting that 46 million Americans lack basic health care, that the United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that fails to guarantee health care to its citizens, and that we currently blow $1.7 trillion each year on health care (which works out to […]
Earlier this week I wrote about a Federal Judge which upheld censorship in a public school. The decision came in response to a student who wished to protest the “Day of Silence” which encourages students to show visible support for homosexual lifestyle by refusing to speak during the school day, while conveying written messages in […]
A man who shot three people at an office in Troy, Mich., killing one, is in custody.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Genessee County deputies chased 38-year-old Anthony LaCalamita for 30 miles at speeds reaching up to 120 miles per hour on I-75. Sheriff Robert Pickell told reporters LaCalamita didn’t respond to the deputies’ lights […]
Dominic Pangborn is continuing to grow his world-renowned clothing and graphic design business in Detroit, now expanding into a long-abandoned factory along the Detroit River. Pangborn is one of the principal investors in the $4.5 million Asian Village development: 18,000 square feet of restaurants, shopping and entertainment along the riverfront adjacent to the Renaissance […]
Evidently, while visiting the White House to give the President of the United States a full demo of Ford’s new hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid, Ford CEO Alan Mulally’s fast action prevented Dick Cheney from becoming our 44th President. As Bush, extension cord in hand, stepped to the hydrogen port at the rear of the vehicle […]
Our state reps in Lansing are eagerly congratulating themselves on temporarily slaying the dreaded Pop-Up Tax. Thank God no one had to dress up like an Indian and toss stuff into a bay:
Under current Michigan law, the assessed taxable value of a home can rise annually by no more than 5 percent or the […]
An ever more cantankerous US Congress is getting a little tired of the White House dragging its feet in setting new fuel economy standards:
Several senators said the White House plan fails to aggressively push automakers to improve the number of miles a car can get on a single gallon of gasoline. They noted that standards […]
Warm up your camera, fire up iMovie and start scouting locations: the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering ten grand for the best two to four minute Internet-ready video that “shows metro Detroit is a positive light that is intriguing and captures the attention of the new target audience.”
From the site:
Target Audience […]
Bush’s Hearts-&-Minds tour of South America is feeding our brewing ethanol-mania. Corn-based ethanol seems like a great solution, especially for us — anyone who’s driven across Michigan in July knows that we grow a lot of corn. But we need to stop and give corn-based ethanol a good look, because it cannot replace […]
The Governor has held a series of televised townhall meetings stumping for her budget plan (released as actual, ready-to-go legislation earlier this week), in opposition to persistent Republican naysaying and citizen anxiety.
Most controversial in Granholm’s plan is a new 2 percent “service tax” on services such as hair cuts, oil change and movie tickets. […]
by Kerry Dexter
Not your slam the beer on the table sort of songs, nor yet the over sentimental pieces often associated with this time of year. If you’re open to Irish music a bit beyond the usual, here are
Wayward Son Guitarist and singer John Doyle plays seventeenth century songs with such energy and insight that […]
Ever since GM announced their new Chevy Volt concept car at this year’s Auto Show, rumors have persisted that the concept was PR-motivated vaporware. Not so, says GM Vice Chairmen Bob Lutz. In this open letter he directly addresses the two major stumbling blocks to the Volt’s production: acquiring workable lithium-ion technology […]
Donald Trump is betting his well-known hair-do on a wrestling match.
According to reports, wrestlers representing real estate mogul Trump and World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon will go to the mat during Wrestlemania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit on April 1. The loser has to shave his head after the match, which is being called […]
For those following Chrysler’s agonizingly slow belly flop, you’ll recall that in the last week they’ve announced more white-collar and hourly cuts (Feb 12), that Daimler has decided to spin them off (Feb 14), and that GM has held secret talks with Daimler-Chrysler regarding a possible takeover (Feb 16)
Now, February 19, according to the Detroit […]
2006 was another year of record profits for Big Oil — although they expect 2007 to be a somewhat weaker year for profits (plausibly because the federal government is no longer handing them so many of our tax dollars.) Now that the weather is getting colder (my desktop forecast widget is telling me all […]
DailyKos reported yesterday that DTE is going to start selling “Green” energy this year:
Under DTE Energy’s GreenCurrents proposal, Detroit Edison customers will be able to purchase 100 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy — which represents about 15 to 20 percent of a typical home’s monthly electric usage — for an additional $2.50 a month.
Customers could also […]
In his Sunday column Tom Walsh opined that, although the Governor has put forward both reasonable changes in our tax structure and well-conceived cuts in spending, she’s avoiding discussing an obvious leak on our coffers:
That’s because Granholm’s budget — and most of the huffing and squealing in Lansing that followed — has failed to seriously […]
Last week, in Part 1 of his Energy Series, Jeremy mentioned that Ford posted a $12 billion loss for 2006. This week’s Harper’s Weekly Review puts this number in perspective, noting that the $12.7 billion loss is
the largest in its 103-year history, and equivalent to the GDP of Jordan. Asked about his plans for […]
It turns out that, in the same year that shrinking student populations have Detroit Public Schools to close 52 schools, they also spent upwards of $1 million on travel, meeting space for conferences and workshops, and catering:
In the past year, the district spent more than $430,000 at local hotels for business gatherings, including $200,000 at […]
Boozy actor Daniel Baldwin was arrested yesterday in Detroit on a California warrant for grand theft auto — even though the car’s owner says Baldwin didn’t steal his car:
“I’ve been best of friends with Daniel for 20 years and he had permission to borrow my car anytime he wanted it. He was staying at my […]
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