Yesterday, Senate Majority Floor Leader Arlan Meekhof introduced SB 729. This bill makes Michigan a “Right to Work (for Less)” state BUT ONLY FOR TEACHERS. This is the concept first floated by Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville last month. To remind you, here’s a transcript from the Off the Record show where he first floated it: Tim Skubick: Right to […]

A fitting tribute to Steve Jobs by my wife.

Last night Planned Parenthood of Mid and South Michigan held a beer-tasting fundraiser at Ann Arbor’s Arbor Brewing Company. I posted a few photos from the event HERE and there are many more below from my wife, Anne C. Savage. I had a chance to talk with Rene Greff, co-owner with her husband Matt, of Arbor Brewing Co. and the […]

I’ve had it in my mind for a couple of years now to write about Apple and its impact on the world in terms of creating wealth. With the death of the brilliant Steve Jobs, it seems an apropos to do it now. One of the things that has fascinated me about Jobs and the amazing company that he built […]

Lots of folks, lots of fun and lotsa beer! Protestor-free! Full house! State Rep. Jeff Irwin checking in Nom, nom, nom

I think Andy Cobb might juuu-uuust be on to something here. I’m just sayin’…

Former MI-07 Congressman Mark Schauer rode the Democratic tidal wave into office in 2008, defeating “The Original Tea Partier” Tim Walberg, only to be sent packing by a fickle MI-07 electorate in 2010. Since his defeat that put Walberg (eww) back in office, Schauer has stayed involved in politics and now works with the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) as the national […]

Yup. I got an email today telling me that the Michigan Democratic Party is finally getting involved in various recalls around the state and asking me for money to help with the effort. Which recalls? The ones against Democrats. Fellow Democrats: Last week, the Michigan Republican Party and its Tea Party allies succeeded in the first steps to recall Democratic […]

By now you’ve surely heard about the Occupy Wall Street protest rally happening in New York City. The rally cry of “The Other 99%” is resonating across the country as these protesters, many coming in from far away, protest the Wall Street firms and individuals that ran our country into an economic black hole and came out shiny clean and […]

Tomorrow night is Michigan Planned Parenthood’s 14th Annual Ann Arbor Beer Tasting. They hope to raise $2,500 for the cause while raising awareness about the important role Planned Parenthood plays in the lives of Michigan women and women across the country. From their Facebook page: Get your tickets NOW!http://miplannedparenthood.org/page/14th-annual-ann-arbor-beer-tasting Three ticket levelsLager $30Pilsener $50Stout $100 The battle to protect Planned […]

Okay, THIS is totally cool. In his 18 years at Pinckney Community High School, Jim Darga, the principal, said, the homecoming queen had always been crowned at halftime of the school’s football game. Never before, though, had she had to be summoned from the team’s locker room. Brianna Amat, the first girl to make the Pinckney varsity football team, said […]