The Politics and Personality of Justice

August 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments

The Politics and Personality of Justice by John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service August 27, 2010 Before considering the intrigue that who sits on the Supreme Court can cause, and by that we mean any person sitting on any Supreme Court whether it is John Marshall or Elena Kagan on the U.S. Supreme Court or Thomas [...]

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Shades of Fieger

August 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Shades of Fieger August 27, 2010 Check this out: “[His] anger appeals to people who feel left out of the system,” “he did best among Black voters in Detroit,” he’s “running against his own mouth.” You’re thinking those are references to the Democratic nominee for governor, Virg Bernero, right? Nope. It’s former Democratic candidate for [...]

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Stairway to Nowhere

August 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Stairway to Nowhere August 27, 2010 Republican Brian Calley, the odds-on favorite to be the next lieutenant governor of Michigan, didn’t support native son Gerald Ford when he lost a close election to Jimmy Carter. That’s because he hadn’t even been born. Nor did he ever cast a vote for Ronald Reagan or the first [...]

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Must-See Policy

January 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Must-See Policy by T. Scott January 16, 2010 You can put every event on Dome’s public policy calendar on your to-do list (they’re always that good), but put these two February programs down as must attend: Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) annual Legislative Conference, February 16 at the Lansing Center. Michigan Political Leadership Program [...]

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Desperate for Diversification

January 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Desperate for Diversification A brief history of Michigan’s economic development strategies by Rick Haglund January 16, 2010 Michigan was in big trouble as the decade of the 1980s dawned. Detroit’s automakers, collectively known then as the muscular Big Three, were beginning to see their dominance challenged by imports from upstart Japanese automakers. They were unprepared, [...]

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