Pressing the Governor for Clemency

November 24th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Bill Milliken’s advice to outgoing Gov. Granholm: free dozens of women who don’t belong behind bars.

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Meet the New Leaders

November 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Will they work together to restore faith in the process?

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Governors Share Traits

November 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments

The incoming and outgoing governors have more in common than you think.

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Ed Candidates Tackle Tough Ones

October 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments

State Board of Education candidates show courage in tackling tricky questions.

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Searching for Tuesday’s Answers

July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Searching for Tuesday’s Answers by John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service July 30, 2010 In little more than four days the 2010 primary election will be done. Voters may sigh a refreshing sigh of relief to be done with the campaign conniption and cloddishness, only then to groan as they realize the primary is prelude to [...]

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Millions of MIA Voters

July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Millions of MIA Voters July 30, 2010 So what’s your excuse for not voting in the August 3 primary — and it better be a good one. “I forgot,” does not cut it. “I was too busy doing (fill-in-the-blank),” doesn’t either. “I just don’t give a hoot,” may be understandable, but is still not acceptable. [...]

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Fat Lady Approaching for Dems

July 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Fat Lady Approaching for Dems July 23, 2010 Take yourself back to election night 2008. The scene is a huge park underneath the picturesque skyline of Chicago, with hundreds of thousands of citizens making a little history. President-elect Barack Obama and family walk onto the stage amidst shouts, tears, joy and a change you can [...]

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Poll Tries to Polish Granholm Legacy

July 8th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Poll Tries to Polish Granholm Legacy July 9, 2010 They are quietly passing out the polish deep inside the Granholm administration as the effort continues to put a little gloss on the governor’s economic track record — which is not breaking any records, to say the least. Even she is forced to concede that the [...]

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Spread the Sunshine

April 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Spread the Sunshine by Tim Skubick April 16, 2010 In a sport where timing is everything, the Bernero for Governor team has racked up one impressive win after another. He was first to defend the domestic auto industry when it was under siege in the nation’s capital. He was first to argue that Lt. Governor [...]

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Getting to Know You

April 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Getting to Know You by Tim Skubick April 9, 2010 In the midst of the most convoluted governor’s race in modern times, one question keeps popping up: why would anybody want to be governor now? Aside from the lousy economy and a toxic political environment in town, there’s another good reason to avoid this job [...]

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