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Is it right that our country is bankrupt but is borrowing one hundred million from China to give to Haiti? China which has a bounty of eight hundred billion of the U.S. treasury is donating a miserly one million, go figure?
Detroit with 50% unemployment and a Michigan state on the verge of bankruptcy has its Nonprofits organizing Aid to Haiti.

Detroit Nonprofit Organizes Aid to Haiti
Rina Miller (2010-01-22)
Listen Now
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain/article/0/1/160...

I thought this is worth mentioning, especially here in Toledo.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Public school teachers took less time off when principals had more flexibility to dismiss them without completing elaborate documentation or attending a hearing, one of two new University of Michigan studies shows.

Two papers authored by Brian Jacob, a professor at the U-M Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, examined a policy change in the Chicago Public School system in which principals were given complete autonomy to dismiss probationary teachers.

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts12042009.html
Goldman Sachs senior executives are arming themselves with New York gun permits, according to Alice Schroeder on Bloomberg.com. The banksters “are now equipped to defend themselves if there is a populist uprising against the bank.”
http://groups.google.com/group/soldiersofsolidarity/browse_thread/thread...

1. 6.16 Texas (12-0) Big 12
2. 6.12 Alabama (12-0) SEC
3. 5.95 Florida (12-0) SEC
4. 5.50 TCU (12-0) MWC
5. 5.13 Cincinnati (11-0) Big East
6. 5.12 Boise State (12-0) WAC
7. 4.37 Iowa (10-2) Big 10
8. 4.36 Oregon (9-2) Pac 10
9. 4.33 Ohio State (10-2) Big 10
10. 4.08 Virginia Tech (9-3) ACC
11. 4.00 Penn State (10-2) Big 10
12. 3.91 Georgia Tech (10-2) ACC
12. 3.91 BYU (10-2) MWC
14. 3.72 Pittsburgh (9-2) Big East
15. 3.66 Miami (FL) (9-3) ACC
16. 3.37 Oklahoma State (9-3) Big 12

Campaign Benefits Abused and Neglected Children

(TOLEDO, OH – November 24, 2009) ― The holiday season is upon us, and
Lucas County Children Services (LCCS) and Friends of Lucas County
Children Services (FLCCS) are kicking off their annual Holiday Gift
Drive. With a goal of providing holiday cheer to as many as 2,000 abused
and neglected children being served by LCCS, this year’s theme is,
“Wishing, Hoping, Dreaming."

The goal is to provide gifts for children living with their families
under LCCS supervision, or who are living with relatives in order to be

-- Seven months into the massive federal stimulus program, the vast majority of government grants, contracts and loans in Michigan so far have created or retained virtually no jobs, a Free Press analysis shows.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091115/NEWS15/31115000...

Great Lakes water levels could drop by up to two feet by the turn of the century as temperatures rise, according to a recent series of reports released by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Michigan Chamber Of Commerce Embraces Glenn Beck, Invites Him To Be A Keynote Speaker
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/11/beck-chamber-of-commerce/
On his Fox News show this past Wednesday, right-wing extremist Glenn Beck claimed, “The uber-left is in business with big business.” But next Tuesday, Beck is keynoting a U.S. Chamber of Commerce forum in Michigan sponsored by several major corporations, including AT&T, Comcast, and Dow Corning.

WSPD and other sponsors have rescheduled their original meeting which was supposed to happen last week. They will be presenting both sides of the debate. Health care professionals, business owners and insurance reps will be on hand to discuss both sides of the debate. Elected officials from Ohio and southeast Michigan have been invited, but we do not know who has confirmed. Marcy Kaptur will not be in attendance, according to Brian Wilson this afternoon.
http://www.meetup.com/The-children-of-liberty/calendar/11276746/

Policyholders could pay more under Obama plan
By TOM MURPHY and LINDA A. JOHNSON (AP) – 7 hours ago

If President Barack Obama gets what he wants in his health care plan — covering all Americans and barring insurers from denying coverage — some analysts say individuals could wind up paying higher premiums.

The Obama plan would impose new costs on insurance companies, which would probably then raise the prices customers pay for coverage. Employers also would likely pass on some of their higher costs to employees.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Thousands attend three Michigan tea parties
Delores Flynn and Valerie Olander / The Detroit News
http://detnews.com/article/20090909/POLITICS02/909090352/Thousands-atten...
Troy -- Neither rain nor delays could dampen the spirits of thousands who thronged Tuesday for Tea Party Express rallies in Troy, Brighton and Jackson against big government and national health care reform.

The Toledo Blade
Article published August 27, 2009
Sweep out current Y leadership
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090827/OPINION03...
In 1959, a country schoolboy's family moved to Toledo's Old West End. There were no creeks and woodlots for youthful rambles, but there was a downtown YMCA and a wonderful huge library. That "Y" was my haven for swimming, wrestling, and Saturday "day" programs that included serial movies. The cost was nominal enough that a kid's family could afford the dollar or so.

"General Motors Co., benefiting from the Obama administration’s “cash for clunkers” program, is boosting production at car plants in Ohio and Michigan, people familiar with the matter said.

The ramp-up is part of a broader increase that may be announced this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the schedule isn’t public." (continued)

The Toledo Blade and AP are reporting that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is moving into the digital age. Now if they could just put all services under one roof, like Michigan and most other states do...

Ohio motorists whose licenses have been suspended may now make payment online to have their driving privileges reinstated.

7/23 Update:
Smoke on the Water - Ribs for the Red Cross Entertainment Headlined By
Presidents of the United State of America and Chuck Wicks

Song of Toledo Winners, Mayoral Candidates Part of Event

The largest ribs event in northwest Ohio, the 2009 Columbia Gas Smoke on
the Water - Ribs for the Red Cross, proudly announces their full
entertainment schedule.

In addition to national headliners Presidents of the United States of
America and Chuck Wicks, Smoke on the Water features Toledo's Mayoral
candidates on Saturday afternoon starting at 3 p.m. Each candidate will

BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN, June 1, 2009 -- The Stratton Foundation will present the Great Lakes Machinima Festival on Sunday, August 16, 5-8pm at Memphis Smoke in Royal Oak, Michigan. The event, free to the public, is a benefit to raise funds for scholarships for students studying entertainment arts at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Machinima is a digital animation genre that utilizes virtual world technology.

DETROIT (Michigan Radio) - Dozens of people demonstrated for jobs and decent wages outside a meeting of corporate executives in Detroit today.
(LINK)
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain/article/1/0/151...

Many of them came to protest the appearance of American Axle CEO D Dauch. UAW workers struck the parts supplier last year, and the company is expected to dramatically downsize its Detroit plant, and move some production to Mexico.

Why can I not find George Kennedy in either the Ohio or the Michigan sex offender sites? I'm just curious if this man is a child pedifiler or did something stupid in his younger years and has that label for life because of it.
Was he from another state?
http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us/
http://www.esorn.ag.state.oh.us/Secured/p21_2.aspx

Or maybe I just need to learn to use the sites more efficiently.