Michigan tea party leader: Obama's IRS narrative defies credibility
Jim Chiodo, president of the Ottawa County Patriots, doesn’t believe the Obama administration’s claim that IRS targeting of tea party groups was the act of rogue Cincinnati agents.
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Wayne County can do without another Bing failure
Bing was way in over his head from the start when he took on the role of mayor.
Detroit D-Day
Today, May 14, 2013, any and everyone who feel that they want to lead Detroit forward will declare themselves.
Detroit: Insolvency by numbers
“We are insolvent,” says Orr. Why? Because city employee pay and benefits exceed city revenues.
Strike spotlights fast-food wages
On May 10, some of the lowest-paid, least-respected workers in Metro Detroit stood up for themselves by going on strike.
A new WAY: School choice for summer
The school, chartered by Lake Superior State University, is perhaps the most cutting edge learning environment in Michigan today.
Wasted Michigan food a lesson in Big Government
What the government sells to schools – and what it wants schools to feed children – are not the same thing. Hence, unused food and wasted money.
So we're turning on the lights? Then what?
We’re about to embark on a plan that will use $160 million in bonds to fund a $160 million renovation of an electrical system . . . and then what?
Duncan in Detroit: EAA opponents should calm down
Michigan Democrats could take a lesson from Arne Duncan. A Democrat, Duncan has supported new efforts in Michigan to improve the lowest-performing schools.
Detroit’s public services albatross
Kevyn Orr can help Detroit by spinning off health services and public lighting.