UPDATE: GOP Rep.-Elect Died of HEART ATTACK During COVID-Related Procedure ‘I am heartbroken that he will not be able to serve our people as a U.S. Representative, but I am even more devastated for his loving family…’ By Ben Sellers HEADLINE USA December 30, 2020 Luke Letlow / IMAGE: Letlow for Congress via YouTube UPDATE: […]
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HEADLINE USA NEWS: GIRL SCOUTS SUE BOY SCOUTS
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OWOSSO’S REBEL BARBER WAS NO ABERRATION — SHIAWASSEE COUNTY IS NOW TRUMP COUNTRY
Shiawassee voters give up ‘bellwether’ status with Trump selection Remember Karl Manke, the maverick Owosso barber who last spring defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order shutting down a vast swath of Michigan businesses, including barber shops? Manke refused to close and continued to cut hair. He fought Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel in court […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #133 — New Legislators! Interviews with state Rep.-Electees T.C. Clements (R-Bedford), Andrew Beeler (R-Fort Gratiot) & Patrick Outman (R-Six Lakes)
JENNIFER GRANHOLM SCORES COMEBACK WITH BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
by Melissa Nann Burke and Daniel Howes The Detroit News Dec. 16, 2020 Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a source familiar with his plans. Granholm, 61, pushed clean energy initiatives in her two terms as governor and endeavored to diversify the state’s […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #132 — COVID-19 Vaccine + Interviews with state Reps. Mark Huizenga (R-Walker) & Brad Paquette (R-Niles) and Rep.-elect John Roth (R-Traverse City)
NOBEL PRIZEWINNER GEORGE AKERLOF: DOES HE SPELL TROUBLE FOR HIS WIFE, JANET YELLEN?
By John Tamny Real Clear Markets December 8, 2020 (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) In the world of economics, George Akerlof achieved fame before his wife, Janet Yellen, but today all the attention is on her. So, who is George Akerlof? According to Wikipedia, Akerlof was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Rosalie Clara […]