October 29th 2014
A Look at Low Voter Turn Out Rates in the Aug. 5 Primary (Guest Column by Kurt Metzger, Mayor of Pleasant Ridge, orig. Aug. 26, 2014, republished Oct.29 ) Access to more detailed, geographically focused data sets, combined with the developed of more sophisticated mapping (GIS) systems, have made the Redistricting (gerrymandering) process more sophisticated. […]
October 25th 2014
Seaholm Students Meet 11th District Congressional Candidates, Except Trott (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 25, 2014) There is a saying in some social circles that you better show up or people will talk about you anyway. That certainly held true Monday when Congressional Candidate Dave Trott failed to come to a candidate forum specifically for […]
October 19th 2014
Double Duty Candidate Forum: Knollenberg v. Peltonen and Howrylak v. Kerwin (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 19, 2014) The League of Women Voters doubled up on a candidate forum last week, presenting candidates for the 13th District State Senate Seat and the 41st District State Representative Seat. All four candidates answered the same questions […]
October 18th 2014
Bob Daddow to Represent Oakland County on Great Lakes Water Authority (Oakland County Press Release, Oct. 18,2014) Deputy County Executive Robert J. Daddow will represent Oakland County’s water and sewer ratepayers on the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) board, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced today. Daddow, a certified public accountant, was part of the […]
October 18th 2014
Michigan Municipal League Names Pappageorge one of Three Legislators of the Year (MML Press Release, Oct. 18, 2014) The Michigan Municipal League has honored State Sen. John Pappageorge (R-Troy); Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba); and Rep. Nancy Jenkins (R-Clayton) as the League’s 2014 Legislators of the Year. The awards were formerly presented to Sen. Pappageorge, Sen. […]
October 18th 2014
“An Abundance of Caution”: CDC Monitoring Man in Oak Park (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 18, 2014) A Liberian man visiting family in Oak Park is under scrutiny by the Centers for Disease Control and Oakland County Health Division. Although the man has never come in contact with anyone infected with the Ebola virus, and […]
October 14th 2014
Troy Transit Center Opens (Crystal A. Proxmire, photos by Megan Owens of Transportation Riders United, Oct. 14, 2014) Tucked away behind a shopping center at Coolidge and Maple Roads, Troy’s new Transit Center is now open. The $6.3 million facility took 14 years to complete due to legal issues over property ownership between the City […]
October 10th 2014
Troy Youth Assistance Active Parenting Class Oct. 18 (Troy Youth Assistance Press Release, Oct. 10, 2014) Troy Youth Assistance is presenting a three-hour parenting class on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 from 9am to 12:15am at Stone Haven Free Methodist Church at 1349 Wattles Road, between Crooks and Coolidge. In the class participants will learn ways […]
October 7th 2014
FBI Seeks Public Help Identifying Armored Van Robber (FBI Press Release, Oct. 7, 2014) Paul M. Abbate, special agent in charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office, and Chief Gary Mayer of the Troy Police Department, announced that the FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the […]
October 5th 2014
Public Comment on Passenger Rail Program from Pontiac to Chicago, Hearing Oct. 28 (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 5, 2014) What is in store for the rail system in Michigan, particularly the rail between Detroit/Pontiac and Chicago? Michigan and surrounding states have been doing major research and planning looking at this issue, and a public hearing […]
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