Entries from January 2008

January 27, 2008

A swan song

Bill Dwyer sheds a little more light on his surprise withdrawal from the 37th District State Rep. race in an interview with Farmington Observer editor Stacy Jenkins, published January 25. In April, he’ll step in as the new police commissioner in Warren. While the $111,000 salary represents a significant improvement over what he’d have gotten [...]

January 27, 2008

Miss America 2008…

…is Kirsten Haglund, of Farmington Hills. The stunning and poised 19-year-old was crowned Miss Michigan in June of 2007, after winning the title of Miss Oakland County, at a pageant held in Farmington Hills. Her mother told a Muskegon Chronicle reporter last year that Kirsten made a surprising decision to enter her first pageant as [...]

January 24, 2008

Dwyer’s done

The Farmington Observer reported this morning that Warren’s mayor is expected to announce Bill Dwyer will be that city’s next police commissioner. And we thought “retirement” meant he would … retire. Lots of questions in the air: Will Dwyer stay on until his planned … retirement … from the Farmington Hills PD this summer? Why’s [...]

January 23, 2008

Candidate no more?

Word on the street – quite literally, in fact – is that District 37 Republican candidate Bill Dwyer will be making a big announcement this week. You hear something once, you say “wait and see”. You hear it several times, from people who travel in different circles, and you’ve got a pretty good idea what’s [...]

January 6, 2008

Suggested resolutions for 2008

For the City of Farmington: * Televise your meetings – and get professional help. It might cost a few thousands dollars, but it’s not fair to rely on volunteers for something as important as this. Bite the bullet, folks, it’s time to move into the 20th century. And then consider a Web site re-design to take [...]