Entries from October 2008

October 29, 2008

In the numbers

Some interesting figures emerge from a review of House District 37 campaign finance statements now on-line at www.mi.gov/sos: Vicki Barnett reported 260 contributions pre-primary; Welday reported 224. Each has received more than 40 contributions from Political Action Committees, “Leadership” committees and candidate or party related committees. They’re about even when it comes to total out-of-district [...]

October 29, 2008

Trashing Paul Welday

A couple of pieces arrived in our mail box today. One, a bright and positive, informative piece, came from Vicki Barnett’s local campaign. The other, which imposed Paul Welday’s photo at the bottom of a pile of trash (he has lobbied on behalf of trash haulers), came from the state Democratic party. Barnett has made [...]

October 27, 2008

Well, THAT didn’t take long

Today’s Detroit News reports that former Farmington Hills Police Chief Bill Dwyer is making quite an impression in his new job as Warren Police Commissioner. Go get ‘em, Hollywood…

October 27, 2008

Firefighter / Paramedics Support Vicki Barnett

This landed in The Enterprise in-box today: The Farmington Hills Firefighters Association is pleased to announce our endorsement of Vicki Barnett for State Representative. Given the aging population within Michigan, increasing number of emergencies fire departments and law enforcement agencies are responding to, recent emphasis on emergency preparedness, and current economic conditions, achieving the delicate [...]

October 26, 2008

Taking care of business – or not

No, that big hole in the ground in the northwest corner of 13 and Orchard Lake isn’t new construction. According to employees at the CVS in the strip mall corner, workers dug up tanks left behind by a gas station once located there. The hole will be filled in, and they’ll get the rest of [...]