2006 Michigan Student Mock Election
Visit the Michigan Mock Election web site for current information.
Students at the Election Rally
There will be a rebroadcast all day TODAY (Nov 6th, 2006)
VISIT MICHIGANLIVEEVENTS.COM TO WATCH!!
On Thursday, November 2, 2006, Leland…
Publius.org ... Your Michigan Election & Voter Information HQ
We have featured the Publius Voter Information Center before, but with the election just around the corner, we have to highlight this amazing website that aggregates data supplied by Michigan's county clerks and the Michigan Bureau of Elections…
Proposal 2 sounds like a really bad idea
Both Democratic Governor Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos have voiced opposition to Proposal 2. Now former Republican Gov. William Milliken has also come out with an editorial in opposition to the measure that would end affirmative…
"Buy Fresh, Buy Local" Select Michigan Day
September 14, 2006 has been named the 2nd annual "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" Select Michigan Day. The resolution, introduced by Rep. David Farhat, was passed in the Michigan House of Representatives on March 31, 2006 to encourage Michigan consumers…
Old Town BluesFest
Singin' The Blues by Eviluting
Friday, September 15, 5 pm - midnight
Saturday, September 16, 2 pm - midnight
The Old Town BluesFest is a two-day FREE music festival that brings local, regional, and national acts to an audience of over…
Michigan Site of the Week: Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA)
The Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA) was organized in 1992 as a non-profit organization. We work to create more public awareness about the nature of industrialized food supply and its environmental and social hazards. We…
Michigan Site of the Week: Michigan Lighthouse Fund
With over 3200 miles of shoreline (more than any state but Alaska), it's not surprising that Michigan has over 120 lighthouses, more than any other state. Two-thirds of Michigan's lighthouses currently under federal ownership are scheduled…
Michigan Site of the Week: Publius.org
Our first Michigan Site of the Week is Publius.org, a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in Michigan in 1996 to explore the impact of the internet on democracy and to develop web-based tools to enhance the exchange of ideas and…
Two Big Southeast Michigan Events!
Ann Arbor Art Fair by Capt Piper
Michigan is home to the largest art fair in the nation (and one of the oldest). Absolute Michigan has a feature on the 47th annual Ann Arbor Art Fairs that take place this Wednesday through Saturday (July…
What Will Happen to Tiger Stadium?
What Will Happen to Tiger Stadium?
UPDATED: April 3, 2006: In Talking Baseball, Jack Lessenberry talks about shiny new Comerica Park, the old stadium, great players and the possiblilities of a new season. (Tigers did win the opener, 4-3!)
UPDATED…
Detroit Zoo Issues Page
UPDATED: February 26, 2006
Feb 26, 2006: River Rant is indeed ranting today about the Zoo, imagining how former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young might have handled the zoo issue. It's also a four-star look at one of Michigan's legendary…