Archive for July, 2007

No Dessert

Recently, I had the opportunity to meet with several well know political figures in Michigan and ask questions for nearly three hours. During that time, I asked a Congressman, what his thoughts were on a local issue. His comment, state, county and local governments have specific responsibilities and tax more than enough to fulfill those Continue reading →

Phone Fee – Bad Call

Lawmakers need to reject legislation that would impose an ill-advised $1.35 monthly fee on phone users statewide. This plan to create a separate Public Safety Fund to cover expenses for the State Police and others is a bad idea. Public safety is a core responsibility of government. The dollars to finance this essential service must Continue reading →

Employee “School of Choice” coming to Novi Schools?

The Novi School board (at the behest of the Superintendent Peter Dion) is once again considering allowing district employees to enroll their children in our school district. An attempt to offer this same benefit failed about 3 years ago. Michigan Public Act 227 makes it easier for children of employees to attend schools in the Continue reading →

Novitalk.org goes “green”

Novitalk.org is now “solar powered”! How can that be, you ask? Well, we’re now hosted at iMountain.com. This company is one of the few (if not only) solar-powered web hosting providers in the country. Great service as well. So, for those of you who think we lean too much to the right, let’s compare carbon Continue reading →



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