Yes, you read that right. The doomsday predictions of that some are reading into the Mayan calendar have sparked discussion, jokes, and in some cases fear. One situation where the fear and rumors reached a crescendo was in that bastion of knowledge, the public school system. Citing the significant disruption to the teaching and learning [...]
President Obama visited Michigan to stand before workers telling them, “My ideas are the same that built Michigan.” Residents in the downtrodden city of Detroit may not be quite so enthusiastic. Once a thriving metropolitan city Detroit saw its heyday begin with the automotive industry in the 1920′s. But changes led to economic downfall that [...]
A little bit of role reversal goes wrong for one citizen in Detroit. H/T Secrets of The Fed
Not to be outdone by Cleveland residents, this Detroit church is getting in on the “government assisted” cellphone giveaway. The advertisement assures “recipients” that the “sign up process is easy and will only take a few minutes to complete”. Just as the Obamaphone Lady made it clear, if you “are on food stamps, SSI, Medicaid or [...]
Every now and then I receive an E-mail that shocks me, I am going to reprint it here, see if it shocks you. I still find it hard to believe. Frosty Wooldridge (born 1947) is a US journalist, writer, environmentalist, traveler DETROIT: By Frosty Wooldridge For 15 years, from the mid 1970′s to 1990, I [...]
Much ado has been made about the Super Bowl Clint Eastwood/Chrysler commercial, expressing the theme that Detroit, and America at large, is making a comeback. In some conservative circles, “Dirty Harry” has been criticized as shilling for President Obama. But after reading this article by Mara Gay of The Daily, I’m convinced that the tough-guy libertarian may [...]
Detroit, Michigan has long been known as the motor city due to it’s being the home of the big-three auto-makers ever since the first mass-produced automobiles rolled off the assembly line of Ford Motor Company. As the population of America increased and the demand for more automobiles skyrocketed, along with it came massive doses of wealth and prosperity for the [...]
A recent study by the National Institute for Literacy says that nearly half (47%) of adults living in Detroit, Michigan lack the reading, writing, speaking and computational skills to function in everyday life situations. They are considered illiterate. They can’t fill out basic forms for things like job applications, welfare paperwork, driver’s licenses, etc. Also noted [...]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Delta Air Lines flight 1706 bound for San Diego from Detroit was diverted to Albuquerque, N.M. at about 10am this morning over what is being called a “potential security threat.” The plane was reportedly being held in a remote location and passengers were interviewed. NBC is reporting that according to a senior [...]
