As sure as robin in spring, the hiring of Census workers can only mean one thing: time to again contemplate carving up the political landscape. And really, nothing is quite so delicious. Especially in Michigan with likely loss of at least one congressional seat. A whole new set of winners and losers is ready to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Grand Rapids’
The Shape of Things to Come
Posted in Elections, Politics, tagged Grand Rapids, Hoekstra, Muskegon, Newaygo, Redistricting, Vern Ehlers on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hail Mary
Posted in Elections, tagged Grand Rapids, Dan Tietema, T J Carnegie, Robert Dean, MI-75 on July 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the odder things underway in the current election season is the absence of the Dutch Reformed in the contest for Michigan State House District 75.
For more than a generation this seat has not only been the possession of Republicans, but of a succession of members of the Christian Reformed church: Peter Kok, Paul [...]
Cool City? Tell that to Gaines
Posted in Communty, tagged Gaines, Grand Rapids, Michigan Future on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, Phil at West Michigan Rising wondered why all the smart kids were leaving Michigan. Picking up on a report from Michigan Future, Inc. reported in the Grand Rapids Press, he noted several factors that make a city “cool”, a place where young folks like to settle:
Mass transit and other alternatives to [...]
