Posted in Elections, Michigan, tagged Hoogendyk, Republican Party on October 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
That was the petulant cry of Jack Hoogendyk the other night in his debate with Sen. Carl Levin. And it didn’t get any better at the Detroit Economic Club. As the release of the Levin ad today demonstrates, Levin has done plenty.
But that’s not the point.
Hoogendyk represents the low [...]
Posted in Elections, Michigan, tagged Bruce Hawley, Dan Tietema, Hoogendyk, Republican Party, SH 75, SH-73 on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If the pictures over at Michigan Messenger are to be believed, it’s over. But what does this mean for local contests?
Well for one, there’s a fair amount of grief, even denial. Like Saul Anuzis said,
“This move leaves a tremendous hole in our ground campaign that we must now fill…I won’t sugar coat it; the [...]
Posted in Communty, Economy, Michigan, tagged Cool Cities, culture war, Dan Scripps, Hoogendyk, West Michigan Regional Policy Conference on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The topic at today’s noon time lunch at the West Michigan Regional Policy Conference is “Attracting and Retaining Today’s Millennial Generation.” The preview executive paper goes over some of the main talking points. More than a demographic term for those born between 1980-2000, the MG is also a term for the highly desirable [...]
Posted in Elections, Michigan, tagged Dan Tietema, Hoekstra, Hoogendyk, Justin Amash, Michigan Future, Republican Party on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As if we needed reminders, Sunday’s news reports that Rep. Peter Hoekstra is looking seriously at a run for the Governor’s chair in 2010. Maybe it’s the month of August or perhaps it’s a slow news cycle — this does seem to be a little old. Nonetheless it does confirm [...]
