You got to love this town. The politicians steal, get charged then convicted and the blood thirsty reporters are there on the spot to capture the reaction. But the media here also lies like hell and gets into trouble of their own. They even make a parade a PISSING one. LMAO…. Poor St. Patty.
Thus ole drunky Charlie didn’t know where to find a toilet instead he Pissed on Detroit. Literally
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Bobby co-wrote this song that Mary would sing second rendition to behind The Miracles and I couldn’t have thought of a more appropriate song for today.
His words, our feelings about him.
What Love has Joined Together, Can nobody take it apart.
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One of the founding members of the Miracles Bobby Rogers died Sunday from complications after a long battle with diabetes. It took the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame long enough to induct The Miracles, April of 2012 where Bobby was too sick to attend. He co-wrote not only some of the Miracles songs but other Motown groups and artists as well.
He was Claudette Rogers Robinson cousin and at one time married to Marvelettes singer Wanda Young.
He was a part of one the earliest successful groups of Motown who got the first million dollar record with Shop Around and will be sorely missed. Any part of this cities music legacy who passes leaves us with an emptiness, yet their music will continue to bring us joy making us feel that they will always live on.
Bobby Rogers was that joy. God Speed to his family, friends and the millions of fans that spanned over many generations.
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Contacting the Michigan Treasury Dept. to what Garden City is using as their authority which is Linked. I received this response and it was broken down to its meaning then a final response and pay attention to it.
As sited in the report, the city uses their charter as authority to levy the special assessment. In MCL 117.4d cities are given the ability to include in their charter direction for levying a special assessment for lighting as stated below:
THE HOME RULE CITY ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 279 of 1909
117.4d Permissible charter provisions; assessing costs of public improvement and boulevard lighting system; definitions.
Sec. 4d.
(1) Each city may in its charter provide:
(a) For assessing and reassessing the costs, or a portion of the costs, of a public improvement to a special district.
(b) For assessing the cost, or a portion of the costs, of installing a boulevard lighting system on a street upon the lands abutting the street. A city shall not establish a special assessment district for a boulevard lighting system if the district includes the entire city, unless the special assessments against the real property within the district are levied on other than an ad valorem basis.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Boulevard lighting system” means any design or method of providing light to a street.
(b) “Cost” includes necessary condemnation cost and necessary expenses incurred for engineering, financial, legal, or administrative services; operation and maintenance of a boulevard lighting system, whether that service is provided directly by the city or is provided by an investor-owned utility; and other services of a similar kind involved in the making and financing of the improvement and in the levying and collecting of the special assessments for the improvement. If the service is rendered by city employees, the city may include the fair and reasonable cost of rendering the service. The inclusion of a cost specified in this subdivision as part of the cost of an improvement for which special assessments have been levied before the effective date of the 1987 amendatory act amending this section is validated.
(c) “Street” means a public avenue, street, highway, road, path, boulevard, or alley or other access used for travel by the public.
Final Statement by Darcy Marusich – MarusichD@michigan.gov
To see exactly what authority and the limit of that authority that the city has, you will need to look to the charter that the residents voted on and approved at the time of the cities creation. According to the city lighting report you sent, that authority would be contained in their Code of Ordinances, section 40.11. You should be able to obtain access to that information from your city offices.
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This is Garden City Ordinance 40.11
§ 40.11 ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR STREET LIGHTING AND SIMILAR SERVICES.
All improvements consisting of the construction, installation, maintenance and operation of systems, facilities and equipment for street lighting or other similar services shall be accomplished pursuant to the improvement procedure provisions provided under §§ 40.03 to 40.08, both inclusive, of this chapter, except and provided, however, that where such construction or installation is performed by the Detroit Edison Company, or some other public utility company, and the cost thereof is not charged to the city or the users of the service, then in such case:
(A) The report and recommendation of the City Manager, which may be required under § 40.03, shall omit all information as to cost of construction and shall include all other information required by said § 40.03, together with such schedules of existing rates and service charges as may be submitted to the city by the Detroit Edison Company or other public utility; and the Council, in acting on such report pursuant to § 40.05, shall consider only such matters as are required by this division;
(B) Neither the whole or any part of such cost of construction shall be assessed against any property within the proposed special assessment district;
(C) The regular, approved rates for such service, as charged to the city, less the amount thereof constituting a general obligation of the city, shall be annually assessed upon the property especially benefitted, as provided in §§ 40.05, 40.06, 40.07, and 40.08;
(D) All other sections of this chapter which are inconsistent with or contrary to the intent of this section, are hereby made and declared to be inapplicable to all assessments made under this section; and
(E) The Department of Public Services is hereby authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing the administration of this section.
(Ord. 11-012, passed 9-12-11)
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Again final statement by the Mi. Treasury Dept employee.
“you will need to look to the charter that the residents voted on and approved at the time of the cities creation”.
That’s the thing people there was no Lighting District upon the city’s creation. Former City Manager Darwin McClary invented 40.11 straight out of his ass in 2011 without a residential vote. The council alone voted and passed this fiasco on 9-12-11.
One councilwoman voting no from the very start and against this assessment I spoke with a few weeks ago in-depth, Jody Dodge.
At the Oct. 8th (2012) meeting she once again was adamant about her opinion on the matter stating;
“You can create a district to assess for improvements, but you can’t create a lighting district to pay for maintenance and cost,” said Dodge who voted no to approve the assessment roll. “I’d like the council to look at other alternatives. I’d like the council to look at other items in the budget.”
The only other NO vote was councilman Jim Kerwin. The sitting city manager wasn’t allowed a vote.
My pertinent question to her and the Mi. Treasury was is the extra money Garden City has put onto every single residents Winter Tax bill legal?
Darcy Marusich had said that the state had no jurisdiction over the city’s. But Jody Dodge’s answer was a straight out NO.
Since 2011 Garden City residents have paid this special assessment but it is solely being used for one thing and one thing only. To PAY GARDEN CITY’S DTE BILL.
This has to be the dumbest son of a bitch I’ve ever seen.
Lie, Lie, Lie.
But look at the whole damn family. Papa’s on trial with him, Mama buys him a brand new Cadillac for a getting out of jail present. Such a good boy, baby.
Shit he will never ever grow up. Never.
Just lock them all away. Now anybody else who would have done this wouldn’t be just getting 3 days. A weekend and out. But then the Feds want this trial over and done with. Yeah there’s different rules for the cry baby.
What fucked up family.
Smiling now Pretty “BOY”?…that’s OK Momma will buy you something good.
THE CROOKS MAKE IT THIS WAY.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(eezplz45oetc2s55ny3dgvv1))/mileg.aspx?page=BillStatus&objectname=2012-HB-5546
| 12/31/2012 | Expected in HJ 85 |
pocket veto 1/11/2013 @ 11:07 AM 2012 ADDENDA |
What Excuse Can He Give? A man who ran on JOBS.
A Proposal???
Yeah we voted an Emergency Manager down for DETROIT.
A Proposal completely ignored.
Indiana has RACINOS, OHIO is building new RACINOS, Illinois is about to give the OK for RACINOS.
We asked for a band-aid as in Instant racing and this Hypocrite Piece Of Shit say’s in essence to 12,000 jobs connected to the Horse Racing Industry here in Michigan:
GO FUCK YOURSELF.
How else can I put it. Kindly?
I say it like it is.
Why doesn’t WXYZ, WDIV, WJBK do an investigation as to how many are being paid off by the three Detroit Casinos to slaughter Horse Racing in a state where Horse Racing at one time stood alone and held up Michigan with $400 Million a year in Revenue. Had over 42,000 JOBS connected to it.
Long before LOTTERY, Long before Tribunal Casinos and certainly looooooooooong before three Commercial Detroit Casinos.
Governor Snyder can go drop dead. He is a FARCE.
He cuts the throats of those who WORK.
The Nerd who makes nothing but POLITICAL MOVES and destroys everything in his path.
He is PATHETIC.
What Explanation if any can he give?
I thought I would puke when I sat and listened to Rick Snyder’s explanation and or excuse of how, why and to whom he looked to for slicing the throats of our unions here. Indiana.
Well Governor if Indiana inspires you so much are you going to sign HB-5546 now that it has passed both the House & Senate here or Veto it?
You see Indiana as you have claimed how Right To Work has helped that state so much with employment also did something else. IMPLEMENT SLOTS AT THEIR HORSE TRACKS.
In a May 2010 American Gaming Association report when the country was still in complete crash mode from the previous years. Certain statistics were duly noted specifically Indiana’s Racinos.
Excerpts:
There’s no way around it – this past year was tough. The down economy dealt most Americans challenges we haven’t faced in some time, if ever. For those of us in the commercial casino industry, that meant people had less money to spend on our products. Our revenues in 2009 fell 5.5 percent from 2008 to $30.74 billion. This is the story told in the 2010 edition of AGA’s State of the States report. But as challenging as the year was for most of us, that’s not the entire story.
“As this year’s survey reports, a particular bright spot for the industry came in the racetrack casino sector, which continued to grow. Gross gaming revenues rose in 2009 to $6.40 billion, a 5 percent increase over 2008 figures. Gaming tax contributions from racinos also increased, with $2.63 billion being returned to state and local governments – a 1.2 percent increase. Racinos in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma saw significant employment increases in 2009; however, overall racino employment remained near the previous year’s level of 29,000 people”.
Now because I like FACTS. I do know that Indiana’s two Racino Owners filed for Bankruptcy protection in 2011 solely due to the fact of the extremely large opening costs by the State in licensing fees. Reality they were doing beyond good until Ohio also opened their Racinos in 2012.
Indiana could lose gamble on revenue from casinos and racinos because of Ohio.
Yet,
Note Side Facts:
Winners and losers
Indiana’s casinos are winning less money from their patrons. Statewide, the annual win (the revenue collected at slot machines and table games minus what’s paid out to gamblers) is trending down Meanwhile, the state’s two racetrack-based casinos have seen a rise in wins.
Casino Annual Wins (millions)
2008 $2,461M
2009 $2,378M
2010 $2,350M
2011 $2,267M
Racino Annual Wins (millions)
Hoosier Park Casino & Racing
2008 $110.5M
2009 $204.7M
2010 209.5M
2011 220.5M
Indiana Live (millions)
2008 $93.7M
2009 $214.8M
2010 $236M
2011 $244.3M
Source: Indiana Gaming Insight, Indiana Gaming Commission
And Ohio? Well Ohio speaks for itself.
Ohio ’racino’ revenue tops $11M in opening month
The Associated Press
Posted Jul 09, 2012 @ 11:31 PM
COLUMBUS — The first slots-like gambling machines added to one of Ohio’s horse tracks have taken in more than $11 million in revenue during the facility’s opening month.
According to data released Monday by the Ohio Lottery, the state’s share of revenue from the video lottery terminals at Scioto Downs in Columbus is $3.7 million. That’s more than the roughly $3 million officials estimated the machines would generate per month for the state. The money will help fund K-12 education programs in Ohio.
The roughly $7.4 million in remaining revenue goes back to the track, which is operated by Chester, W.Va.-based MTR Gaming Group Inc. The slots-like machines have been available to visitors since June 1.
Revenues are calculated as the money remaining after prizes have been paid out to winners.
End
So Governor since you used Indiana as such a BIG excuse of why you signed Right To Work into law here. Are you ever going to mirror what Indiana did to help the Horse Racing Industry there and are you ready to help the same within your own state the thousands of jobs connected to it? Or are you going to do an about-face citing another Proposal that took place when the majority of those who signed those petitions to even have had it on the ballot honestly never really knew or understood the petitions language to begin with.
But then Michigan also just voted a bill down for an Emergency Manager for Detroit, but that won’t matter much now will it?
Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen shortly after being attacked by Ford Service men during the “Battle of the Overpass.” The men were beaten for distributing United Auto Workers leaflets outside of the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 23 May 1937.
Blood was shed once and it will again. This battle isn’t over, far from it.
Right To Work? Union Busting Last Cowardly Hurrah for Michigan GOP.
“Once I made you rich enough, Rich enough to forget my name”
They are the only thing that keeps Corporations from FORGETTING YOUR NAME.
And Don’t You Ever Forget That.
Yes Detroit’s Mayor bypassed the Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Acting Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of Homeland Security.
For he is the man who has the second hardest job right behind President Obama.
He also stated that Detroiters are a bunch of people who feel they deserve ENTITLEMENTS like JOBS.
It is clear Dave Bing has lost what’s left of his mind.
This man will always be the only one in my mind that represented Detroit Weather here. He’s been around since my childhood and will be very sadly missed. Still working on WWJ radio until 89 years old in 2010 when he decided to retire, Sonny was Mr. Personality. His joy and smile just spread to those who watched and heard him.
I will always remember him taking that upper peninsula thing off and then making a squeaking noise. I think for us kids it was always the highlight of the weather. For all I know it was for the adults too. Comedian & Weatherman all wrapped into one. In any event this Detroit Staple will be beyond missed.
God Speed to his family, friends, co-workers and all those who grew up with this man. You were ours Sonny, and we were yours. But you’re in good hands now with the Lord and no doubt already bringing the same joy to Heaven that you brought to us for so many years.
We were blessed to have had you and you’ll never be forgotten.
This living in an Ivory Tower all his life man is running for President of a country. Our country The United States Of America. Yet this man could care less about the citizens who live here.
Does he honestly believe that the State’s or some Private Sector could handle the monstrous disaster not only financially that Hurricane Sandy reigned upon all of these millions of people but the personal side of what they are now going through. And will be going through for some time to come?
My God, Mitt Romney is beyond clueless. In fact he lives in such unreality it’s frightening.
On TV Tuesday carrying cases of water. You really think he gives a rats ass?
This spoiled little rich brat never had to do anything in life he didn’t want to do. I cannot stand to look at this phonies face or listen to the sound of his voice.
Always with that deranged smile on his face.
He lives in the land of oz. The people who lost homes, businesses, loved ones whose lives have been turned upside down live the Storm. You really believe that Mitt Romney will look out for your best interests. In time of trouble as this?
He wants to get rid of FEMA. Where in the hell where you now be without their help. If this doesn’t open up your eyes nothing will.
Facts and reality being played out before your very eyes.
You people had better think and think hard.
Latest update on FEMA’s activities
Last night, the President declared major disasters for New York and New Jersey, making disaster assistance available to those in the heaviest hit areas affected by the storm. Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the following counties in New York and New Jersey can begin applying for assistance by registering online or on your phone at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov:
•Declared counties in New York: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Richmond, Suffolk, & Queens.
•Declared counties in New Jersey: Atlantic, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean & Union Counties
Those impacted can also apply by calling 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired.
Wednesday was her last newscast for WXYZ, but today there will be a special send off for her on the 5:00PM news. I can honestly say anybody who could have survived with Bill Bonds for so many years…lol and I say that kindly because I thought Bonds was one of the best reporters and news anchor that any city ever had. But when Diana Lewis showed up here in the D’ in 77′ they paired beautifully.
Two strong hard-working the best at what they did personalities.
One thing I was shocked at was her age of 69, (she looks more like 55) but then I don’t know why as I knew she had started her career in 1968. I guess time just flew so fast it just didn’t seem all that long ago.
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Lord Have Mercy….
One question Angelica Robinson, IS YOU CRAZY?
Unfrigginbelievable.
And what does she say in interviews with local Detroit news media, I’m going to work on my MARRIAGE. And Ralph Godbee just ain’t no good.
And she is?
And Mayor Cuckoo Suspends him. Well only befitting since Dave Bing has Fired Everybody In Detroit. Striking Union Water Workers, Other Union Workers, making police work 12 hour shifts.
Former Mayor, his Dad, his Friend & another on Trial.
The Whole City Of Detroit Is A MESS.
THANK GOD FOR THE TIGERS!!!
An Escape From The MADNESS.
I mean come on… can’t these people keep their business to themselves. Is this woman a 11-year-old? She’s an Internal Affairs Cop for God sake.
You’re cheating on YOUR husband and your crying that your lover is cheating on you. Then Tweet, Tweet, Tweet… Are You For Real? GROW THE F’ UP LADY and just deal with it.
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This blog is a re-blog of 10Th Anniversary
All of these people, all of the faces and all of the names lost were somebody’s everything.
When this story broke about the raid of Bray’s on Ford Rd. in Westland and Capital Coney Island on 8 Mile in Ferndale. Only one news source written and reported by My Fox Detroit Taryn Asher stated it was in connection with one man associated with both. And both were owned by the same man. His name Tomo Duhanaj. Then I came up with this on the Internet.
In 2007 he appealed for a review of a decision denying him an application for asylum in the USA and according to this 15 page document lost the appeal as well.
It is pretty explanatory. He came into the country illegally in 2002 you can read the rest below. Obviously he got to stay in the U.S. but my question is whether any of this information has anything to do with this raid conducted by the FBI and is it in-fact the man they are investigating?
Looking for financial records and bank statements. Tax Evasion or something else?
Pretty vauge news when the raid was annouced by local news here both TV and Newspaper side with no further details given.
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION
File Name: 07a0722n.06
Filed: October 9, 2007
No. 06-4173
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
TOMO DUHANAJ,
Petitioner,
v.
ALBERTO GONZALES, Attorney General,
Respondent.
Another loser reporter that refuses to acknowledge any truth what so ever about why Pinnacle really failed.
LeDuff: How did Ficano get his name?
How About: Is There One Real Detroit Journalist That Has The Balls To Report Truth?
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…another race anyway.
Actually the injury the horse sustained could have caused him to blow a suspensory and depending how severe, it could have literally ended his life. So I commend the owner to decide just to retire him rather than brining him back to race again altogether. Hey he had a horse that won the first two races to the triple crown.
Robert Francis Kennedy
44 years ago today we lost my hero.
I had just turned 11 a month before and I will never forget the night he was shot just after midnight after a victorious speech June 5th or the wee hours of the morning he had died on June 6th.
My 5th grade teacher had brought a TV into our classroom that Wednesday and we did nothing that day in school but watch the news coverage. It was just a few days before school had let out for the summer.
I will never forget sitting in front of the TV for the next three days, watching Frank Mankiewicz cry as he made the announcement that Bobby Kennedy had died. Then watching the entire news coverage as long as it was on, as young as I was I never felt so solemn.
This grandmother Sandra Layne didn’t shoot her grandson once or even twice. She shot him eight times. Even after trying to get away from this whack job to call 911 and while talking to the dispatchers she continued shooting him.
According to the Detroit Free Press.
For three minutes, 17-year-old Jonathan Hoffman pleaded for help. He told a 911 dispatcher he’d been shot in the chest by his grandmother and was about to die.
Then, he screamed out, saying he’d been shot again.
And this woman’s defense lawyer Jerome Sabbota is saying this may be JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE?
How so?
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What was it about this mere Idea that got some so desperately scared to DEATH?
I don’t think this song was meant to describe the last two dramatic events that has occurred with now both a Pilot and a Stewardess on a plane. It’s a happy upbeat number as the lyrics go.
I mean Sammy Cahn’s third verse of:
Once I get you up there
Where the air is rarefied
We’ll just glide
Starry-eyed Terrified
Once I get you up there
I’ll be holding you so near
You may hear
Angels cheer, ’cause we’re together
Didn’t mean,
Once I get you up there
Where the air is rarefied
I will start to scream I have a bomb that’s timed
Starry-eyed
Once I get you up there
You’ll be holding me so near
You may hear,
Say Your Prayers, ’cause I’ve totally lost it
Man Oh Man.
What is going on with these people flying and working on these planes?
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Well to the lady that had that sign can she please explain why she’s not protesting today after a 15 year-old was shot dead in the street Saturday night within miles of this gas station?
You see this is the hypocrisy of all this. In the last 3 months I cannot count how many really young children who have been shot and killed in the city of Detroit.
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If you still have your life.
Storm kills Ga. woman taking shelter in drain pipe
Tornado Miracle: Child in Field Survives Tornado That Killed Family
(who now has also passed)
Blog originally posted March 4 7:22AM
Updated: 8:00pm
4-Year-Old Boy Ripped From Mother’s Arms During Tornado, Dies.
If you still have your family.
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God Speed to Boston.
For the victims and the families of the dead.
Personally for those responsible for maiming and killing these innocent people including an eight-year old child, I’d like to blow off your limbs. We show too much tolerance for criminals on our soil. We sent troops to two venues for retribution of 9-11, one which had nothing to do with it costing over 4,000 lives of our service people. We still are in the other venue but for what reason is beyond me.
We killed those two demons so why not serve the same justice to those responsible for Monday’s cowardly act. This infuriated and saddened me at the same time. To take what should have been a victorious moment finishing a grueling marathon and blow the lives and spirits from people. I cannot comprehend such cruelty and these kinds of people have no place among the living.
Hoping for the death penalty here. Vicious deserves the same.
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