- Created on 22 May 2013
An Answer to Unemployment: A jobs-for-all bill
It has been five years since the financial crisis struck, and progress in putting the unemployed back to work still lags, with no end in sight. With almost 12 million Americans unemployed and millions more underemployed, we have waited long enough for government action. Listen to the stories of the unemployed, and you will
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Duggan: Don’t put Detroit Police and Fire Under Authority
Mayoral candidate Mike Duggan is unrelenting in his opposition to authorities for Detroit.
Since his campaign for mayor began, Duggan has been opposing any publicly created bodies to oversee the city’s institutions like the health department, saying addressing the city’s difficult challenges should be left to the ele
- Created on 22 May 2013
Growing Interest: Macomb County Proactive Business Retention Program Creates Jobs to Meet ...
As a former senior vice president for St. John Providence Health System and now as a member of Thomas Group Consulting, Inc., I have worked closely with Macomb County leaders as my stakeholders have invested millions in existing and new facilities throughout Macomb County. I also graduated from Leadership Macomb and was an
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Ken Salmon: The face of Grand Hotel
When you enter the dining room at Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel, odds are you will be greeted by Ken Salmon, the hotel’s vice president for hospitality and maitre d.
Salmon, who first came to the island as a teenager, is in his 43rd year at the island’s iconic institution. And if you are a previous guest at the h
- Created on 22 May 2013
The Unsinkable Mr. Patterson
One might think coming face-to-face with the grim reaper following a major auto accident where doctors told his family he had a 3 percent chance of survival might dramatically change someone. Not so for Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. At least not when it comes to his politics and his larger than life John W
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