Flint and the Straits of Mackinac are 225 miles apart but one thing connects them in my mind: distrust. I have it in spades. Probably we all do. Ever since the poisoning of Flint, I can’t bring myself to trust the state to protect us from anything, great or small, short term … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
When a dumb law’s gotta go, it’s gotta go
North Carolina has earned itself a lot of bad publicity by passing a law requiring transgender people to use restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificate. Businesses are threatening to avoid or leave the state. New York has banned state employees from making … [Read more...]
Heller Poll results: The zika virus is both hype and horror
This week voters in the Heller Poll were evenly split, which seldom happens. (Which is fine by me - I like people with strong opinions.) Fifty one percent of the 85 people taking the poll said the zika virus is more hype than horror when it comes to causing a mass outbreak here … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the April 13th edition
Come Heller high water … Today is Equal Pay Day, which marks the amount of time women had to work last year and this year to make as much as guys did last year. So if the working women you know are a bit cranky today, you’ll know why. Guys, I recommend saying to your female … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Zika hype or zika horror?
The zika virus: Health hype or potential health horror for the U.S.?The Obama administration says the zika virus is "scarier" than initially thought, so they've asked Congress for $1.9 billon to fight it, warning that if we wait mosquito eradication efforts, lab tests, and or … [Read more...]