Category Archives: Elections

November Michigan Event Calendar 2009

November by Karen from Michigan
Here's a bunch Michigan festivals & events for the month of November. As usual, there's no way to get them all, so please add links and information about the one's we've missed (or reviews of ones we have here) in the comments below.
November Fast Facts

The Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak [...]

Post-election withdrawal Wednesday

Voting is a family affair by Eye See 360
Election 2008 is more or less in the books and while we don't have complete results, we can hit the high points before politics slides off the front page and those elected get down to the very difficult challenges that await them.
CNN reports that Michigan went overwhelmingly [...]

The Week for November 3-9

Autumn Leaves by cedarkayak
Welcome to 'The Week' for November 3-9. This is where we will be posting comments such as news items, interesting blog posts, cool video and media, coming events, new web sites added to Absolute Michigan and other items of note.
We invite you to do the same!
Tomorrow, November 4th, is election day and [...]

Are we there yet Monday?

expressionism by powerbooktrance
If you're anything like me, you're more than ready for tomorrow and an end to the arduous Election 2008 cycle. Here's a few things that can help you pass the time.
mLive notes that a record number of voters (over 5 million) are expected to vote tomorrow in Michigan. That number would be 70% [...]

Electionpalooza Tuesday: The 2008 Election in Michigan

Guardian Building Flag by paulhitz
Election Day (November 4, 2008) is just a week away. That means that today is probably a good day to focus on the election and how to get informed about the issues and the candidates. We also invite you  to post your comments and thoughts about the candidates and issues below. [...]

Meet the Candidates in Michigan

Student Introduction of Candidate by farlane
The Center for Michigan says Don't just sit there! Meet the candidates!:
Concerned Michigan residents and community leaders have every opportunity to get familiar with the new wave of leaders headed to the Michigan House of Representatives next January.
The Center for Michigan's 'Great Debates' partnership with Detroit Public Television is underway. [...]

John McCain & Michigan

Sarah Palin Addresses Michigan, photo by b24chicago
Last Friday, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain made his first major visit to Michigan. In McCain Makes a Run at Michigan, A Wavering Democratic Stronghold, the Wall Street Journal observes that Michigan could be critical in November:
If John McCain becomes the nation's 44th president, it may be thanks to [...]

The Week for July 21-27, 2008

Fun on Pleasant Lake by MWOOD19
Welcome to The Week on Absolute Michigan. Summer is in full swing around the state and candidates in Michigan primaries are trying to chicken dinner their way to an August 6th victory.
Our July Michigan Event Calendar says that events folks can check out this weekend include the Michigan Brewers Guild [...]

Barack Obama & Michigan

Gore, Obama and Granholm by wizardkitten
As the editor, I try pretty hard to keep the tone on Absolute Michigan as non-partisan as possible.
When I read Obama Reaches Out to Michigan Voters in the Washington Independent, I realized that as a result, we probably side-step a lot of significant news ... and also some vital discussion [...]

The Week for June 16-22, 2008

tahquamenon falls by ercy
In his SE Michigan 2008 Strawberry season field report, Ann Arbor blogger Edward Vielmetti says that strawberries are ready to pick. In addition to continuing storms and flooding, the presumptive Presidential nominees are setting their eyes on Michigan with Barack Obama in Flint and Detroit today and John McCain reportedly deciding on [...]