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 [...]
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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 [...]
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This is one of a number of great photos of the Detroit Red Wings (slideshow) that Spike has for your viewing pleasure - a perfect way to warm up for the 2008 Stanley Cup vs the Pittsburgh Penguins.
You can tell from this set - and others like Detroit Pistons and Barack Obama - that Spike [...]
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January 19, 2007 – 11:06 am
Michigan's State Capitol by Apocaplops
It's a new year and a new session of Michigan government that features new legislators and a change in the balance of power in Lansing. While one thing - our state's economic challenges - has not changed, there's always an opportunity to change the low participation in state government by Michigan's [...]
November 30, 2006 – 9:17 am
Veteran Michigan political analyst George Weeks has a review of the new book by "See Dick and Jen Run" by Tim Skubick.
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November 16, 2006 – 9:15 am
"After you get whacked, you need a clear change in leadership. You need a fresh look. You need that at the national level and you need that at the state level."
-U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra in the Grand Rapids Press
Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenbery interviews Michigan Republican chairman Saul Anuzis about the "anti-Republican tsunami" and his [...]
November 8, 2006 – 11:58 am
A whole slew of links, articles, audio & video below!
November 1, 2006 – 11:01 am
We have featured the Publius Voter Information Center before, but with the election just around the corner, we have to highlight this amazing website that aggregates data supplied by Michigan's county clerks and the Michigan Bureau of Elections to produce a one-stop, information portal for Michigan voters.
October 31, 2006 – 12:11 pm
Well, our article about the Michigan Gubernatorial Debates became a HUGE hotbed for posts about the race between Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos. We received so many comments and views that we had to lock posting of new comments there and continue them here. Sorry about that, but with a week [...]
October 27, 2006 – 8:33 am
Both Democratic Governor Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos have voiced opposition to Proposal 2. Now former Republican Gov. William Milliken has also come out with an editorial in opposition to the measure that would end affirmative action:
In just a few weeks, the voters of Michigan will be facing an important choice that will define [...]
