The Livingston Press and Argus is noting that the way Hamburg Township Clerk Matt Skiba is handling Freedom of Information Act requests is "creating friction" on the board.
So what doesn't create friction on that board?
I wish someone would explain why in the world those people can't get along. They are all adults, elected officials, and they should conduct the people's business with the dignity it deserves.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Scholarship Deadline Approaching!
Monday, April 6, 2009
We're All Sparty Fans Tonight
No matter if you bleed maize and blue or something else, here's why we should all be Michigan State fans tonight.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Is Web an Opportunity for Laid-Off Newspaper Reporters?
Is the same phenemonon that is partly the cause of layoffs in the newspaper business a small opportunity for the people being laid off?
In years past, if a community was dissatisfied with the coverage of its local paper, readers usually had few options other than to complain or stop their subscriptions. And if employees were unhappy, well, the costs of starting up a competitor were prohibitive.
But now, freed from the price of printing presses, ink, and paper, it's a little easier.
Laid off reporters in Ann Arbor might consider pooling their expertise and setting up a web-based newspaper to compete with annarbor.com. The click-through ads can provide more revenue than one might think, given that the cost of a web page isn't anywhere near what a printing press is.
And who's to say that the annarbor.com product will automatically be superior or that it will automatically attract more readers than an effort started by spurned reporters?
Now that the Livingston Press and Argus has laid off two people, there would be the beginnings of a Livingston County news coverage organization, possibly taking in some of the folks from the old Ann Arbor News organization in Brighton.
Might as well try something. And for people who love to report and write about the news, it would be a way to keep doing what they love.
In years past, if a community was dissatisfied with the coverage of its local paper, readers usually had few options other than to complain or stop their subscriptions. And if employees were unhappy, well, the costs of starting up a competitor were prohibitive.
But now, freed from the price of printing presses, ink, and paper, it's a little easier.
Laid off reporters in Ann Arbor might consider pooling their expertise and setting up a web-based newspaper to compete with annarbor.com. The click-through ads can provide more revenue than one might think, given that the cost of a web page isn't anywhere near what a printing press is.
And who's to say that the annarbor.com product will automatically be superior or that it will automatically attract more readers than an effort started by spurned reporters?
Now that the Livingston Press and Argus has laid off two people, there would be the beginnings of a Livingston County news coverage organization, possibly taking in some of the folks from the old Ann Arbor News organization in Brighton.
Might as well try something. And for people who love to report and write about the news, it would be a way to keep doing what they love.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Monthly States Ticking Up
Readership of Living Blue continues to creep up.
March visits were up 18.72 percent over February, a shorter month. Pageviews were up 21.61 percent and pages per visit were up 2.44 percent.
Visitors came from 18 countries and territories, including 36 states from the U.S. Some 81 cities in Michigan sent people to our site.
March visits were up 18.72 percent over February, a shorter month. Pageviews were up 21.61 percent and pages per visit were up 2.44 percent.
Visitors came from 18 countries and territories, including 36 states from the U.S. Some 81 cities in Michigan sent people to our site.
Lt. Gov. Has Campaign Website Up
Lt. Gov. John Cherry's campaign in the virtual world has expanded from Facebook and Twitter to a traditional website.
Check out peopleforCherry to see who's supporting Cherry for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010, read Cherry's blog posts, find events, and so on.
Check out peopleforCherry to see who's supporting Cherry for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010, read Cherry's blog posts, find events, and so on.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
One Guy Loses His Job and Republicans Think It's a Tragedy
Sure, I feel sorry for Rick Wagoner. It hurts to lose a job, even if you do get a $20 million golden parachute.
But it seems like like Republicans are shedding way too many tears for this one unemployed autoworker and way too few tears for the thousands of line workers and others who already have been given pink slips.
But it seems like like Republicans are shedding way too many tears for this one unemployed autoworker and way too few tears for the thousands of line workers and others who already have been given pink slips.
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