Politics

Pothole Pocketbook Contest Names First Winner

Submitted by Candice Fleszar... on Tuesday, March 19th, 2:48 pm

First winner of the Pothole Pocketbook Contest receives $500 for pothole-related repairs

LANSING, Mich. – Nicole VanPutten of Kalamazoo is the first winner of the Pothole Pocketbook Contest and will receive $500 for pothole-related repairs to her vehicle, the Michigan Transportation Team (MTT) announced today. VanPutten submitted her $700 repair bill after her husband hit an unavoidable pothole on his way to work.

“My husband drives from Kalamazoo to East Lansing every day because he works at Michigan State University,” VanPutten said in her entry. “He [had] been avoiding the same hole, but it [had] been getting larger and larger. Finally, it was just too big and he hit it. It caused $700 in damage to our VW. The entire wheel had to be replaced ... and they had to keep our car for four days.”

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Kzoo RESA Receives School Consolidation Grants from State

Submitted by Candice Fleszar... on Sunday, March 3rd, 12:00 pm

School Consolidation Grants to Support

Efforts of Efficiency and Impact

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has awarded $10 million in state grants to local and intermediate school districts to help support the costs of district consolidations or a consolidation of services among school districts.

“To help develop more efficient operations of school districts, either entire district consolidations or a consolidation of their services is being recognized as a very effective strategy,” said State Superintendent Mike Flanagan.

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NPR Reporter Talks About International Issues - Feb 2

Submitted by Candice Fleszar... on Saturday, February 2nd, 12:00 pm

KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University is again partnering to present a timely talk on international issues in conjunction with the 2013 Great Decisions Discussion Series organized by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.

The discussion series is one of the largest foreign policy lecture programs in the nation and the state's only lecture series devoted to American foreign policy issues.

Locally, WMU will be offering a live lecture by National Public Radio correspondent Dina Temple-Raston at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, in the Fetzer Center's Putney Auditorium.

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Environmental Organization Grades Local Lawmakers

Submitted by Candice Fleszar... on Saturday, January 12th, 8:56 am

Find the grades for legislators in your district through The Sierra Club's full scorecard.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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What you need before going to the polls

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events

Monday, November 5th, 2012, 11:23am

by Thom Myers
from WMU News

KALAMAZOO—Long lines are expected at polling places throughout the country Election Day, Nov. 6. To help speed the process, here are some things you'll need and need to know before going to the polls.

Check your sample ballot

Before you go to the polls, know where you are suppose to vote and how you plan to vote. Don't stand in line 20 minutes only to discover you're at the wrong location. It takes less than 30 seconds to find out online where you are supposed to vote and download a sample ballot for your precinct.

Decide how you're going to vote before you go to the polls.

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Northside Ministerial Alliance Political Forum

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events

Friday, September 21st, 2012, 3:49pm

All Clergy, Community Leaders and the Public are invited to attend the Northside Ministerial Alliance Political Forum, “National Issues of Local Importance.” This event will be September 25, 2012 at 10AM at the Galilee Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, MI.

Please join us in hearing from our local government representatives: Al Heilman, the Chairman of the Republican Party of Kalamazoo County, Dave Pawloski, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Kalamazoo County, Dr. Charles Warfield, President of the Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch of the NAACP, Rep. Sean McCann and his opponent Mike Perrin, Mary Balkema, Kalamazoo County Treasurer, and Carolyn Alford, Kalamazoo County Commissioner.

The purpose of this meeting is to give NMA members and the community an opportunity for a “Question and Answer” session. We hope that this will give members a better understanding of the upcoming election.

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KCRG event to discuss initiatives on the November ballot

Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012, 6:00am

Kalamazoo Citizens for Responsible Government (KCRG) will meet at 8:30 - 9:30 AM on Monday, September 10 at the Colonial Kitchen Pancake House (330 N. Drake Road). The meeting is free and all interested citizens are invited to attend. No reservation is necessary.

The speaker will be Robbie Rankey, a representative of Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution, a coalition of job makers, taxpayers, individuals, local chambers of commerce and other organizations committed to educating Michigan families about unprecedented attempts to overhaul the state's Constitution through new ballot initiatives.

This will be a good opportunity for us to learn about many of the initiatives that will be on the November ballot this year. So mark your calendar for Monday, September 10.

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