Tuesday, December 6, 2011
A demonstration will be held Thursday at Rep. Candice Miller's Shelby Township office to urge members of the congress to vote in favor of extending unemployment benefits beyond Dec. 31.
Correction: This story was altered Wednesday Dec. 7, 2011 at 12:32 a.m. to reflect the correct organization spearheading a prayer vigil and demonstration at Rep. Candice Miller's Shelby Township office Thursday, which is a political group called We Are the People. Local clergy and residents plan to demonstrate Thursday at U.S. Rep. Candice Miller’s Shelby Township office and hold a prayer vigil for unemployed workers to urge Congress to extend unemployment benefits through the holidays. A rally will kickoff at 4 p.m. followed by a prayer vigil at 5 p.m. outside Miller’s office located at 48701 Van Dyke Avenue. Similar demonstrations will be held across the state Thursday at representative’s offices from Marquette to Jackson. We Are the …
Friday, November 18, 2011
According to Congress, pizza sauce will still be counted as a vegetable in school lunches after members blocked a proposed overhaul of the nation's school lunch program. What do you think?
Does pizza count as a vegetable? According to Congress, it does. Congress on Monday blocked an overhaul to the nation's school lunch program that would have cut the amount of potatoes served and would have changed the way schools get credit for serving vegetables only counting tomato paste on a slice of pizza if more than a quarter-cup of it was used, according to a story in The New York Times. The new regulations would also have cut in half the amount of sodium in school meals over the next 10 years. “While it is unfortunate that some in Congress chose to bow to special interests, U.S.D.A. remains committed to practical, science-based standards for school meals that improve the health of our children,” the U.S. Agriculture Department said…
Sunday, July 3, 2011
The Livonia congressman announced his presidential campaign and played guitar at the Whitmore Lake festival Saturday.
U.S. Rep Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia) made his message loud and clear Saturday when he announced he was seeking a bid for the White House. The congressman announced before a crowd of a few hundred people Saturday that he is in the race for president of the United States — then brought out his American flag-themed guitar to play some bluesy rock music at the Freedom Festival at Whitmore Lake, sponsored by conservative talk radio station WAAM-AM (1600). McCotter represents Michigan's 11th congressional district, which includes Canton, Garden City, Livonia, Milford, Novi, Northville, Plymouth, Redford, South Lyon, Westland and White Lake. He was elected in November to his fifth consecutive term. He was joined onstage by his wife and two of …
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