Stephen Tuttle | Author
Christmas of your choice
Dec. 17, 2016
Christmas appears to have survived another year. Nativity scenes everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief.
The claims that Christmas is being attacked sprout up annually. If such a battle has ever really existed, Christmas continues a long winning streak. That’s because Chris…
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Very lame ducks
Dec. 10, 2016
Michigan legislators, ever vigilant to the scourge of voter identity fraud, have introduced yet another bill making it more difficult for some Michiganders to vote. This is what passes for work during their lame-duck session.
Lame-duck sessions, that period between the November elec…
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To TIF or not to TIF
Dec. 1, 2016
Traverse City’s Downtown Development Authority wants to renew an expired tax increment financing plan covering the Old Town district.
The previous TIF in that district lasted 30 years and expired in 2015. The DDA would like a new TIF for another 25 years.
The DDA is es…
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No peace on earth
Nov. 27, 2016
Ah, yes, the season of peace on earth. Uh-huh.
We might think after 15,000 years of what we euphemistically call civilization we’d have found a better system of dispute resolution than killing each other. We would be wrong.
Wars currently rage in various forms in at le… Read More >>