http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/Local Columns, Blogs, Editorials, Letters and ForumsenFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:18:02 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noLocal Columns, Blogs, Editorials, Letters and Forumsflint_journal_voiceshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/QFKYfWnMyig/our_voice_genesee_voters_gave.htmlEditorialsFlint Journal staffFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:18:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3897278 ]]> Some won and some lost Tuesday, but voters deserve the kudos for Tuesday’s results One should probably forgo sweeping conclusions when analyzing the outcome of the issues and races decided in Tuesday’s varied slate at the polls throughout Genesee...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/our_voice_genesee_voters_gave.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/KZX8O0qd2LQ/we_need_a_real_health_care_sys.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffFri, 06 Nov 2009 06:46:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3895144 ]]> Voice: Patricia Hope Walworth, Swartz Creek I just finished reading David Swanson’s “Daybreak,” which made me madder than ever about our horrible current health care system. Why are we so far down the list in taking care of our...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/we_need_a_real_health_care_sys.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/d_rBNm-_jWg/your_ride_is_convenient_cheap.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffFri, 06 Nov 2009 06:42:22 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3895125 ]]> Voice: Anne Fischer, Burton Regarding Pat Flynn’s condemnation of Your Ride and her call for its dissolution because of her experience of not being picked up at Bishop Airport: I have used Your Ride for years and consider it...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/your_ride_is_convenient_cheap.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/1IJf6ool7Fw/nonprofits_have_a_hard_time_ge.htmlFlint Journal staffFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:26:25 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3897408 ]]> Voice: Donna J. Giessinger, Flint  I am the facilitator for the Flint Chapter of the American Chronic Pain Association, a nonprofit organization. The American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) has been helping people with pain regain control of their lives...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/nonprofits_have_a_hard_time_ge.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/_kOmo1E70Ig/in_the_margins_road_commission.htmlEditorialsFlint Journal staffThu, 05 Nov 2009 13:14:34 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3888834 ]]> The Flint Journal Original story posted Oct. 27 GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — The head of the county Road Commission says it’s becoming increasingly clear that police are needed to investigate a growing scandal involving employee thefts at the one...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/in_the_margins_road_commission.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/HugWihFstHw/honest_people_of_flint_engine.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:21:34 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3888183 ]]> Voice: Connie Wiselogle, Flint I work at Shively Bros. Inc. As part of my job, I go over to Flint Engine South once a week and take inventory. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, as I entered the building, I realized...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/honest_people_of_flint_engine.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/tT082TdKclQ/these_fans_will_certainly_miss.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:23:18 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3879376 ]]> Voice: Tiffany Berry, Flint  Although Bill Petzold gave his two cents and obviously doesn’t care about women’s basketball, there are some people who do. My mother and I made regular trips to the Palace to see the Detroit Shock...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/these_fans_will_certainly_miss.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/xPcK2wqFhMI/calling_them_out_mott_raises_t.htmlEditorialsFlint Journal staffWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:26:27 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3879411 ]]>For a while there, it looked like Mott Community College and a few others in Michigan would share the economic pain of their students to help them achieve a higher education. Last March, Mott announced a tuition freeze for this...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/calling_them_out_mott_raises_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/UErPzukcPLo/torn_from_the_front_page_schoo.htmlEditorialsFlint Journal staffWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:25:09 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3879398 ]]>When is it acceptable for a student to have a knife on a school campus?  The immediate and common answer is “never,” in this post-Columbine, post-9/11 world. Zero-tolerance policies are the norm across this jittery nation, and not just toward...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/torn_from_the_front_page_schoo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/sijcnPLrEQo/physician_became_familiar_with.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:15:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3879315 ]]> Voice: Nedra Downing, Holly Response to “Unwell Water,” published Oct. 18: I am a physician who treated arsenic patients for 20 years. I learned to look for arsenic when a patient said, “I am tired, I ache all over,...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/physician_became_familiar_with.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/Bp6uCCXEWeI/government_shouldnt_be_the_jud.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:55 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3871867 ]]> Voice: Bobbie Walton, Davison I have lost faith in the judgment of my elected representative in Lansing. When did he decide that the right thing for him to do in my name was to follow his beliefs on when...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/government_shouldnt_be_the_jud.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/zjTPfjHNzPc/community_survey_cost_isnt_imp.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffTue, 03 Nov 2009 08:23:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3870741 ]]> Voice: Howard Johnson, Davison If you have ever wondered why government doesn’t seem to be working, consider this: When anyone spends someone else’s money,  how they spend it is not important to them.  It’s not only on a national...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/community_survey_cost_isnt_imp.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/d8yGxawqAhQ/some_of_obamas_choices_for_fed.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffFri, 30 Oct 2009 10:56:06 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3848202 ]]> Voice: William McMullin, Mt. Morris Township I am very disappointed with some of President Obama’s picks for federal offices.  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar allowed an entire wolf pack known in the Greater Yellowstone and northern Rockies region to be...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/some_of_obamas_choices_for_fed.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/t17s2s1IE8Q/its_a_shame_some_farmers_marke.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffFri, 30 Oct 2009 10:51:00 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3848180 ]]> Voice: Dale Bingley, Davison It’s a shame that some of the vendors at the Flint Farmers Market who drive Hondas and Toyotas don’t support the Auto Workers of Flint, when the auto workers support them. I shop at the...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/its_a_shame_some_farmers_marke.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/IdFtbeS0V5A/our_voice_michigan_must_reinve.htmlEditorialsFlint Journal staffMon, 02 Nov 2009 04:55:59 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3848369 ]]>The smoke from the latest state budget battle casts a funereal pall over Lansing today, with still no end in sight for the yearslong, titanic struggle to pay for public services in Michigan.After a dustup that extended a month past...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/our_voice_michigan_must_reinve.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/qoqeOn0iIZY/offbeat_the_sunday_offbeat_5.htmlMust See StoriesOffbeat20967Laura Angus | Flint JournalMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:03:58 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/flint/index.ssf//2552.3849877 ]]>How much does gas go for these days? Laura AngusContact her.A Burton man was obviously confused when he pulled into a gas station just after midnight recently and asked the clerk to “give me whatever gas this pays for” —...http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/offbeat_the_sunday_offbeat_5.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/7j2g550O4R8/flint_area_toxic_waste_collect.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffThu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:38 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3841329 ]]> Voice: Agnes Gardner, Flushing Concerning the Flint area toxic waste pick-up Oct. 10: I would like to thank the people responsible for organizing and running the toxic waste drop-off at Carman-Ainsworth School on Linden Road. The staff was very...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/10/flint_area_toxic_waste_collect.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/yIRop1P1CWA/flushing_township_gang_of_four.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffFri, 30 Oct 2009 10:45:48 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3848159 ]]> Voice: Bill Noecker, Flushing Township Treasurer, Flushing Township I was amazed, absolutely amazed, when I read an opinion in the Thursday Flint  Journal Your Voices written by Linda Liske concerning the Flushing Township recall. I had no idea that...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/10/flushing_township_gang_of_four.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/dn_K_HICagQ/sit_down_and_ponder_what_life.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffFri, 30 Oct 2009 06:06:54 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3841314 ]]> Voice: Craig L. Marglous, Fenton  There are times when I sit in my comfy couch in my living room and ponder what it is all for. In these tumultuous times it is ever more important to know what life...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/10/sit_down_and_ponder_what_life.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flint_journal_voices/~3/xqmYRarYt_0/fix_unreliable_your_ride_or_ge.htmlLettersFlint Journal staffFri, 30 Oct 2009 07:37:52 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/opinion/flint/index.ssf//2753.3847075 ]]> Voice: Pat Flynn, Flushing Not to depend on MTA/Your Ride. I found the same unreliable service. Supposedly a ride was set up for pickup at Bishop Airport. But no show. Of course, I had to call someone at the...http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/10/fix_unreliable_your_ride_or_ge.htmlnonadult