http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/Manufacturing, banking, technology and CMS Energy news from Jackson, Michigan.enMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noManufacturing, banking, technology and CMS Energy news from Jackson, Michigan.getting_in_your_businesshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/X4CdIvfMUKs/from_the_blog_are_you_smarter.htmlChris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 17 Mar 2010 10:28:05 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/getting_in_your_business//1658.4329592 ]]> With the NCAA tournament fast approaching, we encourage you to join us here at the CitPat in our basketball bracket challenge.You can sign up through Mlive here. Just create an account and make your team name whatever you would...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2010/03/from_the_blog_are_you_smarter.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/GH8_-rclJqQ/post_11.htmlCampaign 2010701176648018330Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotTue, 16 Mar 2010 16:21:16 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/getting_in_your_business//1658.4325994 ]]>A new ad urging U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, to vote against the health-care bill will be hitting the airwaves soon.The ad comes from Citizens United, which is the conservative political group that recently won a landmark decision before the Supreme...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2010/03/post_11.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/9uGA3AnDqFY/jackson_residents_that_appeare.htmlCampaign 201074295918330742987205123742480Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotTue, 23 Feb 2010 13:10:30 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/getting_in_your_business//1658.4245132 ]]>If you've been to the Web site of Lansing Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero, you may see some familiar faces in his first campaign video. The first scene in Bernero's online ad features Nancy James, chairwoman of the Jackson...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2010/02/jackson_residents_that_appeare.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/hXveq4qQXyg/sights_and_sounds_left_over_fr.htmlCampaign 2010120964305009826169362242451165877130781583111067151657951833673803131520738033Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 19 Feb 2010 09:01:00 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/getting_in_your_business//1658.4232456 ]]>Not everything I observed from Thursday night's 115th annual Jackson County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner could fit into my story in today's paper. So after cleaning out my notebook this morning, here's what else happened. Enjoy.Pulling into the event...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2010/02/sights_and_sounds_left_over_fr.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/uYhAjtA58i0/in_honor_of_the_fifth_vice_pre.htmlMain entry727261511224183301833215831118336Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotThu, 11 Feb 2010 08:11:28 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/getting_in_your_business//1658.4204190 ]]>Elbridge Gerry It was on this day, a short 198 years ago that the then-governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a controversial bill into law — the result of which would bear his name forever and shape - in an...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2010/02/in_honor_of_the_fifth_vice_pre.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/svY3I1LW0Yw/us_rep_mark_schauer_recently_f.htmlCampaign 20102003271775581851833061465Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotThu, 04 Feb 2010 05:36:59 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/getting_in_your_business//1658.4179369 ]]>If you've been watching cable news lately, you've probably seen quite a bit of U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer.On Sunday morning, the freshman Democrat from Battle Creek was featured on CNN's "State of the Union," in a segment looking at the...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2010/02/us_rep_mark_schauer_recently_f.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/7ursgj24tfw/obama_administration_closes_do.htmlMain entry42791273648856Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotMon, 07 Dec 2009 06:51:29 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.4004542 ]]>A federal workshop today on openness in government is closed to the public and the media. So much for all talk about transparency huh?You can read about it here. Maybe if we want to know what's going on at the...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/12/obama_administration_closes_do.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/HkewrSs_rho/time-traveling_pilgrims_visit.htmlCampaign 2010648018330551641255947209Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 25 Nov 2009 07:26:16 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3968978 ]]>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotTime-traveling pilgrims visit Congressman Schauer's district office to warn of the potential harm of the pending health care bill.A group of Republicans calling themselves “The Seventh District Players” put on a short play outside U.S....http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/11/time-traveling_pilgrims_visit.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/vyD8YA8DqCg/race_for_the_7th_district_seat.htmlCampaign 201013820159820628183301455417630959989628252Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 28 Oct 2009 05:59:48 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3831907 ]]>www.newseum.orgThe front page of USA Today this morning.If you pick up a copy of this morning's edition of USA Today, you'll see some familiar names. Reporter Susan Page spent some time in Jackson several weeks ago interviewing U.S. Rep. Mark...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/10/race_for_the_7th_district_seat.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/YVk2pQVSP1o/congress_is_back_to_working_tw.htmlCongress598208361833011478131520Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 07 Oct 2009 08:04:27 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3734363 ]]>Politico.comU.S. Reps. Mark Schauer, Gary Peters and others are shown leaving the Capitol recently, in a screen grab from today's Politico.com.Remember back in 2006, when the Democrats took back control of the House from the "Do-Nothing" Republicans and pledged to...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/10/congress_is_back_to_working_tw.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/uwGwZfhl7_0/us_rep_mark_schauer_has_used_n.htmlCampaign 2010183405346398185183306146531520538585Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 30 Sep 2009 09:31:02 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3702951 ]]>U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek has been using news of a fund raiser for his potential opponent in next fall's election to raise money for his own campaign.Schauer asked supporters to raise $25,000 in five days following the news...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/09/us_rep_mark_schauer_has_used_n.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/Tj1ob-D9GIg/in_case_you_missed_it_tim_walb.htmlCampaign 201018340534639818518330614653152030819555258Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotMon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3695095 ]]>This Friday's fund raiser for former Congressman Tim Walberg featuring U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, has been getting quite a bit of attention since Walberg spoke about it on WKHM and I blogged about it on Thursday.Shortly after my blog post,...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/09/in_case_you_missed_it_tim_walb.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/BLEkxiJ7NOg/rep_joe_wilson_who_shouted_you.htmlCampaign 20105504391833030901231520538585Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotThu, 24 Sep 2009 14:12:13 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3677859 ]]>Rep. Joe Wilson shouts at President Obama during his health care speech to Congress.South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson, who famously shouted "You lie!" at President Obama in his address before Congress, will be in Jackson next week to raise money...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/09/rep_joe_wilson_who_shouted_you.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/lWuOeKbhO8I/who_are_some_of_the_best_polit.htmlNewspapers2309154978938802523859Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotThu, 24 Sep 2009 06:18:47 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3676927 ]]>Courtesy photoChad Livengood interviews U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, at an event in Missouri recently.Former Citizen Patriot reporter Chad Livengood is getting some love for his reporting down in Missouri. So far he has...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/09/who_are_some_of_the_best_polit.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/w-0MlPIzhXw/dancing_with_the_stars_begins.htmlCampaign 20102262541833035043631520545492Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotMon, 21 Sep 2009 12:16:34 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3666124 ]]>Michigan Democratic PartyFormer U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg is Photoshopped doing the "Outsourcing Salsa" according to the Michigan Democratic Party in an ad from last fall. The new season of the popular reality show "Dancing With The Stars" begins tonight, and...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/09/dancing_with_the_stars_begins.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/4Cx1vCz033E/billboard.htmlCongress5163382101791833040253Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 28 Aug 2009 11:40:38 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3520656 ]]>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotAfter three tries, this billboard finally takes aim at its target, U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer. It took three tries, but the Michigan Manufacturers Association billboard in Jackson has finally finds its mark -- Schauer that...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/08/billboard.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/r-D6mf0JHX8/michigan_manufacturers_associa.htmlCongress3408745163383255202101795163401833040253Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 21 Aug 2009 08:59:38 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3465565 ]]>UPDATE: Maybe the third time will be the charm. I just received a photo, which I will post at the bottom of this entry, showing the first time this billboard went up it was aimed at Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson....http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/08/michigan_manufacturers_associa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/RLyQfnwacms/democrats_planning_health_care.htmlCongress50667281257648018330128988412770506653Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotMon, 10 Aug 2009 14:09:07 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3412008 ]]>Those in favor of President Obama's health care plan will join together in front of U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer's district office in Jackson on Thursday. Their rally will take place at 3:30 p.m., an hour before the County Republican Party...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/08/democrats_planning_health_care.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/br6qaTy_Wvk/former_citizen_patriot_reporte.htmlNewspapers23091Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotThu, 06 Aug 2009 14:13:26 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3390858 ]]>Citizen Patriot File PhotoDo you know this man? In Michigan he was known as the guy who infiltrated the state's MEAP test. In Missouri, he's just simply a terrorist. Remember former CitPat education reporter Chad Livengood? You know, the one...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/08/former_citizen_patriot_reporte.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/FfWki4DSdOw/us_rep_mark_schauer_invites_yo.htmlCongress648018330501410Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 05 Aug 2009 08:00:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3382299 ]]>U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer discussed the controversial health care legislation with Adrian radio station WLEN this morning, as he dispelled rumors that the bill would lead to the death of senior citizens and said he has read the entire bill....http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/08/us_rep_mark_schauer_invites_yo.htmlnonadult