http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/Chad Gautz covers the business beat for the Jackson Citizen Patriot.enThu, 04 Sep 2008 16:16:56 -0500Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noChad Gautz covers the business beat for the Jackson Citizen Patriot.1544317http://www.feedburner.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/383627877/tim_walberg_is_no_porker.htmlCampaign 2008104411220631520Chris GautzThu, 04 Sep 2008 16:16:56 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1397776 ]]>The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste released their 2007 Congressional ratings recently and labeled U.S. Rep Tim Walberg as a "Taxpayer Hero." Walberg scored 90 percent in the rating, which looks at votes that favor taxpayers and not pork-barrel...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/09/tim_walberg_is_no_porker.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/383466435/in_a_letter_to_his.htmlCampaign 20085981833014554115647131520Chris GautzThu, 04 Sep 2008 15:44:48 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1396486 ]]>Update: Schauer campaign communications director Zachary Pohl issued the following statement regarding this post. "Tim Walberg says he never voted for a tax increase, but the record clearly shows that this is a lie. As a matter of fact, just...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/09/in_a_letter_to_his.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/382424807/schauerwalberg_race_featured_i.htmlCampaign 200859818330102371455431520Chris GautzWed, 03 Sep 2008 10:14:53 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1388248 ]]>Amazon.comMichael Moore thinks Mark Schauer can beat Tim Walberg in November. I was in the bookstore last night and opened up a copy of Michigan liberal documentarian Michael Moore's latest book, "Mike's Election Guide 2008." After being released last week,...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/09/schauerwalberg_race_featured_i.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/382606159/coming_sunday_jobs_and_politic.htmlCampaign 20082847749522062811456145541156Chris GautzThu, 04 Sep 2008 14:40:10 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1388038 ]]>http://wordle.net/.This is a word cloud which shows the frequency from all the words in the stories I wrote last month. The bigger the word, the more often it appeared in my stories. You've read lot about politics on this blog...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/09/coming_sunday_jobs_and_politic.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/381682917/jackson_co_a_backdrop_for_walb.htmlCampaign 2008114232062818330183321455416579516579747131520197488Chris GautzTue, 02 Sep 2008 15:22:21 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1382108 ]]>A political ad I told you about last month that might be coming is now here, with a Jackson business serving as the backdrop for U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg's first negative TV ad. Mike Shirkey, owner of Orbitform, narrates the...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/09/jackson_co_a_backdrop_for_walb.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/381442124/jackson_residents_attend_bc_ob.htmlCampaign 200811423415491971601208822595225921833031520197158Chris GautzTue, 02 Sep 2008 09:45:16 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1379636 ]]>Battle Creek EnquirerWanda Beavers, of Jackson, attended the Obama/Biden rally Sunday. The big rally for Barack Obama and Joe Biden in Cereal City Sunday drew more more than 17,000, including a number from Jackson. The Battle Creek Enquirer was there,...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/09/jackson_residents_attend_bc_ob.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/376397985/obama_schauer_in_bc_this_weeke.htmlCampaign 2008114236839318330Chris GautzWed, 27 Aug 2008 15:37:37 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1342527 ]]>On Thursday, Mark Schauer will be at the Michigan Theatre watching Barack Obama give his speech at the Democratic National Convention. This weekend, Schauer will be in Battle Creek with Obama and vice presidential nominee Joe Biden in Battle Creek....http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/obama_schauer_in_bc_this_weeke.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/373137335/walbergs_iraq_comments_make_wa.htmlCampaign 200880775691833031520Chris GautzSat, 23 Aug 2008 20:02:09 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1327328 ]]>I knew it wouldn't take long before Tim Walberg's recent comments on Iraq and 9/11 ended up in a Mark Schauer ad. Walberg's camp contends the clip was cut mid-sentence, and calls its use a "dirty trick." What do you...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/walbergs_iraq_comments_make_wa.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/373027071/_wwwwalbergforcongresscomyou_m.htmlCampaign 200844731833012899031520Chris GautzSat, 23 Aug 2008 18:29:34 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1324558 ]]>www.walbergforcongress.comSharon Renier watches over Walberg volunteers last week. I've been criticized in the past for analyzing photos the candidates in the 7th Congressional District have placed on their Web sites, but hey, they just keep putting interesting ones up there....http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/_wwwwalbergforcongresscomyou_m.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/369997877/when_is_a_photoop_not_a_photoo.htmlCampaign 200811690110294206281833031520Chris GautzWed, 20 Aug 2008 08:59:35 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1312031 ]]>walberg.house.gov/Blog/According to the Schauer campaign, this is a photo-op. www.markschauer.comAccording to the Schauer campaign, this is not a photo-op. High gas prices continue to be a hot issue in the 7th district and Sen. Mark Schauer continues to criticize U.S....http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/when_is_a_photoop_not_a_photoo.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/365962448/dw_machine_begins_shipping_boi.htmlMain entry2794528477185381185383246241618540025258Chris GautzFri, 15 Aug 2008 15:27:52 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1296019 ]]>Courtesy PhotoD.W. Machine has shipped its first two boilers from its small shop on Precision St. Last month I wrote about a small, family-owned manufacturing business looking to triple its work force by next summer. D.W. Machine Inc., is planning...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/dw_machine_begins_shipping_boi.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/365914206/schauer_camp_walberg_connects.htmlCampaign 2008807727724569183301544018535831520120579Chris GautzWed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:21 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1295819 ]]>Updated: The Walberg campaign has passed along the full audio clip of his comments on the connections between Iraq and 9/11. On Friday, the Schauer campaign passed along a clip of Walberg's answer that was cut mid-sentence. Walberg Campaign Manager...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/schauer_camp_walberg_connects.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/365877859/energy_reform_may_be_stalled_f.htmlCampaign 200827460116901Chris GautzFri, 15 Aug 2008 13:27:33 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1295429 ]]>Given all that Michigan residents are struggling with -- high unemployment, rising gas prices, rising food prices -- if you were a state representative running for reelection this November would you want to vote for legislation that will raise the...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/energy_reform_may_be_stalled_f.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/365776600/better_mustache_walberg_or_sch.htmlCampaign 20081833018516631520Chris GautzFri, 15 Aug 2008 15:31:34 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1294792 ]]>Citizen Patriot File PhotoTim Walberg, circa 2004 Citizen Patriot File PhotoMark Schauer, circa 2002 This has nothing to do with business or politics, but it's Friday, so it's time to have some fun. Since I obviously have my finger on...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/better_mustache_walberg_or_sch.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/getting_in_your_business/~3/365755988/len_industries_announces_tempo.htmlMain entry5357228477102945137185085604441460145542217267168185083Chris GautzFri, 15 Aug 2008 09:39:14 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/getting_in_your_business//1658.1294393 ]]>The wide ranging impact the high cost of gas is having in nearly every sector of the economy has trickled down to a local automotive supplier. About 30 employees at Leslie-based Len Industries were put on temporary layoff this week,...http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2008/08/len_industries_announces_tempo.htmlnonadult