http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/Pat Rombyer answers your questions related to the Jackson, Michigan area.enSat, 04 Jul 2009 18:20:48 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noPat Rombyer answers your questions related to the Jackson, Michigan area.now_you_knowhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/0xftnjG3lLk/meat_mixing_might_violate_the.htmlPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 04 Jul 2009 18:20:48 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.3164477 ]]>Dear Pat: Is it legal for a grocery store to take ground beef that has turned dark with age and wrap it inside fresh, red, ground beef and sell it? — A Stockbridge reader Dear Reader: If a store places...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/07/meat_mixing_might_violate_the.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/S6MPj4PGxOw/no_trespassing_sign_a_good_way.htmlPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 27 Jun 2009 19:55:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.3116499 ]]>Dear Pat: Our street attracts a lot of peddlers, salespeople and religious groups who come on our property, knock on the door, leave fliers, even go around to the backyard looking for us. Aren't there laws against trespassing? How can...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/06/no_trespassing_sign_a_good_way.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/eiNI77E5jYo/many_restrictions_create_limit.htmlBreaking NewsCitizen Patriot - NewsPat Rombyer | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 24 Jun 2009 04:56:01 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.3060379 ]]>MCT News Service Dear Pat: Now that medical marijuana is legal, how does it work? Who qualifies? Does the state provide it? — A Blackman Township reader Dear Reader: First, you must become a "qualifying" patient, one diagnosed with a...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/06/many_restrictions_create_limit.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/tTPTc1Fmn_g/adjacent_property_owners_pay_s.htmlBreaking NewsPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 13 Jun 2009 18:39:00 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.3006598 ]]>Dear Pat: If the stimulus money that Jackson is receiving is available for N. Jackson Street, why are the property owners being assessed for part of the cost? — A Summit Township reader Dear Reader: The Jackson City Council turned...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/06/adjacent_property_owners_pay_s.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/nVJfcF6upiA/helicopter_you_see_probably_us.htmlBreaking NewsPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 06 Jun 2009 18:41:55 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2949601 ]]>Dear Pat: There was a time when I'd occasionally notice a helicopter flying low over the city of Jackson, especially near the area of Washington Avenue and Webster Street. A couple of years went by, and now I'm seeing it...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/06/helicopter_you_see_probably_us.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/ZZbIWfrUuUU/now_you_know_jacksonarea_parki.htmlBreaking NewsPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 30 May 2009 17:33:34 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2890360 ]]>Dear Pat: The potholes in the Argyle Street Kroger and Big Lots parking lot are horrendous. When are they going to fix them? — A Jackson reader Dear Reader: Help is on the way. A local firm was sought for...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/05/now_you_know_jacksonarea_parki.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/llEeU5LhyqI/michigan_faces_dna_test_backlo.htmlBreaking NewsPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 23 May 2009 19:23:39 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2841366 ]]>Dear Pat: I recently watched a show on PBS that featured a backlog of thousands of rape-testing kits in California, holding up justice due to a lack of funds. Does Michigan have this problem? — A Leslie reader Dear Reader:...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/05/michigan_faces_dna_test_backlo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/mY80TRxkCm4/its_not_difficult_or_costly_to.htmlBreaking NewsPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 16 May 2009 19:12:43 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2784519 ]]>Dear Pat: With the conversion to digital televisions, I'm wondering how we can recycle our old TVs. Are there companies that will pick up and recycle old televisions? — A Jackson reader Dear Reader: Jackson Recycling accepts TVs and most...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/05/its_not_difficult_or_costly_to.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/lzef4xYRmfY/weather_lets_crowd_discover_do.htmlBreaking NewsBrad Flory | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 09 May 2009 20:10:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2725050 ]]>Cool temperatures and drizzly skies dampened the turnout but not the fun at Discover Downtown Again Day in Jackson on Saturday. Thirty-eight businesses participated in the fourth year of the event, an effort to attract customers with giveaways and special...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/05/weather_lets_crowd_discover_do.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/Ez6h4KpF1u0/now_you_know_contact_amtrak_if.htmlBreaking NewsPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 09 May 2009 20:10:38 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2725043 ]]>Dear Pat: Now that the Amtrak station in Jackson is getting some federal funds, is there a possibility the station hours can be extended? The station closes at 4 p.m., and people must wait outside the station for trains. They...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/05/now_you_know_contact_amtrak_if.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/NE-0VKKCPW4/trafficlight_system_favors_fir.htmlPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 02 May 2009 18:12:09 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2671981 ]]>Dear Pat: More than 25 years ago, the city of Jackson installed an Opticom system on city fire trucks that caused the traffic lights to automatically turn green for approaching emergency vehicles and stopped the cross traffic with red lights....http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/05/trafficlight_system_favors_fir.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/7I2Z4uJYaH8/web_site_users_can_get_inappro.htmlCitizen Patriot - NewsPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 25 Apr 2009 20:52:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2625435 ]]>Dear Pat: Who does the "policing" of comments posted on the Citizen Patriot's MLive site? I've seen some comments about public officials having affairs and people accused of doing drugs. That seems pretty inappropriate. — A Spring Arbor reader...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/04/web_site_users_can_get_inappro.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/Ms4AU50BbFU/jackson_teachers_promise_led_t.htmlBreaking NewsPat Roymber | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 18 Apr 2009 22:39:20 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2580594 ]]>Dear Pat: I noticed a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary along I-94, almost directly across from the Michigan Automotive Compressor Inc. plant. I was wondering who placed her there and why? — A Jackson reader...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/04/jackson_teachers_promise_led_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/leY12AWJVeE/lobbys_art_at_allegiance_healt.htmlPat Rombyer | For the Citizen PatriotSat, 11 Apr 2009 19:29:15 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2539185 ]]>Dear Pat: What is the message of the two metal art objects in the lobby of Allegiance Hospital? It shows a circle and four human bodies extending across the circles. Some of us volunteers at the information desk are having...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/04/lobbys_art_at_allegiance_healt.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/now_you_know/~3/f5arMqkzi_A/all_restaurant_meals_are_taxed.htmlPat Rombyer | Jackson Citizen PatriotSat, 04 Apr 2009 19:31:05 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/now_you_know//2493.2499024 ]]>Dear Pat: After a recent trip to McDonald's restaurant, I noticed the receipt charged an "eat in" tax. Is there actually a tax added because a customer eats inside the restaurant? — A Jackson reader...http://blog.mlive.com/now_you_know/2009/04/all_restaurant_meals_are_taxed.htmlnonadult