LSJ Blogs: John Schneider

Is the “holiday tree” dead, at last?

A direct quote from an ad promoting Lansing’s Silver Bells in the City celebration in the Nov. 20 LSJ: “Lighting of Michigan’s official Christmas Tree in front of the state Capitol.”
Hallelujah.

Bambi’s father: 1; Johnzilla: 0

Nothing in my cross hairs yet but Bambis and Bambettes.  Not to worry. After the regular firearms season, comes  more archery, muzzle-loader season, the late does-only season, harpooning …
Just kidding about that last one.

Bambi’s father versus Johnzilla

After this, I won’t be blogging again until Thursday. In the meantime, I’ll be hoping for an encounter with Bambi’s father.
Are you rooting for him, or me? You can be honest.

Ruining the party, or just doing their job?

While a possibly disabled veteran was enjoying a free meal at the Okemos Applebee’s on Veteran’s Day, a civilian handicapped-parking enforcer wrote him a ticket.

Let’s not get all hysterical over the word "explosives"

Potentially dangerous? Yes.
Illegal? Of course.
Dumb? Absolutely.
But in the same galaxy as a 20-year prison sentence? Please …

They can throw their laptops at the terrorists

Michelle Cadarette noticed recently that  the Michigan State Police are trying to fill a job opening.
 “Can you find out,” she asked, “why  MSP is trying to hire a graphic arts designer when they laid off troopers?”

Manoogian Mansion quagmire could doom Cox

A couple of weeks ago I would have bet you a hundred bucks (IF betting on politics were legal in Michigan, of course) that AG Mike Cox would be the next governor of Michigan.

Watch the road work, and the tax dollars, disappear

Do you ever get the impression that road-work dollars aren’t always used wisely?

Dear Santa: Please bring a bag of money for BoarsHead

I hate to say this, but I’m beginning to think BoarsHead, as we know it, has staged its last play.

Do they really fear for their lives?

DHS caseworkers told state legislators Wednesday they’re afraid of great bodily harm — and, yes, death — at the hands of frustrated clients. Really?