Standish News

Blogroll Archives Hoekstra: Which Is It? Posted on: December 29, 2009 9:16 AM, by Ed Brayton My colleague Spencer Ackerman asks a very good question about Rep.

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the following judicial appointments: 18th Probate Court District Marco Menezes of Hersey, current attorney in private practice, is appointed as Judge of Probate for the 18th Probate Court District, serving Mecosta and Osceola Counties, for a term expiring January 1, 2011.

Cells sit empty in the protective custody unit of the Standish Max Correctional Facility in Standish Michigan.

Snow crunches underfoot as Cary Walker and Steven Bond follow a buried path toward the large brick building in front of them.

This week's hot story was President Obama's decision to house Guantanamo Bay prisoners in Illinois, instead of to Standish.

On Tuesday, the federal government announced a purchase that could produce more than 3,000 jobs for a struggling community with a largely empty prison.

Now that the federal government intends to purchase a mothballed high security state prison in northwestern Illinois to house terror suspects being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Gov.

Opponents of a plan to bring Guantanamo Bay prisoners to a former maximum security prison in Arenac County have reason to celebrate today.

Quantanamo Bay detainees will be housed in a nearly empty prison in rural Illinois, not in Standish, Michigan.

The Bay City Times "I want a big bear," said Saige Willette, 5, of Standish as she sits on Santa's lap at the Santa House in Veterans Memorial Park Saturday afternoon.

But police say they broke that trust and stole the money instead. The public guardian of Arenac County, and his predecessor have been arrested and charged with embezzlement.

Audience members stand to show United States Congressman Bart Stupak their dislike for the unified healthcare bill as it stands now during a town hall meeting at Standish-Sterling Central High School, 2401 Grove, Monday night.

Sentencing has again been postponed for a Pinconning man who helped three other people steal 1,000 pounds of meat from a packaging plant.

Dave Munson by the sign outside his restaurant: a Ia TMm a Christian conservative just like Sarah Palin.

Liz Cheney's organization Keep America Safe today released a mini-documentary featuring citizens of Standish, Michigan lashing out at the Obama administration's proposal to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the town's Standish Maximum Correctional Facility.

U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, is hosting a town hall meeting from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Nov.

Where do you put 100 [alleged] terrorist prisoners? Source: The New Republic Author: Noam Scheiber Posted on 11.18.09 by Thomas L. Knapp "The news this weekend that the administration is considering moving up to 100 Guantanamo prisoners to a little-used facility in northwest Illinois makes you wonder about the political calculation involved in the ...

Standish, Michigan, tells Liz Cheney to sell it up the street: Officials in a small Michigan town featured in a new video about Guantanamo by Liz Cheney's national security group want her to know that they're not falling for her "fearmongering" - and tell us they want Gitmo detainees in their town.

Former Arkansas governor, presidentialA hopefulA and Fox News Channel host Mike Huckabee visits Grand Rapids to talk about new book.

Six days out of the year ornament artist works a booth and personalizes some of her creations for customers Deer check stations By Kim Russell Sunday, November 15, 2009 If the NBC25 and Jay's Trophy Deer PoleA is any indication, it is going to be a successful deer hunting season.