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This works out to $1,485.55 per second in profits, over $128 million per day. Yes - you’re reading that correctly - that’s $128 million in profit, not revenue, every day.
Who do they think they’re fooling when they blame high fuel costs on the speculators or production problems? Petroleum seems to be the only industry in the world where production problems equal higher profits. Look up the term ‘oligopoly.’
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I recently happened on the scene in Davison recently
as police and paramedics responded to a 911 call that turned out to be a suspected heroin overdose.
As a staff writer for the Davison Messenger, I tried to get a few statements from witnesses and took a few pictures. The Messenger has decided to print the story in the newest edition which should be hitting the streets as I write this. I also put a copy of the article on Triond. Please read the suspected heroin overdose story and let me know what you think.
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Imagine planting a pine tree, a small seedling, using a spade shovel. Not too difficult, right? Now imagine doing that 1000 times. Repeat every spring for 14 years. That’s exactly what Bob Zirnhelt did on 11 acres where he and his wife live in Davison, Michigan.
Beginning in 1991, Bob began buying young trees from the Genesee County Conservation District. Every spring he would buy 1000 seedlings and plant them around his home. “It’s one of the best ways to enhance the beauty and improve the value of your home,” he says. Bob is a code enforcer for the city of Burton, and knows a thing or two about home values.
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In Goodrich, Michigan, the water level in the Millpond has been a source of contention for over 30 years between residents, the Village Council, the DNR, and the DEQ (Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality). Now it seems that the dam is leaking, possibly requiring hundreds of thousands of dollars (or more) in repairs. My first newspaper article for Flint Area Media was covering this story, including some background as well as the latest developments. Please read the Goodrich Millpond story online at Associated Content. Incidentally, because of a delay in printing, this is an AC exclusive for the time being.
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I recently started writing articles for a publisher who puts out several newspapers local to our surrounding communities. The Davison Messenger, The Tri-County News, The Burton Banner, etc. Some of them were existing publications which he purchased, some are new startups. All are collectively published under the name of his company, ‘Flint Area Media’ (FAM).
Production problems and slow sales have caused some delays in getting the papers out regularly, but I have hopes that these glitches are temporary. The organization is currently moving into a newer, larger building, and I take that as a good sign.
Of course, I expect to be paid for the articles I write, but I’m also doing it for the excitement of seeing my byline in print. Plus, although FAM eventually expects to make all their articles and stories available on-line, they are not ready yet for that. In the mean-time, Mike (the publisher) has given me permission to post them on the 3 sites I write for (Associated Content, Helium, and Triond). I’ll place links in future postings.
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