Education, Saginaw Police make 38 Traffic Stops, Invention Kills Owner, FAILS!!!, and More

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Where do we start...

Apparently some genius in Saginaw Township thought it was a good idea to brandish a gun during a road rage incident. Little did he know, the person he waived the gun at was an off duty police officer. According to the Saginaw News the officer called dispatch and followed this modern day Einstein until township officers made an arrest. I say he is lucky because I have read stories of people being KILLED by the police just for pulling a RAKE!

This weekend, Saginaw officers made 38 traffic stops in the Old Town area of the city. This is the same part of the city where officers were being accused of excessive use of tasers on young Black men that were patronizing the area this summer. If only we could get that same kind of police presence in our communities. But hey,  someone has to protect the bars our city taxes.

Have you ever heard of the Ruby (Recognizing the Upward Bright and Young) Awards? Well they are awards given to local professional under the age of 40. (I fit that criteria by the way, hint, hint!). Past recipients include J.J. Boehm and Brian Pruitt.

Nominations will be accepted until Nov. 5, with forms available at 1st State Bank, with offices located at 4805 Towne Centre and 5424 State, both in Saginaw Township, and 601 N. Madison in Bay City; the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce at 515 N. Washington in Saginaw; and in the October issue of Great Lakes Bay Regional Lifestyle Magazine. Nomination forms can also be found online.

NATIONAL...

There is a new civil rights movement that is spreading throughout the country and last week none other than Oprah shed light on it. In light of the new movie Waiting for Superman, education is quickly becoming the hot topic and may be one of the main issues in the upcoming Presidential election. Oprah ran two episodes last week on the subject.

President Obama said on the "Today" show Monday morning that American students attend school a month less than kids in other countries -- contending that the school-year gap puts them at a competitive disadvantage in the global economy.

The president also said that though per-student spending has gone up in the country, student performance has gone down, which shows that "money without reform will not fix the problem."

When you find time do a google search on Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children's Zone. Locally we are trying to duplicate his Harlem's Children's Zone, ours is named Project Re-Imagine.

Also, we have leaders working around the clock on something called the Saginaw Promise Zone. This calls for zoning off certain parts of the city. If you happen to live in these zoned off parts, your child(ren) will receive a FREE college education at any state college or university. This is also an attempt to lure people back into our city. 

STRANGE

Wow, Bishop Eddie Long is gaining one new accuser per day. A fourth young man has come forth (get it- fourth, forth). If this continues, he will surpass Tiger Woods as the biggest adulterer, except his was with young men. (Hey don't get mad at me, I'm not accusing him of anything!). I just wonder when Boondocks are going to make an episode aimed at him?

How ironic is it the the owner of the company that makes those Segways (Two wheeled scooters that were on Mall Cop) was killed by one? The New York Times reported:

The body of 62-year-old Jimi Heselden, who owns the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway, has been found dead in a river in northern England after apparently falling off a cliff on one of the vehicles, police said Monday.

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