HU- AAAH!

First, a big HuAhh to the 145th Michigan National Guard, just returned from 13 months clearing roads in Iraq. The folks here in South Haven, Dowagiac, Grand Rapids, Three Rivers, etc... well, we're all glad your back home. We'll be even happier when the other 1200 Michi-Guardians are back too; overall 3/4 of the State's Guard have served in the Middle East over the last 5 years.

Trash Alert

Governor Granholm is about to sign the Canadian Trash Ban; but a Congressional OK is urgently needed before it can go into effect. Almost one third of the trash dumped in Michigan comes across the border, and the amount is growing 3-5% a year. How trash (and water) became commodities I don't understand; but if you want this Ban to happen, its time to let the
Washington deskset know...

Some RECENT Tax Break Stats

Chrysler Ohio $280 million
Toyota Texas $133 million
Hyundai Alabama $253 million
Honda Alabama $248 million
Michigan, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York average: $844 million

Altogether the US has given up $280 billion in tax 'bribery'...
that's $80 billion more than John Kerry said was the current cost of the whole Iraq War.
http://www.factcheck.org/article253.html
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

Sure seems like something to think about.

Stats from Bloomberg, & found in an odd place:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/03/02/258.html