Author Archives: hro50ta1

Letter to Voice of San Diego

Posted on August 8, 2012 by hro50ta1

From: Joel Thurtell To: Scott Lewis, Andrew Donohue Gentlemen: Will Carless claims he broke the Poway school bond story. That is false. Will Carless knows that I broke the Poway story on my blog more than three months before his … Continue reading →

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Letter to CNBC

Posted on August 8, 2012 by hro50ta1

On May 2, 1988, the public school in Holt, Michigan issued a “creative” financial instrument known as a Capital Appreciation Bond. It was the first of a wave of CABs that swept over Michigan school finance Until 1987, school debt … Continue reading →

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Letter to Editor re “Earliest Americans”

Posted on July 20, 2012 by hro50ta1

Now and then, I feel compelled to write a letter to the editor of The New York Times. The Times never has responded, nor have they ever published one of my letters. I’m going to start posting my unpublished New … Continue reading →

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Kiss my deadline goodbye

Posted on June 29, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell It was worth a try. Float the idea. Deadline for new bridge. Bully the guv into breaking ground before Matty’s November ballot proposal can confuse things. July 7, 2012. Right around the bend. Fait accompli. Up yers, … Continue reading →

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Shock and paw

Posted on June 24, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Peppermint Patti Neither thing is something to brag about, Sophie. You ask how I felt. You have also asked, Sophie, why I did it. Well, scaring a lumbering lard-brain* up a tree leaves a dog feeling about the same … Continue reading →

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‘What Matty wants’

Posted on June 23, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Confused by all the mumbo-jumbo we’re hearing from Matty Moroun’s public relations whores? Here’s a simple suggestion for cutting through the crap. Whenever you see a statement from one of the billionaire Ambassador Bridge owner’s PR goons … Continue reading →

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Matty’s lawbook-totin’ goon

Posted on June 22, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Is there any sense trying to parse logic from an op-ed by a Matty Moroun henchman? I’m referring to the piece by Bob Sedler, who used to be on reporters’ short list of law professors to call … Continue reading →

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Insurance against Matty

Posted on June 18, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell My July 7 deadline for breaking ground on the bridge at Detroit may not be needed. I wanted to forestall Matty Moroun and his threatened anti-government bridge ballot proposal by having construction underway by election time. Fait … Continue reading →

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Bridge deadline looms

Posted on June 13, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The July 7 deadline for Gov. Snyder and Canada to break ground for a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor is roughly three weeks away. Will the combined governments of Canada, the United States, Michigan and Ontario … Continue reading →

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Matty loses a henchman

Posted on June 6, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Who says billionaires don’t make bad bets? According to the Detroit Free Press, Matty Moroun invested $44,000 in bribes, er, I mean, political contributions, to U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, fourth in line behind U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg … Continue reading →

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