AUG 17, 2005
* Mt. Clemens: Governor stops in for summer fun
The hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream, moonwalks and balloons made the event look like a neighborhood picnic, but this time one of the “locals” was Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Granholm and a number of Macomb County Democrats generated a crowd of hundreds Aug. 8 at Shadyside Park to kick off their “Meets Greets & Eats” summer picnics that will be held around the county this month.
Source: C and G News, http://www.candgnews.com/editorial/2005/august/17/journal/dem%20picnic.html
AUG 17, 2005
* Madison: Madison District hires staff to address tech deficiencies
Madison District Board of Education members approved the hire of a new full-time technology supervisor to help get the district’s Web site, which has been out of order for as long as six months, and the community television channel which has been blank for several weeks, back in working order as an important communicative tool for the district.
Source: C and G News, http://www.candgnews.com/editorial/2005/august/17/madison/madboard.html
AUG 18, 2005
* Linden: Linden school board considering tech lab bid
At its Aug. 24 meeting, the Linden Community Schools Board of Education will consider a $176,959 bid for a technology education lab. The lab is for the new middle school being built near the athletic complex by Linden High School. The new Linden Middle School, paid for with money from the $35.6 million bond approved in 2003, is scheduled to open in January, 2006
Source: Tri-County Times, http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15052142&BRD=2524&PAG=461&dept_id=494488&rfi=8
AUG 19, 2005
* Detroit: MIKE WENDLAND: New Yahoo gives info on your area
The bigger the Internet gets, the smaller and more local it's becoming. Take Yahoo, for example. To describe Yahoo these days as just a search site is like calling a Harley-Davidson a motorbike.
Source: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland19e_20050819.htm
AUG 20, 2005
* Houghton: Fingerprinting goes high-tech
Fingerprint technology has moved into the 21st century, and the Houghton County Sheriff's Department is going along for the ride with the recent purchase of a digital fingerprint machine.
Source: The Daily Mining Gazette, http://www.mininggazette.com/news/story/0820202005_new01-n0820.asp
AUG 22, 2005
* Detroit: MIKE WENDLAND: You've lost mail? Using the Net to pay bills may slash risk of theft
I think I'm a victim of identity theft. The Internet had nothing to do with it. In fact, the Internet probably could have minimized the dangers, had I taken advantage of some basic actions.
Source: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland22e_20050822.htm
AUG 22, 2005
* Hartland: Senate bill threatens local cable control
Townships are faced with a bill now in the U.S. Senate that could take away control over local cable franchises and put it in the hands of the federal government via a national franchising entity, according to Hartland Township's cable administrator, Felicia Jamieson.
Source: Tri-County Times, http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15076661&BRD=2524&PAG=461&dept_id=494488&rfi=8
AUG 23, 2005
* Bessemer: School updates equipment
Long-term effectiveness was the focus of a discussion about technology at the Bessemer Area Schools Board of Education meeting Monday.
Source: Ironwood Daily Globe, http://www.ironwoodglobe.com/0833bskl.htm
AUG 23, 2005
* Charlevoix: Police say background check fixes are in progress
State police knew about and were trying to fix shortcomings in a criminal background check system that failed to ensnare a local school official whose name change hid his criminal past.
Source: Traverse City Record Eagle, http://www.record-eagle.com/2005/aug/23kirk.htm
AUG 24, 2005
* Charlevoix: State Police improve system that checks criminal backgrounds
State police say they're improving a criminal background check system that local school officials blame for failing to detect a convicted sex offender hired for an administrative position after changing his name.
Source: Lansing State Journal, http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050824/NEWS01/508240357/1002/ARCHIVES
AUG 24, 2005
* Detroit: MIKE WENDLAND: Comcast Net customers irked by access problems
If you are a Comcast high-speed Internet Michigan subscriber and you've been plagued by lost connections, agonizingly long wait times for Web sites and intermittent but very short service difficulties, you're not alone.
Source: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland24e_20050824.htm
AUG 26, 2005
* Grand Ledge: MIKE WENDLAND: High-speed Net zooming into Michigan hinterlands
Over in the south central Michigan town of Grand Ledge this week, residents may have noticed some people crawling around the top of the city water tower. No, it wasn't some adventuresome teenagers playing pranks. Instead, it was the first step in a unique experiment to bring high-speed Internet connections to city residents through the same system that brings electricity to their homes.
Source: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland26e_20050826.htm
AUG 26, 2005
* Lansing: States try to combat cyberthreats
Obtaining a driver's license got a lot tougher recently when a cyberworm hit government computers in Massachusetts, forcing customers to wait until technicians got infected computers running again.
Source: Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com/2005/technology/0508/30/B08-293669.htm
