Opinions
(all links are PDF documents unless otherwise noted)
MCEA needs to assist MPS through crisis :: PDF
Midland Daily News 1/17/10
Yes, for students: Plan would help schools avoid expensive coverage
Opposing views on House Speaker Andy Dillon's government employee health insurance plan. Healthcare for America Now! state director John Freeman wrote the "No" viewpoint.
Detroit Free Press 8/13/09
Letter about EAG inaccurate
Muskegon Chronicle 8/12/09
BH school board recall part of statewide push by MEA
Herald-Palladium 8/9/09
Kyle Olson interview on Frank Beckmann Show
WJR 7/27/09
Cuts don't have to affect classroom
Muskegon Chronicle 7/22/09
Royal Oak schools need to take a strong stand
The Oakland Press 6/22/09
Labor Strife BHAS District
Benton Spirit 6/18/09
MEA's self-serving agenda not hard to discern
Herald-Palladium 5/19/09
Teachers union resists efforts to save school dollars
Lansing State Journal 5/7/09
Kyle Olson speech to Great Lakes Bay Regional Leadership Institute (m4a file)
Delta College, University Center 4/23/09
GR vote determines spending
Grand Rapids Business Journal 4/20/09
Education group urges residents to support school board
Leslie Weekly Guardian 4/6/09
Teacher plan crushes schools with pension costs
Detroit News 3/25/09
Health insurance and the education crisis
Charlevoix Courier 3/25/09
Hope recall effort is really over
Daily Press 3/23/09
MESSA insurance too costly for taxpayers in light of school deficits
Daily Telegram 3/15/09
Forum: Taxpayers deserve a MESSA refund
Traverse City Record-Eagle 3/12/09
Back up your school board
Tuscola County Advertiser 2/28/09
We can do better than MEA plan
Jackson Citizen-Patriot 2/15/09
Caseville School Board in touch with community
Huron Daily Tribune 1/30/09
Thank goodness for courage of TR school board
Three Rivers Commercial-News 1/26/09
School boards under siege by MEA-inspired recall elections
Lansing State Journal 1/26/09
Union motives questioned
Wayne Eagle 1/22/09
Wayne Westland residents deserve the truth about the recall
Unpublished 1/19/09
Three Rivers saves big with new insurance, will union-led recall be next?
Unpublished 1/19/09
Keep control of your board, avoid MEA recall ploys
The Oakland Press 12/12/08
Don't punish school boards for making tough budget choices
The Detroit News 12/10/08
Spending reform and restraint is vital issue in local school races
The Detroit News 10/29/08
LTE: Diversionary tactic
Westland Observer 10/22/08
Some things you should know about the recall
Osceola Edition Pioneer 10/15/08
EDITORIAL on Gladstone recall effort
Daily Press 10/6/08
Education lost in union-district clash
Westland Observer 8/31/08
MEA targets school board with unjust recall for showing fiscal responsibility
The Oakland Press 8/3/08
Who's in it for what?
Michigan Forward May/June 2008
Force school insurers to share data faster
The Detroit News 2/21/08
Schools can learn something from businesses
MiBiz 1/7/08
Teachers union tactics set bad example for students
The Oakland Press 12/26/07
Counter union influence on school boards
The Detroit News 11/9/07
School boards must exploit chance to cut health costs
The Detroit News 10/4/07
MEA should clean up its own MESSA
MiBiz 9/4/07
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