Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

Great Lakes Water Authority contract with city a SALE, not a lease Means higher water/sewerage rates for population of six counties  Detroit water shut-offs, attachment of unpaid water bills to property taxes, to be continued  Contract subject to referendum vote of … Continue reading →

‘I can’t breathe’—Young man died March 30 during Detroit police stop  Autopsy report, police statement to father, say Clark Reed died from asthma attack, contradicting other police statements alleging he ingested drugs Detroit officer Brian Gadwell, at scene according to … Continue reading →

‘Detroit homes haven’t been reassessed in 20 yrs.—THAT’S ILLEGAL Detroit taxes 3 times higher than suburbs—THAT’S UNJUST State mandates 18% interest on unpaid taxes—THAT’S CRAZY 80% of Detroit ‘blight’ caused by foreclosures—THAT’S DISGRACEFUL Gilbert, Illitch receive huge tax breaks—so should … Continue reading →

Video above by Brandon Brooks, YouTube, has been viewed over 7 M times; thousands marched in McKinney June 8 to protest cop assault on teens.  By Kieran Corcoran and Lydia Warren For Dailymail.com June 8, 2015 ‘He shoved me and started pulling my … Continue reading →

HOMEGOING of LOVEY GODBOLDO Sunrise January 24, 1913; Sunset May 26, 2015        Hartford Memorial Baptist Church           18700 James Couzens Fwy., Detroit, MI  48234 Tuesday, June 2, 2015; Family Hour 10 am; Service 11 am Viewing Swanson Funeral Home, 14751 W. … Continue reading →

“Crisis is not an excuse to abandon the rule of law. It is a summons to defend it”–Justice Lloyd Karmeier, Illinois Supreme Court Pensions are promised by state–Sangamon Circuit Court Judge John Belz Wall Street responds by downgrading Chicago bonds … Continue reading →

Homrich shut-off trucks began rolling May 26 1,000 households to be shut off this week alone Rates will skyrocket to pay off DWSD debt, not reduced in bankruptcy Great Lakes Water Authority plans further debt increases  By Diane Bukowski  May … Continue reading →

  Institute for Political Economy May 21, 2015 By Paul Craig Roberts http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ Memorial Day commemorates soldiers killed in war. We are told that the war dead died for us and our freedom. US Marine General Smedley Butler challenged this … Continue reading →

BELOW: PROTESTERS AT COURTHOUSE AFTER VERDICT, AND FLOODING 4TH STREET IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND Protesters gather after Michael Brelo acquitted and discharged Unarmed Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell were killed in 2012, Williams shot 24 times, Russell 23 times No Black … Continue reading →