Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

Did they swear to serve the public or themselves? Demand audit of Council members’ budgets Next public meeting of the Compensation Commission is March 23 at 6 p.m. at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center; salaries are on the agenda. Introduction … Continue reading →

Will U.S. District Court Judge Friedman, hearing appeals, be likewise obligated?  Fraud included $1.5 B POC deal with criminal banks UBS AG, BOA, which grew to $28.2 B; trio knew of fraud  Should the entire fraud-based Detroit bankruptcy be annulled? … Continue reading →

“Everywhere is war” – Bob Marley   VOD UPDATE: As news breaks that two police officers in Los Angeles have also been shot (see http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-search-continues-gunmen-lapd-officers-20150316-story.html),  Ferguson police announced charges March 15, brought against Jeffrey Williams in the shootings of two cops … Continue reading →

Update, March 8, 2015: According to a report from the Associated Press, the cop who killed Tony Robinson, 19, is Matt Kenny, who is white. . . . “Kenny, who had more than 12 years with the Madison department, also shot … Continue reading →

Financial Review Commission report on current general fund debt: $3,008,162,089, up from 2013 total LTD of  $1,003,937,000  “DON’T HONOR THIEVES” retirees shout outside luncheon for bankruptcy perpetrators Orr, Rhodes, Rosen  Appeals of bankruptcy proceed in U.S. District Court Next meeting … Continue reading →

“Anyone can paint what they want under their First Amendment rights.” What about those who commit actual mass destruction, including Dan Gilbert, U-M fraternities? By Diane Bukowski February 25, 2015 Detroit – Taylor Daramy and Marcelus Gray, the two teens charged with … Continue reading →

By Ian MacIntyre January 22, 2015 Published in U.S. VOD editor: I know many Detroiters took this satirical article as serious business, and it’s no wonder considering the vicious suffering we have been subjected to at the hands of our … Continue reading →

Crain’s Communications celebrates massive cuts to city retirees effective March 1 by honoring Detroit EM Kevyn Orr and Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes as “Newsmakers of the Year” at Motor City Casino Sound Board. (Perhaps Rhodes, shown at right, will bring his rock band … Continue reading →