Category Archives: Phil Potvin

Posts that contains a reference to 102nd Representative Phil Potvin.

Michigan Populists’ Top 5 Threats to Democracy in 2013

Posted on January 2, 2013 by chadphillips

Share2013 Ranking (2012 Ranking) 1. (not listed) Governor Richard Snyder- It is one thing to be eccentric (call it a nerd if you want).  It is quite another to completely disregard this crucial fact; government is not a business.  States are democratic institutions.  Businesses … Continue reading →

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Representative Potvin’s Business Buried “Hazardous Waste” Near City’s Well Field

Posted on October 7, 2012 by chadphillips

ShareRepresentative Phil Potvin, like many Republican politicians, likes to highlight his business experience when running for office.  Potvin’s father James co-founded Western Concrete in 1946.  James Potvin ran Western Concrete until the mid-1980′s when Phil took over.  Under Phil’s leadership at Western Concrete the company effectively went out of business. Potvin’s … Continue reading →

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Republicans Use “Guiding Principles” Publication to Slam Teachers Again.

Posted on January 6, 2012 by chadphillips

Share If you read the House Republican’s Guiding Principles publication, you will see the words “job” or “jobs” fifty-one times.  Republicans claim they are “looking out for the job seeker and the job creator.”  If you move to the education section, the tone changes.  … Continue reading →

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What He Said!

Posted on June 24, 2011 by chadphillips

ShareIn a previous post, I discussed 102nd Representative Phil Potvin’s blow-up printed in the Big Rapids Pioneer.  Jim Crees, the editor of the Osceola Edition of the Pioneer, took offense to Potvin’s bullying of teachers in a very well written editorial.  Thankfully, Mr. Cress gave me permission to … Continue reading →

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The Truth Be Known

Posted on May 29, 2011 by chadphillips

ShareThe truth has a way of finding its way to the surface.  Sometimes it just kind of pops out, defying the lips of its keeper.  Sometimes it takes a twist of fate to free it.  Recently, the truth has surfaced in … Continue reading →

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