Some Shriners, and sword-waver types from “Ring of Steel” faux-fighting club in background on black truck–all at AA 7/4 parade
        Happy 4th of July!
Mike Anglin angling to be elected to AA City Council
        See AA News, Fireworks, parades for 4th,
        “…Ann Arbor Jaycees Fourth of July Parade: Starts at 10 a.m. at the corner of State and William streets and proceeds north on State, west on Liberty, south on Main and east on William streets. …
        Ypsilanti Fourth of July Parade: Starts at 11 a.m. at Wallace Boulevard and proceeds down Cross Street, ending in Depot Town at Rice Street. …”
        See CNN, Opera star Beverly Sills dies at 78,
        “Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born opera diva who was a global icon of can-do American culture with her dazzling voice, bubbly personality and management moxie in the arts world, died Monday of cancer, her manager said. She was 78. …
        Beyond the music world, Sills gained fans worldwide with a style that matched her childhood nickname, Bubbles. The relaxed, red-haired diva appeared frequently on “The Tonight Show,” “The Muppet Show” and in televised performances with her friend Carol Burnett.
        Together, they did a show from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera called “Sills and Burnett at the Met,” singing rip-roaring duets with funny one-liners thrown in. …”
        I saw her at least once on stage in person, long ago.
        RIP “Bubbles”.
        See CNN, Bush commutes Libby’s prison sentence,
        “…An outraged Joe Wilson, Plame’s husband, spoke to CNN shortly after the ruling. The former ambassador had openly questioned the Bush administration’s basis for invading Iraq.
        He and his wife contend her name was leaked to the media as retribution for Wilson’s comments.
        “I have nothing to say to Scooter Libby,” Wilson said. “I don’t owe this administration. They owe my wife and my family an apology for having betrayed her. Scooter Libby is a traitor.” …”
        That could make anyone commuting his sentence a traitor, too…
        Put up at somebody’s request:
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Help Bring John Edwards to Michigan!
…John has promised that the city that has the most “Demands” on Eventful.com will be visited by the campaign and he will answer some questions from the people who demanded him!
Ann Arbor is within striking distance of huge cities like LA, Columbus (OH), and Denver! With your help, John will be in Michigan…increasing our state’s profile and even pressuring other candidates to come and pick up the pace here. Even if you aren’t a supporter, please help out with this!
It is important that the voices of students are heard throughout this election cycle and bringing John to Ann Arbor, which has a rich history of political and student activism, will show how important students will be in 2008! Bringing John to a University town will also help to energize America’s youth…and encourage students to get involved in the political process, while enhancing Ann Arbor’s already inspiring political dialog.
Visit: http://eventful.com/demand/D0-001-000269938-4
Click “Demand It”
Fill in the info! (make sure you put 48109 as the ZIP)
…it really only takes 5-10 seconds and you will be making a giant contribution to the importance of Michigan and the student vote in national politics.
Ann Arbor is climbing on the Demand list for Senator Edwards, but…
…a small town called “Columbus, Kentucky” has made the #1 spot. (and their facebook group even has a picture of John in Ann Arbor!)
If there is one thing that people from Michigan understand…it is how to beat people from Columbus (no matter which state it is in!) Let’s take it to them!
John Edwards in 2008!”
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        (Note: this blog is not endorsing Edwards here, just passing on a message for Edwards fans or others.)