Extremist Anti-Choice Voting Record: · Voted against repealing Michigan’s 1931 trigger law; i.e., supported criminalizing abortion, keeping anti-abortion law even in cases of rape and incest (ultimately ruled unconstitutional). · Voted to deny birth control except for married couples. · Voted to imprison doctors providing medically necessary 2nd trimester abortions. · Voted in 2022 to disadvantage rural, low-income women, making needed family plann

Published in the Record Patriot September 17th, 2022 Republican Rep. Jack O’Malley, former radio show host and guy with the white Santa beard, is portraying himself as a friendly, moderate candidate running in the new 103rd Michigan House seat. In fact, Jack O’Malley is a Republican, right-wing, extremist whose voting record proves that he is 1) rabidly anti-women’s choice; 2) an anti-democracy extremist; and 3) is anti-environmental protections. Jack’s voting record reveal

Published in the Record Eagle, September 14th, 2022 Notice what people do, not what they say. The voting record of state Rep. Jack O’Malley, R-Lake Ann, tells us who he is. His speeches hide his extremism. Jack is anti-women’s choice: This year, he voted to keep a 1931 law that would ban abortion in Michigan, even in cases of rape or incest. He voted to continue banning birth control, except for married people. He voted to make it a felony for providers to perform second-trim

By Beryl Striewski, Published in the Record Eagle, Sept. 10, 2022 The Republican leadership role at the Grand Traverse Board of Commissioners must come to an end if we are to progress as a vibrant community in this highly desirable tourist destination. The Republican approach to governing the county board has been authoritarian. They decide what comes before the board. They decide to be experts on COVID. They introduce a Second Amendment Sanctuary Resolution (basically a mea

By Will Jones, Jr., published in the Record Eagle, Sept. 11, 2022 Is America turning into an authoritarian, repressive nation? Current Republicans in power are restricting our rights and freedoms while saying they are making improvements. If early voting is shortened from 14 to 10 days, that is a restriction, not a benefit. If absentee ballot drop boxes are reduced in number and locations, voters will have to go further to drop off their absentee ballot in an authorized drop

By Kim Gribi, Published in the Record Eagle, Sept. 3, 2022 Multiple dictionaries have similar definitions of the word "woke:" Verb — past of awake, to cease to be asleep. Adjective — alert to injustice in society and especially racism; synonyms — alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, etc. Now contrast that with the opposite of woke: "Asleep," and you’ll see how a positive word has been co-opted by Trump and his followers to be a term meant to demonize people who genuinely care

By John DeSpelder, Published in the Record Eagle on Sept. 4, 2022 On Aug. 31, two people — the Republican members of the Board of State Canvassers — overruled the 735,000 Michigan voters who signed the Reproductive Freedom for All (RFfA) petition. Because of this partisan action, Michigan voters may not be able to choose to amend the state constitution to provide for legal and regulated abortions in the state. Think of it: A record-setting 735,000 voters petitioned for the ri