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John Gibbs vs Ottawa Impact
Recent allies in the effort to turn Ottawa County into a Christian Nationalist stronghold, have now turned on each other. Actions that were once applauded and supported by Joe Moss and Ottawa Impact cadre were then transcribed into a seven-page letter as accusations and cause for John Gibbs termination. In March a complaint made by…
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John Gibbs: Buyer’s Remorse
If you are one of the scripture quoting suck-ups who speak at Commissioner meetings, you probably will not appreciate the irony of the latest three-stooges-show we must now put up with instead of competent county government. If this statement sounds harsh, it does not do justice to my complete disgust with the adolescent, inexcusable, and…
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Ottawa County Christian Nationalists
Alternative Facts Kellyanne Conway accidentally spoke truth in a 2017 Meet the Press interview saying there are alternative facts. While ridiculed for the statement it has proven to be true. Christian Nationalists live in an alternate reality where: The reality most citizens live in, none of the above statements are real. For Christian Nationalists at…
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Ottawa Impact – One Year Report Card
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Ottawa County: OI – this is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into!
For an entire year, the extreme Christian Ottawa Impact commissioners have searched for a way to get rid of Adeline Hambley, the director for the Ottawa County health department – and failed. They first tried to fire her without cause, seeing her as an instrument of government tyranny (she is not). But the job comes…
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Ottawa County Deputy Administrator Benjamin Wetmore
Ottawa County taps political pundit Benjamin Wetmore for deputy role Ottawa County hired a new deputy administrator with a long history of political activism. Wetmore, 42, is an attorney licensed to practice criminal, real estate and nonprofit law in Texas. Moved to Michigan 2021 and most recently worked as legislative aid for Representative Matt Maddock,…
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Ottawa County Commissioner Kyle Terpstra Resigns
Kyle Terpstra resigns from Ottawa County Board of Commissioners. Terpstra said his resignation was the result of “careful consideration and due to significant changes in my personal and professional life”. Terpstra was commissioner for district 6, Georgetown Charter Township. A replacement will be appointed until the next election in 2024. Terpstra was supported by Ottawa…
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Ottawa County: Bribery
Ottawa County has agreed to pay its administrative health officer $4 million to step down 10 months after trying to demote her without cause – the largest settlement in the county’s history and nearly the exact amount the board cut from the public health department’s budget this year. To avoid further litigation, the Ottawa Impact…
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Ottawa Impact – Too Extreme for Ottawa County
What does it mean? Is it OT, is someone protesting overtime? OI – oy vey, what does OI stand for? Ottawa Impact! Oh yeah, where can I get one of those signs? The signs are popping up all over Ottawa County in front of Democrat, Republican and even religious households. There is no central organized…
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Bigotry Alive and Well in Ottawa County
It is important to understand the word bigotry, what it actually means, and to see it in action. Everyone is quick to say they are not bigoted but we are all bigoted to some degree about everything. Religion, the Republican party, and the Supreme Court have shown obstinate and unreasonable prejudice and bigotry towards citizens…