Not quite fact, not quite fiction, “Flint”movie airing on Lifetime Oct. 28 still gets basics right
By Patsy Isenberg On Saturday evening, Oct. 21, hundreds of people filled The Whiting to get a first look at a movie about Flint’s water crisis called “Flint.” The movie will be broadcast on the Lifetime Network this Saturday, Oct. 28. According to the directors and those in Flint on whose lives the movie is based, it is mostly factual and well-researched. But they stress it’s not a documentary. Nonetheless, water activist...
Mayoral candidate David Meier ends campaign as FBI debunks Medal of Honor claims
By Jan Worth-Nelson Beset with evidence contradicting his claims that he was a Congressional Medal of Honor winner from the Vietnam War, Flint Mayoral candidate David Meier stated in an email to East Village Magazine today that he has ended his political campaign. “I went to city hall today to withdraw from the mayors race and was informed that it was too late,” he wrote. “I have decided to stop campaigning and doing...
Commentary: How to win an election without votes? Gerrymander!
By Paul Rozycki The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything. -Joseph Stalin In a democracy the winners in elections are supposed to be decided by whoever gets the most votes. And that is usually true. However, the Soviet dictator’s words may be an ominous warning today. That basic, simple democratic rule can be manipulated to give victory to those who don’t get the most votes. For...
Systems still are failing Flint, panelists assert at UM Bicentennial event
By Jan Worth-Nelson Less than a mile from where two U.S. Congressmen were touring the Flint Farmers’ Market with considerable fanfare and a scrum of reporters and photographers in tow, a panel at a much quieter event at the Flint Public Library asserted that Flint has been severely failed in the water crisis at all levels of government, that victims have repeatedly been blamed, and that the trouble is far from over. They...
With host Dan Kildee, Joseph Kennedy III visits Flint, calls for long-term revitalization
By Jan Worth-Nelson U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee brought his House of Representatives colleague, Rep. Joseph Kennedy III of Massachusetts, to Flint Saturday, a visit culminating in a tour of the Flint Farmer’s Market where, after buying fresh tomatoes, flowers and a danish from Crust, the two emphasized the need for access to fresh fruits and vegetables in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Kildee and Kennedy, grandson of...
Quilter/musician Joe Cunningham comes home to old haunts, delivers exuberance and wit
By Jan Worth-Nelson Nationally-recognized quilter and musician Joe Cunningham has not just cleared the path for male quilters across the country, but also has led quilting in general into the fine arts world over the past two decades, according to Greater Flint Arts Council president and CEO Greg Fiedler. And as it happens, Cunningham’s love of quilting began with an experimental little hoop, an apartment on Thomson Street, and...
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