Very nice of Gov. Whitmer to be so understanding and forgiving of herself. It was also a relief to find out that she is, indeed, a human. I wonder what she thought we saw her as, some kind of super-human?

"Yesterday, I went with friends to a local restaurant," Whitmer said in a statement obtained by the paper. "As more people arrived, the tables were pushed together. Because we were all vaccinated, we didn’t stop to think about it. In retrospect, I should have thought about it. I am human. I made a mistake, and I apologize."

I can only imagine the outcry of the liberal press if Trump had done this.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mic...n-social-media

It's no wonder that flawed humans trying their best are given much more leeway than lying, cheating, corrupt bullies with big nasty mouths.

TDS, Tal, TDS

Start to "restore our earth" by picking up the trash that lines our streets, sidewalks, and roadways.

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Or even be less prone to put it there to begin with, but that is a difficult task. Been tried for decades. I've often thought we should put the juvenile delinquents out there to pick it up, but legally you can't do that. Shame.

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Or even be less prone to put it there to begin with, but that is a difficult task. Been tried for decades. I've often thought we should put the juvenile delinquents out there to pick it up, but legally you can't do that. Shame.

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Yes, I was going to mention that, to NOT dump. On Wednesday on my way to the hospital, I was thrilled to see, for the first time, orange-vested workers carrying large white bags and picking up trash in the grassy spaces and in the gutters along the busy highway lined with strip malls and restaurants..

They used to do that around here, but the expense became too much of a burden, or at least so it was said. I always feel a little sad watching those men and especially the women. Sad to see lives in such a terrible place.

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I don't understand.

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Yes, I was going to mention that, to NOT dump. On Wednesday on my way to the hospital, I was thrilled to see, for the first time, orange-vested workers carrying large white bags and picking up trash in the grassy spaces and in the gutters along the busy highway lined with strip malls and restaurants..

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don't know why this should be a revelation to you, for years we have had clean up days organised throughout the nation where armies of volunteers pick up the trash, we also have tidy towns competitions where towns compete for the title, I have a award from one of these campaigns for my garden presented by the Mayor

there is even one civic minded citizen in my city who goes around picking up the trash

it is called the 'tragedy of the commons . ' When everyone owns it ;no one does

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there is even one civic minded citizen in my city who goes around picking up the trash

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Excellent, 'Clete!

But only one citizen? It's a wonderful opportunity for Scouts, church groups, school groups, village clubs, neighborhoods. And that teaches everyone not to toss their trash just anywhere. Plus, more bins can be set outside and in parking lots.
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Excellent, 'Clete!

But only one citizen? It's a wonderful opportunity for Scouts, church groups, school groups, village clubs, neighborhoods. And that teaches everyone not to toss their trash just anywhere. Plus, more bins can be set outside and in parking lots.
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Oh that is don't anyway but you always get some dill who doesn't use the bin or throws something from the car

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Oh that is don't anyway but you always get some dill who doesn't use the bin or throws something from the car

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Police et al. should watch for those and nail them and then give them 50 hours of community service picking up trash.

BLM is just waiting for that to happen. Right circumstances...right time...right video. That’s all it would take.

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BLM is just waiting for that to happen. Right circumstances...right time...right video. That’s all it would take.

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I'm doing my part!

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I don't understand.

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I just meant it's sad to see them in such a bad place in life.

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Picking up trash? I'd do it in a heartbeat if I were younger.

I was the volunteer and court-ordered community-service coodinator at the public library where I worked for 25 years. A more willing and hard-working group of people I'd never known before.

Not picking up trash. Being a prisoner in jail.

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Not picking up trash. Being a prisoner in jail.

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I always thanked them for their diligent work and reminded them how much they were helping their community.

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we don't need as much police patrol as you do, cop cars are usually stationary using radar traps or booze/drug inspections