Comments for Dan Scripps for State Rep :: Offical Campaign Site http://www.danscripps.com Official Dan Scripps Campaign Site Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Growing the local wine industry by Doug Coster http://www.danscripps.com/growing-the-local-wine-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Doug Coster Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:23:47 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/?p=388#comment-752 Dan please explain why you voted to prohibit local wineries from utilizing more than one distributor. This seam heavy handed and surely limits development of the local wine industry you say you support. I need a real answer to continue to vote for you as my representative. Many in the wine industry are expressing there dissatisfaction with your stance on this issue. Doug Dan please explain why you voted to prohibit local wineries from utilizing more than one distributor. This seam heavy handed and surely limits development of the local wine industry you say you support. I need a real answer to continue to vote for you as my representative. Many in the wine industry are expressing there dissatisfaction with your stance on this issue.

Doug

]]> Comment on Growing the local wine industry by Jim Saffell http://www.danscripps.com/growing-the-local-wine-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Jim Saffell Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:14:11 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/?p=388#comment-749 Dan, Thank you so much for your ongoing support for the NW Michigan Wine industry. I agree with your conclusion that our wine industry perfectly brings together local argriculture and tourism. I see a future with this beautiful area becoming a more vibrant economy while maintaining its argricultureal landscape and stunningly pristine lakes and rivers. Dan,

Thank you so much for your ongoing support for the NW Michigan Wine industry. I agree with your conclusion that our wine industry perfectly brings together local argriculture and tourism. I see a future with this beautiful area becoming a more vibrant economy while maintaining its argricultureal landscape and stunningly pristine lakes and rivers.

]]> Comment on Some green news on Earth Day: Deutsche Bank highlights green jobs success by Alan Benson http://www.danscripps.com/some-green-news-on-earth-day-deutsche-banks-global-head-of-asset-management-says-michigan-positioned-to-gain-in-green-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Alan Benson Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:36:03 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/blog/?p=218#comment-741 Wouldn't mind having windmills in the fields behind my house (Manistee) off Lake Michigan. Wouldn’t mind having windmills in the fields behind my house (Manistee) off Lake Michigan.

]]> Comment on Some green news on Earth Day: Deutsche Bank highlights green jobs success by Financial Institutio http://www.danscripps.com/some-green-news-on-earth-day-deutsche-banks-global-head-of-asset-management-says-michigan-positioned-to-gain-in-green-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Financial Institutio Sun, 09 May 2010 16:21:13 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/blog/?p=218#comment-696 Deutsche Bank provides high quality banking products and services like private banking :) Deutsche Bank provides high quality banking products and services like private banking :)

]]> Comment on What makes our communities great: the importance of art by SophieIW http://www.danscripps.com/what-makes-our-communities-great-the-importance-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-687 SophieIW Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:11:16 +0000 http://69.5.0.51/blog/?p=32#comment-687 I opine that there is not a pretty good idea to compose the essay topic by own efforts! In fact, this is faster to order the term research paper at the <a href="http://quality-papers.com/topics/communication_and_media_essays" rel="nofollow">media essay</a> service, just because it can save free time. I opine that there is not a pretty good idea to compose the essay topic by own efforts! In fact, this is faster to order the term research paper at the media essay service, just because it can save free time.

]]> Comment on Scripps Calls for Change to Protect Local Beaches, Economy from Trash by Jennifer Johnson http://www.danscripps.com/scripps-calls-for-change-to-protect-local-beaches-economy-from-trash/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Jennifer Johnson Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:07:49 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/blog/?p=150#comment-683 Dear Mr. Scripps: As a class project for our government class we were ask to write a letter to a legislator in our state. I chose you because I followed your campaign through the election process. One of the reason I liked you so much is because your face is always in the community, your very sincere when you talk to the people, and you personally visited my home in Manistee during the election. By the way, you were the only one I saw, the rest I just saw their campaign workers. That was very important to me to talk with you and hear from you exactly what you were going to do when you were in office. The one thing that really made an impact on me and was the reason you got my vote was how important the environment is to you. Living just a few blocks from Lake Michigan my kids and I have enjoyed riding our bikes to the beach everyday. So for me keeping our beaches safe and clean is very important. I think as a state we are very fortunate to have the Great Lakes natural resources surrounding us. My questions to you are, where do we stand with dumping charges/fines for illegal dumping? Were the person’s involved in the medical waste dumping during the summer of ’08 ever charged? That was pretty scary to me and made me very leery of visiting the beaches the rest of that summer. This is something I found on one of your blogs; “An influx of trash is a growing problem in Northwest Michigan and across the state,” said Scripps, a candidate for the 101st House District. “We must strengthen our polluter pay laws in Michigan to increase accountability and ensure that polluters pay their fair share when they harm our land, air and water. Anyone who pollutes our Great Lakes and endangers the beaches where our children play should not get off with a slap on the wrist.” Where do we stand with this statement you made? Also, I know that my children’s school is involved in a beach clean-up day at the beginning of the school year. I think that we should have all the schools in Manistee County that enjoy the beaches in Manistee involved in something like this is the spring. If we get the kids involved in cleaning up the trash and hold an information session about the environment my hope is they will be less likely to pollute the Great Lakes if they have been part of the clean up process. The Great Lakes are so very important to our economy and our livelihood I hope that this is still at the top of your list of protecting. Sincerely, Jennifer Johnson Dear Mr. Scripps:

As a class project for our government class we were ask to write a letter to a legislator in our state. I chose you because I followed your campaign through the election process. One of the reason I liked you so much is because your face is always in the community, your very sincere when you talk to the people, and you personally visited my home in Manistee during the election. By the way, you were the only one I saw, the rest I just saw their campaign workers. That was very important to me to talk with you and hear from you exactly what you were going to do when you were in office.

The one thing that really made an impact on me and was the reason you got my vote was how important the environment is to you. Living just a few blocks from Lake Michigan my kids and I have enjoyed riding our bikes to the beach everyday. So for me keeping our beaches safe and clean is very important. I think as a state we are very fortunate to have the Great Lakes natural resources surrounding us. My questions to you are, where do we stand with dumping charges/fines for illegal dumping? Were the person’s involved in the medical waste dumping during the summer of ’08 ever charged? That was pretty scary to me and made me very leery of visiting the beaches the rest of that summer. This is something I found on one of your blogs; “An influx of trash is a growing problem in Northwest Michigan and across the state,” said Scripps, a candidate for the 101st House District. “We must strengthen our polluter pay laws in Michigan to increase accountability and ensure that polluters pay their fair share when they harm our land, air and water. Anyone who pollutes our Great Lakes and endangers the beaches where our children play should not get off with a slap on the wrist.” Where do we stand with this statement you made?

Also, I know that my children’s school is involved in a beach clean-up day at the beginning of the school year. I think that we should have all the schools in Manistee County that enjoy the beaches in Manistee involved in something like this is the spring. If we get the kids involved in cleaning up the trash and hold an information session about the environment my hope is they will be less likely to pollute the Great Lakes if they have been part of the clean up process.

The Great Lakes are so very important to our economy and our livelihood I hope that this is still at the top of your list of protecting.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Johnson

]]> Comment on Join me for my January Coffee Hours by nina jordan http://www.danscripps.com/join-me-for-my-january-coffee-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-678 nina jordan Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:58:56 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/blog/?p=208#comment-678 Dear Dan, After reading your recent article about green energy, jobs for Michigan, and proposed wind energy projects - I was intrigued. You clearly expressed a thoughtful approach to this topic. While I am a Michigan property owner, I am a non-resident. Therefore, I cannot vote for you - but since I pay a good deal of property and school taxes - and support Michigan's local economy several months a year - I thought you should hear my thoughts on wind energy. I have been researching this topic for several days after recently hearing of the AEGIR project. It seems as if there needs to be a slow and cautious approach to this. There are lots of questions, other projects that have been completed to be studied, and the fragility of the great lakes to be considered (I grew up during the Lake Erie crisis). Thanks for taking the time necessary to understand all the complexities of this issue. Nina Jordan, Pentwater (Texas resident during rest of year) Dear Dan,
After reading your recent article about green energy, jobs for Michigan, and proposed wind energy projects – I was intrigued. You clearly expressed a thoughtful approach to this topic. While I am a Michigan property owner, I am a non-resident. Therefore, I cannot vote for you – but since I pay a good deal of property and school taxes – and support Michigan’s local economy several months a year – I thought you should hear my thoughts on wind energy. I have been researching this topic for several days after recently hearing of the AEGIR project. It seems as if there needs to be a slow and cautious approach to this. There are lots of questions, other projects that have been completed to be studied, and the fragility of the great lakes to be considered (I grew up during the Lake Erie crisis). Thanks for taking the time necessary to understand all the complexities of this issue. Nina Jordan, Pentwater (Texas resident during rest of year)

]]> Comment on Join me for my January Coffee Hours by SW http://www.danscripps.com/join-me-for-my-january-coffee-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-677 SW Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:55:47 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/blog/?p=208#comment-677 I should of sent this link also when I emailed you the other day. The windfarms are said to produce 10% of our energy. However usually only 1/3 rd of the turbines are actually working. For every mile out into Lake Michigan that the turbines are placed they lose the ability to transfer the energy efficiently. This makes the project not only a waste of tax payer dollars, but also hurts our fishing and tourism industry and lessens the amount of potential buyers in the areas where farms are placed. This brings me to my next point. The windfarms themselves arent the huge moneymakers but heres what is: the power transmission lines. This link will show how DTE and other companies make a huge 72% profit. I'm truely bothered how these companies and the current political agenda of has taken advantage of the people and their goodwill and stewardship of our country and state. http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/stockresearch/stockstowatch/2009-05-27-alex_green_rides_the_green_express I should of sent this link also when I emailed you the other day. The windfarms are said to produce 10% of our energy. However usually only 1/3 rd of the turbines are actually working. For every mile out into Lake Michigan that the turbines are placed they lose the ability to transfer the energy efficiently. This makes the project not only a waste of tax payer dollars, but also hurts our fishing and tourism industry and lessens the amount of potential buyers in the areas where farms are placed. This brings me to my next point. The windfarms themselves arent the huge moneymakers but heres what is: the power transmission lines. This link will show how DTE and other companies make a huge 72% profit. I’m truely bothered how these companies and the current political agenda of has taken advantage of the people and their goodwill and stewardship of our country and state.

http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/stockresearch/stockstowatch/2009-05-27-alex_green_rides_the_green_express

]]> Comment on Join me for my January Coffee Hours by Susan Wood http://www.danscripps.com/join-me-for-my-january-coffee-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Susan Wood Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:11:54 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/blog/?p=208#comment-676 Hi Dan, I would like to bring to your attention an important website. I've been doing all kinds of research on the concerns of windturbines, a topic I know you're trying to stay informed on. The companies have told us that the fish use the cement bases of the turbines and that they have no effect on marine life. I have found a website that contradicts this information. This site gives a clear analysis on the environmental impact of wind turbines in the U.K. which states that Salmon wont go within 1400 meters of a windfarm, which would devestate Ludington and Pentwaters fishing and tourism industry. This would also effect spawning habits of Salmon. http://www.wind-energy-the-facts.org/fr/environment/chapter-2-environmental-impacts/impacts-on-benthos-and-fish.html. Thank you Hi Dan, I would like to bring to your attention an important website. I’ve been doing all kinds of research on the concerns of windturbines, a topic I know you’re trying to stay informed on. The companies have told us that the fish use the cement bases of the turbines and that they have no effect on marine life. I have found a website that contradicts this information. This site gives a clear analysis on the environmental impact of wind turbines in the U.K. which states that Salmon wont go within 1400 meters of a windfarm, which would devestate Ludington and Pentwaters fishing and tourism industry. This would also effect spawning habits of Salmon. http://www.wind-energy-the-facts.org/fr/environment/chapter-2-environmental-impacts/impacts-on-benthos-and-fish.html. Thank you

]]> Comment on Swearing-In Ceremony: December 8th, 2008 by todd fryatt http://www.danscripps.com/swearing-in-ceremony-december-8th-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-321 todd fryatt Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:28:18 +0000 http://www.danscripps.com/blog/?p=196#comment-321 Dan, big congrats and toasts from NYC! Todd Fryatt Dan, big congrats and toasts from NYC!
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