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Ryan Eashoo
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It saddens me to tell all of you that former Flint Mayor James Rutherford has passed away. I was fortunate to be able to get to know Mr. Rutherford on a personal level working over the past 10 years on Flint City issues. Mr. Rutherford had a passion for this city and its history.
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Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:34 am |
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| mr.rutherford was a true flintstone who cared about
all
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a real man!
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even a small act of goodness may be a tiny raft of salvation across the treacherous gulf of sin, but one who drinks the wine of selfishness, and dances on the little boat of meaness, sinks in the ocean of ignorance.
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Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:43 pm |
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Dave Starr
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| He will be missed. |
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:06 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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| Rutherford was an important part of Flnt's history, both as a Police Chief and as a Mayor. |
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Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:07 pm |
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FlintCityMole
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| Mayor Rutherford was a kind man Ryan, he will be missed. |
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Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:31 pm |
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Adam
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| Who was the police chief that allegedly had some "racial tensions"? |
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Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:25 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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Rutherfors was chief during the racial tensons.It was a sign of the times and had nothing to do with him. He personally worked with the prosecutor, and "Sokita" Nolden to help quell the unrest. He was on a radio show about 1997 telling about his role and the role of others.
He was an honorable man with a big heart and a genuine love for Flint. |
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:19 am |
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Ponycar
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| It saddens me to hear about it. Jim Rutherford was a great man and will be missed. |
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A government big enough to give you everything is also powerful enough to take it all away. |
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:17 pm |
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to my knowledge mr.rutherford was never instigated in any "racial" problems. as a matter of fact, back in those turbulent times he was THE MAN to contact to resolve an issue. i personally remember during the riots of 1968 or 69 there was a line of police in riot gear in front of summerfield chevrolet (oak business center) and on the opposing side were a fairly large group of young to middle aged black men. both groups were primed for action. here comes rutherford, calmingly walks up to the group and talks to the leaders.
within 15 minutes everyone simply walked away. the guy was blessed with a cool demeanor and could talk sense into anyone. the folks who actually knew him know what i'm talking about. he was the right man for the season.
guys like that are a rare commodity indeed!  |
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even a small act of goodness may be a tiny raft of salvation across the treacherous gulf of sin, but one who drinks the wine of selfishness, and dances on the little boat of meaness, sinks in the ocean of ignorance.
P.Y. |
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:38 pm |
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twotap
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| Just curious what were you planning on doing to Summerfields and why??? |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:17 pm |
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well, first of all, the two fellow students and i who were just driving around to see what if anything was going on were doing just that. driving around like kids do.
amazingly, we had no alterior motives
!! surprised that black kids just ride around like kids from other races??? 
now, as to the group of young men walking down north saginaw street, it just happens they were walking by summerfields when we spotted them!!!
they did not, i repeat do anything to summerfields!!!!!
got it??
we stopped a safe distance away to see what was going on. during those times i think it was prudent for the police to expect anything ( i know i would have). there was a line of police in full riot gear about 50 yards away from them on n.saginaw. cheif (don't quite recall if he was police chief or mayor then) rutherford convinced everyone to allow cooler heads to prevail.
thats all there was.no pre-planned attack on summerfields.
just a group of pissed individuals during a tough time in american history.
you do have quite the imaginative thought process.  |
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even a small act of goodness may be a tiny raft of salvation across the treacherous gulf of sin, but one who drinks the wine of selfishness, and dances on the little boat of meaness, sinks in the ocean of ignorance.
P.Y. |
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:53 pm |
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twotap
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Well it sounded like Summerfield chevy was for some reason under threat in your original post.  |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:12 am |
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00SL2
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| Was the Colonel's Drive-In across from Summerfield's at that time? It used to be a real hang-out. |
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:08 am |
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Dave Starr
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| The Colonels was on leith & Saginaw, about 3 or 4 blocks North of Summerfields. It's now the Riviera Party Store. |
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:45 am |
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twotap
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quote:
It's now the Riviera Party Store.
The scene of many violent acts and a damn good place to avoid. Times have changed and not for the better. |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:13 pm |
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