This podcast is a follow up to our previous podcast regarding the Hijacking of Ottawa County. If you remember from that podcast, this past May, Ottawa County’s Board of Commissioners chose to disregard the desires of the majority of Ottawa County residents and voted Ottawa County a “Constitutional County.” In essence this means – at least they believe it means – that it appoints their small group of right-wing extremists as the kings and queens of Ottawa County and allows them to rule as dictators without impunity. If you also remember from that podcast, a majority of these commissioners were newly elected this past November with the backing of the extreme right-wing group Ottawa Impact, which is part of Michigan Impact.

Today, the are attempting to oust Public Health Officer, Adeline Hambley, and dismantled the Public Health Department of Ottawa County.

In this podcast, we talk with Marcia Mansaray, the current Deputy Health Officer of Ottawa County. She unpacks the past 10 months, what got us here, and how the current board of Commissioners are truly unqualified and unschooled when it comes to their own positions and its limitations. And those are my words, not hers.

Episode Resources
Ottawa Integrity PAC (donate and support candidates who uphold democracy) https://ottawaintegrity.org/
Register to Vote https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/registervoter
Volunteer to Register & Inform Voters in Michigan
1. https://www.apiavotemi.org/volunteer
2. https://votingaccessforall.org/
WoPo Article...The Mistrust Never Ends https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/22/ottawa-county-michigan-covid-mistrust/

Keeping Up on the Issue
From Attorney Sarah Riley Howard and the firm Pinsky Smith https://www.pinskysmith.com/news/

News Links Regarding Issue (scroll sown to News section to the left for links) https://www.pinskysmith.com/people/sarah-riley-howard/

This podcast may contain adult language or sensitive topics and may be triggering to some. Please take this into consideration before listening.

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