Leaving Troy on Amtrak - Part 1

On July 12th, I had my first opportunity to see the inside of the new Troy Transit Center. I was dropping off my son so that he could take the morning Amtrak train to Ann Arbor. We had a minor problem that day with the Center that I'll discuss in an upcoming blog post. In this post I'd rather dwell on the positives by sharing some of the photos I took that day.

Alex waiting for the Center doors to open

Signage encouraging passengers to proceed to the platform

Inside the pedestrian walkway over the tracks

Passengers boarding Amtrak

View of the departing Amway train from the walkway

Knollenberg's 2015 Gas Tax Vote

It took a lot of courage for State Senator Marty Knollenberg to cast a vote that will anger those who think we can repair Michigan's roads without a tax increase.

#MIRoads Kudos to @BrianCalley and @Knollenberg for being courageous enough to vote in favor of a #Michigan gas tax increase.

— Dave Lambert (@DLambertsOnline) July 2, 2015

Click here to read Senator Knollenberg's 7/2/15 statement after the State Senate passed an eight-bill package to fix Michigan’s roads.

Is There Something Wrong With Your Religion?

Displayed below is a Twitter post that I discovered last week.

If your religion lines up 100% with a political party, there's something wrong with your religion. I promise you.

— Fr. Stephen Vrazel ن (@KeytarCatholic) June 18, 2015

I couldn't have said it any better. Politics is based on the art of compromise. In fact, you may find your adversary on one political issue is an ally on a different political issue.