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- ↑ Fonger, Ron (August 6, 2008). "Rose Bogardus wins Democratic primary for heavily contested Genesee County Register of Deeds race; She'll now face Fredrick Wilson in November". Flint Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Fonger, Ron (October 29, 2008). "Message to presumed new Genesee County register of deeds: Don't start sizing up office furniture yet". Flint Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Fonger, Ron (November 4, 2008). "Davison's Rose Bogardus holds big lead in Genesee County Register of Deeds race". Flint Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Fonger, Ron (January 19, 2010). "Bogardus says commissioners at fault as backlog of land records reaches 8,000 in Genesee County". Flint Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Fonger, Ron (February 3, 2010). "Genesee County Register of Deeds Rose Bogardus sends loaned workers home; Commissioner Archie Bailey says office is "out of control"". Flint Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Fonger, Ron (June 22, 2010). "Register of Deeds Rose Bogardus sues Genesee County again, wants judge to restore cuts made by commissioners". Flint Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Fonger, Ron (July 24, 2010). "Genesee County commissioners vote to merge clerk, register of deeds offices". Flint Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Ron, Fonger (October 21, 2010). "Genesee County commissioners, Register of Deeds Rose Bogardus talking about how to pay for lawyer's bills". Flint Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Fonger, Ron (May 15, 2012). "Rose Bogardus files for Genesee County clerk-register, says Gleason is the reason". The Flint Journal. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ↑ Thorne, Blake (May 18, 2012). "Genesee County Register of Deeds Rose Bogardus said she didn't expect Clerk Michael Carr to withdraw, would have stayed in the race" . Retrieved January 17, 2013.