Sadly I am one of the employees offered the buyout at The Flint Journal. Just so you know, I am about as conservative as you get and so are many of my friends at the paper. Remember, the editorial departments at newspapers are overwhelmingly liberal but the rest of the employees have varying political beliefs. Flint has definitely taken it on the chin over the years and that blowhard Michael Moore certainly hasn’t helped. He is generally despised in the Flint area so at least we have that going for us. :)
I’m sorry to hear about your situation.
Do you have other options you might consider?
I hope you find a new job. I don’t know if you’re a writer, but technical writing pays well and you can find jobs just about anywhere (I found a tech writer job in basically agricultural Fresno, California, thank God!). I wish you luck. FReepmail me if you want more information.