www.michronicle.com VOLUME 73 – Number 40★★ WHAT’S INSIDE


Detroit company wants to manage city-owned golf courses (C-5) A Detroit-based golf man-


agement company partnering with Greater Grace Temple Church wants to manage four city-owned golf courses: Palmer Park, Chandler Park, Rackham and Rouge Park.


Racial discrimination in jury selection (A-3) Nearly 135 years after Con-


gress passed the 1875 Civil Rights Act to eliminate racial discrimination in jury selection, the practice continues, most glaringly in serious criminal trials and death penalty cases, according to a new report released by Equal Justice Ini- tiative, a nonprofit organization that provides legal representa- tion to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system.


DMC signs agreement with Vanguard (A-3) A final agreement paves the


way for the purchase of the eight-hospital Detroit Medical Center by Vanguard Health Systems. The acquisition originally announced in March moves one step closer to completion with the final pur- chase and sale agreements.


Accountability for the children of Detroit (A-5)


Tom Watkins argues that Mayor Bing should be given control of Detroit Schools, and held accountable for the results.


Metro Region unites against community mental health cuts (D-7) In a major expression of


unity, the community mental health boards of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties have joined together to protest the unfair share of funding cuts suffered by their residents this year, and to urge action against any further cuts to the Metro Detroit area.


Targets of investigations, leaks to the press, civil rights, police practices, violent crime prevention, re-entry programs for ex-offenders


B


y all accounts, Barbara McQuade the newly con- firmed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, nominated by President Barack Obama, is not only a seasoned


EXCLUSIVE


federal prosecutor, but also a rising star. After serving as assistant U.S. Attorney on 211 West Fort Street, downtown De- troit, for 12 years, where she was deputy chief of the National Security Unit, Mc- Quade, is now at the helm of federal law enforcement. A wife and mother of four, McQuade, who served as a law profes- sor, practiced with a Detroit law firm and once worked as a reporter, brings real life perspective to the application of the law.


opens up to Bankole Thompson, Michi- gan Chronicle senior editor, in a rare, exclusive interview since accepting her new presidential appointment about her


In this one-on-one interview McQuade Bankole Thompson


objectives for the office and the launching for the first time of civil rights and violent crime units.


MICHIGAN CHRONICLE:


What is the role of the U.S. Attor- ney?


BARBARA MCQUADE: I think


the U.S. Attorney has the ability to do tremendous good in the dis- trict. As an assistant U.S. Attor- ney for the last 12 years I had a chance to actually prosecute the cases. But I saw a chance to do even more as the U.S. Attorney, not just handling individual cases but you really set priorities for the district and kind of direct the kinds of cases that we are going to work on. And I see so many needs in this district. So its been a chance to make sure we are using all of the resources we have to attack the problems that this com- munity faces right now. Beyond just handling cases, the U.S. Attorney has an even larger role in seeking justice, prevention and community trust. It’s a tremendous opportunity to serve


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Barbara McQuade


the people of the district, my home. MC: When you say needs can you


expound on what you mean? BM: I have set some new district


See MCQUADE page A-4


Carol Cain and Newt Gingrich


Gingrich to appear on


‘Michigan Matters’ Former Speaker of the


House Newt Gingrich will be a guest on the Emmy-win- ning “Michigan Matters,” with host Carol Cain. The special, “Michigan Matters: Eye On the Future – Mackinac Look at the Road Ahead,” will air Saturday on WWJ-TV CBS Detroit (channel 62) at 11 a.m.


Other guests include Gov.


Jennifer Granholm, DPS Emergency Financial Man- ager Robert Bobb, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, Congressman John Dingell, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patter- son, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and others.


The interviews were


conducted during the Detroit Regional Chamber Macki- nac Policy Conference.


U.S. ATTORNEY


Barbara McQuade speaks candidly with senior editor


Bankole Thompson on an array of sub-


jects in an exclusive interview.


Andre Smith photos Andy Dillon explains positions


Democratic candidate wants diversity on ticket


By Patrick Keating CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER


State House Majority Leader Andy


Dillon (D-Redford) argues that his experiences both in and out of gov- ernment make him the best choice to be Michigan’s next governor.


He said he comes in with 20


years private sector experience, 10 of them working directly for or with troubled businesses.


“I’ve been fighting in Lansing


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Andy Dillon, gubernatorial candidate.


for the last five and a half years,” he said. “And as speaker I know I’ll hit the ground running because I’ve been dealing with the struggles of


the budget directly for the last three and a half years.”


He reiterated that he brings the


private sector piece he believes Michigan will need. He also said the state is fixable.


Dillon acknowledged that voters


are frustrated and that they want someone in office who will work in a bipartisan way, which he says he has done.


“Most of the big initiatives you’ve


seen done in Lansing, I was in the middle of,” he said. “That would be the 21st Century Jobs Fund, the energy reform, the pension reform we just did for K-12. When you see me announce something like a public employee health care plan that will save $1 billion a year,


I mean I’m hardly embracing the status quo. I’ve been kind of the guy who’s been pushing Lansing to change. And that’s where the voters are. Voters want bipartisanship. When need be, to stand up against special interests. That’s my reputa- tion. I don’t have to change who I am to sell that to the voters.”


Dillon sees three big problems


for the state: a complicated tax; a regulatory environment that isn’t user friendly; and a perception that Michigan is a hostile state because of labor tensions.


“A lot of what labor’s doing —


they’re training their people, they’re investing in them — if you look at a lot of big construction projects,


See DILLION page A-4


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