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Senator District 1


Coleman A. Young Jr. District 2


Bert Johnson


Olivia Boykins District 3


Mohamed Okdie


William Isaac Robinson District 5


Patrick Bonnie State


Representative District 2


Lisa Howze District 3


Alberta Tinsley-Talabi District 4


Maureen Stapleton Edgar Vann


District 5


DeAmo Murphy Terry Catchings


District 6


C. Kofi-Akin Kenyatta Fred Durhal Jr.


District 7


Jimmy Womack District 8


Stephanie Miley Leslie Love


District 9


Shanelle Jackson District 10


Harvey Santana David Stephen


District 11 David Nathan


Wayne County Commission District 1


Tim Killeen District 2


Bernard Parker District 3


Moe Blackwell District 4


Jewel Ware District 6


Keith Williams District 7


Monique Baker McCormick District 8


Alisha Bell


Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano


Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon


14th Congressional District


John Conyers Jr


Oakland County Commission


District 23 Nancy Quarles


Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson


Attorney General Bill Schuette


Everyone has a right to


offer themselves as a choice for public service, but it is the people’s decision to choose.


During the historic 2008


presidential campaign, we were painfully reminded of Kilpatrick’s appearance of neutrality in the race for president at the time when then Sen. Barack Obama was fighting for votes with then Sen. Hilary Clinton.


Kilpatrick was head of the


Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) at that time.


Even when some members


of the CBC, were cross-car- peting and forcibly remov- ing themselves from the en- trenched Clinton legacy to the Obama campaign, after they got the signal from their districts including civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, Kilpatrick still remained neutral.


She only came out in sup-


port of Obama after Super Tuesday, when it was over- whelmingly evident that America was about to witness the first Black person to be nominated for president by a major party.


The race neutrality shown


by Kilpatrick was in strik- ing contrast to Congressman John Conyers who was the first major lawmaker in the nation to support Obama for president.


We support a congressper-


son who supports the presi- dent. Nothing less and the political waiting game shown during the unprecedented historic campaign speaks


November


will keep youth in Michigan. Snyder believes his experi- ence as an entrepreneur and mentor has given him an un- derstanding of how Michigan can retain and attract young talent.


Restoring cities and con-


trolling urban sprawl. Snyder said infrastructure and trans- portation funding must be pri- oritized and that he supports the establishment of a proper mass transit backbone in the state. He also said he will


work to improve the state’s city centers and create attrac- tive living and working envi- ronments for its citizens.


Enhancing Michigan’s na-


tional and international image by encouraging and support tourism, creating a culture of entrepreneurship, investing in the arts, and protecting and improving the quality of life.


Protecting Michigan’s envi-


ronment. Reforming Michigan’s edu-


by taking risks and in dem- onstrating, in the words of Obama, “the audacity of hope.”


Clarke is very passion-


ate about fighting on behalf of the average man and the so-called “little people.” His story is an improbable, the son of an immigrant from Bangladeshi and an African American from Detroit, Clarke fought his way to the top. His parents were no longer alive to see their son ascension. Since he began serving in the Michigan Legislature, Clarke has maintained the bedrock of his platform – fight against special interests and main- tain the will of the people.


This is the time for Con-


gressman Hansen Clarke. We have supported Kilpatrick nu- merous times in the past. We believe as the nation looks forward to a new breed of elected representatives, it is time for Detroit to have a new face in Congress. The Obama adminstration has ushered in an era of new vision, faces, ideas and programs as evi- denced in the elections that happened since then, as well the various legislation the president is pushing.


People want new blood.


The old guard has not suc- ceeded in transforming the lives of ordinary people. Now with the new faces heading to Congress we can hope to move toward a better nation, state and city. We believe that voters in the 13th Congres- sional District voters should send Sen. Hansen Clarke to Washington.


Clarke


been doing, including the $1 billion in federal aid she’s brought to the district and the state. She talked about the Comprehensive Employ- ment Training Act (CETA) and how it could be used to retrain people for new jobs.


She also discussed the


funding she has made avail- able to universities and for SMART and D-DOT buses, and noticeably on the cam- paign trail she has been re- ferring to taxpayer transpor- tation funding in this region as “that’s my money” instead of tax dollars funded by those who sent her to Congress.


As the only member of the


House Appropriations Com- mittee, an important seat in this tough economic time, Kilpatrick, has not adequately explained to her constituents what that means. Naming big projects and dropping high figures, yet failing to explain how that improves the lives of average people in her dis- trict does not bode well for a veteran lawmaker.


Two years ago when she


was barely returned to Con- gress, Kilpatrick said she will retire from her seat when she decides to. This is an af- front to democracy because it means that her legitima- cy is not derived from the people who elected her. For someone to have narrowly retained her position to tell voters after the election that she will make the decision to leave office shows that she is not holding on to the public trust, but on the strength of her ambitions.


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volumes about the courage to take positions no matter how unpopular they were at the time. Political expediency should not be the benchmark for how our representatives do business.


Though Clarke has never


been elected to Congress, he served as chief of staff to Congressman John Conyers which explains his familiar- ity with the inner workings of Congress.


While in the Michigan,


Legislature, Hansen champi- oned for improved public ed- ucation, led the fight to save home values and to stop fore- closures, and wrote legisla- tion to cut the costs of home, auto and business insurance. He is Democratic vice chair of two committees — Health Policy, and Commerce and Tourism — and he serves on the Judiciary, Banking and Financial Institutions, Government Operations and Reform, Energy Policy and Public Utilities Committees.


Yes we gave deep thought


to Clarke’s status as a new- comer should he be elected. Some would label him a “risky” choice because he would not have the senior- ity that Kilpatrick has in the House.


If Clarke is a risky choice


as his critics are saying, we submit to them that taking a risk has been the hallmark of our struggle for political, social and economic empow- erment. Those who dared to pave the way for us to enjoy the freedoms we have today fought for needed change


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EXECUTIVE CHEF Leonardo Vulagi (left) and General Manager Doug Davis. — Eric Hobson photo


Restaurant


food and homemade desserts, including our famous bread pudding and apple strudel. We have increased our meal selections to include steaks, chicken, lamb chops and the best hamburger to be found in Detroit.”


Open for lunch and dinner,


the Detroit Seafood Market’s menu also offers entrées in- cluding Broiled Chilean Sea


Eadie “In the five short years that


Dr. Iris Taylor has been presi- dent, Detroit Receiving has diversified its service lines, expanded its offerings and provided the necessary sup- port services to create a thriv- ing regional referral center,” said Lorna L. Thomas, MD, chair of the Detroit Receiv- ing Hospital Board of Trust- ees. “The Board believes that Dr. Reginald Eadie can build on those achievements to maximize Receiving’s pres- ence in southeastern Michi- gan and beyond.”


Obama


ministration is no longer in power. The political mandate was given to him on Nov. 4 of 2008 to steer the democratic ship safely to shore.


Even though he inherited


a dismal economy and a dis- rupted house, the onus is on him to work to get the house in order. The economic stimu- lus package worked but it is not enough because people are still out of work and are suffering.


Many families are not able


to put food on the table. What that means for us in the inner cities across the country is an increase in the crime rate, at the same time we are being greeted with massive unem- ployment lines.


That is why President


Obama must use the bully pulpit to fight for needed jobs and programs that will sustain the economy in places like Michigan and its largest urban center, Detroit.


In times of suffering and


decay, playing diplomacy is grossly ineffective while thou- sands are waiting for rescue. Those who are opposed to the president have made it clear that they want the administra- tion to see its own waterloo.


Their desire any meaning-


ful and sincere negotiations is questionable because there is a concerted effort to make Obama a one-term president.


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cational system. Reforming Michigan’s


health care system by moving the state to a more patient- centered model to achieve large cost savings, promote wellness and improve overall service quality.


Bringing “winning” back to


Michigan by creating a hopeful, positive culture and attitude where personal responsibility and collective determination introduce the state to a new era.


comprise on programs that will help alleviate the economic recession, the administration should not allow those who are vehemently opposed to the stimulus packages — but now enjoying them in their districts — to define the mid-term elec- tions. The White House mes- sage machine cannot be sleep- ing at the wheel just as it did with the Shirley Sherrod case where it allowed an already dis- credited and disgraced blogger to almost stop the wheels of government from moving.


To watch how the Sherrod “Dr. Eadie’s background


in emergency medicine and his impressive leadership ca- pabilities make him a natural fit to lead Detroit Receiving, which houses one of our busi- est emergency departments,” said Michael E. Duggan, presi- dent and CEO, Detroit Medical Center.


A native Detroiter, Dr. Eadie


is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his Emergency Medicine residency at WSU/ Detroit Receiving Hospital in 1998. He is a diplomat of the


Bass “Pan-Asian Style,” Sea- food Fettuccine, Broiled Flor- ida Snapper with Crab Meat, and All-You-Can-Eat Crab Legs on Wednesdays.


The Detroit Seafood Market


is open Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to midnight; and Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. The PV Lounge, which will feature


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live music on Fridays and top DJs on Saturdays, will be open until 2 a.m.


The restaurant offers


diners the freshest seafood in a relaxed, urban setting within walking distance of some of downtown Detroit’s greatest attractions.


For more information call


(313) 962-4180 or visit www. dsmnow.com.


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American Board of Emergency Medicine and a member of the American College of Health Care Executives.


During his ten years at the


DMC, Dr. Eadie practiced in the Emergency Department at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital and DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital. His position prior to joining Harper-Hutzel was Emergency Department chief and associate chief of staff of Integrated Clinical Services at the John D. Dingell VA Medi- cal Center in Detroit.


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case played out with the White House apologizing and the U.S. Department of Agricul- ture backtracking after Secre- tary Tom Vilsack was forced to swallow his own words within 24 hours is laughable.


And now the Republican


response to have the blogger and Chairman Michael Steele headline a fundraiser clearly draws the line in the sand between what the spineless Democrats stand for and what the GOP is willing to do, no matter what the consequenc- es might be.


I have long admired Repub-


licans because they believe in their convictions. No matter what it is they will stand behind their opinions and ac- tions, even if they sound crazy to their opponents.


In this tough mid-term


election where many Demo- cratic lawmakers are shaking in their boots, the president should take the battle between him and the Republicans to the public domain. He needs to convince the public of what he’s done to change things since he took office. He would be required to do much more than just visiting two plants in Michigan on Friday. If it means hitting the campaign trail canvassing votes for can- didates seeking a re-election to Congress, he should do it.


The White House should


Retirement center honors seniors 80 and older


Robert Holmes Manor will


be honoring all of its residents who are 80 and older at the re- tirement center on Saturday, July 31, from 6 p.m. to mid- night. The recipients will be presented with spirit awards, certificates, proclamations and resolutions from city, county and state officials.


Following the ceremony,


there will be an afterglow with music provided by DJ Bob.


The Robert Holmes Team-


ster Retirement Center is lo- cated at 5100 Brush at Warren. For ticket information, call Helen Jackson at (313) 831- 1848.


not only be concerned about the president’s re-election. It must be equally worried about a House takeover by the Re- publicans. The worst thing that could happen is for Presi- dent Obama to wake up the day after the election and realize that Speaker Nancy Pelosi is no longer there and that there is no Democratic majority in the House.


Dr. Ronald E. Little


Dr. Ronald D. Little services


Funeral services for Dr.


Ronald E. Little, MD, will be held on Friday, July 30, at Gesu Catholic Church, 17180 Oak Dr., starting at 11 a.m. Family hour is at 10 a.m.


Visitation will take place


at Swanson Funeral Home, 14751 W. McNichols, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 29. The family hour will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.


Interment will take place at


Woodlawn Cemetery. For more information, con-


tact Swanson Funeral Home at (313) 272-9000.


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