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Volume 68 Number 41
WEEK OF MAY 17 - MAY 23, 2012
The Greater Romulus
Chamber of Commerce is
continually growing
Second annual Sparkle and
Shine to give Ecorse new look
By Dominque Madden - Contributing Writer
By Gina C. Steward
Photo by Robert Frierson
Ecorse City Council woman Brenda Banks along with former City Clerk Charles Hunter and a
volunteer planted the first flower to kick off the Sparkle and Shine Event.
President Rev. William Kren is passed the gavel from 1st Vice
President Chuck Zuerner another term.
Wayne County Executive
Robert Ficano was the speaker at this month’s Business
Luncheon. He not only gave
a Legislative update, but his
dual role also included the
swearing in of the Board
Members that will lead the
Chamber for 2012-2013.
During his update, Ficano
explained some of the programs that have been successful in Wayne County. The
three that he focused on were
the Mortgage Foreclosure
Prevention Program, the
Aerotropolis and the STEP
program – Freedom through
expungement. He mentioned
that when people from all
around the world think of the
United States, they think of
three Cities; New York,
Hollywood and Detroit. He
said, “Businesses are recognizing the abundance of technical talent that is in this area
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On Saturday, May 19, residents, community leaders and
business owners will come
out to beautify the City. This
year the Sparkle and Shine
committee decided to focus
all efforts to nine cleanup
sites. The cleanup sites are
City Hall, Dingell Park, Beach
Street Park, Bunche School,
Salliotte/12th St Park, Visger
Rd between 16th & 18th St.,
Outer Dr. Entry Way, Pepper
Park and the Cemetery.
During the press conference
held on Friday, May 11, Mrs.
Parker explained that each
site will have a city official
teamed up with a community
group. Some of the groups
that have committed to this
years' event are, US Steel,
Downriver Delta, International
Gospel
Center,
Ecorse
Community Coalition, The
Ecorse Rowing Club, St.
Francis
Church
and
Dedicated to Christ Church.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Photo by Gina Steward
Ben Goode showing his culinary skills as he
takes the top spot at the Chicken Grill-Off at
Memorial Park last Saturday.
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Shine
from page 1A
Photo by Robert Frierson
Ecorse Councilwoman Brenda Banks shares her love for Dingell
Park during the press conference along with members of the
Sparkle and Shine team.
Community members are asked to come out and join a team.
Tools and supplies will be provided at city hall from 8:30am 9:30am. This year a dumpster will be provided for residents to
dispose of used tires. Trash dumpsters will be on Visger
between 16th and 18th and at Pepper Rd. Park. All volunteers
must check in and sign a release form. The cleanup period will
end around 1:30 in the afternoon. The Ecorse fire department
will provide lunch for the participants. For more information
contact Scott Davison 313-600-2880.
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and anchoring their businesses around it.”
During the luncheon, members who had been with the chamber
for the longest period of time were recognized. Rev. William
Kren is the current president and will lead the Chamber for
another year.
The Chamber is a voluntary organization where businesses
and individuals come together, develop relationships and get
involved with the business in the community. The chamber is
working to help its members improve their skills by offering
training in Excel and will also offer training in Social Media next
month.
For more information on the Greater Romulus Chamber of
Commerce visit their website at www.romuluschamber.org.
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WEEK OF MAY 17- MAY 23, 2012
POLITICAL WATCH
We can no longer tolerate
wasteful spending on
Wayne County officials
By State Senator Tupac A. Hunter (D-Detroit)
County Treasurer is the ONLY
elected County Treasurer in
Michigan that has been collecting this bonus. The Wayne
County Treasurer's bonus has
reportedly risen from almost
$16,000 in 2001 to $57,000 in
2008. Perhaps most egregiously, the Wayne County
Treasurer sought to boost his
salary by an additional
$73,000 just a couple of years
ago, while Wayne County citizens were losing their homes
to foreclosure left and right.
Generally, severance pay is
intended to ease the economic impact on terminated or
retiring employees. When it is
used appropriately, it serves a
rightful and even noble purpose. Also, bonuses are
intended to reward employees for exceptional work and
for going above and beyond
the call of duty. But the recent
reports of wasteful spending
of severance payouts and
bonuses on Wayne County
government officials have
uncovered a culture of entitlement and flat-out greed-all on
the dime of taxpaying citizens.
For months, we have been
saturated with story after story
about the severance payout
scandal in Wayne County.
Wayne County Circuit Judge
Michael Sapala recently ruled
that the Wayne County
Executive's Office must honor
lucrative payments of up to 24
weeks' pay and enhanced
pensions for 15 county political appointees. These severance payouts will put taxpayers on the hook for a grand
total of almost $1 million.
Regardless of this ruling, it
doesn't take a law degree to
see that these payments
never should have been
agreed to in the first place.
Apparently, these generous
benefits were offered to more
than one hundred political
appointees to encourage
them to retire early. In addition, it has been reported that
many appointees received a
boost in their pensions.
Around 50 of them reportedly
took the deal, some receiving
up to $50,000 just to leave
their jobs.
While many of Wayne
County's severance payout
and bonus practices have
been called into question as
of late, perhaps the worst
offender has been largely
overlooked. For almost three
decades, the elected Wayne
County Treasurer has exploited an obscure 1970's state
law to pay himself a bonus
each year for collecting delinquent property taxes-which is
the main responsibility that
the taxpayers are already
paying him for. The Wayne
In a twist of irony, it was the
Wayne County Executive who
admonished the County
Treasurer for seeking the
exorbitant bonus payout due
to the fact that county workers
were being asked to take a
10% pay cut to offset the
County's budget deficit. While
the messenger may have lost
credibility, the message has
not.
Just because some things
might be deemed legal, it
does not necessarily make
them right. Whether it's the
court ruling that has upheld
the payouts to county officials
or the outdated law that has
allowed the Wayne County
Treasurer to bilk taxpayers for
thousands of dollars for the
last quarter century, our laws
are not meant to be abused
for personal or political gain.
It is the job of all government
officials to prudently manage
taxpayer dollars and uphold
the public trust. These lucrative severance payouts for
already highly-paid officials
and the outlandish bonuses
that the County Treasurer has
been collecting are an inappropriate and fiscally irresponsible use of taxpayer dollars. Wayne County government can ill-afford such reckless and self-serving spending, especially in light of the
financial problems we are currently facing. These lavish
perks are being paid for by
the taxpayers, and they
deserve better from their
elected officials. It is NOW
time to hold county leadership
accountable and restore
order, ethics, transparency
and integrity in our government once and for all.
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Senator Tupac A. Hunter represents the
5th District, which is comprised of
Northwest Detroit, Dearborn Heights and
Inkster. He serves as Minority Vice Chair of
the Banking & Financial Institutions and
the Economic Development Committees
and also serves on the Government
Operations Committee. Sen. Hunter has
been a staunch supporter of strengthening
government ethics and accountability,
introducing Senate Bill 41 to close this outdated loophole and prohibit County
Treasurers from awarding themselves
bonuses. He also served as the architect of
Proposal 2 to prevent politicians and public
employees convicted of crimes relative to
their positions from serving in state or local
government.
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OPINION
Obama Did Not Take Easy Way
Out on Same-Sex Marriage
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. - NNPA Columnist
the flood of fear.” Dr. King was
both a religious and a civil
rights leader. In 1967, when he
came out publicly against the
Vietnam war, there were many
even in the Black American
church community who stood in
opposition to Dr. King’s bold
courage. Dr. King was fearless
and courageous.
One point that is absolutely
clear is that the President of the
United States is no political
coward. President Barack H.
Obama made history by backing historic health care reform
across America when everyone
thought that successful political
battle would negatively hurt his
chances for re-election. But to
President Obama’s leadership
credit, he put the urgent health
needs of the poor and others
who had been locked out and
priced out of access to health
before fulfilling his own political
ambition.
Now President Obama has
become the first sitting U.S
president to publicly and explicitly state without any hesitation
that he supports the equal justice and civil rights protection
and affirmation of gay rights on
the issue of same sex marriage. With a sense of thoughtful introspection and discernment, President Obama stated,
“At a certain point I’ve just concluded that, for me personally, it
is important for me to go ahead
and affirm that I think same-sex
couples should be able to get
married.”
On these issues and on other
matters in terms of both domestic and international policies,
President Obama’s courage is
unprecedented. From ending
the war in Iraq , supporting
women’s rights to equal pay, to
taking a caring position about
the murder of Trayvon Martin,
Obama has shown a willingness to stand up, speak out and
to take definitive action even in
the face of political and social
risks. What has emerged and
evolved during the last four
years is an irrefutable profile in
presidential courage and leadership.
Courage is an important attribute that eludes too many leaders, including politicians. It has
been customary for elected officials to first test the magnitude
of the political winds before taking a public position on polarizing issues. That is why I support getting money out of politics in America because too
many officials get bought off or
priced out of having the
courage to do what is right on
the issues for freedom, justice
and equality for all people.
During the socially and politically dangerous height of the civil
rights movement during the
1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. emphasized, “We must build
dikes of courage to hold back
Today, millions of Americans
have benefited from the sacrifices and steadfast commitments made decades ago by
Dr. King and the Southern
Christian
Leadership
Conference, the NAACP, the
National Urban League, the
National Conference of Black
Churchmen,
the
National
Council of Negro Women and
many other tenacious groups
that boldly stood up and made
a difference not just for Black
Americans, but also for all people.
President Barack Obama has
emerged from the civil rights
tradition of courage and leadership. When former President
Nelson Mandela in South Africa
called for reconciliation in the
context of the liberation of
South Africa from its brutal history of apartheid, there were
many who did not stand with
him. Thus, the standard for
courageous leadership is not
just an American standard, it is
also a global one, a measure of
a leader’s determination to be
truthful and committed to the
principles of equal justice and
freedom.
The issue of same-sex marriage is a very divisive issue
within the African-American
community, especially in the
Black church. But this exactly
why President Obama, who
comes out of the Black church
tradition of Trinity United
Church of Christ in Chicago,
should be applauded for his
decision. He is standing on his
convictions and principles and
being true to himself, his family and God. He explained, “I’ve
been going through an evolution on this issue. I’ve always
been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally.”
Years from now, history will
reflect that President Obama
did the right thing at the right
time on this issue. Let’s pray
that more leaders will also find
the courage to stand up for
equal justice for all people and
to oppose all other forms of discrimination. The time to stand
up for what is right and just is
now.
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is president of the Hip-Hop Summit
Action Network and Education
Online Services Corporation.
He also serves as senior adviser
to
the
Diamond
Empowerment Fund and as
National Director of Occupy the
Dream. Chavis can be reached
a
t
[email protected]
President
Obama
announces
re-election bid
Lawsuit allegation
include defamation
By Donald Lozon- Columnist
By: Jim Abeare - Columnist
President Obama was at
Ohio State University last
weekend
where
he
announced his bid for re-election (insert chirping crickets
here).
This would be newsworthy if
he wasn't seemingly running
since he passed health care
reform in 2009. He has been
definitely running since the
Republicans took control of
the House in 2010.
Now you can ask if you are
better off now than you were
four years ago. Most would
probably say no.
But let's be fair and ask if
you are better off than you
were two years ago when the
Republicans took the House.
That answer would probably
also be no.
Not everything can be
placed on Obama, though a
lot can, like the current unemployment.
It takes two to tango and
neither side wants to dance.
They just want to point fingers
and yell at each other.
President Obama's history
is right around that of Jimmy
Carter's. Even taking out Bin
Laden hasn't helped much.
Some current polls have
Romney leading Obama. I will
go out on a limb and say that
the President will win re-election, not that I am voting for
him. Nor am I crazy about
Romney either.
The President has a lot of
work to do between now and
November. He had better stop
taking trips and get to it.
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The last thing in the
world the River Rouge School
District needs at this point in
time is another scandal. The
Former Superintendent has
made allegations about the
district and its school board
that is troubling if not illegal.
Dr. Lopez has brought a lawsuit about Dolores Reid who
is the district's director of
State and Federal funds and
in this position gave a tutoring
contract to a company run by
Brian Flagg her brother in-law.
Dr. Lopez accuses Ms. Reid
of paying an independent
contractor federal title I
money for services they are
already being paid for by
Wayne County Regional
Education Service Agency at
no cost to the district. Those
cost
total
$287,735.
According to the complaint
writing consultant's contracts
without the approval of the
school board or superintendent, a violation of district policy, and forging Lopez's signature on another contract with
Flagg worth$ 40,000 for tutoring services he wasn't qualified to administer and also
forging his (Lopez's) signature
on a check to Flagg's the district paid, worth $ 70,680. Dr.
Lopez did take this information to the then Board
President Jonathan Tate and
Mr. Tate told Dr.Lopez that the
board refused to discuss
Reid's fate; the vote's were
not there to fire Ms. Reid.
According to Dr. Lopez complaint, if he asked for an
investigation by the MDE
Michigan Department of
Education the board would
have fired him.
Dr. Lopez had applied
to be superintendent of
Madison
District
Public
Schools in Madison Heights
and in March was set to sign a
contract. In regards to
defamation of character,
Lopez alleges that Ms. Reid
board members Harper and
Reese told Madison repre-
LOZON
sentatives numerous lies
about him that led the district
to rescind its contract offer,
according to the court documents. Dr. Lopez alleges that
the defendants breached his
contract; violated his rights
under the First, Fifth, and 14th
Amendments of the U.S
Constitution, the Michigan
Whistleblowers Protection Act
and the Michigan ElliotLarsen Civil Rights Act; interfered with his contractual obligations; and defamed his
character, all information from
the News-Herald May 13,
2012.
First, these are all
allegations that are to be
worked out in a court of law
and should be handled there
and not in the court of public
opinion. I am not saying any
of this is true or false, those
issues should be before a
judge and jury. I believe that
Dr. Lopez does not enter this
debate completely clean nor
does the Board of Education,
but all of the children seem to
be an afterthought.
The
board supports Ms. Reid and
depending on who knew what
and when they knew it
believed that her brother-inlaws group was best for the
job required. I know it does
not look good but the board of
education has to take ultimate
responsibility. This board has
to take responsibility and stop
pointing fingers at the business manager or any other
administrator it wishes to
throw under the bus.
This will all work out
one way or another but it may
be too late with a millage vote
coming up and those against
the district getting millage
gathering fresh ammunition
against a school board whose
ignorance about policy or the
law is no excuse. Board members are elected by the citizens, running for this office
obligates one to be informed,
not stand there and plead
ignorance. What me worry?
The State may very well
takeover the district, and to
those running this district you
cannot say you haven't been
warned. Perhaps it is time to
consolidate district. It does
not appear that the citizens of
River Rouge are willing to
support any increase in millage as long as headlines and
scandal are put ahead of the
education of children.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
God Provides
By: Janine Folks - Telegram Religion Columnist
I have a hard time asking
people for money or food or
anything that I need. You can
call it pride or plain stubborn,
but that's how I am. I feel like
it's begging. I refuse to beg,
yet I ALWAYS get what I
need. When I go directly to
GOD with my need, next
thing I know, someone is putting something in my hand or
asking if I need something.
An earning opportunity or
even a surprise blessing will
show up to meet my need.
I have no problem telling people if I am in a difficult situation and I'm in need.
Sometimes I share, but I
don't ask for help. I believe
that if the person I share my
need with is in a position to
help, if they want to help or if
God leads them to help, then
they will. If they are in tuned
they will know, plus I would
not want to put them in an
awkward position if they cannot help me. Like God, I
never want anyone to give to
me reluctantly or out of compulsion (2 Cor. 9.7).
My refusal to beg reminds me
of Psalm 37:25: "I have been
young, and now am old; yet
have NEVER seen the righteous forsaken, nor HIS seed
begging bread." I am the child
of a King. I don't need to beg.
I ask, I believe and I receive
according to Matthew 21.22. I
ask God.
When a man put a gun to my
head in June of 1998 and
repeatedly threatened to kill
me, I did not beg him for my
life. I knew he wasn't in control. God was. I went straight
to the Lord. I asked God to
spare my life.
Your prayer life develops and
establishes trust. A relationship is built with God where
you get to know Him intimately and you truly realize how
much He cares for you. I am
convinced that your prayer life
directly correlates to the
degree of worry that you
experience. When your relationship with God is tight, you
know with a sense of certainty that He is not going to let
you down.
While God does use people to
bless other people, we have
to remember where the blessings originate from: God. We
need each other and we
should support each other.
But when you have a true
need, the best thing you can
do is go directly to God first
and see where that leads.
God may even lead you to
ask a person for what you
need. When you ask, you
have to be prepared to accept
lovingly if they say 'no.' But
usually, when God sends you
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to someone for something, He
sends you with divine favor
and provides through that person.
The woman with the issue of
blood went straight to the
Source. "If I can just touch the
hem of HIS garment, I will be
made whole... (Matt. 9.20).
She had been to all the 'specialists' and they weren't able
to help her. She knew that
only Jesus could provide what
she desperately needed. Like
her, we must look to the hills
from whence cometh our
help, our help comes from the
LORD... (Psa. 121:1,2).
We look and pray to God for
help. He responds by sending
help or leading us to where
help can be found. You don't
have to beg a human for anything. Go to your Father,
Maker of heaven and earth!
He's got this! He has your
back always!!! He loves you
and gave His only Son to die
for you so you can have eternal life. What good thing
would he withhold from you
righteous one? (Psa. 84:11)
He has His angels at work on
your behalf. He has much
people in this city (Acts
18:10). He's looking out for
you. Faithful God. He provides.
May God always provide for
you according to His riches in
glory (Phil. 4.19). Email
janinewritestoinspire@yahoo.
com or visit
www.gogirlpreach.com.
1 Chronicles
16:11
Seek the LORD and
his strength; seek his
presence continually!
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Purple with White
DORIS VERDELL SEAMON
Jan. 27, 1931 - Apr. 29, 2012
Her love for flowers, hats, and
shopping was only superseded by her love of family and
helping others, especially her
children and grandchildren.
She leaves a legacy of love
through her children, Louis C.
Seamon Jr. (deceased),
Cornell
Seamon, Alesia
Demings, Winfred Seamon
(Carol), Sabrina Dennis,
Diana
Hudson,
Shunita
Seamon, 16 grandchildren,
10 great grandchildren, 2
great-great grandchildren;
four sisters; Barbara Jean
Goodman, Betty Jean Walker
(Joe), Vernell Baker (Sellers)
and Judy Davis; Three sisterin-laws;
Central
Brown,
Mildred Vickers, and Ida B.
Seamon; her special daughter-in-law Annie Seamon and
very close friend Sis. Ann
Garrett. Also a host of nieces,
nephews, cousins, relatives,
and friends. Final arrangements entrusted to Stinson
Funeral Home.
HERBET LOUIE MCNEAL
Oct. 14, 1918 - May 7, 2012
He greatly enjoyed studying
and continually renewed his
pharmacy license into his
80's. He was a member of
Unity Temple.
He leaves to cherish his
memory his daughters, grandson Aifiel de Silva, sister-inlaw Ruth Hoze, nieces,
nephews and neighbors.
Final arrangements entrusted to Stinson Funeral
Home.
From childhood until his
health began to fail, Robert
was a faithful and dedicated
member at Union Second
Baptist Church. He sang with
three choirs: Just Men, Sons
of Zion, and Koninia.
Claude was a loving father
and leaves to mourn his death
and cherish his memories, his
loving sons and daughters,
grandchildren,
niece,
nephews, and sister, Gladys
Banks; along with many
cousins and a very special
friend, Eva Davidson. Final
arrangements entrusted to
Stinson Funeral Home.
She was also instrumental in
the purchase of baptismal
clothes as well as the first
church organ.
When the
church would have salad
bowls and dinners, she would
make great chicken salads,
Cornish hens with wild rice,
and green beans. She had a
heart to serve.
She also
loved to travel with her friends
and family. She loved flowers, and was a collector of
clocks.
Praying for
these
families
ROBERT SIMMONS
Claude accepted Christ at an
early age and later became
an ordained Deacon under
the leadership of Bishop
Michael R. Taylor, at the New
Deliverance
Pentecostal
Church of Truth.
BETTY MAE LYONS
Mar. 16, 1930 - May 8, 2012
She is survived by her son,
Tommy, her daughter, Denise
and a host of other family
members. Final arrangements entrusted to O.H. Pye
Funeral Home.
Jan. 27, 1932 - Apr. 22, 2012
CLAUDE C. BURDINE
Jun. 14, 1941 - May 2, 2012
Speaker: Sis Orr
New Birth Baptist
Inkster, MI 48141
He leaves to love and cherish
his memory: a loving wife,
Irene; two sons, Phillip
(Franchine) and Patrick; two
daughters, Paula (Kevin) and
Peggy (Darryl); six grandchildren, Jacquelynn, Robert,
Avery, Brain, Courtney, and
Christina; two great grandchildren, Da'Mya and Karmello;
one
sister-in-law,
Mrs.
Queenie Dyson; as well as a
host of nieces, nephews,
cousins, and many friends.
Final arrangements entrusted to Stinson Funeral
Home.
Dont forget to
Pray for our
Soliders and
County
Leaders.
MONIQUE QUEENETTE
HORTON
Dec 10, 1973 - Apr 24, 2012
Monique loved cooking, writing, sbopping, jazz music and
she
especially
enjoyed.
spending time with family .
"Pumpkin" had an infectious
laugh and wonderful sense of
humor. Sbe had a kind and
loving spirit that was felt by
everyone that she met.
She leaves to cherish her
memory,
loving
parents
Sigmund
and
Monica
Mealing, one brother Alfred
Horton Jr.Ayva), one sister
Shavonn
mealing,two
nephews; Alfred Horton III
and Avion Horton and one
niece; Aysia Horton; all,with
whom she had very loving
relationship. Monique also
leaves her two very special
kids (cats) Sassy and Spike,
Wid a host of aunts, uncles,
nephews, nieces,cousins and
Friends.
For more information
call 734-728-1390
Sis. Janice Willis
First Lady
Rev. Arthur C. Willis Sr.
Pastor
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DOWNRIVER
DRIVE-TIME
MDOT opens the first phase
DRIVE SAFELY
of the Gateway project ahead of
schedule
Fast Facts:
- MDOT is opening the
Gateway project truck road
five days ahead of schedule.
- Inbound commercial vehicles from Canada now have
direct freeway access,
keeping them off neighborhood streets.
- MDOT is aiming to complete the Gateway project
by October.
May 15, 2012 -- Fulfilling the
primary promise of the
Gateway project in southwest
Detroit,
the
Michigan
Department of Transportation
(MDOT) today announced the
opening of the two-lane truck
road on the Ambassador
Bridge Plaza. The opening,
five days ahead of schedule,
now provides direct freeway
access to inbound commercial vehicles from Canada,
eliminating the need for trucks
to use neighborhood streets.
"Today,
southwest
Detroit can celebrate," said
State Transportation Director
Kirk T. Steudle.
The opening of the
truck road comes two months
after Wayne County Circuit
Court Judge Prentis Edwards
directed
the
Detroit
International Bridge Company
(DIBC) to cede control of their
portion of the $230 million
project and ordered MDOT to
complete the remaining work.
In the March 8, 2012, Opinion
and Order issued by Judge
Edwards, the DIBC was
directed to deposit $16 million
into an account to fund construction.
MDOT moved swiftly,
pursuing
a
design-build
process that was identified as
the fastest way to complete
the remaining work. The contract to complete the Gateway
project was awarded on April
12. The removal of the controversial Pier 19 started on April
14, the paving of the truck
road began May 1.
"To merely say I'm
proud of the Gateway team's
efforts doesn't do them justice," Steudle said. "It's simply
amazing that two months after
Judge Edwards' decision,
truck traffic is using the plaza
and not the local road system.
There's still work to do, but I
am confident that this team
will continue with the same
urgency to complete the
remaining portion of the
Gateway project."
MDOT continues to
fully comply with the judge's
order and complete the project as planned. This will
include realigning access
roads within the plaza leading
to the Ambassador Bridge.
MDOT is working to
have all the work completed
by October.
Driving safety tips for pregnant women
Compared to the average
motorist, pregnant women
face additional safety concerns when riding in motor
vehicles. A frequent question
is whether they can ride safely in front of air bags, reports
the National Safety Council.
Both the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
and American College of
Obstetrics and Gynecologists
recommend that pregnant
women wear a three-point
safety belt and not disconnect
the air bag.
Preliminary research by the
University
of
Michigan
Transportation
Research
Institute (UMTRI) supports
these
recommendations.
According to UMTRI engineer
Kathy
Klinich,
pregnant
women drivers should do the
following:
On a three-point safety belt,
always position the lap belt
portion as low on the
abdomen as possible. The
shoulder belt should be routed over the sternum.
Leave the air bag operational.
Drive a vehicle that allows the
most clearance between the
steering wheel and abdomen.
Remove or adjust coats to
make sure they do not interfere with low placement of the
lap belt.
Minimize driving in hazardous
conditions, such as in bad
weather or on icy roads.
Position the steering wheel to
maximize abdomen-to-wheel
clearance, while aiming it
more toward the chest than
the head.
When possible, ride as a passenger rather than drive to
avoid potential contact with
the steering wheel.
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Educationally Speaking
Dedication of stained glass to honor
late Romulus Library supporter
ever meet," Angela Patrias
said. "She definitely loved her
family. She was an actual
saint. The priest said that at
her funeral. She never did
wrong. She didn't curse. She
was non-judgmental. She was
a true role model."
Lillian Patrias
ROMULUS - The late Lillian
Patrias, whose love of reading
made a difference to her family and community, will be
remembered Saturday afternoon at the Romulus Public
Library, 11121 Wayne Road.
and
husband
Clements
resided in the Samuel R.
Kingsley Jr. house, historic
landmark in Romulus. She
was a charter member of the
Romulus
Historical
Commission.
A stained-glass memorial in
the library will be formally
dedicated to Mrs. Patrias, a
long-time former member of
the Friends of the Romulus
Library group that raises
funds and provides programming for the library.
An avid reader and a lover of
books, Mrs. Patrias emphasized the importance of reading and education to her large
family, said granddaughter
Angela Patrias of Romulus.
Mrs. Patrias joined the
Friends of the Library in 1978,
shortly after it was founded,
became an officer and
remained active in the group
until her death.
The ceremony will begin at 1
p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
Mrs. Patrias passed away on
February 28, 2006, at the age
of 79. A native of Anderson,
Tennessee, Mrs. Patrias lived
in Romulus for 45 years. She
She also enjoyed knitting and
crocheting.
Susan Dossette of the
Friends of the Library said
grandson Michael Patrias and
his wife Tiffany donated funds
for the stained-glass memorial in Mrs. Patrias' honor "in
loving memory of her years of
service." They are scheduled
to fly to Romulus from their
home in Florida for the dedication.
Also scheduled to speak are
Jeanne Foust, one of Mrs.
Patrias' six children; original
and current Friends group
member Gloria Chandler;
Mayor Alan R. Lambert; and
former
Mayor
Beverly
McAnally, a long-time friend of
Mrs. Patrias.
Library Director Patty Braden
said Michael and Tiffany
Patrias deserve "our heartfelt
thanks" for their donation.
"The stained glass, titled
'Once Upon a Time,' is a wonderful reminder of Lillian and
her dedication to the Romulus
Public Library," Braden said.
For more information, call the
Romulus Public Library at
(734) 942-7589.
"My grandmother was the
sweetest woman you could
School District of the
City of River Rouge
Reproductive Health/Sex Education
Public Hearing
The
District's
Reproductive Health/Sex
Education
Advisory
Committee has been
meeting throughout the
school year. A public
hearing is scheduled for
May 30, 2012 at 5:00
p.m. in the LGI Room at
River
Rouge
High
School. The District is
encouraging parents and
community members to
attend. The purpose of
the hearing is to inform
the public of the sex education curriculum that
the committee will be
recommending to the
school
board
for
approval and adoption.
If the school board
approves and adopts the
curriculum it will be
implemented in the fall
(2012/2013). The com-
mittee's next meeting is
scheduled for Saturday,
May 19, 2012 at 10:00
a.m. in the LGI Room at
River
Rouge
High
School. Mark the date
on your calendar Wednesday, May 30,
2012 at 5:00 p.m. Reproductive Health/Sex
Education
Public
Hearing.
If you have any questions please contact
Dolores Reid at (313)
297-9600,
extension
#1604.
Snyder Appoints Parker as
Successor-Emergency
Manager for
Highland Park Schools
Joyce Parker
Jack Martin
Gov. Rick Snyder today
appointed Joyce Parker as
successor-emergency manager for Highland Park
Schools, effective Monday,
May 21, 2012. Parker will
replace Jack Martin, who is
resigning to become chief
financial officer for the city of
Detroit, a position required
under the Financial Stability
Agreement signed by the city
and state last month. Parker
will also continue her current
role as emergency manager,
though on a part- time basis,
for the city of Ecorse, a post
she has held since October of
2009.
fund balance for the first time
since June of 2005 and the
current year budget is balanced despite reductions in
revenue. Parker plans to
name a new city administrator
who will work closely with her
in continuing the city’s financial rebound, and assist with
the future transition back to
local control.
Parker is president of The
Municipal Group, L.L.C.,
based in Ann Arbor. The
Municipal Group provides
organizational assessments,
recruitment and training, community and economic development, personnel, and interim staff services to cities,
townships, and counties
nationwide. Parker has also
served as city manager in
several local units of government across Michigan and
Illinois.
“Joyce Parker has an outstanding track record of making tough financial decisions
in Ecorse and working collaboratively with local officials,
citizens and stakeholders to
return the long-troubled city to
solid financial footing,” Snyder
said. “I know Joyce will take
appropriate steps to ensure
we continue the critical work
of educating students of
Highland Park Schools.”
In Ecorse, Parker has
addressed the city’s financial
emergency by reducing city
expenditures by more than $3
million annually, generating
additional revenue, and
restructuring municipal services, including police, fire, public works, trash collection, and
water and sewer repairs. The
city’s most recent audit report
showed a positive general
Mayor of Ecorse Darcel
Brown said “The Council and I
have worked with Ms. Parker
to ensure that the financial
deficit was eliminated. Now
we are in process of transition
with the Emergency Manager
to return the city back to local
governments control. When
that does happen there won’t
be business as usual regarding free will spending in the
City of Ecorse. We are going
to move forward with the plan
that is set forth for us.”
Jack Martin was appointed
emergency manager for
Highland Park Schools in
February 2012, after an independent, 10-member review
team unanimously found that
a financial emergency existed
within the district. Martin was
reappointed by the governor
on March 2, 2012, following a
legal challenge to his initial
appointment. Martin, a certified public accountant, is
founder and chairman of
Martin, Arrington, Desai &
Meyers, P.C., and was chief
financial officer for the U.S.
Department of Education from
January
2002
through
December 2005.
“Jack Martin has worked diligently, in a short period of
time, to stabilize a very dire
financial crisis within HPS and
work with students, parents
and school employees,”
Snyder said. “As chief financial officer for the city of
Detroit, he will face a difficult
task, but I am confident that
Jack is more than well-suited
to fill such a critical position
given his notable background,
Page 8A
HEALTH & BEAUTY
Black women can reduce their
chance of developing
Cervical Cancer with vitamin D
Written by Emily Allison-Francis,
asthma, mental illness, and
many other chronic diseases
that can be prevented and
reversed with vitamin D and
nutrient cofactors of vitamin
D.
Start supplementing with vitamin D now if you have not
been doing so and have your
vitamin D blood level tested
about once or twice per year.
Emily Allison-Francis
Black women are twice as
likely to die from cervical cancer. However, this trend can
be reversed with adequate
blood levels of vitamin D.
Vitamin D, which is really a
hormone, has been found to
be antiviral, antibacterial, and
anti-inflammatory. Adequate
blood levels of vitamin D can
help prevent cancer from
developing. Everyone needs
to take daily vitamin D supplements, especially blacks.
Numerous studies have
shown that vitamin D has a
broad spectrum of preventive
effect on many different types
of cancers. We also know that
blacks are more likely to have
aggressive types of cancer
and have higher mortality
rates from cancer because
most blacks are chronically
deficient in vitamin D.
Current research informs us
that vitamin D may help prevent 2 million cancer deaths
each year. Unfortunately,
more blacks, in all age
groups, are losing the battle
against diseases because of
their woefully low vitamin D
status. This helps to explain
why black women seem to be
at greater risk for developing
cervical cancer and are twice
as likely to die from cervical
cancer.
One study conducted over a
16 year period between 1988
and 2004 with a national sample of over 19,000 people
found that the proportion of
Americans with healthy vitamin D levels fell from 45 percent to 23 percent. During this
same period, the number of
blacks with adequate vitamin
D in their blood plummeted
from 12 percent to an alarming level of 3 percent.
According to this study 97
percent of blacks are deficient
in vitamin D. Findings such as
these make it easy to see the
link between dark-skin pigmentation and the high rates
of chronic diseases in the
black population.
Skin color matters and it is
more than meets the eye. The
high melanin content of dark
skin inhibits production of
vitamin D from the sun. High
levels of melanin serve as
protection from ultraviolet
radiation when the intensity of
the sun is high. Melanin prevents premature skin aging,
skin cancer and destruction of
folate in the body.
However, in the process of
providing protection, melanin
also serves as a sun block
preventing ultra violet rays
from entering the skin where
sun rays are needed to initiate vitamin D production, the
vitamin that is needed to ward
off diseases. Black children
and adults are therefore in
great danger of having low
vitamin D levels and of not
being able to effectively fight
diseases such as cancer.
Factors such as skin color,
weight, and overall state of
health should be considered
for daily vitamin D needs. It is
seldom pointed out that there
is a correlation between dark
skin color and vitamin D production. A simple no-cost prevention measure such as taking vitamin D supplements
thus gets disregarded, while
black people continue to suffer disproportionately from
cervical and other cancers,
diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, lupus,
Emily Allison-Francis is a
nutritionist, educator, and
author of Correcting the
Vitamin
D
Deficiency
Epidemic: Strategies to Fight
Diseases and Prolong Life for
Black People. The book
addresses the disproportionate rates at which blacks suffer from chronic diseases
related to vitamin D deficiency and provides information
about vitamin D dosages that
help prevent and reverse diseases.
Correcting the Vitamin D
Deficiency Epidemic is available
for
purchase
at
Amazon.com. For more news
and views on vitamin D from
Mrs. Allison-Francis visit
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Ingredients
For the salad:
1 head romaine lettuce, thinly
sliced (about 6 cups)
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 Roma tomatoes, seeded
and chopped
4 slices white bread
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
For the bacon:
1/4 cup packed light brown
sugar
1 teaspoon Hungarian
paprika
Grated zest of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed in a bag with a
mallet
6 strips center-cut bacon
6 sprigs fresh thyme
For the dressing:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 to 2 tablespoons maple
syrup
4 teaspoons whole-grain
mustard
1 tablespoon fresh lemon
juice
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350
degrees F. Combine the lettuce, onion and tomatoes in a
large bowl; set aside.
Meanwhile, cut the bread into
crouton-size cubes. Melt the
butter in a skillet over medium
heat. Add the bread cubes
and toast, tossing, until golden, about 6 minutes. Set
aside to cool.
Make the bacon: Mix the
brown sugar, paprika, lemon
zest and crushed pepper in a
small bowl. Add the bacon
and press to coat on both
sides. Line a baking sheet
with parchment paper; place
the thyme sprigs on the
parchment paper, then lay a
strip of bacon on top of each
sprig. Bake until the bacon is
caramelized and crisp, about
20 minutes. Let cool slightly
on the baking sheet. Cut the
bacon into bite-size bits using
scissors; add to the bowl with
the lettuce. Discard the
thyme.
Make the dressing: Whisk the
mayonnaise, syrup, mustard
and lemon juice in a medium
bowl. Add the dressing to the
salad and toss. (This is
enough dressing for the whole
salad, but you can use less if
you want a less wet salad.)
Sprinkle the croutons on top
and eat.
The basic components of a
healthy diet include the right
amount of:
Protein (found in fish, meat,
poultry, dairy products, eggs,
nuts, and beans)
Fat (found in animal and dairy
products, nuts, and oils)
Carbohydrates (found in
fruits, vegetables, pasta, rice,
grains, beans and other
legumes, and sweets)
Vitamins (such as vitamins A,
B, C, D, E, and K)
Minerals (such as calcium,
potassium, and iron)
Water
What Are Calories?
Of these six nutrients, only
carbohydrates, proteins, and
fats provide calories. A calorie
is a measurement, just like a
teaspoon or an inch. Calories
are the amount of energy
released when your body
breaks down food. The more
calories a food has, the more
energy it can provide to your
body. When you eat more
calories than you need, your
body stores the extra calories
as fat. Even low-carb and fatfree foods can have a lot of
calories that can be stored as
fat. Alcohol is not a nutrient,
yet it also provides calories.
What Are Proteins?
Proteins are nutrients
that are essential to the building, maintenance, and repair
of body tissue such as the
skin, the internal organs, and
muscle. They are also the
major components of our
immune system and hormones.
Proteins are made up
of substances called amino
acids -- 22 are considered
vital for health. Of these, the
adult body can make 14; the
other eight (called essential
amino acids) can only be
obtained from what we eat.
Proteins are found in
all types of food, but only fish,
meat, poultry, eggs, cheese,
and other foods from animal
sources contain complete
proteins, meaning they pro-
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vide the eight essential amino
acids.
Your daily diet must
contain enough protein to
replenish these amino acids.
Thus, if you are vegetarian
and do not eat food from animal sources, you need to eat
a variety of plant proteins in
combination to ensure that
you get enough of the essential amino acids. Examples of
foods that provide plant protein include soy, nuts, seeds,
legumes, vegetables, and
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The new dietary reference
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body weight. This translates
to about 0.36 grams of protein
per pound.
However, over the course of a
day, the average American
diet includes almost double
the protein needed to help
maintain a healthy body.
Using the chart below, you
can easily calculate how
much protein your body
needs.
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HOROSCOPES
* COMMUNITY NEWS*
RIVER ROUGE
S/D of the City of River
Rouge
You're invited to attend …
Title I Annual Parent Meeting
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
4:30 p.m.
River Rouge High School
LGI Room
Attend the Title I Annual
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of Family Fitness (exercise
and swimming). Family
Fitness begins at 5:30 p.m. in
the gym. If you have questions contact Dolores Reid at
(313) 297-9600, Ext. #1604
or Pam Cox at (313) 2979600, Ext. #1608.
Family Fitness
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
River Rouge High School
Gymnasium
(Students must attend with an adult).
We have a fun-filled, healthy
event planned for you and
your family.
Weight Room Machines
Aerobics
While enjoying your healthy
snacks and delicious smoothies, take time to enter to win a
bike or a healthy food basket.
Come and enjoy a healthy
family evening together!
• The High School parking lot
is in the back of the school.
(Entrance is through the back doors only).
• If using the pool, please
bring a towel. (Locks will not
be provided for the lockers).
You'll have an opportunity to
swim in the pool, walk the
track, relax with yoga, or get
your heart rate up with aerobics.
Visit the mobile dentist for a
quick check-up and "The
Hub" for biking tips.
Stop in the weight room or
tackle the obstacle course.
And there's much more to see
and do! For more information
contact the River Rouge High
School District at 313-2979600
Rivers!
Sierra Club invites you to this
workshop to learn how to
design and plant a rain garden in order to capture water
runoff that would otherwise go
down the sewer. Rain gardens are a low-cost strategy
to both beautify yards as well
as improve the water quality
of the Detroit and Rouge
Rivers.
Tuesday, June 5
6-8pm – Workshop
Kemeny Center
2260 South Fort Street;
Detroit
Melissa Damaschke
Great
Lakes
Program
Organizing Representative
Sierra Club
Address: 2727 Second
Avenue, Suite 320; Detroit,
MI 48201
Phone: (313) 965-0055
Website:
www.sierraclub.org/greatlakes
Blogwww.sierraclubgreatlakes.blogspot.com
Facebook
www.facebook.com/pages/Si
erra-Club-Great-LakesProgram/128592283865058
Twitter:
twitter.com/SC_Great_Lakes
WAYNE
H.Y.P.E
H.Y.P.E. Athletics will be offering an Elite Baseball Training
Camp for boys and girls ages
8 - 14 at Attwood Park (next to
Wayne Community Center)
from June 18 - 22 (M - F) from
9 AM - 12 PM. Camp instructors have over 25 years of
playing, training, and coaching experience in professional
and collegiate baseball. The
H.Y.P.E. staff will demonstrate
the fundamentals of baseball
and athletic development. Our
goal is to improve the overall
skill and knowledge of the
sport. Every participant will
receive a drink and snack
daily. Participants will have a
pizza party upon completion
of the training camp. Very
affordable camp at $25.00
Wayne/Westland
resident
(per child) and $30.00 nonresident (per child). Please
refer to www.ci.wayne.mi.us
under Recreation and click
Special Events on the left side
for a form and/or details.
ECORSE
Ecorse Cultural Development
Committee
Presents
"Yard Sale in the Park"
Dingell Park
Saturday, June 16, 2012
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
(Rain Day will be June 23,
2012)
12'x12' site - $10.00 each
12'x12' site with table - $15.00
each
****Pre-Sale
Sites
Available*****
For more information, contact
Terri at 313-386-2400 or
Councilman Robert Hellar at
313-520-2788
Minister Clara Glosson
Presents
A Evening In Songs
“Let Everything That Have
Breath Praise Lord”
"YOUTH PRAYER
WALK"
Monday, May 28, 2012
Starting promptly at 10:00am 12:00pm
The Prayer Walk will begin
from River Rouge High
School 1460 w. Coolidge
Hwy, to Memorial Park on W.
Jefferson. Prayer works! All
are welcomed to come &
pray!
Contact: Kimberly
Clemons 734-286-5979
DETROIT
Workshop: Learn How
to Beautify Your Yard
and Protect Our
Saturday, May 19, 2012 @ 6:00 P.M.
Musician & Director Brother Arthur Ray
Featuring: T. J. Kids
Fews Memorial CME Church
456 Palmerston St.
River Rouge, Michigan 48218
Rev. A. Richard Doss, Host Pastor
Donation: $7.00
For Ticket Information call: Minister Clara Glosson at (313)
389-5255 or Pattie Campbell at (313) 310-5386
MAY 17 - MAY 23, 2012
ARIES
In our society looks sometimes
matter more than they should,
but that is not to say looks don’t
matter at all. Presentation is
important, keep that in mind as
you walk through life. This
week take a few extra moments
to make sure that your physical
self is as attractive as it can be.
You will see a bigger than usual
change not only in the way others feel about you but in the
way you feel about yourself.
Soul Affirmation: When things
get strange I find peace in the
ordinary.
Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 45
TAURUS
A family treat is in store for you
if you play your cards right.
Family members are ready to
praise you for your accomplishments if you approach them
with modesty. Give yourself
time for romantic encounters.
The romantic vibe is high.
Soul Affirmation: I keep my true
purpose ever before my eyes.
GEMINI
Ask the friend who comes calling to tell you about the moneymaking idea that is on his or
her mind. The two of you would
be good together. Have a private chat with a family member.
Make keeping secrets your
specialty. Events bring stress
but you’re cool.
Soul Affirmation: I find joy in the
simple pleasures of the week.
CANCER
Responsibilities at home keep
you from traveling. It’s all for
the best. Outside ambitions can
wait. Keep your spirit light!
Look for love in the right
places. Possibilities for love
increase at home. The tendency to overreact at school or
work is strong. Guard against
it.
Soul Affirmation: My creative
ideas are my greatest treasures.
LEO
Flexibility and cooperation are
the words for this week. Driving
a hard bargain will create an
impossible barrier. It’s a great
week for fun! Give in to it. Flow.
Give in to the party mood but
don’t forget school or work.
Remembering to forgive and
forget is especially important
this week.
Soul Affirmation: Moving slowly
might be the fastest way for me
to get there.
VIRGO
There is a lot on your plate. Be
methodical about taking care of
it. Get kids involved in something fun and educational. It’s a
good time for it. Save time for
romance. Visit a favorite
restaurant. Appetites must be
fed in a healthy way.
Soul Affirmation: I seek the
lighthearted flavor of love.
LIBRA
Make some plans regarding
long-range financial security.
Your present frame of mind is
good for that. Someone you
flirted with wants to be your
companion. Give the universe
a chance to bring love into your
life by being a welcoming soul.
Soul Affirmation: I give and the
universe gives back to me.
SCORPIO
A practical solution is at hand to
one of your inventions. Give
yourself some space to allow
the answer to come to you. Any
repetitive task, such as weeding the garden or washing the
dishes or car, will be conducive
to your receiving the solution.
Soul Affirmation: Things are
working together for my good.
SAGITTARIUS
You may feel an internal pressure towards responsibility this
week. Go with the flow and this
week will be like a gift. Judging
others will bring harsh judgments on you. Let your words
assist others in becoming more
self-responsible. You are a
good teacher of right actions.
Soul Affirmation: I slow down
and find the success that has
been following me.
CAPRICORN
Finding a way to do it better
than others is not going to be
hard this week. Share your wisdom with other seekers. All who
receive your word will benefit
this week. Happiness rules!
Don’t waste a moment of this
perfect week on any negative
thoughts.
Soul Affirmation: I give myself a
chance to see all the good I can
see in others.
AQUARIUS
Strong vibrations bring a series
of dramatic interactions with
others this week. Practice your
charm. Let it come from the
heart, and let your energy carry
you upwards to your best, highest self. Keep emotions calm.
Let the warmth from inside of
you touch others and thereby
make your world better.
Soul Affirmation: I go within and
find what I’ve been searching
outside myself to find.
PISCES
You’ll be energizing and inspiring others this week as you
speak what’s on your mind
regarding spiritual matters and
masters. The quality of your
thoughts is very pure; write
yourself a love letter. Move
slowly
with
explanations.
Others will not understand as
quickly as you think they
should.
Soul Affirmation: The truth that
finds me is the truth I’ve been
seeking.
Page 11A
WEEK OF APRIL 12 - APRIL 18, 2012
SPORTS SCORES,
HIGHLIGHTS & MORE
VOLUME 68 NUMBER 36
WEEK OF MAY 17 - MAY 23, 2012
Lions busy on and off the field
On track
By Butch Davis - Telegram Sports Writer
Leshoure was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by
police on March 12. Leshoure then attempted to eat the marijuana he had on him.
Detroit Lions were busy on
and off the field as veteran
Lions defensive tackle Nick
Fairley was due to be
arraigned on this past
Monday on a misdemeanor
charge of marijuana, however
the
arraignment
was
adjourned to July 31 to give
his attorney, Sidney Harrell
Jr., time to review thee case.
Fairley, 24, was arrested on
April 3 in his hometown of
Mobile, Alabama, after police
found a small amount of the
drug in his car during a traffic
stop. The Lions' first-round
pick (13th overall) in the 2011
draft, Fairley played in 10 regular-season games for the
Lions last season and recorded 15 tackles, including one
sack. He made two more
tackles in the Lions' Wild Card
playoff game against the
Saints. Harrell told the judge
that Fairley is in a first-step
substance abuse program,
and has passed a drug test
since his arrest. Two other
Lions players have been
arrested on marijuana-related
charges this off-season:
offensive
tackle
Johnny
Culbreath and running back
Mikel Leshoure. Speaking of
a veteran Detroit Lions however still a rookie because he
was hurt all last season, running back Mikel Leshoure
was in court last Friday and
pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge stemming from
his March run-in with the law.
Leshoure was a passenger in
a vehicle that was stopped by
police on March 12. Leshoure
then attempted to eat the
marijuana he had on him.
Originally, he was hit with a
felony charge of marijuana
possession, which he pleaded not guilty to back in April.
By pleading guilty to a lesser
charge, Leshoure can now try
to put this issue behind him.
He paid $575 in fines and will
be required next May to show
proof of compliance with a
treatment program conducted
through the NFL. According
to Leshoure's lawyer, the
treatment program is 24
months long and includes
testing 2-3 times a week by
the NFL. The frequency of the
tests will decrease over time,
but at the beginning of the
program, he will be looking at
2-3
tests
each
week.
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Detroit
Lions
Rookie
Orientation, Head Coach Jim
Schwartz was available to
media and was ask these
questions. On what they look
for during the on-field sessions with the rookies:
Schwartz answer,” You want
to see guys that can execute
and you want to see what
physical skills a guy has and
different things like that, but a
guy is not making the 53-man
roster based on what he did in
this mini-camp. It’s a process,
and like I said, the biggest
thing is getting them ready for
what’s coming up in the following weeks more so than
the individual stuff that they
do out there. “There are a lot
of mistakes out there. If we
can eliminate some of those
mistakes when we get to next
week, then it was a mission
accomplished for these guys
out there.” On the starting 22
becoming more difficult to
break into than the 53-man
roster as the team improves:
Schwartz answer,” I think that
there’s always going to be
turnover in the NFL. I think
that’s sort of just the facts of
life now. I don’t know that we
can ever turn the clock back
to 30-40 years ago when it
was very difficult for rookies to
make the team. “We talked a
little bit yesterday about how
you rely on rookies not only
making the team, but contributing. That’s just part of the
model now in the NFL.
Theoretically, the more returning players you have, the less
chances there’s going to be
for guys to step in. I don’t
know that whether you win
the Super Bowl or have the
first pick of the draft, I don’t
know that anybody ever feels
like they’re set. Everybody
feels like there’s going to be
spots that you’re going to
have to replace every single
year.” On whether anybody
stood out during the team
drills today: Schwartz answer,
“No, not really. It’s just the
beginning for these guys. I
never want to make too much
of what guys do in this first
weekend, whether it’s good or
bad. It’s a chance for guys to
sort of catch somebody’s eye
or show what they can do, but
you can get in trouble both
ways. You can either get too
down on a guy or too high on
Lions - 12A
By Butch Davis - Telegram Sports Writer
MHSAA Track & Field
Regional in both peninsulas
take place this weekend, May
18-19. Finals Qualifiers will
be posted in next week
Telegram News. For sites
and information is below. Area
teams, divisions and regions
are in bold print.
DIVISION 1
No. 3-1 Saline
Allen Park
Ann Arbor-Huron
Ann Arbor-Pioneer
Ann Arbor-Skyline
Belleville
BrownstownTownshipWoodhaven
Gibraltar-OA Carlson
Lincoln Park
Monroe
Saline
Southgate Anderson
Taylor-John F Kennedy
Taylor-Truman
Temperance-Bedford
Wyandotte-Roosevelt
Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti-Lincoln
No. 4-1 Canton
Canton
Canton-Plymouth
Canton-Salem
Dearborn
Dearborn Heights-Crestwood
Dearborn-Edsel Ford
Dearborn-Fordson
Detroit-Cody
Garden City
Inkster
Livonia-Adlai E Stevenson
Livonia-Churchill
Livonia-Franklin
Redford Union
Wayne Memorial
Westland-John Glenn
No. 5-1 Grosse Pointe South
Detroit-Cass Technical
Detroit-Finney
Detroit-Martin Luther King
Detroit-Mumford
Detroit-Renaissance
Detroit-Southeastern
Detroit-U Of D Jesuit
Detroit-Western International
Eastpointe-East Detroit
Grosse Pointe North
Grosse Pointe South
Roseville
St Clair Shores-Lakeview
Warren Woods-Tower
DIVISION 2
No. 13-2 Livonia-Ladywood
Adrian
Carleton-Airport
Chelsea
Dearborn Heights-Annapolis
Dearborn Heights-Robichaud
Dearborn-Divine Child
GrosseIle
Livonia-Ladywood
Milan
Monroe-Jefferson
New Boston-Huron
Redford-Thurston
Riverview Community
Romulus
South Lyon East
Tecumseh
Trenton
No. 14-2 St Clair ShoresLake Shore
Center Line
Clinton Township-Clintondale
Detroit-Cesar
Chavez
Academy
Detroit-Crockett Technical
Detroit-Denby Tech & Prep
Detroit
International
Academy
Detroit-Kettering
Detroit-Northwestern DetriotDetroit
Collegiate
Prep/DiplomasNow
Detroit-Osborn
Detroit-Southwestern
Harper Woods-Chandler
Park Academy
Melvindale
Track - pg 12A
Page 12A
CRIME ALERTS *
POLICE BLOTTER
RIVER ROUGE
River Rouge Police
Department
313-842-8700
May 8th, 2012
At 2019hrs, officers were dispatched to Memorial Park on
West Jefferson Avenue on a
report of a large fight involving
youths and handguns were
seen. As officers approached
the scene suddenly a young
female stopped them and told
them the male with a handgun
was now running south on
Genesee Street towards
Stoner. The 19 years old male
suspect was apprehended
and identified by officers as
one with frequent contact with
police. The youth was also
known to carry a toy air soft
gun. Officers recovered the
small plastic black air soft gun
with a silver handle on the
youth's person. A short time
later his mother and sister
arrived at the Police Station
and told officers that the youth
had been acting strange for
the last two days. He has
been diagnosed with a Mental
Disorder and refused to go to
sleep or take his medication.
The youth was transported to
Henry Ford Hospital where he
was committed for psychiatric
treatment by his mother.
May 8th, 2012
At 1850hrs, an officer arrived
at the River Rouge Police
Station Lobby for a Robbery
report. A 21 year old male told
officers that at 0000hrs, the
night before he left his home
in the Fortieth Block of East
Auburn Street in Ecorse, to
Citgo Gas Station at Forest
and West Jefferson. Suddenly
he was approached by two
young males, in their twenties, walking from the alley at
Genesee Street. One male
was described as 5'9, 130lbs,
thin build, wearing a red shirt,
began talking to the youth
about his tattoos, while the
male appeared 6'2, 150lbs,
medium build with a goatee,
wearing all black, pulled a silver semi-automatic handgun
from his waist area. The youth
became frighten and tried to
run, but was struck above the
right eye with the gun and
caused him to fall to the
ground. The youth covered
his face with his hands, while
being struck several times by
both males. One of male
began grabbing at the youth's
pants demanding money. The
robbers took $50.00 in cash,
a cell phone and house keys.
When the robbers ran away
the youth got up ran home
and called police. Health Link
was notified and arrived on
scene and transported the
youth
to
Henry
Ford
Wyandotte Hospital for further
treatment. The youth sustained laceration above the
right eye that required several
stitches and bruising and
swelling to both arms and
wrists.
May 9th, 2012
At 2205hrs, officers were dispatched to the Family Dollar
Store at 1368 Coolidge Street;
on a Retail Fraud complaint of
an unidentified 46 year old
male stole a few bags of potato chips. The store clerk told
officers that the suspect male
wearing a white T-shirt, blue
jeans and a dark baseball cap
was walking towards the rear
of the River Rouge Fire Hall.
Officers spotted the male
matching the description.
When officers approached the
male a large amount of AA
and AAA Family Dollar
Batteries fell from the jacket
that was wrapped around his
waist and a half eaten bag of
chips also fell. Officers could
smell a loud odor of alcohol
emitting from the male's
breath. The male could barely
stand straight up because he
was
highly
intoxicated.
Officers identified the male
from
his
Michigan
Identification card. The male
was placed under arrest for
Retail Fraud for stealing
3packs of AA Everyready
Batteries, # Packs of AAA
Maxwell Batteries,
3 packs of AAA Family Dollar,
3 packs of AA Family Dollar
Batteries; and 2 packs of
Energizer Batteries and
Public Intoxication.
Call your local
Police
Department to
report any
crimes or
information on
the crime
blotters.
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For more information,
please call
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SHERIFF
NAPOLEON
ISSUES
ALERT
Lions
from pg 11A
Bogus claims by man
selling Neighborhood
Watch signs.
Benny N. Napoleon
Wayne County Wayne
County Sheriff Benny N.
Napoleon wants citizens to be
on alert for an individual or
people selling Neighborhood
Watch signs-allegedly from
Wayne County-for display on
homes or garages. The signage and flyers appear to be
representing Wayne County,
but beware they do not. The
Sheriff was alerted to the suspicious activity after hundreds
of orange flyers began showing up in one community. The
flyer makes bogus claims that
by posting the signage in a
highly visible location on the
homeowner's property, the
homeowner would be legally
protected in a court of law in
the event a firearm is used or
if a pet attacks.
"This is highly questionable in
its presentation because it is
neither represents Wayne
County nor is it legally correct.
For a fee of $20, this individual is promoting a sign that
isn't worth the material it's
printed on," said Sheriff
Benny Napoleon.
"We've
tracked this person down and
let him know he won't be distributing these bogus items in
Wayne County neighborhoods. Let that be a warning
to everyone who attempts to
mislead the public, we will
deal with you to the fullest
extent of the law."
Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz
a guy during this stuff. “The whole idea here is to get them oriented, get them up to speed so that they can compete when we
get to our off season program because they’ll be in our off season program this week. They’ll be in our OTA’s the following
week and that’s really the whole idea behind this, more so than
evaluating guys and having guys jump out and things like that.”
Three months and counting before the real football season
starts. O’Boy!!!
Track
from pg 11A
St Clair Shores-Lake Shore
St Clair Shores-South Lake
Warren-Lincoln
Warren-Regina
DIVISION 3
No. 23-3 Erie-Mason
Adrian-Madison
Allen Park-Cabrini
Ann Arbor-Gabriel Richard
Ann Arbor-Greenhills
Blissfield
Clinton
Dundee
Ecorse
Erie-Mason
Flat Rock
Ida
Manchester
Monroe-St Mary Catholic
Central
River Rouge
Riverview-Gabriel Richard
Whitmore Lake
Ypsilanti-Willow Run
DIVISION 4
No. 33-4
Lutheran
HS
Westland
Ann
Arbor-Eastern
Washtenaw Multi Cultural
Academy
Canton-Plymouth Christian
Academy
Detroit City
Detroit Cristo Rey
Detroit-Allen Academy
Detroit-Davis Aerospace
Technical
Detroit-Loyola
Detroit-Marvin L Winans
Academy of
Performing
Arts
Grosse
Pointe
WoodsUniversity Liggett
Harper
Woods-HEART
Academy-BOYS
Lutheran HS Westland
Melvindale ABT
Monroe-Meadow Montessori
School
Newport-Lutheran HS South
Royal Oak-Shrine Catholic
Taylor Trillium
Westland-Huron
Valley
Lutheran
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Music lovers invited to concert in
the park planned by
Romulus High senior
Sing unto The Lord
a new song
By Gina Steward
junior - "Scherzo" duet by
Beethoven and selected
piece (clarinet)
oMeriah Sherek - "Scherzo"
duet by Beethoven (clarinet)
and "Concerto in A Minor" by
Vivaldi (violin)
oPreston Prater (Romulus
senior) & Garage Band selected tunes
Sherek said the list may
expand prior to show time.
All Romulus High School seniors are required to develop
senior projects that involve a
new skill, a social issue and a
product and make an impact.
During the process, Sherek
organized the concert, selected the beneficiary and set up
a music data base in the
school library.
Romulus resident Meriah Sherek
ROMULUS - The public is
invited to a "Concert in the
Park Scene" organized by a
talented
Romulus
High
School musician as part of her
senior project.
Classical and pop music will
be performed starting at 1
p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the
new Downtown pavilion in
Romulus Historical Park.
Romulus resident Meriah
Sherek, who plays five instruments herself, and other
musicians will perform various
musical pieces during the
concert.
Sherek said donations will be
collected during the concert to
raise money for the American
Music Therapy Association,
which uses music within a
therapeutic relationship to
address physical, emotional,
cognitive and social needs of
individuals.
Musicians scheduled to perform include:
oKatherine Chuong, Wayne
Memorial
Senior
"Resembool's Lullaby" by
Akira Senju (violin)
oNkosi
Mason,
Wayne
Memorial
alumnus
and
Schoolcraft College graduate
- selected soprano saxophone piece
oKyle Thompson, Romulus
High alumnus and Eastern
Michigan University music
major - "Sonata in F Minor" by
Telemann (flute)
oJordan Marie Girardin,
Romulus High student selected pieces (voice)
oDei Green, Romulus student
- selected piece (flute)
oThomas Heyward, Romulus
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Her research paper discussed
how music affects the emotions and behaviors of people,
including students in school.
She discovered that tempo of
the music can help students
with memory and information
retention and learned that
song lyrics can alter the mood
of people.
Sherek, who is 18 years old,
thanked the Romulus City
Council for approving a no-fee
permit for the concert. She
plays the violin, clarinet, bass
clarinet, tenor saxophone and
percussion. She performs in
three high school bands, was
a member of the Romulus
High School choir and was
part of the EMU honors band
and Downriver Guild band.
Newly Ordained Album Cover
An evening full of gospel
songs is on the agenda for
Saturday evening as the men
of Newly Ordained lift their
voices to The Lord. On May
19 Newly Ordained will be
performing a CD Release
Concert at River Rouge High
School. The purpose of the
event is to spread the Word of
God through song throughout
the community. The men in
the group are mainly from the
Downriver communities and
have been singing together
under two years. Members of
the group are Juan Rogers,
Rodgers Sims, Carl Potter
and Michael Russaw. The
release of their first CD “Sing
unto the Lord a New Song”
was on May 8, 2012. They
stay active in the community
Tell it to Torri
By: Dr. Torri Evans
are of God. Can you give me
some scripture pertaining to
how a Christian should
behave?
Erika,
After her high school graduation, Sherek plans to attend
EMU, where she will double
major in music education and
performance and minor in
astronomy.
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by performing at COTS, the
Salvation Army and at many
churches in the area. They
sing contemporary gospel, old
school and jazz style music.
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also include special guest
Dubble J who has been seen
on HBO, Showtime and BET.
The MC for the evening will
be Jacquelyn Rochell host of
the Radio show 'A Different
Vue'.
River Rouge High
School Auditorium is located
at 1460 W. Coolidge Highway
in River Rouge. Doors open
at 5:30pm and Showtime is at
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Dear Torri,
I need some spiritual advice.
I am around folks who claim
to be Christians. These folks
happen to be my close relatives. They curse, they drink,
they fornicate, they gamble,
they get high and they lie,
they steal, they are jealous of
certain folks and they always
want to be in charge of things.
You name it they do it. I do
not think Christians ought to
behave that way. My folks
say I am judging them. I do
not think so because my Bible
says try the spirits that are
before you to see if they are
of God, and I do not think they
Dear Erika,
I'm sure if you have a Pastor,
he/she should be able to
enlighten you on this subject
through bible study, etc...
Nevertheless, several scriptures came to mind; 2 Peter
3:11 Therefore, since all these
things will be dissolved, what
manner of persons ought you
to be in holy conduct and godliness. Ephesians 5:9 (for the
fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and
truth), Galatians 5:22 But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness,
self-control.
Therefore, if they are lacking,
chances are they are NOT
true Christians. A Christian
follows Christ and obeys His
commandments..........
Counseling advised.
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The City of Inkster will hold a public hearing in the Council Chambers located
at 26215 Trowbridge on Monday, May 21, 2012, 6:00 p.m., for the proposed
City of Inkster Budget; Fiscal Year 2012/2013. The property tax millage rate
proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget and the water and sewer
rates will be effective July 1, 201 2 and will be subject of this hearing as well.
This Truth-In-Taxation hearing is being held pursuant to Section 16 of the
Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act (Truth in Budgeting, MCL 141.436)
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Approval of city permits
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Approval of block party for Campbell St.
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Will Gay Marriage Divide
Black Electorate?
By Larry Miller - Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune
him among African-American voters, many of whom oppose same
sex marriage.
In this photo released by The
White House, President Barack
Obama participates in an interview Wednesday May 9 with
Robin Roberts of ABC’s Good
Morning America in the Cabinet
Room of the White House. —
THE WHITE HOUSE, PETE
SOUZA
Right on the heels of North
Carolina becoming the 31st state
in the Union to pass a ban on
homosexual marriage, President
Barack Obama announced his
support of matrimony between
same sex couples.
The president’s public
support of same sex marriage
could either be a boon or a curse
for his re-election campaign; it’s
too soon to tell, despite the fact
that he’s just received a million
dollars in campaign contributions.
But one thing is certain; the president’s public stance in favor of
homosexual marriage has drawn
a dividing line among voters. Will
it have an affect among AfricanAmerican voters, some members
of the Black clergy think it will.
“I think it will to some
extent,” said Bishop Ernest C.
Morris Sr., Jurisdictional Prelate
for Koinonia Jurisdiction. “A large
percentage of Black Christians
believe that marriage should be
between one man and one
woman. What he may be banking
on is the African-American community’s love for the first Black
president but he should consider
that large numbers of Black
churches won’t agree with this.
There are too many passages in
Scripture that denounce homosexuality and I can’t see how to
fully justify it from the Word of
God. Don’t misunderstand me;
this is not about hatred of homosexuals because we are all sinners in need of a savior and God
is so gracious. It is the continuous practice of this that the Bible
is against. I also think that as the
nation’s first Black president, he’s
seen not just as the political
leader of our country but as more
than that. Many people see him
as a moral and spiritual leader as
well.”
On Wednesday May 9
President Barack Obama took
what some political experts are
saying was a risky move — especially during an election year —
and voiced his support of same
sex marriage. Like the issue of
legalized abortion, same sex
marriage is one of those hot button issues that draw a clear division between those who support
it and those who oppose it.
Republican presidential front run-
ner Mitt Romney said he opposes
same sex marriages.
“Well when these issues
were raised in my state of
Massachusetts, I indicated my
view, which is I do not favor marriage between people of the
same gender, and I do not favor
civil unions if they are identical to
marriage other than by name,”
Romney said in a published
report.
A bill that would have
allowed civil unions for same-sex
couples in Colorado died in the
legislature this week. The president’s public endorsement of
homosexual marriage followed a
vote in North Carolina where constituents came out in favor of a
ban against same sex marriage.
North Carolina is now America’s
31st state to enact legislation
against it.
In a prepared statement, the president said he was
asked a direct question and gave
a direct answer regarding same
sex marriage.
“I believe that same-sex
couples should be allowed to
marry,” the president said. “I’ve
always believed that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated
fairly and equally. I was reluctant
to use the term marriage
because of the very powerful traditions it evokes. And I thought
civil union laws that conferred
legal rights upon gay and lesbian
couples were a solution. But over
the course of several years I’ve
talked to friends and family about
this. I’ve thought about members
of my staff in long-term, committed, same-sex relationships that
are raising kids together. What
I’ve come to realize is that for loving, same-sex couples, and the
denial of marriage equality
means that, in their eyes and the
eyes of their children, they are
still considered less than full citizens. So I decided it was time to
affirm my personal belief that
same-sex couples should be
allowed to marry.”
The president also said
that he respected the beliefs of
others and the right of religious
institutions to act in accordance
with their own doctrines but he
said that he believed that in the
eyes of the law all Americans
should ne treated equally and no
federal law should invalidate
same sex marriages in a state
that enacted it.
Reverend Clarence James, a
Black minister based in Chicago
said he definitely believes the
president’s move is going to hurt
“Many of us oppose this in every
form and may decide to vote
against the president because of
this,” James said. “From a medical and psychological point of
view homosexuality is a mental
illness; for male homosexuals
anal sex is medically dangerous.
The president is coming at this as
a civil rights issue but there is no
correlation even though the
homosexual community is trying
to make it one. The Civil Rights
Movement was about freedom
and equal rights, this is a moral
issue. For the president and
other elected officials it’s easier
to go along with popular opinion
rather than to do what’s right.”
But some members of
the African-American clergy have
a different point of view regarding
this issue. They believe the
African-American
community
should find ways to address
same sex relationships and that
there can be reconciliation
between sex and spirituality.
“If every gay person in
our church just left or those who
have an orientation or preference
or an inclination, or a fantasy, if
everyone left, we wouldn’t have
— we wouldn’t have a church,”
said Bishop Carlton Pearson who
heads
Chicago’s
New
Dimensions Ministries in a published report. “Homophobia is
hardly unique to the AfricanAmerican community. It’s a social
malady that’s due largely to the
influence of fear based-theologies, particularly fundamentalist
Christianity, Islam and Judaism,
all of which grow out of the
Abrahamic tradition. The AfricanAmerican church has traditionally
used a kind of ‘don’t ask don’t tell’
approach toward homosexuality.”
Dr. Janice Hollis who
heads Progressive Believer’s
said the African-American community should look at the president’s record not just on this
issue but on others and determine if the quality of their lives
has improved.
“I think it’s an insult for
the president to intellectualize on
morality as if the Church doesn’t
already have a mandate from
God on this,” she said. “This is a
political move and even though
he may not see it, he’s only a
fleeting moment in history; God
has always been there. I think the
president is promoting a way of
life that deters people away from
the Word of God.”
Reverend Bill Owens, a
minister with the Church of God
in Christ (COGIC) and who is
based in Memphis, Tennessee,
said there’s no doubt that the
president’s endorsement of same
sex marriage is going to hurt him
among Black voters.
“Absolutely it will and especially
among the Black churches where
the conviction against same sex
marriage is so strong,” Owens
said. “I think many Black
Christians
feel
somewhat
betrayed by the president on this
— this is something that Black
churches have always stood firmly against.”
Michigan Foster Mother
Dispels Myths
By: Mary Anne Meyers
GRAND RAPIDS - May is
Foster Care Month, and agencies around Michigan are
holding events to celebrate
foster parents and encourage
others to open their homes
and hearts to the idea.
More than 14,000 Michigan
children are in need of foster
families to keep them safe
while their own families work
through tough times. But
those who provide foster-care
services say some caring
adults don't even try to
become
foster
parents,
because they're afraid they
won't qualify.
Cindy Van Dyke, who is single
and in her late 40s, says she
had tried to adopt internationally but was turned down.
"One of the factors was the
fact that I was single. In other
cases, it was that I'm older.
And I was really surprised that
the foster-care system met
me with open arms."
Van Dyke says she also was
surprised by how much she
enjoyed spending time with
the kids' biological families. In
many cases, she says, it wasn't that the parents didn't love
their children, but that they
needed help until they could
straighten out their lives.
Recently however, she was
able to adopt one of her foster
children.
Van Dyke advises potential
foster parents to focus on pro-
viding a safe haven for the
children, but also to keep an
open mind when it comes to
their parents.
"I've really been impressed by
the families themselves, the
'bio' families and how much
love I see between them and
the children, quite often."
Laura Mitchell, director of foster-care services for Lutheran
Social Services of Michigan,
says the number of children
placed in temporary care in
the state has gone down by
about 5,000 in the last several years, in part because of
preventive services for families in crisis. She says people
from all walks of life can
become good foster parents.
"Yes, a single person, someone who is gay, can certainly
become a foster parent. We
cannot discriminate, nor
should we."
And Mitchell adds that no one
is turned down because of
age, either. She notes that
many grandparents and relatives provide good foster
homes.
The biggest need in Michigan
is for homes for older children, and siblings who need
to stay together. Because
May is Foster Care Month,
Mitchell
says
they've
launched an ad campaign in
movie theaters in hopes of
finding more homes for kids in
need.
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Sponsored by Wayne County &
City of Lincoln Park
Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
3525 Dix
Lincoln Park Community Center Parking Lot
Residents can drop off their unwanted electronics
and old tires free of charge.
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Telegram Business Center?
We are the home to many new Small Business in the City of River
Rouge. Stop in and leave with merchandise, information, beauty
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