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Brenda’s Back Brenda Jones to run as Independent in write-in campaign

By Patreice A. Massey MANAGING EDITOR

It has been predicted by many accounts that that ex-state Rep. Rashida Tlaib will soon become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress. She’s the Democratic candidate in the race to fill ex-Congressman John Conyers’ seat, so it has been widely assumed that Tlaib was a shoo-in to win the heavily Democratic 13th District on election day.

But not so fast.

In a surprise move, Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones has filed last-minute paperwork to run as a write-in candidate as an Independent for Conyers’ seat.

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Mission Possible: Obama campaigns in Detroit to get Democrats to vote

By Branden Hunter

PHOTO: Kory Woods Another interesting twist in this awkward political tale. In the August primary, Brenda Jones lost to Rashida Tlaib, but also beat her at the same time. She won the race to serve out the rest of Conyers’ term, but lost to Tlaib for the twoyear term.

The two recently appeared on stage at the “Get Out to Vote” rally headlined by President Barack Obama—a move that showed solidarity.

However, a tweet from T.J. Bucholz, Tlaib’s campaign spokesman, on Monday shows that the political gloves are back on: “Successful Congressional write-in campaigns generally require three things: money, time, and work ethic. If you can’t check at least two of those three boxes, don’t attempt it. #mi13.”

While historically write-in campaigns can be an uphill battle, but they’re not impossible as Mayor

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Detroit Cass Tech principal Lisa Phillips has had some famous people visit her high school, including 2006 graduate Big Sean, Atlanta rap trio Migos, and Ice Cube, among others. But none created more buzz than former president Barack Obama, who visited the high school on Friday for a “Get Out The Vote” rally to endorse all of the Democratic candidates on Michigan’s General Election ballot.

Thousands waited hours in the cold and rain, with tickets that did not guarantee entry, to hear Obama campaign with Senator Debbie Stabenow, gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer and running-mate Garlin Gilchrist II, congressional candidates Matt Longjohn, Gretchen Driskell, Elissa Slotkin, Haley Stevens, Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones and other statewide and local elected officials and candidates.

The last time Obama was in the city of Detroit was in 2016 when he spoke at the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources during his visit to the Detroit International Auto Show.

“It is good to be back in Detroit,” Obama said in front of a crowd of over 4,000 inside of Cass Tech’s gymnasium.

“The Pistons are 4-0 and a lot of good things are happening in Michigan. But, I’m here for one simple reason. I need to make sure that all of you vote, in what I believe might be the most important election of our lifetime.”

With election day approaching, Obama

took the stage at Cass Tech and weighed in on President Donald Trump, health care, the importance of voting, and other critical issues.

Channeling his past calls for hope and change, Obama warned those in attendance in the overflowing gym that the failure to vote in the general election could have serious implications for a country now led by President Trump and a Republican-led Congress.

“The stakes in this election are really high,” Obama said. “The consequences of sitting on the sidelines in this election are dangerous and profound because

America is at a crossroads right now.

The health care of millions of Americans is on the ballot. Making sure families get a fair share is on the ballot. But, maybe most importantly, the character of our country is on the ballot.”

Attorney General of the United States under Obama and current Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, Eric Holder, also attended the rally. As Michigan voters are set to decide on Proposal 2, a measure that would create an independent commission to manage the establishment of the

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19th Annual Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit “Defining The Critical Path For Ethnic Minority Growth”

By Patreice A. Massey

automakers must adjust their game plans accordingly.”

The Summit has become the largest auto industry conference for people of color. More than 500 automotive executives, entrepreneurs, auto suppliers, auto dealers, manufacturers, consumers, government and elected officials and students will participate in the Summit.

Throughout the day there will be concurrent panel discussions focusing on supplier diversity, minority-owned dealerships, advertising & marketing, human resources and professional services. Each panel will focus on improving equality and diversity within every component of the automotive industry.

Highlighted speakers include:

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The Rainbow PUSH/CEF Automotive Project, an initiative of the Citizenship Education Fund, convenes for its 19th Annual Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit, November 1-2, 2018 at the Motor City Casino Hotel and Conference Center in Detroit, Michigan.

The purpose of this year’s theme, “Defining The Critical Path For Ethnic Minority Growth,” is to help guide automotive manufacturers toward implementing specific strategies and initiatives that bolster economic parity for people of color.

It is Rainbow PUSH’s intent to encourage auto companies to move beyond talking about diversity and inclusion and focus more on how those goals can be sustainably achieved.

“Our presence in the automotive industry is vitally necessary for the advancement of minority

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. suppliers, dealers and other professional vendors,” Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. said, president and founder of Rainbow PUSH. “We plan to work with automakers to develop concrete goals and time-

tables, as we collectively define the critical path for ethnic minority growth. With the integration of technology in the automotive industry and advancement of mobility, minority suppliers and

• Brian Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Hyundai Motor America • Heath Holtz, Senior Vice President, Nissan North America • Scott Thiele, Chief Purchasing

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From page A-1 Officer, FCA Global • Lisa Materazzo, V.P. Marketing Communications, Toyota Motor North America • and others The Global Automotive Summit also conducts a survey of the 12 largest automakers as a means

Brenda Jones From page A-1

Mike Duggan showed by winning his first primary via write-in. But it’s worth mentioning that Duggan had more time and resources to mount such a campaign.

The winner of each race is widely considered

to gauge their commitment to diversity. Each company’s performance is measured in key areas including employment, philanthropy, supplier diversity, minority dealer development and marketing/advertising.

The findings are compiled in the Automotive Diversity Scorecard and companies are graded using a scoring system comprised of the heir apparent to replace Conyers in the very liberal district. No Republicans even ran in the primary.

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Each color is defined as:

vember 2, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the MCC2 Room.

•R ed: Diversity initiatives and investments are non-existent or disclosed

For more information, please visit www.automotiveproject.org.

• Yellow: Shows some indication of diversity •G reen: Shows some ethnic diversity proficiency and alignment to best practices The Automotive Diversity Scorecard will be revealed during the Summit’s press conference scheduled for Friday, No-

Jones will be running as an independent and should she win, would be elected as such, despite likely being a sitting Democrat already when the new members are sworn in.

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Get Out The Vote Rally From page A-1 state’s congressional and state legislative districts, the two noted the importance of gerrymandering in the state.

“I’m proud to support voters and not politicians,” said Holder. “This is a citizen-led movement that is going to give power back to the people. Michigan is one of the most gerrymandering states in the country. I’ve been all around this place and you got it bad here in Michigan. We can do something about that if you vote for proposal two on November 6.”

Michigan Democrats traditionally struggle to turn out voters in non-presidential election years, particularly in urban areas like Detroit. Beyond Whitmer’s running mate Gilchrist II, Democrats are offering a predominately white statewide ticket to voters in the majority African-American city.

But Obama is the Democratic party’s biggest rock star and he brought that star power to fire up the Democratic base in the city. State Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo blew the doors off the gym with her rendition of the national anthem, Rashida Tlaib and Jones were in a heated race for Michigan’s 13th congressional district in August and stood at the podium together urging Detroiters to vote. U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence used her time to fire up the women’s political movement and Gilchrist received a huge applause from his home city as he and Whitmer campaigned for the governor’s race.

“I’m proud to stand alongside all of you in Detroit as we work so hard to elect democrats all the way up and down the ballot who share our same values,” Gilchrist said. “Gretchen (Whitmer) and I believe in something amazing. We

believe that every person in the state of Michigan deserves opportunity, access to a high-quality education from a public school like Cass Tech, and access to high-quality affordable health care.”

Fans packed the floor, bleachers and indoor track of Cass Tech, where the high school marching band led by Sharon Allen punctuated Obama’s punch lines with drum fills and cymbal crashes. Supporters cycled between “Yes we can” and “Obama” chants. A woman even yelled out, “ We want you back.”

Obama quickly replied, “I can’t do that baby. I follow the Constitution of the United States.” An elected president is limited to two terms in office, which Obama has exhausted.

While he rarely addressed Trump by name, Obama repeatedly criticized his controversial successor and his tenure in office in a fiery speech that took aim at other Republicans as well. He attacked Trump’s promise to make tax cuts before November’s election, Republicans blaming his tenure on the struggling economy, and Trump’s pledge to fight corruption in Washington D.C., among other topics.

“Well, they’ve now racked up enough indictments to field a football team,” he said.

“You know, I didn’t have anyone in my administration get indicted. It’s not that hard.”

Michigan is another battleground state in the Midwest that Democrats lost in 2016, despite Obama’s visit the day before the election.

In 2008, Obama beat late U.S. Senator John McCain in Michigan by 57-41 percent and in 2012, he bested former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who grew up in Michigan, 54-47 percent. So he knows the importance of Democrats

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winning the Great Lakes State.

“I’m hopeful Michigan,” he said. “I’m hopeful that despite all the noise, despite all the lies, we’re going to come through all that. We’re going to remember who we are, who we’re called to be. I’m hopeful because out of this political darkness, I’m seeing a great awakening.”

While Obama was in Detroit on Friday with Democrats, Vice President Mike Pence trav-

eled across the state on Monday to campaign with Republican candidates, including gubernatorial hopeful Bill Schuette, U.S. Senate candidate John James and U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga at a Monday evening rally in Grand Rapids and a Monday afternoon stop at Oakland International Airport in Waterford with Lena Epstein, who is running for the 11th congressional district seat and U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, who is running in the 8th district.

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FANNIE Lou HAMER PoLItIcAL ActIoN coMMIttEE sLAtE

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tuesday, nov. 6, 2018 “I’m just sick and tired of being sick and tired!”

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Vote YES on Proposal 18-2

Vote for Schoolcraft College Millage Restoration In 1986 Schoolcraft College District voters approved a 2.27 millage rate that provided an extra $7 million a year in revenue for operating expenses for the community college. However, just three years later, the effect of the Headlee Amendment; a law limiting local tax growth to the rate of inflation, literally resulted in the elimination of that extra $7 million from the college.

And the school has been operating with the shortfall for the last 30 years even as operating expenses have increased. Now, after much discussion and a schoolwide assessment of operation needs the Board of Trustees is asking voters to approve a 2.27 millage to go back to the 1986 level.

Schoolcraft will have a proposal on the ballot November 6, 2018, to restore the community college tax rate for the next 10 years. For a home valued at $200,000, the increase would be about $48 a year.

Passage of the initiative will enable the college to expand its career and technical education programs, including manufacturing and health-care. This increases students’ chances of getting a good job and helps provide qualified candidates for area employers. It will be able to keep tuition affordable and continue to provide rigorous programs and support services to help students reach their academic and career goals.

And its Business Development Center will be able to continue to help area businesses grow and prosper. Last year, the BDC assisted 700 local companies to develop their workforce, evaluate fi-

nancial issues and analyze their markets to enhance growth opportunities.

Despite its austere budget, the school has grown in students, programs, and influence in the community over that time period and has developed partnerships with local universities that offer pathways to highly coveted four-year degrees for many of its 30,000 students.

Given the excellent stewardship of the college under the leadership of its President Conway A. Jeffress and its Board of Trustees, and the role Schoolcraft College has played in educating wide swaths of Michigan students in general and Wayne County residents in particular, providing this important institution with such critically needed funding is not too much to ask.

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REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 14th DISTRICT Brenda Lawrence Democratic

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Donna Robinson Milhouse Judge of District Court

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By Trevor W. Coleman In a debate accented by suggestions of political extremism from both sides, Michigan’s gubernatorial candidates squared off Wednesday for the last time before the Nov. 6th Election.

Former state Senate Minority leader, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and state Attorney General, Republican Bill Schuette sparred for an hour over whose policies would not only be best to lead Michigan into the 21st Century but whose are the most retrograde.

“I worked with Governor Snyder to expand Medicaid in Michigan, and get more people access to health care,” said Whitmer. “Bill Schuette went to court, he filed nine lawsuits to rip that healthcare away and to eliminate coverage for people with preexisting conditions.”

Contrasting her support for public education with Schuette’s support for charter and private schools, she said she was “fighting” for a strong public education system for her two teenage daughters who attend public school in the East Lansing area, and for all Michigan school children who deserve a robust public education system.

“Bill Schuette argued in court that our kids don’t even have a right to literacy,” Whitmer said, referring to a lawsuit filed in 2016 by Schuette as the state Attorney general on behalf of the state, where asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to establish a constitutional right to literacy.

She also hit Schuette on his lawsuit against a Michigan initiative that passed granting marriage equality to samesex couples. “I believe everyone in the LGBTQ community deserves full civil rights because it’s the right thing to do and bigotry is bad for business,” Whitmer said.

“Bill Schuette wasted millions in our taxpayers’ dollars going all the way to the Supreme Court in arguing against marriage equality,” she said.

Schutte argued that Whitmer’s economic and tax policies were a throwback to the Great Recession of the late 2000s that saw the state’s unemployment rate soar into the double digits and a mass exodus from the state if people seeking work.

“The question for Michigan is, will we go forward or will we go backward?”

Schuette asked. “Well, we’re going forward, we’re not going backward. Because we lived through one lost decade under the failed governorship of Jennifer Granholm,” he said. “You remember that; 15 percent unemployment, 500,000 lost jobs, and people left the state in droves.”

He said Whitmer’s agenda, including

her support for Medicaid expansion, was “extreme” and will lead to economic turmoil. “My opponents’ agenda my friends, there is one word for it; extreme, way extreme.”

Each candidate also challenged the other on issues ranging from the environment, how best to reduce Michigan’s auto insurance rates and even the tone of political discourse this election season.

“My opponent stands here and calls me extreme,” said Whitmer. “You know what I’m extreme on? I’m extreme on believing that we can do better in Michigan.”

Schuette called for more civility in political discussions.

Easy as 1, 2, 3 A breakdown of proposal 1,2 and 3

PROPOSAL 1 ■ State licensing will system allows municipalities to ban or restrict marijuana businesses ■ Adults 21 years and older can possess and purchase marijuana and edibles (goods infused with marijuana) while growing a max of 12 plants for personal use.

■ Restrict residences to a 10-ounce max with 2.5 ounces or more to be locked away.

■ Allow the sales of marijuana and edibles with a 10% tax contributing to schools, roads, clinical trials where marijuana is sold.

■ Update multiple violations from criminal to civil infractions.

PROP 2 ■ Registered voters are picked at random by the Secretary of State to form a commission of 13 individuals- 4 identity affiliation with the 2 major parties, 5 who do not identity with any major party, ■ Partisan officeholders, candidates, their employees, specified relatives, nor lobbyist can serve as commissioners.

■ Create new district criteria. Districts cannot give a disproportionate advantage to political parties or candidates

■ Appropriation of funds for commission operations and commissioner compensation.

PROP 3 ■ Individuals are automatically registered to vote when applying, updating or renewing their driver’s license or state I.D. unless opted out.

■ Can register to vote with proof of residency and ­receive ballot starting 2 weeks until Election Day ■ Straight-ticket voting in partisan election

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MICHIGAN GOVERNOR

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U.S. SENATOR

Sen. Debbie Stabenow - D MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE

Jocelyn Benson Democrat - Detroit

MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL

Dana Nessel

Democrat - Plymouth

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 14th DISTRICT Brenda Lawrence Democratic

COUNTY EXECUTIVE Warren C. Evans Democratic JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT 36TH DISTRICT COURT Incumbent Position 6 Year Term

Roberta C. Archer Judge of District Court

Christopher M. Blount Judge of District Court

Donald Coleman Judge of District Court

Ruth Ann Garrett Judge of District Court

Alicia Jones-Coleman Judge of District Court

Deborah Lewis Langston Judge of District Court

William C. McConico Judge of District Court

Donna Robinson Milhouse Judge of District Court

Kevin F. Robbins Judge of District Court

David S. Robinson, Jr. Judge of District Court

Aliyah S. Sabree Judge of District Court

WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 5 Denise Wellons-Glover CHARTER COMMISSION Vote for not more than 9 Michael R. Griffie Karissa Holmes Laura A. Hughes Quincy Jones Richard Mack Carol Weaver LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER DETROIT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 Year Term Deborah Hunter-Harvill

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Michigan Gubernatorial Candidates Spar Over “Extreme” Agendas in Final Debate

By Trevor W. Coleman In a debate accented by suggestions of political extremism from both sides, Michigan’s gubernatorial candidates squared off Wednesday for the last time before the Nov. 6th Election.

Former state Senate Minority leader, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and state Attorney General, Republican Bill Schuette sparred for an hour over whose policies would not only be best to lead Michigan into the 21st Century but whose are the most retrograde.

“I worked with Governor Snyder to expand Medicaid in Michigan, and get more people access to health care,” said Whitmer. “Bill Schuette went to court, he filed nine lawsuits to rip that healthcare away and to eliminate coverage for people with preexisting conditions.”

Contrasting her support for public education with Schuette’s support for charter and private schools, she said she was “fighting” for a strong public education system for her two teenage daughters who attend public school in the East Lansing area, and for all Michigan school children who deserve a robust public education system.

“Bill Schuette argued in court that our kids don’t even have a right to literacy,” Whitmer said, referring to a lawsuit filed in 2016 by Schuette as the state Attorney general on behalf of the state, where asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to establish a constitutional right to literacy.

She also hit Schuette on his lawsuit against a Michigan initiative that passed granting marriage equality to samesex couples. “I believe everyone in the LGBTQ community deserves full civil rights because it’s the right thing to do and bigotry is bad for business,” Whitmer said.

“Bill Schuette wasted millions in our taxpayers’ dollars going all the way to the Supreme Court in arguing against marriage equality,” she said.

Schutte argued that Whitmer’s economic and tax policies were a throwback to the Great Recession of the late 2000s that saw the state’s unemployment rate soar into the double digits and a mass exodus from the state if people seeking work.

“The question for Michigan is, will we go forward or will we go backward?”

Schuette asked. “Well, we’re going forward, we’re not going backward. Because we lived through one lost decade under the failed governorship of Jennifer Granholm,” he said. “You remember that; 15 percent unemployment, 500,000 lost jobs, and people left the state in droves.”

He said Whitmer’s agenda, including

her support for Medicaid expansion, was “extreme” and will lead to economic turmoil. “My opponents’ agenda my friends, there is one word for it; extreme, way extreme.”

Each candidate also challenged the other on issues ranging from the environment, how best to reduce Michigan’s auto insurance rates and even the tone of political discourse this election season.

“My opponent stands here and calls me extreme,” said Whitmer. “You know what I’m extreme on? I’m extreme on believing that we can do better in Michigan.”

Schuette called for more civility in political discussions.

Easy as 1, 2, 3 A breakdown of proposal 1,2 and 3

PROPOSAL 1 ■ State licensing will system allows municipalities to ban or restrict marijuana businesses ■ Adults 21 years and older can possess and purchase marijuana and edibles (goods infused with marijuana) while growing a max of 12 plants for personal use.

■ Restrict residences to a 10-ounce max with 2.5 ounces or more to be locked away.

■ Allow the sales of marijuana and edibles with a 10% tax contributing to schools, roads, clinical trials where marijuana is sold.

■ Update multiple violations from criminal to civil infractions.

PROP 2 ■ Registered voters are picked at random by the Secretary of State to form a commission of 13 individuals- 4 identity affiliation with the 2 major parties, 5 who do not identity with any major party, ■ Partisan officeholders, candidates, their employees, specified relatives, nor lobbyist can serve as commissioners.

■ Create new district criteria. Districts cannot give a disproportionate advantage to political parties or candidates

■ Appropriation of funds for commission operations and commissioner compensation.

PROP 3 ■ Individuals are automatically registered to vote when applying, updating or renewing their driver’s license or state I.D. unless opted out.

■ Can register to vote with proof of residency and ­receive ballot starting 2 weeks until Election Day ■ Straight-ticket voting in partisan election

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Parsimoney Principle: Your Vote Matters we can with.

Taxes

By Jordan Woods In science, the Parsimony Principle is the theory that basically asserts how the simplest explanation that fits the evidence is in most cases the one that we as a collective should accept. This a good rule of thumb for not only Physics or Biology, but also for explaining the mindset behind many of the things our government says and does. We find ourselves searching for answers for why this politician said this, or why that law made it through congress. More often than not, it is because we as a society have enabled or condoned such behavior in the past.

There is an infinite amount of issues that divide us as voters. Social issues, immigration reform, the Supreme Court, healthcare. We argue over these topics day after day (after day…), with solutions sometimes being few and far between. Still, even though we all have different ideas on what the best version of America should look like, we can agree that the best version of our pockets will always have more money in them.

Our dollars are one of the primary means we have to assert our power to affect change. And lost in the mud-slinging and posturing that goes on in

all

empathize

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that congress passed last November provided lower taxes and increased tax incentives across the board, especially for the business owners and people who are well off. A con-

Jordan Woods seemingly every campaign since the installation of our democracy are the very real, substantive policy differences that candidates tend to have with one another on looming policy decisions and proposals that affect those dollars in both the short and long term. I understand that both our local and federal government branches seem to be slow moving when it comes to taking appropriate action.

But whether we choose to believe it or not, the decisions we make on every election day have more lasting implications than any other outside factor on our bank accounts, and our ability to use what’s in them to create for ourselves the lives we’ve always dreamed of.

I like to think of this reality as the parsiMONEY principle. Here are two inarguable examples that demonstrate the value of every single vote, in terms

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troversial bill, there were generally two schools of thought when it came to this issue which pretty much sum up the common debate over taxation in general. Those in favor of lower taxes say that a more lenient tax structure will encourage more consumer spend-

ing, entrepreneurial risk, and domestic investment from businesses into jobs and expanded operations. Conversely, those who advocate for higher taxes have the belief that by taking in more money, the government has more to spend on things like providing healthcare,

better infrastructure, and improving schools. From there we have a more educated, secure population across all tax brackets as the needs of most people are being helped along by the government. Many who believe in this line of thinking also ­ argue

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From page B-2 that lower taxes will decrease national income in the long run because we will have to take on additional debt as a country to pay for the lower tax rates. Two very different theories, each with their positive aspects and drawbacks. But the most important thing is that, on both a federal and a local level, these are the kinds of issues that candidates usually have at least somewhat differing philosophies on. For that reason, it is important for you to know which candidates share your theories on how taxation, both in the broad sense and as it relates to the fine details.

Your take home pay, the success of your business, and the viability of our local infrastructure hang in the balance.

depository financial institutions (such as banks) can lend to other depository financial institutions.

you view higher interest rates as good or bad, your opinion probably is much more than “Who Cares?”.

How does this impact you?

Let’s say you’re buying your first home, and the federal funds rate has just been raised at the last FOMC meeting. Because it is now more expensive for banks to borrow from each other, they will tend to make up for that extra cost by passing it on to us consumers in the form of a higher interest rate. That could mean that an institution will charge you a higher rate on a mortgage when you go to finance your home because the fed funds rate was just raised at the

last FOMC meeting. The same goes for the interest you have to pay when financing that new car you want. Or the interest on the private student loan you just took out to pay for classes this year. Now,

that’s not to say that raising interest rates is always bad. In fact, in cases such as trying to control inflation by keeping the money supply down, it is actually the best thing to do. But whether or not

And by the way, all of those local ballot proposals and initiatives? Many of them have taxes or other provisions that come along with their approval. Be sure you know the trade-off you that are willing to make between paying higher or lower taxes and how that will impact the services the government will provide to you.

Monetary Policy Monetary policy is simply the management of the money supply and interest rates by a country’s central bank. In the United States, that central bank is known as the Federal Reserve. Now you may be thinking, who cares? The government has their bank, I have mine, and we each go about our business.

That is certainly one way to look at it, but it just so happens to be the wrong way. You see, the Federal Reserve is headed by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC meets eight times every year, at which times they make decisions on how or if to adjust their target for what’s known as the federal funds rate, the interest rate at which

NOVEMBER 14 | COBO CENTER for more info: www.readysetbuildexpo.com READY. SET. BUILD! is an informational workforce expo that showcases the skilled trades throughout the construction industry.

Job seekers will learn about the various trades through hands-on demonstrations and video presentations. Attendees will also meet union apprenticeship school directors and interact with contractors to learn the process for entering the construction industry.

The Expo will provide information about job opportunities available during the construction of Bedrock developments including: the Hudson’s Site, Wayne County Criminal Justice Center and Monroe Blocks projects. There will also be workforce training and community support partners onsite to help residents overcome barriers that may limit entry into the skilled trades.

But wait, the story gets even better. The FOMC is made up of 12 members, 7 of whom ( known as the Board of Governors) are chosen by the president and confirmed by congress to serve 14(!) year terms. And how is the president chosen and the congress formed? Exactly, our votes. So you see, the simple act of voting can have a dramatic impact on how much extra money you have to spend for goods or on interest rates, versus having that money to put towards creating a more financially prosperous future for you and your family.

We all have our personal predictions on how we think a policy will affect us individually and affect our country as a whole.

Everyone’s informed and well-intentioned opinions should be respected and not infringed upon in that regard. But passivity is not an opinion, nor is it an option. We need to decide on our own priorities and values as citizens, and then arm those opinions with as much power as we can to help manifest our views on exactly what the ideal America represents.

So with all of that being said, go vote. No catchy rhymes or clever metaphors to encourage you.

Protect your dollars and just go vote. It’s really the only sensible thing to do.

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Don’t Be Duped By the Dope

By Monica G. Anthony

Michiganders are ready

By Gretchen Whitmer

Michiganders are ready for a governor who knows how to get things done. I’m ready to get to work with everyone who wants to solve problems for the people of our state, and I need a legislature that has my back so we can actually solve problems. That’s why it’s so important that every Michigander gets out and makes their voice heard this November.

We’ve got to get out and vote so we can get to work making sure every Michigander can Gretchen Whitmer build a life for themselves here.

Making sure everyone in Michigan can thrive starts with fixing our education system. Right now, Republicans in Lansing who have never stepped foot in a public school are making decisions that impact students and educators across the state. I believe every child has a birthright to a great public education. I have a plan to get every Michigander on a path to a high wage skill by implementing universal pre-k, tripling the number of literacy coaches in our schools, and treating our educators with the respect they deserve. I’ll create the MI Opportunity Scholarship, a two-year debt-free plan that can be used at community colleges, skills training programs, or to bring down the cost of a four-year degree. I’m ready to get to work making sure everyone can get a great job that pays them well so they can raise their family up and retire with dignity here.

We’ve also got to make sure everyone can get to their job safely, without blowing a tire or cracking a windshield.

That means fixing the damn roads the right way the first time, with high-quality materials and mix so we get the job done right. I’ve got a real plan to make a bold $3 billion investment in the rebuild Michigan infrastructure bank to make

sure that in Michigan, the state that put the world on wheels, everyone can get to their destination safely.

Our roads are just part of the problem when it comes to driving in Michigan. Right now, Michiganders are paying the highest auto insurance rates in the country. I’m ready to bring down the cost of auto insurance by cracking down on fraud and frivolous lawsuits, adding cost controls, and banning insurers from charging more just for not living in a rich neighborhood. I’ll make bringing down the cost of auto insurance a priority in the first 100 days of my administration, because nobody should have to look at the cost of auto insurance before they look at a car note.

Every Michigander deserves access to quality, affordable health care. As Senate Democratic Leader, I worked across the aisle to expand Medicaid to more than 680,000 Michiganders. I’m proud of the work that I did, and as governor, I’m ready to get to get to work expanding Medicaid even further. My opponent Bill Schuette filed nine lawsuits as Attorney General trying to gut the Affordable Care Act and rip away protections for people with pre-existing conditions. If we’re going to get to work expanding health care to everyone in Michigan, we can’t let Bill Schuette anywhere near the governor’s office.

If you’re ready for a governor who can get things done that will actually make a difference in your life right now, please cast your vote for me on November 6th.

Remember, there’s no straight-ticket voting this November. It’s so important that Michiganders check their entire ballots. Make sure you have a plan to get to the polls, and bring a friend with you, because every vote matters in this election.

I’m proud to have the endorsement of President Barack Obama, Mayor Mike Duggan, Executive Warren Evans, Prosecutor Kym Worthy, and Sheriff Benny Napoleon because they know I’ll work with everyone who wants to make a difference in Michiganders lives right now.

We’ve got a lot of work to do. Let’s get it done.

Butterflies And Politics

By Dan Dildy

When television came of age during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, the nation was treated to the ugly, visual reality of Jim Crowism and its devastating impact on African-Americans, especially in the South. Black folks, including children, were shown being beaten, arrested, and jailed by bands of baton-wielding police, usually surrounded by angry, vulgar white mobs.

However, the aura and legitimacy of Jim Crow began to fade as the nation and the world started Dan Dildy to question the democratic creed so often espoused: “all men are created equal”.

The evolution of tee vee technology had begun to lay bare the horror and historic terrorism of the Ku Klux Klan, and how hanging black people had been commonplace, supposedly to maintain the purity of the white race. Further, the 1955 gruesomeness of the murder of a fourteen year old kid, Emmet Till, literally turned the collective stomach of the nation, as his mother left his casket open so the world could see what white supremacy, bigotry, and racism had done to her little boy. Back then, our Civil Rights heroes---Dr. King, and legions of other courageous citizens, blacks, whites, Jews, and Gentiles---all came together and started the march toward equality. Because they had to.

Now, we as a nation are back to a place in time where voter suppression is legal and uncontested again.

We are back to a place in time where the police can kill us at will in broad daylight, and in our own homes----even.

We are back to a place in time where people---babies---are being caged, separated from their parents, and adopted out to the highest bidder.

We are potentially back to a place in time where women of all colors could be threatened with the death penalty if they seek an abortion.

We are back to a place in time where the government can revoke all our rights

to decide who we choose to love.

This is a dangerous time for our country and for our democracy. In the 1940’s more than six million human beings were marched into gas chambers in broad daylight at the whims of a government with the same propensities and yearnings of the one we have now.

But we can fix that, and here’s how: We need to follow the instructions of nature and become like the butterfly. For several years, after arguably the greatest eight-year presidency in living memory, we fell asleep. During, and immediately after the Obama years, we groveled around like the early stages of a caterpillar’s life, worming along as if we had no responsibilities whatsoever---and look what we got!

So, I studied the caterpillar’s metamorphosis and discovered that when it sheds its outer skins it is about to become an adult, a beautifully colored adult, which may be the solution to the disgusting situation we find ourselves in as a country right now. We all need to become adult butterflies---shed the wormy old skin---and actively watch over our democracy if we want to keep it.

There should be no tolerance for the imbecilic and foolish yarn that we hear sometimes from friends and family alike, “I don’t care for politics, it’s boring”. Well, it seems awfully difficult to imagine that Congressman John Lewis, a living legend, cared much for “politics” either, as he was almost beaten to death trying to walk across the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Alabama in 1965, protesting for the right to vote. Nor could I imagine that politics was a prime motivator behind young black and white activists, who in 1961 courageously rode buses into the segregated Mississippi Delta, and put their lives on the line to register voters.

In studying the butterfly I learned there are any number of species of them, but that the ones that can survive cold weather usually take longer to shed their outer skins, which is called molting. But after this process occurs, the majestic butterflies quickly learn how to fly. On November 6th, the nation and Detroiters can fly again. As Mohammed Ali, the greatest boxer of all time, said, “Float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee.” Vote! ddandivine@comcast.net

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My first memory of marijuana is being a young girl in Chicago and sneaking into a friend’s father’s stash. We would roll it and smoke it in the stairway of the apartment building. I was smoking cigarettes by high-school. I knew then I liked to smoke. I was never one for consuming alcohol nor did I “gateway” into anything else as it relates to drugs or addictive substances.

So here I am thirty-years later saying, “NO on Proposal 181.” This is the proposal, on the upcoming November 6th ballot, to legalize the rec- Monica G. Anthony reational use of marijuana. My position is shocking to most who know me and my stance on marijuana. I am not a prohibitionist!

The State of Michigan, in 2008, legalized medical marijuana. It is regulated under the Licensing And Regulatory Affairs (LARA) department. As we all witnessed, it took nearly a decade to get the regulation and controls addressed to a degree that somewhat appeases the general public and municipalities in which they exist—and it’s still not perfect. There are still many who do not like it and serve as their “neighborhood watchdog” for the activities of, and how, the medical marijuana facilities operate in their communities. Nonetheless it’s the law of the land.

That will be the case should Proposal 18-1 pass. It, too, will be regulated by LARA. There are 6500 words in the document stating what will actually be the law and voters will only see a 100-word summation of that (this is the law for all ballot proposals and initiatives). What the average voter does not realize is this is not just legalization of the marijuana flower or the “herb” that most reference, this includes industrial hemp, infused edibles, drinks, concentrates and other products. So that is my first concern; the lack of full disclosure to what the proposal covers, who it mostly protects and the ambiguous language contained therein.

It is claiming to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol but it actually will not. The State will not have the same regulatory ability like they do with alcohol. Private individuals can grow for personal use, retail sales are limited to specialty retailers, it can be sold in various forms, and production and distribution will not be regulated like alcohol is either.

There is a lot that does not involve full disclosure. Sec. 9.7 states, “Information obtained from an applicant related to licensure under this act is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246”. That means you will not know who is in the deal.

As I’m out here stomping I am some-

times in situations where it is alongside the proponents. What I share with the public is that we can both give numbers that favor our position, some of which are inconclusive but the one number that IS conclusive is that auto-insurance rates increase across the board.

Michigan, and Detroit in particular, have the highest auto-insurance rates in the country. We do not need a reason for rates to increase—at all!

Nothing in the proposal addresses harm to local communities. Yes, marijuana is a plant. Proponents are correct about that, however, it does have addictive properties. It is still classified as a Schedule 1 drug. It will still be illegal under federal law. This WILL NOT DECRIMINALIZE it. Employees will not be exempt for repercussions as it relates to workplace drug policies. You can find the specifics of this in Sec. 4.3, “... this act does not prevent an employer from refusing to hire, discharging, disciplining, or otherwise taking an adverse employment action against a person with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of that person’s violation of a workplace drug policy or because that person was working while under the influence of marihuana.” This should concern not only the community but the business and corporate sector as well.

This is not “old-school” weed! “The average potency for commercially produced marijuana has increased from an average of just 4% by dry weight in 1995 to 12% in 2014. Average potency for commercially produced marijuana in Colorado recently reached 17%, with many strains topping 25% or even higher.” (CannabizJournal 3/30/2017). This increases substantially as it relates to infused edibles and other products.

Most of which are not distinguishable between regular cookies, brownies, candy-bars, candies, popcorn and more.

As it relates to social justice and racial disparities and criminal justice reform NOTHING in this proposal addresses this—NOTHING! What would I like to see?

I want true social justice and prison reformation. Let’s expunge records and address current incarcerations of those with non-violent marijuana possession and usage charges. Let’s decriminalize it. This proposal puts the cart before the horse and is typical of how businesses and others try to manipulate voters and the general public by putting their profits and interests before ours. We can tell them not like this by voting NO! This proposal is about profits not people. This proposal is not our come up. On November 7th when I wake up I will be okay no matter the outcome but there is a larger body of people who will be detrimentally impacted for generations to come. So I say vote your best self interest. But above all VOTE!

Lady Monica G. Anthony

First Lady, Fellowship Chapel Consultant, Healthy and Productive Michigan For more information and details you can go to healthyandproductivemi.org

Saving You Time and Money, Protecting Your Voice and Your Vote

By Jocelyn Benson There is so much at stake in the November 6 general election including who will lead the Secretary of State’s Office, the department in state government that comes in contact with more Michigan residents than any other. Michigan’s Secretary of State is both the chief motor vehicle administrator and the chief election officer. I am running for Secretary of State for these reasons: I want to save you time, I want to save you money, and I want to protect your voice and your vote.

I will work to save you time by implementing a 30-Minute Guarantee for service at your local Jocelyn Benson branch office. I believe no matter where you live in Michigan you should be able to get in-and- out of a branch office in 30 minutes or less. We know in some parts of the state, that’s the norm. But I know it’s not the case everywhere. I live in Detroit and see the line outside of the branch office on Livernois every day. And I experienced that first-hand when my husband was home on weekend leave while serving in the military and needed to renew his driver license.

After waiting in line for what seemed like hours, he gave up. It shouldn’t be like that and under my administration we’ll find a solution. That solution may mean giving you more locations to do business with the Secretary of State’s Office or giving you the option of doing business with the office in new ways.

I will work to save you money by fighting fee increases - just like I successfully fought to freeze tuition when I was dean at Wayne State Law School.

When schools at the university were raising tuition I argued that we should freeze tuition at the Law School and the Wayne State Board of Governors agreed

with me. I’ll be the same kind of fighter in Lansing when they are considering raising your license plate fees.

I’ve supervised and led several voter protection efforts in Michigan and have served as a poll worker in Detroit. I have spent my career working on election and voter protection efforts. I will protect your voice and your vote by implementing reforms that will make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. As the author of the book on Secretaries of State and their work in guarding our democracy, I want to bring the best ideas from around the country here to Michigan, making us a national model, a leader in administering elections.

The next Secretary of State must be prepared on day one, as I am, to ensure our elections are secure in advance of the next Presidential election. That’s why I will implement risk-limiting post-election audits, improve poll worker training, establish an Election Security Task Force, enact tough penalties for tampering with voting machines and voter lists, and strengthen the accuracy of our qualified voter file.

I plan to take Michigan from worst to first in transparency and ethics, implementing new disclosure laws to ensure we have access to the information we need to hold our elected officials, and our government, accountable.

Finally I will use my experience as a military spouse whose husband’s ballot was returned as undeliverable when while serving our country in Afghanistan, to enact a plan for ensuring that no military service member, no veteran, no eligible voter in our state is ever told their vote is undeliverable.

I started my career at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama. While I was there I stood at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge and made a commitment to use my work and life to continue the work of those who’ve come before us to protect our democracy. That is the commitment I will take with me to Lansing, working on your behalf every day.

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Let’s Commit To Make The New Mobility Era The New Diversity Era

By Warren C. Evans WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Last week I hosted about 25 high school students from Southeastern High School at our County offices, all young African Americans with life’s journey ahead of them. They are starting to make decisions about where to go after high school and what career to pursue.

In giving them an overview of County government, I wanted them to meet someone that looks like them in an executive position. It’s unhealthy for kids to grow up and not see people like them in import- Warren Evans ant roles in their community, and all too often that’s what occurs today. My message to those kids last week was: “The world is your oyster. Chase your dreams because you can achieve them.”

This week, as I deliver welcoming remarks at the 19th Annual Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit those kids will be at the top of my mind. We have a lot of work to do for my message to ring true to them.

The Auto Summit, which was launched by Rainbow PUSH, the civil rights organization founded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, has a primary objective of expanding the number of opportunities to African Americans into top level positions in the automotive industry.

Certainly progress has been made, but it is always easier to go backwards when you settle for where you are rather than pushing ahead.

We tell our kids all the time that the sky is the limit. But if you’re looking out into the sky and none of the pilots are people of color, then that’s a problem.

Ultimately, if we are going to have a fully

inclusive society where everyone has an opportunity to chase their dreams, we are going to need more industry leaders to make an intentional effort to bring diversity to the boardroom.

I recognize that some of these leaders are already doing great things with diversity, but I contend we can always do more. And sometimes doing more at just the right time is what it takes to make lasting change, which is what makes this event so important.

In the automotive industry, that right time is now.

The competition to create the first successful commercial autonomous vehicle is on. The technological innovations in the industry are coming at a dizzying rate, creating an unprecedented overlap between automotive and technology while drawing new suppliers and entrepreneurs into the automotive/ mobility fold. The winners of this race to the driverless vehicle will depend on talent of all colors presenting us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to infuse the automotive industry with a wave of diverse talent.

When I compare today’s automobiles to when I was a kid, I can’t help but be amazed by the changes. Today, there are many kids who have never seen a manual window crank. They’ve only known power locks. They wouldn’t know what to do with a manual window knob if they had one.

The same is likely going to be true for a steering wheel. My challenge today is that as we groom the first generation of young people who have no idea what a steering wheel is, let’s be sure they also have no idea what an all-white, all male boardroom is.

Let’s show them a boardroom that truly looks like our county, state and country.

We can do it, and we’ll be better for it.

Let’s make the new mobility era the new diversity era.

Detroit Teachers Embrace Role As Community Leaders

By Terrence Martin

The Detroit Federation of Teachers has always been on the frontline when to comes to fighting for our members, our students and our community.

Over the last decade, for example, as American Federation of Teachers Detroit we offered literacy camps for our children; sought to hold school district officials accountable for fixing drafty windows, scraping mold from walls, and repairing roofs. We have also rallied in Lansing to secure Terrence Martin increased funding for schools and better health care coverage for educators. We’ve partnered with the Detroit Branch NAACP, Mothering Justice and citywide education organizing networks like the Detroit Educational Justice Coalition and 482Forward to bring important issues to light.

To be sure, we have helped to mobilize and organize our community and we must continue to do so. Consider our efforts during the last 100 days: July: With pedagogy, public policy and community service in mind, we recruited this summer a cadre of our members in an effort to provide professional development and leadership training. Called Activist Boot Camp or ABC, we learned more about the history of collective bargaining and strategies to secure gains on all fronts.

August: We partnered with American Federation of Teachers sister locals (Detroit Federation of Paraprofessionals and Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees) to provide bottled drinking water, hand sanitizer, and wipes for each of our school buildings.

For us, it was yet another opportunity to help give our students the best environment possible with which to achieve and grow. We requested that General Superintendent Nikolai Vitti hold community meetings to apprise stakeholders of the steps taken to address the drinking water issue. We solicited transportation assistance from the UAW. The Parade Company gave us storage space to hold the supplies. Acting on our call for help, WXYZ-TV 7 secured an additional commitment from Wallside Windows who helped to deliver water to our schools.

September: DFT collaborated with American Federation of Teachers colleagues to screen and ultimately endorse Detroit Board of Education candidates for the November 6th general election.

As you know, the board approves our collective bargaining agreement and sets day-to-day policy. Whether it is building sign-in directives, teacher evaluations, or substitute coverage, the board has tremendous impact on our workplace.

Therefore, we must be engaged in its oversight and policy-making process.

That includes attending their meetings and voicing our concerns.

Moving forward, we must continue to request a seat at the table anytime school-age children and educators are the topic of discussion.

Terrence Martin is Executive Vice President of the Detroit Federation of Teachers

Lawrence Responds to Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), released a statement about the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

“My heart breaks for the families of those killed today at the synagogue in Pittsburgh and I’m praying for the speedy recovery of those injured.

of this country, including families in places of worship. I’m reaching out to our Jewish community leaders and our Oakland County Sheriff, to ensure safety precautions are in place for the many synagogues throughout my district and to reaffirm my commitment to tackle antisemitism in our midst.

Our Detroit region’s rich religious diversity is one of our strengths. I will continue to embrace that religious diversity, and keep working Martin to ensure it brings us together and never tears us apart. The Constitution of the United States and the First Amendment enshrines freedom of religion and freedom of assembly; I took a solemn oath to uphold This violence must be stopped. We and protect those freedoms and I reafmust have protections for all people firm that commitment.”

It is both disheartening and unacceptable how hate is being spread across our country today. Hatred and antisemitism are not AmerTerrence ican values. I’m reaching out to my Michigan congressional colleagues from both parties so that we can take a concerted, bipartisan stand.

November 6th: The Business, the Ballot and Why It’s All at Stake

By KC Wilbourn Snapp On Nov. 6, Michigan’s 2018 General Election has a lot on the line both at the local and state levels. From governor selections to three major proposals, the stakes are pretty high for Michiganders. When drug convictions of blacks are disproportionate to white offenders, such occurrences offer implications for racial disparities and a need to be woke this election. KC Wilbourn Snapp Proposal 1 has black people in the city seeking a silver lining through legislation as it relates to marijuana use, but will it?

In an interview with Michigan Democratic Party Cannabis Caucus Executive Board and Metro Detroit Regional Chapter Chair, Margeaux Bruner, she offers this perspective on the election, “the candidates are important. However, the non-partisan ballot proposals are an opportunity to be a seismic change in how we operate as a state and as a society.”

When asked her take on the proposals she mentioned that Proposal 1, in her opinion, restores civil liberties and sustainable future through adult use of marijuana and hemp legalization. For the other proposals, Bruner felt Proposal 2 would make politicians efficient and districting fair and transparent, while Proposal 3 makes it easier to vote.

Being fully educated on the candidates and pros and cons of each propos-

al is a hurdle that many voters are still trying to jump. In a time when so many nuances can be couched in the wording of proposals, understanding the ramifications of each is important. According to one voter, Tobias Smith of Detroit, “this election is especially important, because the politics in Michigan thoroughly affects the politics of America.

The significance of proposals 1, 2, and 3 is that all of them directly gives the underrepresented of Michigan new opportunities to use policy to positively affect their livelihood in ways that protect them from being manipulated and exploited by way of politics or law.”

As for candidates, whether the race for Michigan governor between Democrat, Gretchen Whitmer and Republican, Bill Shuette, is tightening or not, for blacks in the city, there is a waiting with bated breath as to whether either of the candidates will remember those who often go without consideration. The race to elect Michigan’s next governor is not without the citizens who are minorities, continued race for equity, equality, and basic human needs such as adequate drinking water.

For whatever the opinions of the people are, it is the hope that on November 6th, the right to vote will be exercised.

As a note, Michigan does not have a voter ID requirement at the polls, but having identification can never hurt. Also, in the age of social media, selfies, and Trumpian Twitter posts, be mindful that video cameras, still cameras and other recording devices are prohibited. This is a time where the choice to effectuate change is in the hand of each eligible voter, but what will the voter do? In the words of former president, Barack Obama, “Don’t boo. Vote.”

Pay It Forward on America Recycles Day Recently, while driving home from the apple cider mill, I noticed the beautiful trees as they posed in their spectacular Fall colors. It made me reflect on the extraordinary wealth of natural resources and treasures of our state. Our lakes, great and small, trees, and wildlife are like nowhere else in the world. As a State Representative, I’ve had the awesome privilege of seeing these treasures first hand. From our cooper mine in the upper peninsula to the salt mine in Detroit, and from the Mackinac Bridge to our farms, there’s no place like Michigan!

As the Great Lake State, the success of our economy is determined, in many ways, by the health of our environment.

Our fishing and tourism industries depend on the Great Lakes staying clean and pure. To ensure the longevity of the Michigan we know and love, there is much more work that needs to be done.

This month, America Recycles Day, Nov. 15, provides an opportunity to make sure this precious gift can be passed onto future generations. Recycling has the power to lower the costs of production, reduce the amount of water and other resources needed to repurpose old materials, and lower emissions from

raw material retrieval. We accomplish all of this when we take the time to sort our trash, give new life to old items by upcycling, and purchase recycled products.

No one wants to see a trash island like the Pacific Garbage Patch in Lake Huron, so we need to take affirmative steps to prevent it from happening instead of trying to clean up after the fact.

Much like preventative health care, recycling and conscious waste disposal can keep our environment clean and free to enjoy for all of us.

If we all do our part, we can protect our environment today and preserve it for tomorrow. Keeping the pure in Pure Michigan is a collective effort, and everyone will have to do their part. So join me in reducing the size of our landfills, reusing the things we already have for new purposes and recycling what’s left so it can be transformed and used again. I’m working to support recycling, and other efforts to preserve our home and your continued partnership is invaluable.

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 4th. Remember to “Fall Back.”

(If you have any questions or concerns, contact my office at (517) 3730857 or by email at leslielove@house. mi.gov)

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Garlin Gilchrist: Michigan’s Rising Star

By Dan Dildy In August, when Gretchen Whitmer chose him to be her Lieutenant Governor, she knew Detroiters were already somewhat familiar with Garlin Gilchrist.

After all, he was narrowly defeated just last year in his own quest to become Detroit’s City Clerk, and he had previously served in the Duggan Administration as the Technology Chief from 2015-2017. If elected this November, Whitmer’s choice for a running mate will look like a stroke of genius as Gilchrist is introduced to the rest of Michigan and the nation.

Only thirty-six years old, he has established himself as a strong leader, a savvy technology innovator, and a political organizer with exceptional talent. A native Detroiter, who began his education in Detroit public schools, and a graduate of Michigan State in Ann Arbor, Gilchrist will be a major contributor in the Whitmer Administration.

Contrary to some of his critics, he is politically astute, in spite of the fact he has never held elective office. In 2008 he served as President Barack Obama’s Social Media Director, and later coordinated fundraising, communications, and campaign strategies as the National Campaign Director for Moveon.org, a national progressive political advocacy group.

In a recent interview, the soft-spoken candidate acknowledged that his selection as Whitmer’s running mate was a call to move the Whitmer agenda forward for the citizens of Michigan.

“Gretchen has put together plans to expand health care for all, increase the minimum wage, provide mentoring help for students, and fix the water issues and the infrastructure problems in the state. Good governance and organization can change our trajectory and make Michigan a state where people want to live. My goal is to assist Gretchen in those efforts by coordinating coalitions from around the state to work together for change,” Gilchrist said.

In 2005 Gilchrist left the state to pursue consulting opportunities in technology, fundraising, and community organizing in Washington and in Seattle but returned home to Detroit in 2014 to work in the Duggan Administration. He reflected on that period when he said, “I got a chance to use technology to pull new people into the political process.

And it’s so important to enable people to use everything at their disposal to make sure their voices and values are heard and reflected in a government that responds to them,” he said. “Gretchen Whitmer is the type of leader who

is ready to do that and I am thrilled to stand alongside her.”

Now, he hopes to encourage other former Michiganders to return home as well. In fact, during a TED discussion a few years ago he explained what it meant to bring former residents back home to Michigan. He is the Founder of the Detroit Diaspora, which aimed to rebuild the talent base of Michigan-born leaders who had been educated and trained here, but left as the economy soured years ago. Indeed, Michigan, especially Detroit, has continued to lose its residents, but the Whitmer-Gilchrist team intends to change that.

“My family and I had to leave Michigan to pursue our goals”, Gilchrist explained. “I want to help Gretchen regain Michigan’s reputation as a place to come for opportunity, not leave in search of it. As a native Detroiter, I don’t want my twin girls---or any citizens---to grow up and feel a need to go somewhere else seeking opportunities as I felt a need to do,” he continued. “Gretchen and I will work for Michigan in the same way because we realize this is state that traditionally bred and educated many amazingly talented people who have left. We plan to make Michigan the place to come to once again.”

State Sen. Morris Hood, D-Detroit, who was a potential candidate for lieutenant governor on the Whitmer team, said Gilchrist was “an awesome selection. He’s a young man and has a bright future ahead of him”. Hood went on the praise Whitmer’s selection of Gilchrist as a “real benefit for the citizens of Michigan”.

Gilchrist is expected to help mobilize voters. On a statewide ticket that otherwise is entirely white and mostly female, Gilchrist brings diversity to the Democratic ticket. “Southeastern Michigan has 90% of its residents registered to vote, but only 35% actually go to the polls, but we’re working to change that,” Gilchrist said when asked about voter registration and turnout for the November 6th election.

Although Gilchrist didn’t win his race for Detroit’s City Clerk last year, it looks as if that loss could be a turning point in Michigan politics. Whitmer, a former prosecutor and Senate Majority Leader, has the experience and savvy to return Michigan to its historic leadership role in the nation. And to assist in that effort, she has chosen a distinguished star in Garlin Gilchrist, whose talent and expertise promises Michiganders a brighter future.

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Best In Black Detroit, it’s that time again!

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By Reverend Jim Holley Pastor Historic Little Rock Baptist Church Every bird has two wings. Without both of those wings, no bird can fly. But sometimes that lesson is lost when it comes to government and how candidates get elected.

The African-American community faces a number of issues: jobs that don’t pay enough to make ends meet; no health care; no reliable transportation; no decent or affordable housing; failing public schools; unsafe streets and neighborhoods; lack of transition services for men and women re-entering the community after serving time in prison. The list goes on.

for Governor

In short, the African-American community needs government to work for us.

To do that, African-Americans need to look at the policies and candidates of both political parties. They need to exercise both wings.

If the community only supports candidates from one political party – if we try to fly with just one wing – then two things happen. One political party gives up. The other political party takes our community for granted. Neither is a good outcome.

I am a Democrat. I am also a Detroiter who wants the best for our community. And one thing I know for certain: the AfricanAmerican community can no longer be taken for granted.

The best thing voters can do is take a good look at both candidates, and that includes Bill Schuette.

Bill Schuette’s platform has a lot to offer. Cuts to sky-high auto insurance rates, improved 3rd grade reading, more emphasis on job training and vocational education, and more jobs for everyone, including the cities and urban areas.

It’s one thing to talk the talk. But Bill Schuette’s walked the walk. He provided the funding to test abandoned sexual assault DNA kits and put serial rapists behind bars. He fought to protect pensions when Detroit struggled through bankruptcy. And long before he was ever elected Attorney General, he and his wife Cynthia founded the Michigan Harvest Gathering to collect food and funds to help feed the hungry in Detroit and Michigan.

The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated fifty years ago, in 1968. The dream has become a nightmare: • Our children plan their funeral, not their future.

• Detroit is on the move, but Detroiters are not.

• We are sick and tired of the same old politics.

• Urban Michigan deserves and demands better leadership.

Remember this: “If you’re not at the table, then you’re on the menu.” That’s got to change. I stand with Bill Schuette, because Schuette stands with us.

pro-life issues, I am particularly proud of the support he and his wife, Cynthia, give to Michigan families through the Michigan Harvest Gathering. Bill and Cynthia’s support for needy families by helping raise 10 million dollars for Michigan Food Banks since 1991, demonstrate their belief in the sanctity of the born as well as the unborn.

that safety net. Let’s get more people working again so they have better jobs that provide good quality health care.

Bill will improve Healthy Michigan. Healthy Michigan is state law, and is here to stay. Most important, he will keep our kids on their parent’s health insurance until the age of 26.

We must show concern as a community because 28% of all abortions in Michigan are being performed by black women, and 75% of that by low income African American women. At that rate, our community’s growth will stagnate and we will be truly a minority race in 50 years.

Auto Insurance

Bill’s plan to lower the cost of car insurance and make driving more affordable for Michigan residents is what urban Michigan needs. His pledge to fight fraud, stop frivolous lawsuits and give consumers more choices in Believe in God their auto insurance will definitely lower the cost of our As a devout Christian and Family man, Bill’s love for God, auto insurance. his wife and children is what we preach in the pulpit every Education Sunday. He has been committed to his wife and I believe Bill believes that we must re-focus on career preparation we need a governor who is committed to the growth and so our children are ready to work the day they graduate prosperity of Michigan’s families. from high school. That means more attention to vocational

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Friendship with me and Detroit for more than 35 Years education, job training and apprenticeships. Bill will help People from outside of our State see Michigan through schools support struggling students with personalized, their image of Detroit. We need to take pride in the Motor meaningful interventions. For elementary schools where City and make it the best it can be. My focus is on creating very few students can read, create dedicated reading better jobs, quality schools and greater public safety for instruction centers where students can go for extra help before, during or after school. every resident of the city.

I have known Bill for 35 years. He has the best interests of the people at heart. He also understands that “unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.”

He is a true humanitarian in caring for the “least” of us through the Michigan Harvest Gathering. His pledge to He Shares our Values……. make Michigan a Pay-check State through programs that will spur economic growth is what Detroiters and Urban Against Recreational Marijuana Michiganders need right now. Bill’s pledge to give us a Bill’s stand against recreational marijuana is in line with direct advisory access to his office on issues that affect our the position of most of Detroit’s church community. Any community is what we need in a Governor. support for recreational marijuana would mean depriving Detroiters of the skilled jobs that require a drug test. In Bill Schuette’s Position on the Issues addition, more Michiganders die from opioid overdoses that Matter to Urban Michigan than from car accidents. Only the “Liquor Cartel” will benefit from the approval of recreational marijuana. We Insurance for Poor and Pre-Existing Conditions should not be putting more drugs in the hands of our Michigan families deserve affordable, accessible health children. care that covers pre-existing conditions, lets children stay on their parents’ plan until age 26, and protects your ability Against Abortion to pick your own doctor.

I believe in the inherent dignity and value of every human being, which is why I’ve spent my entire career providing Health Care for the needs of our community, in addition to protecting We need a safety net for vulnerable Michiganians and the life of the unborn. While I appreciate Bill’s stand on those who need a hand up. Bill will preserve and protect

Why I support Bill Schuette

Reading and Literacy

Bill’s pledge to put a specialized reading coach in each and every elementary school will help Michigan’s kids perform better. Also, Bill will create a new Literacy Director in the Governor’s office to focus like a laser beam on helping all of Michigan’s children to read and succeed, and give every 1st Grader a library card.

Prison Reform Schuette’s plan to cut recidivism by making it easier for prisoners to re-enter society through job placement is good for urban Michigan. Requiring prisoners to acquire their GED while in prison is a great initiative for helping build a stronger Michigan. Job training and placement for returning citizens will help reduce the recidivism among African American and help improve the neighborhood.

Schuette has focused on crime prevention during his tenure as attorney general with his OK2SAY student safety initiative and standing up for urban areas where crime has affected the communities. He has also supported Michigan’s Swift and Sure program, which helps high-risk offenders succeed on probation.

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By AJ Williams – City.Life.Style.

CLS: How did you start in the music business?

What are your musical roots?

f you haven’t heard of APROPOS I won’t shade your connection to Detroit music but don’t worry, you’re about to hear a lot about him in a very BIG way. APROPOS chopped it up with City.Life.Style ahead of his the release of his ablum ‘(Verse)atility’ and his upcoming performance at the 2018 Michigan Chronicle Best In Black Awards on December 1st:

Apropos: I quit my full time job last September to focus on music full time. Four months later I got a call from Beverly Martel & IAMSOUND, independent music labels based in London and LA. They liked the music I was releasing independently through my own company, Apropos Music, LLC. throughout 2017 and they eventually offered me a recording and publishing contract. I feel blessed to have the support-- My roots are classical Motown, hip-hop, neo-soul and alternative rock.

City.Life.Style: What does your name mean? How did you come up with it?

By Kory Woods For the past several years, I have been an attendee at Tim City’s “Asking For A Friend” speed dating event. To those are unfamiliar with the concept of speed dating, it is a formal matchmaking game/ event, where single people meet and converse with each other for a brief period of time. While I have been an attendee at this event, I have never been a participant. That was until this past Saturday happened.

To give you a quick backstory on me, I am a 32-year-old single male, born and raised on the west side of Detroit. Dating life for me has had its’ ups and downs, so when prompted with the idea that I should step outside of my comfort zone to try speed dating, I begrudgingly agreed to give it a shot.

Apropos: One definition of Apropos is “pertaining or in reference to.” I feel as if I pertain to several genres of music and that my style and sound is always appropriate. I wanted to evoke those emotional ties with a moniker that would establish that sentiment every time you hear my name.

Apropos: My goal is to blur the line between classic and contemporary. I like to refer to it as #ModernMotown because my goal is to take Detroit’s classic Motown soul sound and combine it with my fresh and modern sensibility. My biggest inspiration for this project is Marvin Gaye. I like to think that a lot of my music sounds like his would if he were coming up today.

CLS: What should music lovers expect from your upcoming album?

Apropos: This album takes listeners on a journey of so many styles of music.

Expect a taste of pop, soul, Motown, rock and even one that’s a little country!

So with an open mind, I walked into “Asking For A Friend” a little anxious because I just did not know what to expect as a participant. With me arriving 15 minutes after the promoted start time, I figured the event would already have started, with me looking to get in where I fit in. That could not have been further from the truth.

CLS: What’s up next for you?

Apropos: Next up is hitting the road and playing shows in the UK. Beyond that, I honestly look forward to performing in places where people will enjoy and appreciate my art. I will never have anything but love for the city of Detroit, but in all honestly, at this moment, my songs are getting way more streams internationally and other major cities in the U.S. Detroit is behind places like New York, LA, Chicago, etc… and I’m hopeful that will change. I will always support the city and I truly hope they will come to support and appreciate me. Because I’ve got nothing but love.

For his annual speed dating event, Tim City held this year’s installment at a private loft in the Midtown area of Detroit.

It was cozy, plush, and filled with many libations. As far as the quests, over 25+ women were on hand to meet their potential mate, but there was one problem. See the loft had a room full of single women, but only 4 single men, including myself.

The games could not even properly begin.

During this temporary delay, I began to mix and mingle with the people who were there, sharing a few laughs about what was going on. About a half an hour passed and the ratio went to 26 women to 7 men, with 3 of the men being called in reinforcements. It began to make me wonder “Is something wrong with me for being here or do men of today just not want to go out and meet women?”

Join Apropos at the upcoming (Verse)atility Album Release Party & Fundraiser on Friday, November 2nd. Follow Apropos on Facebook @ VeryApropos, Instagram @AproposMusic and www.veryapropos.com for more information.

While I pondered that question, things kicked off and I began to participate in 4 rounds of getting to know women whom I had not conversed with before. The first woman was pretty cool. I took quite the interest in learning about her profession and that dominated a bulk of the conversation. She seemed very sweet and genuine. I dug her vibe. Then came round 2.

This lady was AWESOME! We talked about life, work, what brought us to speed dating, and a little bit about past dating decisions. Of the 4 ladies that I met, she was my favorite. I really enjoyed her a lot. Then came round 3 and I have nothing bad to

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National Design Month with Chandra Moore

By AJ Williams – City.Life.Style. Editor October is National Design Month and City.Life.Style. is chopping it up with the founder and director of design of coG-studio, Chandra Moore.

Moore is known for some impressive spaces in Detroit including designing the home of new Detroit resident, Hill Harper.

how many people it took to create buildings. From the fragmented gestures a person may experience within a certain space of the building, to the open and voided spaces. I truly enjoyed it all.

City.Life.Style: Why did you want to go into architecture?

Moore: The most memorable projects in my career are the Detroit Riverwalk when I was working at SmithGroup and working with Zaha Hadid on a Civic Center in California.

I was always traveling across the country with my colleagues, designing hotels and other mixed use spaces.

It was truly an honor to work besides such great people.

Chandra Moore: I have wanted to practice Architecture since I was six years old. My parents introduced me very early as I was desperate to see how buildings were made. I played with legos often, but my real joy was going on site visits with my father. He would take me on site visits around the city of California and we would always watch the progress of each site. He would even let me have a cup of coffee and talk to the contractors.

I was intrigued by the process and

CLS: Your sound is very soulful, but different. How would you describe your style as an artist? What is your inspiration?

CLS: What are some of your most memorable projects?

CLS: What is the most rewarding part about the work you do?

Moore: The most rewarding part is See CHANDRA MOORE Page D-2

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Chandra Moore From page C-1 seeing the clients reaction at the end of the project. Many of our clients let us think outside the box and those are the ones that are always the most refreshing at the end. We are able to really dive into what the space wants to be, which allows us to create a unique experience between the user and the space.

CLS: What was your involvement with the Fisher Mansion?

open layout and pub area in the basement. The rooms were decorated by other designers in the summer.

CLS: How was your experience working with Hill Harper?

Moore: Working with Hill was such a treat. This is our fifth time designing for a client of his caliber. He allowed us to work outside the box and take the architecture to the next level. He loves architecture and art, so it was very exciting to work with someone who enjoys what we do.

CLS: What’s next for you?

Moore: Hill Harper hired us for the ArMoore: I am currently working on a chitecture and Interior portion. We de- 330 luxury apartment complex in Michisigned the entire home and lead the in- gan. terior architecture throughout the house.

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Speed Dating From page C-1 say about this woman at all, but the vibe was just not there. She was very funny though. Then came round 4 and this was the last woman I talked to that evening. And this was the kind of woman I was afraid of meeting not just at speed dating, but in life.

She just had no substance at all. She had dreams of being her own boss but didn’t know what she wanted to do. After I made a few suggestions of things she could do, she said all of those were too much work. She basically wanted to make a lot of money but with the least amount of effort. While she was very easy on the eyes, the lack of ambition turned me off completely.

After I completed at speed dating, I walked away feeling several things. For

one, I checked ego. I came away having a great time. I always preach conversation is the key to any union so for me to have to converse with several different women in a short period of time was a true test to my conversation skills or lack thereof. The second thing I wondered was “Are men scared of doing stuff like this to find a mate?” After all, there are fellas all over my social media from Detroit who make posts about how hard it is to find a woman of quality, but there was a bonafide “win-win” situation and hardly any men showed up to meet their potential match. While some of us will find out in the next few days whether we met a potential match or not, I came away with the realization of one thing.

That is there are great women out there who are looking for great men of character to be their potential mate. Thing is that some of us men will have to come down off our high horse and be willing to meet them halfway. It was something I had to do. What will you do?

#BeScene Featured Event: the black effect.

THE WHY: RBG is one of Huge’s affinity groups. The group came to existence because of pure exhaustion. At it’s birth in 2016, after the back to back murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the black employees of Huge sat in a room together during working hours and collectively voiced how disregarded we felt.

WE created a group to talk, praise, vent and celebrate with others who knew exactly what “it” was like. As the group grew stronger in minds, but not number, we grew in presence beyond our own thought. Today we are an officially sponsored affinity group making a change far beyond Huge’s walls.

RBG’s mission is to create a safe place for black and brown employees at Huge; to encourage mentorship, constructive dialog, and the learning of African Diasporic History; to embrace and celebrate melanin while promoting a supportive environment.

Early July, RBG hosted a mixer and panel discussion in Brooklyn called “The Black Effect”. More than 120 people from over 20 agencies were packed into Huge’s town hall to hear from 4 panelists. We had a VERY open and honest conversation about life as a corporate employee with a black face in a white space.

We discussed the struggles of rising to the heights desired and the unknown battles that white America are purely oblivious to. And on November 8th, we plan to bring this event to life in the city of Detroit.

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By Branden Hunter The Detroit City College Series between the University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University basketball programs is only in its third year, which means there is plenty of room for improvements. And for the first time, both the Detroit Mercy men’s and women’s basketball teams will host Wayne State’s men’s and women’s teams in an exhibition charity game on November 3 at Calihan Hall.

In previous years, only the men’s teams participated.

“This has been a great game for the city, not only highlighting two premier basketball and academic schools, but everyone in the city coming together to help Detroit Public Schools Community District,” said UDM Director of Athletics Robert C. Vowels Jr. “Michigan First Credit Union has been an outstanding partner for us in this initiative and now to have the women also playing will make it even a better day for the city of Detroit.”

The doubleheader will start with the women of Detroit Mercy battling the women of Wayne State at 5 p.m., with the men’s game to follow at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the games are $2 per person and are on sale at Calihan Hall.

All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) K-5, with Michigan First Credit Union contributing a matching donation for all tickets sold. In the last two years, the City College Series has raised over $15,000 for DPSCD K-5 between ticket sales and a matching donation from Michigan First Credit Union. Detroit Mercy and Wayne State are two of the premier academic institutions in the city of Detroit and both have an excellent history in basketball.

“As a Credit Union founded

by Detroit educators, Michigan First is proud to support the Detroit Public Schools Community District through the City College Series and we’re honored to give back to the community where our organi-

Detroit Mercy senior guard Josh McFolley (left) has one last shot at Wayne State in the City College Series November 3 zation started,” said Michael Poulos, Michigan First Credit Union President and CEO. “Ensuring students and teachers have the tools they need to be successful in the classroom is vital to helping children develop to their fullest potential and we look forward to contributing to their academic achievements through our donation.”

“I’m looking forward to this game a lot because it gives us bragging rights to the city and the players that are from Detroit,” said McFolley. “This game is important for the kids of the city. I feel like it’s a good idea because the two city colleges bring everyone in the city out to support and I hope they continue to do it after we’re gone.”

Detroit Mercy has a new coach in Mike Davis and a revamped roster. Outside of seniors Josh McFolley, Gerald Blackshear, and junior Cole Long, no other players have been a part of the City College Series. McFolley and Blackshear attended the same DPSCD high school together, winning a state title at Western International High School in 2015. So, they have a little more to play for, representing their former school district.

Wayne State also has a couple of DPSCD graduates, including guards Marquel Ingram (Pershing), Antonio Marshall (King), and Karim Murray, who played at Western with McFolley and Blackshear.

The Warriors have won both games so far against the Titans, which has given McFolley extra motivation to win before he exhausts his college eligibility.

Detroit Mercy women’s coach Bernard Scott during practice.

Jalen Graham makes safe transition to safety

By Branden Hunter Detroit Cass Tech senior Jalen Graham is one of the top quarterbacks in the state of Michigan and will not even play that position in college.

The 6-2, 207-pounder committed to Purdue October 20, a couple of hours after defeating rival Detroit Martin Luther King 42-8 in the Detroit Public School League (PSL) championship. He threw two touchdown passes in the win.

By Branden Hunter The Detroit Police Athletic League’s (P.A.L.) football championships will be take place on Sunday, November 4 at Ford Field from 8-6 p.m.

“My sophomore year at Country Day is when I began starting on varsity as a safety,” said Graham. “Last season when I first came to Cass Tech, I began to play a lot of safety, so that’s what most schools recruited me as.”

troit heading to West Lafayette, Indiana. King senior Marvin Grant committed to the Boliermakers in June and the two have built a solid bond, despite playing for high school teams who hate each other in Detroit.

Graham led Country Day to a state title game appearance in 2016 as a quarterback, then transferred to Cass Tech in early 2017. The Technicians already had a quarterback in senior Eastern Michigan commit Aaron Jackson, which allowed Graham to switch back to playing safety again.

“The transition back and forth was not that hard for me,” said Graham. “I’ve been playing offense and defense my whole life, so I was used to playing both positions for my teams. Playing quarter-

For additional information about the game, sponsorships or donations, contact Detroit Mercy Director of Athletic Marketing & Promotions Stanley Willard Jr. at 313-993-1700 ext. 7330 or at willarsr@udmercy.edu.

Detroit P.A.L. football championships return to Ford Field

Graham will play safety for the Boilermakers, a position he did not initially play when he began his high school career at Detroit Country Day in 2015. He was a quarterback for the Yellowjackets but has transitioned smoothly to safety because of his superb athletic abilities.

When Jackson was hurt during a PSL playoff game against King last season, Graham was thrust back into his role as a quarterback, ultimately prepping himself to be the team’s starting quarterback this year.

“We’ve been working hard every day in practice and striving to get better, so hopefully we can get the win,” McFolley said.

“We talk quite a bit,” Graham said of his relationship with Grant. “He congratulated me on my commitment to Purdue Saturday morning and we talked about attending the game against Ohio State together.”

back helped me think like one whenever I play safety.”

Purdue is getting an exceptional athlete in Graham, having played quarterback, safety, and even some wide receiver at the high school level. He has the size, speed, ball skills, hitting ability, and athleticism to play in the defensive secondary, but would not miss a beat if needed elsewhere for his team.

“It’s the way he approach-

es the game and that want to be a great player that makes him special,” Cass Tech head coach Thomas Wilcher said.

“His social skills, how he communicates with his teammates and creates a team atmosphere, and the intangibles are what makes him a special player. He already had the height, speed, length, and he is a great academic student.

He has been great to coach.”

Graham is not the only big-bodied safety from De-

Cass Tech is 10-0 on the year, the No.1 rated team in Michigan and a top 25 team in America according to USA Today. The Technicians host Dearborn Fordson in round two of the Division I state playoffs on Saturday and Graham and his team have one goal for the season.

“It was great winning the city title, but we want to get a state title ring,” Graham said.

Graham was a 2018 Detroit PSL All-City selection at quarterback for Cass Tech.

Football is Detroit P.A.L.’s largest and longest running sports program of the eleven programs offered, with over 3,000 youth participants, and 800 coaches and volunteers.

Tickets are on sale now at the Detroit P.A.L. office (1680 Michigan Ave). For more info, visit www.DetroitPAL.org.

Tickets for adults are $5. Children ages 6-14 are $2.

Day of ticket prices at Ford Field are $10 for adults and $5 for children 6-14. Children 5 and under are free. Tickets the day of the event are available at Ford Field Gate A and Gate G ticket windows starting at 7 a.m. Cash only for both gates. Parking will be $6 in all Ford Field controlled lots.

The D-Team championship game between the Spartans and Cubs will be Saturday at P.A.L.’s headquarters on the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, site of old Tiger Stadium.

Sunday’s championship games lineup: A-Team: Spartans vs. Ducks C-Team: Rams vs. Wolverines B-Team: Spartans vs. Wolverines Times to be determined.

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The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is soliciting bids for providing Transit Bus Simulators to SMART’s Human Resources Department. Bid forms for RFP Control No. 19-2775 may be obtained beginning October 23, 2018 from http:// www.mitn.info. Proposals are due by 3:00 PM ET, November 30, 2018.

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is soliciting bids for providing Uniforms for Drivers and Road Supervisors. Bid forms for RFP Control No. 19-2765 may be obtained beginning October 26, 2018 from http://www.mitn.info.

Proposals are due by 3:00 PM ET, November 30, 2018.

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The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is soliciting bids for providing Towing Services. Bid forms for RFP Control No. 18-2598A may be obtained beginning October 25, 2018 from http://www.mitn.info.

Proposals are due by 3:00 PM ET, November 12, 2018.

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is soliciting bids for providing Mechanic and Supervisor Uniforms. Bid forms for RFP Control No. 19-2762 may be obtained beginning October 25, 2018 from http://www.mitn.info.

Proposals are due by 3:00 PM ET, November 30, 2018.

Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation is seeking qualified contractors to perform various renovations in its office located at 1211 Trumbull, Detroit, MI 48216. Work includes design and construction of new ADA Accessible restrooms.

Contractors desiring to bid shall demonstrate the following qualifications: At least 5 years experience in their relative trade, licensed as required by state and/or local law.

Insurance: General Liability and Auto Liability with Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation and The City of Detroit named as Additional Insured. Workman’s compensation insurance is also required.

Bid packets will be available at: Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, 1211 Trumbull. Detroit, MI 48216, and can be downloaded at: http://www.dhdc1.org/about-us/join-us/.

Contact Jeffrey S. Ferweda, AIA, NCARB, Sedgewick & Ferweda Architects, www.sfarch.us or 810.238.9647 with questions regarding project specifics as found in the bid packet.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting and examination of the premises will take place at the project site (1211 Trumbull, Detroit, Michigan, 48216) on Friday, November 9, 2018 @ 11:00 A.M.

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All bids will be publicly opened on November 30, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, 1211 Trumbull, Detroit, Michigan, 48216. All interested parties are invited to attend. Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation will award a contract to the lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder – however, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation reserves the right to waive any irregularity in any bid or to reject any or all bids should it be deemed for its best interest.

The contracts will be executed under the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund administered by the City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department, CDBG Initiatives Division. The successful contractor(s) will be required to comply with federal laws governing equal employment opportunity, with the prevailing wage requirements of the Federal Labor Standards Act, which also incorporates Davis-Bacon Act requirements; will have to be cleared and approved by the City of Detroit; and comply with: Executive Order No. 2016-1, which states, in part, that all City of Detroit project construction contracts shall provide that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the workforce must be bona-fide Detroit residents.

Bidders are required to furnish a bid guarantee equal to (5%) of their bid.

The Bid guarantee shall be in the form of either a bid bond or a certified check, made out to Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation.

The successful bidder is required to furnish payment (Labor and Materials) and performance bonds in the amount covering the faithful performance of the contract and the payment of all obligations arising thereunder, in the amount of 100% of their contracts, executed by a surety, which is licensed to do business in the State of Michigan.

The contractor will be required to comply with the federal government Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 3 Act (24 CFR Part 135). All contracts (subcontracts) shall include the “Section 3 Clause” found in the City of Detroit Section 3 Plan template. The Section 3 program is administered by the Department of Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity (CRIO). For information and questions, please contact CRIO directly via department web page on the City of Detroit website, email CRIOsection3@DetroitMi.gov, or phone 313-224-9515, program manager, Patricia Ford.

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Submission Deadline: 12:00 Noon, Friday, November 16, 2018 Copies of the RFQ can be requested by contacting: the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority, 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1316, Detroit, Michigan, 48226 Attention: Gregory R. McDuffee, Executive Director Or emailing commissioners@dwjba.com

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO SELECT A DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACTOR FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE 6TH FLOOR PAYROLL OFFICE AREA AT DETROIT PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CITY OF DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT

Wednesday, November 7 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(DBA #56-0017) Written responses are requested from interested respondents (“Respondents”) to this request for qualifications and proposals.

The purpose of this request is to procure a design/build contractor for the design, renovations, and improvements to 1301 Third, Suite 638, Detroit, MI 48226, as more fully described in the Request for Qualification/Proposals (RFP/Q).

The DBA will receive the responses, as herein set forth, in the offices of the Detroit Building Authority, Attention: Darryl Young, 1301 Third Street, Suite 328, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Qualifications shall be endorsed “DPD: 6th Floor Payroll Office Renovation Design/Build Services” and submitted not later than 4:00 P.M., Detroit time, on Monday, November 5, 2018, and will subsequently be evaluated to select a candidate for a design/build construction services agreement. A processing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), cashier’s check or money order, payable to the Detroit Building Authority must be paid prior to the submission of qualifications.

A mandatory pre-submittal meeting and site tour will take place at the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, 1301 Third, Detroit, MI 48226, beginning at 2:00 P.M., Detroit time, on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.

The Respondent may only submit one response to this Request for Qualifications/Proposals. Participation in more than one submittal team will result in rejection of all responses by that Respondent.

Copies of this Request for Proposals may be obtained in person from KL Reprographics, LLC 5465 Schaefer Rd, Dearborn MI, 48216, phone (313) 995-0228.

Respondents submitting qualifications may be required to make an oral presentation(s) to designated City representatives. The issuing office, if required, will schedule such oral presentation(s).

The Respondent must pay any travel costs incurred for such presentations.

The Respondent must agree to comply with the requirements of the City of Detroit’s Ordinances and Human Rights Department.

No response to this Request for Qualifications/Proposals may be withdrawn for at least 120 days after the actual opening of the qualifications/proposals. The DBA reserves the right to waive any irregularity in any qualifications/proposals, and to reject any or all qualifications/proposals, should it be deemed in its best interest. If additional information is needed regarding this RFQ, please contact Darryl Young of the DBA at (313) 224-2912.

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Perform cleaning activities and maintain assigned areas in various campus classroom and office buildings and on an emergency basis, perform Grounds related tasks. High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience, ability to use and/or mix various cleaning chemicals, perform physically active work, requires frequent lifting of up to 60 lbs., may work in various weather conditions with extremes heat & cold, also may require a MI driver’s license acceptable to the University’s insurance carrier. Salary is $12.23 per hour probationary, $12.48 per hour upon successful 90 days. Full time position working midnight shift: MondayThursday: 9:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. – Friday: 6:00 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. See online postings for additional position requirements.

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PROFESSIONAL HELP WANTED Lead Cost Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Plan &assure accurate technical assessments of cost of materials &processes, using Teamcenter Vismockup, TC Cost Management (GMCO$T) &other Excel-based calculators, of psgr vehicle body component designs, from inception through to production at U.S. &global high &low volume vehicle assy &component mfg plants. Estimate piece cost of psgr vehicle exterior body components incldg wheelhouse liners, pickup box trim, pickup box hardware, fixed assist steps, articulated running boards, roof ditch moldings, roof rails. Create detailed vehicle parts list (mass, material specs, dimensions) using UGNX &Vismockup. Calculate &optimize blank sizes for stamped parts, thermoformed &vacuum formed parts, shot weights for injection &blow molded parts, metal cast parts &processing times for assembled parts for accurate cost anlys. Dvlp specific calculators to define material usage &cycle times for the processes mentioned above. Perform deep anlys of engrg parts list, seeking cost optimization in mfg process changes &material utilization without compromising product design &performance.

Dvlp vendor tooling cost anlys for progressive, tandem &transfer stamping dies, injection &thermal molding, casting, welding, assembly &checking fixtures &cells &define total program investment in all countries of production. Bachelor, Mechanical, Industrial, or Automotive Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer, creating vehicle parts list (mass, material specs, dimensions) using UGNX &Vismockup, calculating &optimizing blank sizes for stamped parts, thermoformed parts, shot weights for injection molded parts, metal cast parts &processing times for assembled parts for accurate cost anlys. Mail resume to Ref#2359, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Senior Designer Warren, MI, General Motors. Design, engr, releasing 3D math data &2D drawings &dvlp virtual vehicle integration solutions, for psgr vehicle body on frame (BOF) &body in frame (BIF) powertrain &chassis systems incldg transfer cases, PTU vent hoses, tires, wheels, chassis tools (jacks), brackets, clips, retainers &assemblies, using UGNX, Teamcenter, &Vismockup tools, in concept &production vehicles. Perform package verification, clearance anlys, air flow anlys, to check best practices of components, engine roll anlys for packaging &behavior of components, according to engrg criteria. Formulate &create concepts &execute typical cross sections &engrg criteria incldg clearances. Collaborate with Advanced/Mfg. Engrg/Studio team members. Evaluate &strive to reduce costs, improving parts sourcing strategies &supplier dvlpmt. Ensure work follows Global Vehicle Development Process incldg all sync points &design release schedules. Bachelor, Mechanical, Electrical, or Automotive Engrg.

24 mos exp as Designer, Design Engineer, or Engineer, designing, releasing 3D math data, &dvlpg virtual vehicle integration solutions, for psgr vehicle BOF &BIF powertrain &chassis systems incldg transfer cases, PTU vent hoses, wheels, chassis tools (jacks), brackets, &assemblies, using UGNX, Teamcenter, &Vismockup tools, in production vehicles, or related. Mail resume to Ref#48069, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Senior Design Release Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr, release &validate Body Frame Integral (BFI) &Body on Frame (BOF) sheetmetal lower structures body components incldg front &rear rails, dash panel &reinforcements, front body hinge pillar (FBHP), front &rear floor panels, front &rear seat cross members, front &rear cross sills, rocker panels, front &rear end panels, to meet body structure crash, stiffness &durability reqmts using Teamcenter, Vismockup &E2 tools. Dvlp global BIW (underbody &upper structures) architectures for psgr cars, trucks, SUVs &crossovers.

Define body structure performance according to Component/Sub-System/Vehicle Technical Specifications &certification compliance with regs (US, Europe, Asia, Middle East &Latin America) defined by FMVSS, UNECE, NCAP crash &durability standards, &IIHS ratings.

Dvlp plans &perform technical cost reduction activities with engrg teams &supplier base to execute structural vehicle programs at lowest cost. Bachelor, Mechanical or Automotive Engrg. 24 mos exp as Engineer, engrg, releasing &validating BFI or BOF sheetmetal lower structures body components incldg front &rear rails, FBHP, floor panels, seat cross members, cross sills, &rocker panels, to meet body structure crash, stiffness &durability reqmts using Teamcenter, Vismockup &E2 tools. Mail resume to Ref#18327, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Software Delivery Lead Warren, MI, General Motors. Design, dvlp &debug RTOS embedded software incldg psgr vehicle Multi-Function Controller feature to install new hardware devices to control vehicle infotainment systems, using Java, C/C++ languages &multi-thread programming in Linux &Android OS, in Android framework, &using Clear Case, Git, Gerrit, Jira, &IBM Rational Team Concert tools. Analyze &dvlp innovative HMI framework features based on new infotainment system reqmts. Use Agile software dvlpmt methods to control the project schedule &qlty of the deliverables.

Responsible for entire lifecycle of assigned domain, incldg reqmts definition, system design, dvlpmt, review, testing, deployment, &maintenance of infotainment software embedded in vehicle components. Analyze, root cause &provide “bug fixes”/suggestions for HMI framework subsystem, applying knowledge of Android framework system debugging &analyzing, using Linux, C/C++, &Java programming. Interact with internal customers, vendors, &external organizations to refine understanding of reqmts &identify opportunities for innovation. Meet with UX design team for technical discussions.

Collaborate with global business leads &engrg specialists to identify, capture, &refine system reqmts. Master, Computer Science, Computer Engrg, Computer Technology, Software Engrg, or related. 12 mos exp as Engineer, dvlpg RTOS embedded software incldg psgr vehicle MFC feature or related, in Android framework, using Linux, Java, C/C++ languages, or related. Mail resume to Ref#2507-204, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Creative Designer Warren, MI, General Motors. Formulate, create &design future global &emerging market automotive psgr vehicle interiors incldg steering wheel, instrument panel (IP), IP carrier, cluster, console, center stack, HVAC controls, bezels &knobs; door inner panels &trim, door pull cups/bars, floor consoles, garnish trim incl. package shelf panels, qtr trim panels, striker panels &headliners trims; trunk compartment; seating systems incldg seat shape, foams, trim cover, side shield, airbags, &ergonomic positions &knee room, trim, cut &sew, &decoration using Alias Studio Tools, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Autodesk Alias Sketch Book, &VRED 3D Visualization, &digital drawing hardware WACOM Cintiq 22HD Creative Pen Display. Meet with engrg team &suppliers to resolve feasibility issues incldg productivity, safety regulations &cost optimization. Ensure design feasibility for production, applying an understanding of &integrate current &new injection molding technologies in dvlpmt of production plastic parts. Foster the use of VR technology to drive decisions early on &speed-up Vehicle Development Process. Bachelor, Transportation or Industrial Design. 24 mos exp as Automotive Designer or Creative Designer, creating &designing future psgr vehicle interiors incldg steering wheel, IP, IP carrier, cluster, console, center stack, HVAC controls; door trim, door pull cups/bars, floor consoles, garnish trim; trunk compartment; seating systems incldg side shield, airbags, &ergonomic positions &knee room, trim, cut &sew, &decoration, using Photoshop, Illustrator, Alias Sketch Book, &VRED. Mail resume to Ref#11649, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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(Detroit, MI) Lead cross-functional Field Quality Team responsible for monitoring current and emerging field complaint, root cause analysis, corrective action and implementation activities with product development, production, planning, supplier management and truck plant. Manage critical field issued into the Daimler Zeus tool to track and document problem resolution progress.

Apply structured problem solving methodology to figure out the root cause based on data contrast such as used in X Shainin. Perform advanced statistical warranty data analysis and generate failure projections and prioritization field issues based on warranty data base OWL, SWA and FIDAT, and parts return inspection analysis results. Perform diesel engines parts inspection developing analysis to identify failure mode and failure mechanism. Bachelor’s Degree in Mech Eng or related + 2 years exp as Quality Engineer or related automotive engineering position.

Must have exp in 8D, Shainin Red X or Six Sigma, knowledge of failure modes and root cause analysis tools, statistical and reliability data analysis. Resumes to Tony Long, Daimler Trucks North America, 4555 N. Channel Ave., Portland, OR 97217. Include position reference #DTNAC1 in response.

Industrial Engineer Warren, MI, Brose North America. Plan, engr, &improve Brose Jefferson Plant productivity, product throughput, &worker safety using tools such as PFMEA, FMEA, Six Sigma, 8Ds, 5S Method &Fishbone Diagram, &AutoCAD tool, to ensure &achieve timely continuous improvement processes; Overall Equipment Effectiveness anlys; Value Stream design; Lessons Learned &best practices, during production of Brose automotive closure systems with latch module lines; door modules lines; &plant facilities to assure the high volume manufacture of Brose closure, door, &latching systems. Dvlp &implement robust fixture, &PLC-based vision system, sensors, cameras &fastening equipment designs applying poka yoke principles to reduce Not Right First Time (NRFT) percentage during high volume component production &assembly. Maintain JIT/JIS production database &implement engrg changes to production line database system.

Perform Methods-Time MeasurementStandard Data, MTM-1, video anlys &stop watch cycle time studies to determine production rate for current &future programs, engrg changes &ratio improvements using Ticon tool. Master, Industrial or Mechanical Engrg. 6 mos exp as Engineer, dvlpg &implementing robust fixture, &PLC-based vision system, sensors, cameras &fastening equipment designs applying poka yoke principles to reduce NRFT percentage during high volume component production. Mail resume to Ref#1105-80, Human Resources, 3933 Automation Ave, Auburn Hills, MI 48326.

Warren, MI, General Motors. Dvlp &execute robust validation plans, perform, validate &coordinate structural, front closures &rear closures reqmts of conventional &autonomous psgr vehicles for global &emerging markets.

Create validation plans, map performance &functional behavior reqmts &validate reqmts of body structures (frames), front closures (hoods, fenders, gas struts, prop rods, &latches), &rear closures (rear closures, liftgates, power actuators, gas struts, &fenderbein) using Teamcenter. Define validation criteria &methods for subsystem definition &functionality to meet performance reqmts, in compliance with U.S. &RoW regs incldg FMVSS#113 Hood Latch System, U.S. # 216a Roof crush resistance, #219 Windshield zone intrusion, &NCAP standards.

Use DFMEA &DRBFM to analyze &report design flaws in body structure &front/rear closures reqmts to reduce vehicle failure.

Bachelor, Mechanical, Electrical, or Automotive Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer, creating validation plans, mapping performance &functional behavior reqmts &validating reqmts of psgr vehicle front closures (hoods, fenders, prop rods, &latches) &rear closures (rear closures, liftgates, &gas struts) using Teamcenter. Mail resume to Ref#1851-203, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Design Release Engineer – Brakes Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr &dvlp psgr vehicle brake system components from concept to launch. Engr, dvlp &release truck &SUV brake system components incldg brake pedals, accelerator pedals, clutch pedals, brake corner assemblies, park brake pedals, park brake cables &levers, drum in hat (DIH), brake pipes, motor on drum, wheel speed sensors, ABS hardware, brake boosters, brake vacuum pumps, e-boost, &brake hoses, using UGNX &Teamcenter, for global &emerging markets. Perform engrg design evaluations &measure sufficiency of reqmts using BrakePro computational modeling tools.

Dvlp &coordinate Component Timing Chart with Tier I suppliers, to ensure timely &high qlty delivery of brake systems components meeting reqmts &imperatives. Dvlp, refine &finish brake system criteria &typical sections using math data. Use CAE tool to dvlp brake system. Attend physical tests &teardowns &correlate CAE &finite element simulation results to physical test. Perform DFMEA &DRBFM during brake system dvlpmt.

Bachelor, Mechanical, Electrical, or Automotive Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer, engrg &/or releasing psgr vehicle brake system components incldg brake corner assemblies, park brake cables &levers, DIH, wheel speed sensors, ABS hardware, brake boosters, &brake vacuum pumps, using UGNX &Teamcenter, for global &emerging markets. Mail resume to Ref#5697, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Control Systems Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Engineer, develop, execute, test, &validate psgr vehicle object detection, video viewing &vision features including 360-degree surround view, cameras, Rear Vision Camera, Surround View Recorder (SVR), Rear Camera Mirror, Night Vision camera &interfaces on embedded ECUs for psgr vehicles, over automotive Controller Area Network (CAN) J1939 protocol, &Ethernet UDP &TCP protocols using CANoe, CANalyzer &VehicleSpy. Ensure Engrg &validation according to Global Vehicle Development Process &to meet physical/dimensional, electrical, &timing requirements &interface with vehicle development teams from Center Stack Module, Body, &Electrical, &Design Studio &Mfg. Engrg. Provide full technical specs to meet legal requirements including FMVSS#Rear visibility, UNECE R46 Rear Visibility standards. Apply CAN communication layer, using VehicleSpy tools to debug issues, find root cause &work with DREs, &suppliers for issue resolution. Master, Electrical Engrg, Computer Engrg, Computer Science, Mechanical Engrg, or related. Six mos’ exp as Engineer, engrg &/or debugging object detection &vision features including 360-degree surround view, &back up (rear vision) camera &interfaces on ECUs for psgr, commercial or industrial vehicles, using Positioning, Object Detection &Vision sensors over automotive CAN J1939 &Ethernet protocols using CANoe, CANalyzer &VehicleSpy. Mail resume to Ref#2721-208, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Students’ Reaction to Obama’s Message

By Jasmin Lee Standing outside, waiting in the cold for hours, all lined up for one reason: Barack Obama. Everyone standing outside to enter the Democrat Rally at Cass Tech had to stand in line before to get the ticket for admission. The main agenda on everyone’s mind was to see Obama speak, but Obama had another agenda in mind: To get more people to vote.

Barack Obama came to Michigan to convince the Michigan Democrats to vote. The chance to see a former President of the United States tell everyone of voting age to vote means something big.

Barack Obama exclaimed, “You could be saving somebody’s life by voting. That’s power in your hands.”

Many people have had a problem with our recent person in power, but they often fail to realize that they can change that. 21 percent of the voting population are citizens ages 18 through 19. However, in the 2016 election, only half of those eligible voters in did so.

“The good news Michigan is right now you can choose a bigger, more hopeful, more generous vision of America. But to get there, you got to vote.” said Barack Obama.

That is why the location of this rally is so important. Cass Tech High School is a prominently famous school that has generations of alumni in the Detroit area. This not only attracts citizens from all over the metro-Detroit area, but the students of

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Cass Tech as well.

Students at Cass Tech high were ecstatic that such an important person came to their school to address the city of Detroit.

In turn, it attracted the attention of young people to see Obama, even if they did not have much political experience in the past.

“I came to see Obama and hear what he had to say,” said Caris, a Freshman at Cass Tech High School.

It is not common that young people show up to Political Rallies which is why having this particular Rally at a High School with Barack Obama was really a good decision for the Democratic Party.

Kendall Wynn, a senior at Cass Tech High School said, “I definitely felt appreciation from my Principal for this rally because I think that she could have turned this down, but she didn’t. She did a lot for us to come and experience this and I was excited to know that my school was chosen. Cass Tech is a big school and we get a lot of recognition for a lot of things, but It opens more doors and opportunities for us when we have events like this rally. We as students had access to it because it’s our school, so I was really excited.”

You do not have to be 18 to make a difference in politics. For the political party that you support, you can volunteer at voter registration drives and campaign offices.

If you text your zip code to the 43367, you will receive dates and times of events in your area where you can volunteer. All it takes is one volunteer at a time to make a difference in the world.

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