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November 2-8, 2011 6OJPOT $IBNCFSPG$PNNFSDF 4()37%%+/.,9 4".&0-%4503: 3!6% #64*/&44746/*0/4 /.!,,3%26)#%3 3!6% !47//$93/!3)3 4FFPVS-BOTJOHFMFDUJPO -%$)4%22!.%!.$%,) ,!.3).'39-0(/.9/2#(%342! QSFWJFXFOEPSTFNFOUTTFFQBHF XXXTBWFMBOTJOHDPN 0!'% 2 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 2, 2011 Vote for Rory Neuner On November 8th www.roryneuner.com People for Rory Neuner, 907 Britten Ave, Lansing, Michigan 48910 The Peace Education Center’s Alternative Holiday Sale Saturday, November 12 9am - 4pm Local Artisans & Vendors Paid for by Elect B. Michael Williams Committee P.O. Box 11042 Lansing, MI 48901 Fair Trade Goods THE CHAMBER Peace & Justice helped Gov. Snyder cut our schools to give a $1.8 billion VOTE Groups tax break to rich CEOs. Lansing Chamber Press Release, 4/29/11 Bargains A’Lynne Robinson Warm drinks, Snacks Lansing City Council THIRD WARD and Hot Lunch THE CHAMBER available is fighting laws that protect our air, water and health. Lansing Chamber Press Release, 7/5/11 THE CHAMBER created a “scam” front group to attack candidates with mail and robocalls. MLive.com, 10/4/11 Join us all for an annual tradition celebrating community in the Unitarian Universalist THE CHAMBER Church Building doesn’t want Jody Washington 855 Grove Street in East Lansing (just east of Abbot Rd. across from on City Council. the East Lansing Public Library) (Learn why: www.jodywashington.com) for more information contact: Listen! Advocate! Lead! Paid for by: (517)515-5634 or www.peaceedcenter.org Jody Washington for City Council, 521 Nantucket , Lansing, MI 48906 Paid for by the Friends to Elect A’Lynne Robinson City Pulse • November 2, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 The change we NEED A leader we TRUST VOTEVOTE LynneMartinez Vote Lynne Martinez for Lansing City Council on Tuesday, November 8 Paid for by: People for Lynne Martinez, 306 Leslie Street, Lansing, Michigan 48912 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 2, 2011 Feedback Mfcld\((#@jjl\() Support "Occupy," vote against consensus is. Wood On August 15th Councilmember Jeffreys (0',<%D`Z_`^Xe8m\%CXej`e^#D@+/0() ,(. *.($,-''=Xo1,(. 000$-'-(nnn%cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd Oh what a beautiful thing to see, the wanted to make a contribution to the :fm\i Jkfip% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % , 8[m\ik`j`e^`ehl`i`\j1,(. 000$,'-( middle class and working poor, college Southside Community Coalition and had :cXjj`]`\[X[`ehl`i`\j1,(. 000$,'-- E\nj Fg`e`fe% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % (( students etc finally doing what they real- worked out a procedure to do that. The fi\dX`cZ`kpglcj\7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd ize must be done. The "occupy" protests procedure however was not that desired 8ikj :lckli\% % % % % % % % % % % % (* <[`kfiXe[GlYc`j_\i all over the country are about good hard by President Robinson or Past President Dfm`\j% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % (- 9\icJZ_nXikq working decent people who have done all Quinney and so since there were only six 9ffbj% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % )' glYc`j_\i7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd,(. 000$,'-( the right things, only to be shafted and members present that evening (another =`ijk Jle[Xp% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % )( 8ikj:lckli\<[`kfi rolled by Corporate greed and corrup- topic entirely) the measure failed 4-2. AXd\jJXe]fi[ aXd\j7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd,(. 000$,'-/ tion, wall streets as yet uncharged crimes, When asked about it at a candidate forum 8[m`Z\ >f[[\jj% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % )) E\nj<[`kfi and the right wing protection of the filthy they both said it was purely a matter of :cXjj`]`\[j% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % )) EpjjXIXY`efn`kq rich. procedure. Afe\j`eË :ifjjnfi[% % % % % % % % % % % % % )) epjjX7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd,(. 000$,'-+ They are doing it through filibuster During the past three years there have Flk fe k_\ Kfne% % % % % % % % % % % % % % )* Fek_\Kfne<[`kfi and obstruction because of course that's been many instances where Robinson and A\jj`ZX:_\Zb\ifjb` Klie `k ;fne % % % % % % % % % % % % % % )+ a\jj`ZX7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd,(. 000$,'-0 their sole reason for existance and when Quinney have shown =i\\n`cc 8jkifcf^p% % % % % % % % % % % % )0 JkX]]Ni`k\ij Corporate stooges like Nolan Finley and that they prize procedure more than CXni\eZ\:fj\ek`ef Frank Beckmann are squirming like stuck people, and if the little guy loses out, that =ff[% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % *' cXni\eZ\7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd pigs, that's a sure sign you've hit the nail is all right as long as proper procedure is 8e[p9XcXjbfm`kq Xe[p7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd on the head. And, when they put out followed. Gif[lZk`feDXeX^\i their manifesto, the people will be behind For this and other reasons I am sup- IXZ_\c?Xig\i them. porting, and ask the electorate to vote for X[Zfgp7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd,(. 000$,'-- Lately, while I don't follow City Council Jason Wilkes. 8[m\ik`j`e^ closely, i've seen and read enough to make Dfe`hl\>fZ_#;`i\Zkfi dfe`hl\7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd,(. 000$,'-) this judgement. Robinson and Martinez — William Hubbell 8ccXeIfjj should be elected and the clear choices Lansing Editor & Publisher XccXe7cXej`e^Z`kpglcj\%Zfd,(. 000$,'-* elsewhere are Quinney and Neuner.If you Berl :feki`Ylkfij19i`Xe9`\ebfnjb`#Aljk`e9`c`Zb`#9`cc:XjkXe`\i# Schwartz DXip:%:ljXZb#:_i`j>Xc]fi[#Kfd?\cdX#:_i`jkfg_\i?fiY# want a functioning and foeward looking Vote for Derreck Quinney Bpc\D\c`ee#8[XdDfce\i#;\ee`jGi\jkfe#8ccXe@%Ifjj#Af\ Kfifb#I`Z_Klg`ZX#JljXeNff[j#GXlcNfqe`Xb#8dXe[X City Council that will actually work, City Dear Mr. Quinney. I have recently had ?Xii\cc$J\pYlie#Lk\Mfe;\i?\p[\e Pulse is correct, the bottleneck to progress my mail bombarded by the Chamber of 7 p.m. Wednesdays @ek\iej1E`Zfc\CX:_XeZ\#:Xic\\JZ_\g\c\i#C%<[nXi[Jki\\k# :i`jk`eXKfjZXef herself, Carol Wood needs to go, quick. Do Commerce smear job attempts to dis- This Week ;\c`m\ip[i`m\ij18Y[lcdX_[`8c$IXY`X_#;Xm\=`j_\i#BXi\e your city a favor. credit you. If even half of it is true you Candidates for the Board of Education EXmXiiX#Ef\cc\EXmXiiX#9i\ekIfY`jfe#Jk\m\Jk\m\ej WILL have MY vote. The people of this — Steve Jarvis state OVERWHELMINGLY voted to Lansing approve medicinal marijuana. It was OUR decision. NOT Bill Schutte's or Thanks for a 'heartwarming tribute' the Chamber's whose pockets are filled My personal thanks to staff writer with money from big pharma. WE THE Carlee Schepeller for the heartwarming PEOPLE decide how we want to have KL>F=N8IYp A<JJ@:8:?<:B<IFJB@ tribute to the late Brian Knoblock. OUR medicine distributed. Closing dis- I knew Brian well and you described pensaries has put it BACK on the streets this wonderful person perfectly. and made it dangerous to acquire again for those incapable of growing their own. — Angelos Vlahakis I applaud your efforts to enable the will East Lansing of THE PEOPLE. I take the actions of the Chamber or Horrors as typical scare Vote no on the millage, vote for tactics of the 1% and disregard them Wilkes UTTERLY. ANY candidate with the On the matter of the millage I am Chamber's stamp of approval will NOT voting No. Millage is not the solution, be getting my vote. THEY ARE THE 1%. finding Councilmembers who can reach We are the 99%. Thank you. Have something to say about a local issue — kdorlich or an item that appeared in our pages? from lansingcitypulse.com Now you have two ways to sound off: Corporation campaign 1.) Write a letter to the editor. contributions • E-mail: [email protected] "It’s illegal for political candidates • Snail mail: City Pulse, 1905 E. 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Across the Midwest, visionaries are lead- ing old manufacturing cities like ours back to life by drawing new business and hard- working, creative people into its borders. We're part way there in Lansing. We're not a crime-ridden dump like Saginaw or Flint, but we don't quite have the buzz- ing, go-to downtown like Indianapolis or Madison either. The Stadium District and the revamped Ottawa Street Power Station shows us what's possible, but there are plenty of examples of what still in chronic pain with legal medical mari- In short, Robinson has done nothing Okemos, privates or charters. needs to be done. juana. Instead of playing community poli- to be denied a second term. Rather, she Let's not focus on the well-docu- The empty, hulking eight-story mass tics by dreaming up spooky stories about gives us new reasons every week why mented dysfunctionalism of the Lansing of the old Oliver Towers on Capitol imagined crime, Quinney has advocated Lansing needs her for four more years.