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STANDING STRONG FOR 1,410 DAYS THE FIGHT'S NOT OVER YET MAY 23-29, 1999 THE DETROIT VOL. 4 NO. 27 75 CENTS PUBLISHED BY LOCKED-OUT DETROIT NEWSPAPER WORKERS NEWS Michigan is one vote away from relaxing concealed weapons laws, even though voters are against it.Page 3. Meanwhile, Beaufort Creepy Cranford reflects on horrors of all the guns already out crawlers there. Page 8. Michael Burch, 7, is anything but all ENTERTAINMENT smiles as he takes Ani DiFranco and Utah on the task of han dling a night crawler Phillips laud solidarity and in preparation for an the history of labor in a new Envirofun camp fish recording called “Fellow ing expedition. The camp in Evart, Workers.”Page 7. between Mt. Pleasant and SPORTS Cadillac, is the work of UAW Local 2270 members. See Pages 14-15. Journal photo by DAYMON J. HARTLEY Journal photo by SHAWN D. ELLIS Out of playoffs, Red Wings' focus shifts to next season. Page 28. Head of the class INDEX New ME A president slams Classifieds Page 22 By Tom Schram But despite all the lip service paidthe implementation of vouchers and Crossword Page 23 Journal S taff Writer to the honor and importance of taxthe credits. Entertainment Page 7 he nation’s largest union profession,is teachers have come underGov. John Engler has made teach not composed of truckincreasing criticism across the county,ers’ unions a target of his conserva Movie Guide Page 9 drivers and warehousers. Itparticularly in Michigan. tive political agenda. is not made up of assembly- Members of the Michigan And a good segment of the general Opinion Page 6 Tline workers or clerks. Legislature and some religiouspublic believes teachers are overpaid Sports Page 28 With 2.2 million members,, the groups now would like to remake andthe not doing the job of fostering the National Education Association is theeducation system through increasesscholastic excellence that will keep largest union in the United States, Television Page 10 in the number of charter schools and See MEA, Page 4 PAGE 2 THE DETROIT SUNDAY JOURNAL MAY 23, 1999 DAILY 3 DAILY 4 M I 5/21 Midday: 1-2-4 Eve: N.A. \ 5/20 Midday: 9-7-7-9Eve: N.A. 5/20 Midday: 9-7-8 Eve:4-6-9 j 5/20 Midday: 8-7-3-9 Eve: 6-6-8-9 Granholm at ACLU dinner 5/19 Midday: 4-4-0 Eve:4-2-9 j 5/19 Midday: 9-6-4-8Eve: 9-6-9-0 5/18 Midday: 6-5-9 Eve:6-5-0 j 5/18 Midday: 9-1-7-1 Eve: 9-9-3-0 Michigan Attorney General Jennifer bright and innovative attorney gener 5/17 Midday: 9-0-0 Eve:4-3-2 | 5/10 Midday: 0-4-7-6 Eve: 7-2-7-6 Granholm will be the featured speak al. As a former Detroit ACLU board 5/15 Midday: 6-2-5 Eve:8-3-3 ' 5/15 Midday: 1-0-0-4 Eve: 9-2-1-5 er at the American Civil Liberties member and editor of the Harvard CASH 5 Union Detroit-area chapter’s annual Civil Liberties Review, she has a his 5/20 12 14 MICHIGAN KENO dinner Wednesday at the Omni tory of strong support for civil rights 5/19 19 5/20 5 6 9 15 18 25 27 30 39 48 54 Detroit River Place Hotel. and civil liberties,” said Michigan 5/18 19 60 61 64 65 70 71 72 7475 77 78 5/17 26 Also to be honored at the 6 p.m. dinACLU Legal Director Michael 5/14 16 5/18 1 5 10 11 12 16 19 20 32 34 36 ner is Millie Jeffrey, a legendary civil Steinberg. LOTTO 42 45 47 48 51 61 62 7071 72 75 rights and union activist who headed “She is a great speaker and is guar 5/19 37 38 5/17 3 14 16 18 25 27 28 35 39 41 42 the United Auto Workers’ women’s anteed to give an inspiring talk at the 5/15 24 29 43 44 46 51 53 54 59 65 67 71 75 bureau in the 1940s. Granholm is the Detroit ACLU dinner,” he said. 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