Vote August 7 ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ Lifespan Volume 41 Number 5 Presenting the Pro-Life Message in Southeastern Michigannews Since 1970 July 2012 Inside: F District Index CANDIDATE SURVEY page 2 Lifespan sent the following nine-question survey to each candidate for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Repre- F Wayne sentatives, Michigan House of Representatives, County Commissioner, County Prosecutor and various other County township offices in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. (A separate Judicial Candidate Survey was also pages 3-8 mailed to candidates for Appeals, Circuit, District and Probate Courts. See pages 24-27.) F 1. The 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision allows for abortion for any reason, even as a Registering method of birth control, even in the late stages of pregnancy. Do you SUPPORT the reversal of this to Vote decision? page 8
2. Do you SUPPORT a law banning partial-birth abortions, except to prevent the death of the mother? F Oakland County 3. Some public funds are used for abortions or abortion referral. Do you OPPOSE the use of public pages 9-16 ¨funds for abortion or abortion referral, except to prevent the death of the mother?
F 4. Human embryonic stem cells and human fetal tissue are used in some medical experimentation Election which has no beneficial effects for the fetus. Would you SUPPORT legislation that would prohibit Calendar the use of embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue in such experiments? page 12
5. Would you SUPPORT a law banning so-called “reproductive cloning”—cloning meant to result F Macomb in the birth of a baby? County 6. Knowing that the removal of stem cells from human embryos results in the death of those embros, pages 17-21 would you SUPPORT a law banning so-called “therapeutic cloning” (somatic cell nuclear transfer)? F Absentee 7. Do you OPPOSE laws allowing assisted suicide? Voting page 21 8. Do you SUPPORT honoring the wishes of patients who want life-saving treatment (including food and water) regardless of their degree of disability, age and “quality of life”? F Legislative Breakfast 9. Do you SUPPORT legislation that would protect health care professionals from being forced to page 22 distribute medications or provide medical care that violates their moral or religious beliefs? NOTE: Lifespan is not a political organization and does not endorse candidates for election. We have sur- F veyed the candidates as a service to our members. The questionnaires are on file at Lifespan’s Main Office for Judicial your perusal. If you need further verification on a candidate’s stand on these or other issues, please contact Candidate the candidate directly. Survey pages 24-27
GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DC WAYNE COUNTY 11-14 1-7 1-17 1 3 16-36 Michigan Legislative Index 19-21, 23 (incl. 32A) Michigan Congressional Allen Park City...... 12 4 13 1 3 16-36 (32A) Belleville City...... 12 6 21 1 3 16-36 (32A) State Senate Brownstown Twp...... 12 1, 6 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Canton Twp...... 11 7 20, 21 1 3 16-36 (32A) State House of Representatives Dearborn City...... 12 3 9, 15 1 3 16-36 (32A) Court of Appeals Dearborn Heights City...... 12, 13 5 11, 13 1 3 16-36 (32A) Detroit City...... 13, 14 1-5 1-10 1 3 16-36 (32A) Circuit Court Ecorse City...... 13 1 6 1 3 16-36 (32A) Flat Rock City...... 12 6 17 1 3 16-36 (32A) District Court Garden City...... 13 5 11 1 3 16-36 (32A) Gibraltar City...... 12 1 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Grosse Ile Twp...... 12 1 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Codes for District Numbers: Grosse Pointe City...... 14 2 2 1 3 16-36 (32A) C = Congressional District No. Grosse Pointe Farms City...... 14 2 2 1 3 16-36 (32A) Grosse Pointe Park City...... 14 2 2 1 3 16-36 (32A) SS = State Senate District No. Grosse Pointe Woods City...... 14 2 1 1 3 16-36 (32A) Hamtramck City...... 14 2 4 1 3 16-36 (32A) SH = State House of Representatives District No. Harper Woods City...... 14 2 1 1 3 16-36 (32A) AC = Appeals Court District No. (11/07/02) Highland Park City...... 13 2 7 1 3 16-36 (32A) Huron Twp...... 12 6 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) CC = Circuit Court Circuit No. Inkster City...... 13 5 11 1 3 16-36 (32A) Lincoln Park City...... 12 4 14 1 3 16-36 (32A) DC = District Court No. Livonia City...... 11 7 11, 19 1 3 16-36 (32A) Melvindale City...... 13 3 14 1 3 16-36 (32A) To locate your Congressperson, State Senator, State Representa- Northville City...... 11 7 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) (see also Oakland Co.) tive or appropriate court, use the lists on this page. If your city Northville Twp...... 11 7 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) is in more than one district, call your county or city clerk or Plymouth City...... 11 7 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) Plymouth Twp...... 11 7 20 1 3 16-36 (32A) the Elections Bureau of the Michigan Department of State at Redford Twp...... 13 5 10 1 3 16-36 (32A) River Rouge City...... 13 1 6 1 3 16-36 (32A) 517-373-2540 or see the website at: www.michigan.gov.sos Riverview City...... 12 1 14 1 3 16-36 (32A) Source: A Citizen’s Guide to State Government Rockwood City...... 12 6 17 1 3 16-36 (32A) Michigan Legislature Romulus City...... 13 6 12 1 3 16-36 (32A) Southgate City...... 12 4 13 1 3 16-36 (32A) Sumpter Twp...... 12 6 17 1 3 16-36 (32A) Taylor City...... 12 6 12 1 3 16-36 (32A) Trenton City...... 12 1 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DC Van Buren Twp...... 12 6 12, 21 1 3 16-36 (32A) OAKLAND COUNTY 8, 9, 11-15, 26-27, 29, 2 6 43, 44, 45A, Village of Grosse Pointe Shores...... 14 2 1 11, 14 35, 37-41, 45B, 46-48, (see also Macomb Co.) 43-46, 51 50-53 Addison Twp...... 8 12 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Wayne City...... 13 7 16 1 3 16-36 (32A) Auburn Hills City...... 11 12 29 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Westland City...... 13 6 11, 16 1 3 16-36 (32A) Berkley City...... 9 13 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Woodhaven City...... 12 1 23 1 3 16-36 (32A) Birmingham City...... 11 13 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Wyandotte City...... 12 1 14 1 3 16-36 (32A) Bloomfield Hills City...... 11 13 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Bloomfield Twp...... 9 12 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Brandon Twp...... 8 14 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Clawson City...... 9, 11 13 41 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Commerce Twp...... 11 15 39 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Farmington City...... 11 11 37 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Farmington Hills City...... 14 11 37 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Ferndale City ...... 9 11 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Groveland Twp...... 8 14 51 2 6 43-48, 50-52 GOVERNMENTAL UNIT C SS SH AC CC DC Hazel Park City ...... 9 11 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 MACOMB COUNTY 9-10 8-10 18, 22, 2 16 37, 38, 39, Highland Twp...... 11 14 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 25 24-25, 28 40, 41A 30-33, 36 41B, 42 Holly Twp...... 8 14 51 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Armada Twp...... 10 25 33 2 16 37-42 Huntington Woods City...... 9 11 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Bruce Twp...... 10 8 36 2 16 37-42 Independence Twp...... 8 12 43 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Center Line City...... 9 9 28 2 16 37-42 Keego Harbor City ...... 14 12 29 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Chesterfield Twp...... 10 8 32 2 16 37-42 Lake Angelus City...... 11 14 43 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Clinton Twp...... 9 9, 10 24, 31 2 16 37-42 Lathrup Village City...... 14 11 35 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Eastpointe City ...... 9 9 18 2 16 37-42 Lyon Twp...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Fraser City ...... 9 9 31 2 16 37-42 Madison Heights City...... 9 11 26 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Harrison Twp...... 10 8 24 2 16 37-42 Milford Twp...... 11 15 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Lenox Twp...... 10 8 33 2 16 37-42 Northville City...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Macomb Twp...... 10 10 24, 33 2 16 37-42 (see also Wayne Co.) Memphis City ...... 10 25 33 2 16 37-42 Novi City ...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 (also St. Clair Co.) Novi Twp...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Mt. Clemens City...... 9 8 31 2 16 37-42 Oakland Twp...... 8 12 45, 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 New Baltimore ...... 10 25 32 2 16 37-42 Oak Park City...... 14 11 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Ray Twp...... 10 8 33 2 16 37-42 Orchard Lake City...... 14 15 29 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Richmond City...... 10 25 33 2 16 37-42 Orion Twp...... 8 12 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 (also St. Clair Co.) Oxford Twp...... 8 12 46 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Richmond Twp...... 10 25 33 2 16 37-42 Pleasant Ridge City...... 9 11 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Roseville City...... 9 9 22 2 16 37-42 Pontiac City...... 14 12 29 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Shelby Twp...... 10 8 30, 36 2 16 37-42 Rochester City...... 8 13 45 2 6 43-48, 50-52 St. Clair Shores City...... 9 8 18 2 16 37-42 Rochester Hills City...... 8, 11 13 45 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Sterling Heights City...... 9, 10 10 25, 30 2 16 37-42 Rose Twp...... 8 14 51 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Utica City...... 10 8 30 2 16 37-42 Royal Oak City...... 9 13 26 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Village of Grosse Pte. Shores...... 9 8 18 Royal Oak Twp...... 14 11 27 2 6 43-48, 50-52 (see also Wayne Co.) Southfield City...... 14 11 35 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Warren City...... 9 9 22, 25, 28 2 16 37-42 Southfield Twp...... 9 12 35 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Washington Twp...... 10 8 36 2 16 37-42 South Lyon City...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Springfield Twp...... 8 14 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Sylvan Lake City...... 14 12 29 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Troy City...... 11 13 41 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Village of Clarkston City...... 8 12 43 Walled Lake City...... 11 15 38 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Waterford Twp...... 11 14 43, 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 West Bloomfield Twp...... 11, 14 15 39, 40 2 6 43-48, 50-52 White Lake Twp...... 11 15 44 2 6 43-48, 50-52 Wixom City...... 11 15 39 2 6 43-48, 50-52
LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 WAYNE COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan734-524-0162 )
CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
U.S. SENATE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Clark Durant (R) No Response 1st District State Representative Gary Glenn (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Dan Schulte (R) No Response Randy Hekman (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Brian R. Banks (D) No Response Pete Hoekstra (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Scott Benson (D) No Response Debbie Stabenow (D) No Response Christopher Cavanagh (D) No Response Valerie Kindle (D) No Response U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Gregory Robinson (D) No Response 11th Congressional District Kerry Bentivolio (R) No Response 2nd District State Representative Nancy Cassis (R) Y Y Yq Y Yq Y Y Y Yq Daniel Corrigan Grano (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y William F. Roberts (D) No Response Tim Bledsoe (D) No Response Syed Taj (D) No Response Alberta Tinsley Talabi (D) No Response Anthony Zander (D) No Response 12th Congressional District Karen E. Jacobsen (R) No Response 3rd District State Representative Cynthia Kallgren (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Dolores I. Brodersen (R) No Response John D. Dingell (D) No Response Veronica Brown (D) No Response Daniel Marcin (D) No Response John Olumba (D) No Response Christopher Alan Owens (D) No Response 13th Congressional District Jimmy Womack (D) No Response Harry T. Sawicki (R) No Response Glenn Anderson (D) No Response 4th District State Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D) No Response Ron Michalski (R) No Response John Goci (D) No Response Carol Banks (D) No Response Shanelle Jackson (D) No Response Marcelus Brice (D) No Response Bert Johnson (D) No Response Paris A. Canty (D) No Response Mohammed Hassan (D) No Response 14th Congressional District Adam Hollier (D) No Response John Hauler (R) N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Ernest Little (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Hansen Clarke (D) No Response Rose Mary C. Robinson (D) No Response Bob Costello (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Beverly Tran (D) No Response Brenda Lawrence (D) No Response Mervin T. White (D) No Response Gary Peters (D) No Response Jonathan C. Wright (D) No Response Mary Waters (D) No Response Robert A. Zwolak (D) No Response
5th District State Representative Samuel R. Rodriguez (R) No Response Renard Berry, Sr. (D) No Response Fred Durhal, Jr. (D) No Response Cynthia Ann Johnson (D) No Response Mark A. Murphy, Jr. (D) No Response Tonya Renay Wells (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 WAYNE COUNTY Candidate Questionnaire Responses ✔ KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan734-524-0162 )
CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
6th District State Representative 15th District State Representative Darrin Daigle (R) No Response Priscilla Parness (R) No Response Patrick D. O’Connell (D) No Response George T. Darany (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Maureen L. Stapleton (D) No Response Rashida Tlaib (D) No Response 16th District State Representative Mary Stargell (R) No Response 7th District State Representative Robert L. Kosowski (D) No Response Mark Ashley Price (R) No Response Thomas F. Stallworth III (D) No Response 17th District State Representative Jeanette Williams (D) No Response Anne Rossio (R) No Response Brian David Hensley (D) No Response 8th District State Representative Bill LaVoy (D) No Response David Porter (R) No Response Jim Pedersen (D) No Response Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D) No Response Mia Grillier (D) No Response 19th District State Representative Taryn Jones (D) No Response John J. Walsh (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y David E. Nathan (D) No Response Richard Tannous (D) No Response
9th District State Representative 20th District State Representative Rene Simpson (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kurt Heise (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Hussein Berry (D) No Response Tim Roraback (D) No Response William Scott Phillips (D) No Response Harvey Santana (D) No Response 21st District State Representative Joe Barnabei (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10th District State Representative Kiz Ahamiojie (D) —q Y Y —q Y —q Y Y Y Jasmine Bridges (R) No Response Dian Slavens (D) No Response Phil Cavanagh (D) No Response Leslie Love (D) No Response 23rd District State Representative David McNeal (D) No Response Jeremy Cady (R) No Response Jerry Thomas (D) No Response Pat Somerville (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tom Boritzki (D) No Response 11th District State Representative Kathleen Kopczyk (R) Yq Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Cody Bailey (D) No Response WAYNE COUNTY PROSECUTOR Angelo S. Brown (D) No Response Dorothy Webb Grady (D) No Response David W. Jones (D) No Response Bill Kaledas (D) No Response Kym L. Worthy (D) No Response David Knezek (D) No Response
12th District State Representative WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF Joanne Michalik (R) No Response Shelly L. Milton (R) No Response Douglas A. Geiss (D) No Response Taras P. Nykoriak (R) No Response Mohammad Hammoud (D) No Response Benny N. Napolean (D) No Response 13th District State Representative Mike Thomas (D) No Response Tony Ambrose (R) No Response Andrew J. Kandrevas (D) No Response WAYNE COUNTY CLERK Adam Salam Adamski (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 14th District State Representative Werner J. Klein (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y — Y Y Edward Gubics (R) No Response Gail Barnard (D) No Response Paul Clemente (D) No Response Cathy M. Garrett (D) No Response
LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 WAYNE COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan734-524-0162 )
CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
WAYNE COUNTY TREASURER 5th District County Commissioner Phil Cavanagh (D) No Response Irma Clark-Coleman (D) No Response Calvin Harris (D) No Response Dana A. Harris (D) No Response 6th District County Commissioner Tupac A. Hunter (D) No Response Lakeshia Taney Finn (D) No Response Beverly Kindle-Walker (D) No Response Burton Leland (D) No Response Robert Robinson (D) No Response Monique Baker McCormick (D) No Response Lillie Skinner (D) No Response Devon Lamar Twilley (D) No Response Taissa Williams (D) No Response 7th District County Commissioner Raymond J. Wojtowicz (D) No Response Alisha Bell (D) No Response
WAYNE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS 8th District County Commissioner Willie E. Burton (D) No Response Mark Cochran (R) No Response Bernard J. Youngblood (D) No Response Bob Constan (D) No Response Diane L. Webb (D) No Response
WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 9th District County Commissioner 1st District County Commissioner Laura Cox (R) No Response Shirley Hanna Nagel (R) N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Susan Nichols (D) No Response Robert Sheehy (R) Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Frank Accavitti, Jr. (D) No Response Christopher Cavanagh (D) No Response 10th District County Commissioner Rick Convertino (R) No Response Tim Killeen (D) No Response Shannon Price (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bettie Cook Scott (D) No Response James Amar (D) No Response
Matthew Fiems (D) No Response 2nd District County Commissioner Clifton R. Nealey (D) No Response David A. Dudenhoefer (R) No Response Guitonia Adams (D) No Response 11th District County Commissioner James Cole, Jr. (D) No Response Robert Stano (R) No Response Gregory Hicks (D) No Response Kevin M. McNamara (D) No Response Toni Ratliff (D) No Response Chico Frank Sorrell (D) No Response 12th District County Commissioner Jewel Ware (D) No Response Richard LeBlanc (D) No Response James W. Williams IV (D) No Response 13th District County Commissioner 3rd District County Commissioner J. Scott Salonz (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Cathie L. Gordon (D) No Response Gary Woronchak (D) No Response Thomas Jankowski (D) No Response LaMar Lemmons (D) No Response 14th District County Commissioner Martha G. Scott (D) No Response Darrell McNeill (R) No Response Kurt C. Swanson (D) No Response Raymond E. Basham (D) No Response Hubert Yopp (D) No Response Edward A. Boike, Jr. (D) No Response Yolanda Renee Sims (D) No Response 4th District County Commissioner Ken Larkin (R) No Response 15th District County Commissioner George Bailey (D) No Response Connie Clark (R) No Response Tyrone A. Carter (D) No Response Joseph Palamara (D) No Response Ilona Varga (D) No Response Wayne County continued on page 6
LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 WAYNE COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan734-524-0162 )
CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Brownstown Twp Supervisor Grosse Ile Twp Supervisor Andrew Linko (D) No Response Kurt Matthew Kobiljak (R) No Response Heather M. Sexton (D) No Response Brian Loftus (R) No Response Tom Burkhart (D) No Response Brownstown Twp Clerk Sherry A. Berecz (D) No Response Grosse Ile Twp Clerk Clyde P. Walters (D) No Response Peter Kantz (R) No Response Erik W. Ranka (R) No Response Brownstown Twp Treasurer Teri Rybski (D) No Response Grosse Ile Twp Treasurer Barbara Warren (D) No Response Bill Heil (R) No Response Theodore A. Van Os (R) No Response Brownstown Twp Trustee John J. Cronin (D) No Response Grosse Ile Twp Trustee Mike Eberth (D) No Response Michelle Bartlett (R) No Response Scott King (D) No Response James Budny (R) No Response Brian Peters (D) No Response Thomas Malvesto (R) No Response James Taft (D) No Response Mark McCormick (R) No Response Clyde P. Walters (D) No Response Walter J. Pociask (R) No Response Lauren Smith (R) No Response Canton Twp Supervisor Kathy L. Walker (R) No Response Phillip J. LaJoy (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Huron Twp Supervisor Canton Twp Clerk David A. Glaab (R) No Response Terry G. Bennett (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Brian Williams (R) No Response Tom Chiles (D) No Response Elke Doom (D) No Response Canton Twp Treasurer Claude E. Wright (D) No Response Melissa McLaughlin (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Huron Twp Clerk Canton Twp Trustee Kathlene Van Wasshnova (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John Anthony (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joseph Cafarelli (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Gregory Demopoulos (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Huron Twp Treasurer Deborah Whyman (R) No Response Gary Conley (R) No Response Patrick Williams (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kathryn Carlton-Beh (D) No Response Thomas Yack (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Linda K. Spangler (D) No Response Steven M. Sneideman (D) No Response Huron Twp Trustee Dearborn Heights City Council Andrew Lazere (R) No Response Joseph V. Kosinski No Response Walt McCurdy (R) No Response Lisa Farrens No Response Michael Stach (R) No Response Walter Irodenko (D) No Response Marlene C. Krause (D) No Response R. P. Lilly (D) No Response Donna Puskar Mendrysa (D) No Response Larry L. O’Kelley (D) No Response Ted Pappas (D) No Response Timothy Sturgill (D) No Response
LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 WAYNE COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan734-524-0162 )
CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Northville Twp Supervisor Plymouth Twp Trustee Edward F. Kriewall (R) No Response Kay A. Arnold (R) No Response Robert R. Nix (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Arthur R. Butler (R) No Response Christopher Roosen (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Mark Christenson (R) No Response Karen Woodside (R) No Response Charles Curmi (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Robert J. Doroshewitz (R) No Response Northville Twp Clerk Sandy Groth (R) No Response Sue A. Hillebrand (R) No Response Christopher Hull (R) No Response Karen Woodside (R) No Response Andrew Justus (R) No Response Michael Kelly (R) No Response Jennifer Mann (R) No Response Northville Twp Treasurer Don Schnettler (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Marjorie F. Banner (R) No Response Paul E. Schulz (R) No Response Karen Woodside (R) No Response Janai Stepp (R) No Response Joanne M. Lamar (D) No Response Northville Twp Trustee Alanna Maguire (D) No Response Tom Cameron (R) No Response Marvin Gans (R) No Response Redford Twp Supervisor Symantha Heath (R) No Response q q Tracey Schultz Kobylarz (D) No Response Mindy Herrmann (R) Y Y Y — Y — Y Y Y Tom Krause (D) No Response Michael Khelbari (R) N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Thomas A. O’Connor (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Fred Shadko (R) No Response Karen Woodside (R) No Response Michael Nolta (D) No Response Redford Twp Clerk Garth J. Christie (D) No Response Plymouth Twp Supervisor Abe A. Munfakh (R) No Response Redford Twp Treasurer Richard Reaume (R) No Response Lily Cavanagh (D) No Response John Werth (R) No Response Lynn Ellyn (D) No Response Edward King (D) No Response Plymouth Twp Clerk Redford Twp Trustee Joe Bridgman (R) No Response q q q q Nancy Conzelman (R) No Response John Joseph Keenan (R) Y Y Y — Y — Y Y — Leland Blaim, Jr. (D) No Response James Brenner (D) No Response Plymouth Twp Treasurer R. Miles Handy II (D) Y Y Y — Y Y Y Y Y Ron Edwards (R) No Response Jay Johnson (D) No Response Paul A. Garon (R) No Response Patricia Kennedy (D) No Response Edwin A. Schulz (R) No Response Pat McRae (D) No Response Richard L. Sharland (R) No Response Michael Sullivan (D) No Response Rita White (D) No Response Frank Tomcsik (D) No Response
Sumpter Twp Supervisor Johnny Vawters (D) No Response Vincent E. Warren (D) No Response
Sumpter Twp Clerk Clarence J. Hoffman, Jr. (D) No Response Crystal Wood (D) No Response
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 WAYNE COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan734-524-0162 ) CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Registering to Vote
Sumpter Twp Treasurer To register to vote, you must be all of the following: Andrea Chamberlain (D) No Response F A U.S. citizen John W. Morgan (D) No Response F At least 18 years old by Election Day
F A resident of Michigan Sumpter Twp Trustee F A resident of the city or township where you are Alan D. Bates (D) No Response applying to register to vote James Clark (D) No Response If you want to check to see if you are registered, visit www. Bill Hamm (D) No Response Martin R. Kalasz (D) No Response Michigan.gov/vote. There you will find information about Peggy Morgan (D) No Response registering to vote and voting, voting equipment, polling place Don Swinson (D) No Response locations, state and local ballots, the candidates, campaign finance and more. Van Buren Twp Supervisor Linda H. Combs (D) No Response Fill Out An Application Larry J. Fix (D) No Response (You must be registered to vote at least 30 days before the elec- Tim Szetela (D) No Response tion.) You may obtain the application at one of the following: Paul D. White (D) No Response F Your local Secretary of State branch office F Your local county, city, or township clerk’s office Van Buren Twp Clerk F Karin LaMothe (D) No Response Offices of several state agencies, like the Department of Leon Wright (D) No Response Human Services, the Department of Community Health, and the Department of Labor and Economic Growth Van Buren Twp Treasurer F Military recruitment centers Sharry A. Budd (D) No Response F Voter registration drives John A. Herman (D) No Response F Online at www.Michigan.gov/sos Harry R. Roesch (D) No Response Michigan law states that the same address must be used for voter registration and driver’s license purposes. That means, if Van Buren Twp Trustee the residence address you provide on the application differs from Ann Frances Fioritto (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y the address shown on a driver’s license or personal identification Allen Joseph Babosh (D) No Response Scott Brooks (D) No Response card issued by the state of Michigan, the Secretary of State will Phillip C. Hart (D) No Response automatically change your driver’s license or personal ID card Jeffrey L. Jahr (D) No Response address to match the residence address entered on this form. If a Patricia Johnson (D) No Response change is made, the Secretary of State will mail you an address Diane M. Madigan (D) No Response update sticker for your driver’s license or personal ID card. Brenda McClanahan (D) No Response If you are living outside the U.S., you may send a Federal Reggie Miller (D) No Response Postcard Application to register to vote. This application is Angela Nettro (D) No Response distributed through U.S. embassies and military bases. It also Albert H. Ostrowski (D) No Response serves as a way to request an absentee ballot. Denise Partridge (D) No Response Dan Wright (D) No Response Submit Your Application To Your Local City Wayne County Community College District 1 or Township Clerk’s Office Mary Ellen Stempfle Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y If you hand-deliver your application, the staff person helping you will take your form. If you have never registered to vote in Wayne County Community College District 3 Michigan and choose to mail in your application, you will need Vernon C. Allen No Response to meet an identification requirement. This means you must: F Enter your driver’s license number or personal identification Wayne County Community College District 5 card number where requested on the form. OR… Denise Wellons-Glover No Response ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ continued on page 16
LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan734-524-0162 )
CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
U.S. SENATE 35th District State Representative Clark Durant (R) No Response Timothy C. Sulowski (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Gary Glenn (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jenifer Marlene Franklin (D) No Response Randy Hekman (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Rudy Hobbs (D) No Response Pete Hoekstra (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Charles Roddis (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Debbie Stabenow (D) No Response Howard Worthy (D) N N N N N N N Y Y
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 37th District State Representative Bruce Lilley (R) No Response 8th Congressional District Vicki Barnett (D) No Response Brian Hetrick (R) No Response Vernon Molnar (R) No Response Mike Rogers (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 38th District State Representative Lance Enderle (D) No Response Hugh D. Crawford (R) No Response Chuck Tindall (D) No Response 9th Congressional District Gregory C. Dildilian (R) No Response 39th District State Representative Don Volaric (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Albert Clawson (R) No Response Sander Levin (D) No Response Brad Hantler (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Nicholas Kennedy (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Klint Kesto (R) Y Y — Y Y Y Y Y Y 11th Congressional District Bubba Urdan (R) No Response Kerry Bentivolio (R) No Response Kristine Zrinyl (R) No Response q q q Nancy Cassis (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Pam Jackson (D) No Response William F. Roberts (D) No Response Regina Strong (D) No Response Syed Taj (D) No Response 40th District State Representative 14th Congressional District Robert Lawrence (R) No Response John Hauler (R) N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Michael D. McCready (R) No Response Hansen Clarke (D) No Response David W. Potts (R) No Response Bob Costello (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y David Wolkinson (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Brenda Lawrence (D) No Response Dorian Coston (D) No Response Gary Peters (D) No Response Mary Waters (D) No Response 41st District State Representative STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Deborah DeBacker (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Martin Howrylak (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 26th District State Representative Matt Pryor (R) No Response Mark Bliss (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Mary Kerwin (D) No Response William Sayre (R) No Response Jim Townsend (D) No Response 43rd District State Representative Paul J. Greenawalt (R) No Response 27th District State Representative Gail Haines (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ezra Drissman (R) No Response Neil Billington (D) No Response Andrew R. Cissell (D) No Response Ellen Cogen Lipton (D) No Response 44th District State Representative Eileen Kowall (R) No Response 29th District State Representative Tom Crawford (D) No Response Brian Stebick (R) No Response Mark Venie (D) No Response Tim Greimel (D) No Response
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 734-524-0162) CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
45th District State Representative OAKLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Tom McMillin (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 1st District County Commissioner Ted Golden (D) No Response Michael J. Gingell (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joanna VanRaaphorst (D) No Response Richard W. Yamin (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Douglas Wilson (D) No Response Jeff Vaught (D) No Response
46th District State Representative 2nd District County Commissioner Bradford C. Jacobsen (R) No Response Bob Hoffman (R) No Response David Jay Lillis (D) Y Y N Y Y Y N Y N Sherlynn Everly (D) No Response Daniel W. Sargent (D) No Response 3rd District County Commissioner 51st District State Representative Lana Mangiapane (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joseph Graves (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michael Spisz (R) Y Y Y —q Y Y Y Y Y John Lauve (R) No Response Steven Losey (D) No Response Ryan Starski (D) No Response 4th District County Commissioner Tom Middleton (R) No Response Phillip Reid (D) No Response OAKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE L. Brooks Patterson (R) No Response E. Wadsworth Sherrod III (R) No Response 5th District County Commissioner Kevin Howley (D) No Response John A. Scott (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Alexandria T. Riley (D) No Response OAKLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR Mike Bishop (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 6th District County Commissioner Jessica R. Cooper (D) No Response Christopher W. Cook (R) No Response Jim Runestad (R) No Response OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF Michael J. Bouchard (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7th District County Commissioner James Stevens (R) No Response Christine A. Long (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jane Felice Boudreau (D) No Response Paul Caradonna (D) No Response
OAKLAND COUNTY CLERK 8th District County Commissioner Bill Bullard, Jr. (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Phil Weipert (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Lisa Brown (D) No Response 9th District County Commissioner OAKLAND COUNTY TREASURER Kathy S. Crawford (R) No Response Marty Knollenberg (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Gwen Markham (D) No Response Andy Meisner (D) No Response 10th District County Commissioner OAKLAND COUNTY WATER RESOURCES Andy Pettress (R) N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y COMMISSIONER Mattie McKinney Hatchett (D) No Response John P. McCulloch (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Donald Watkins (D) No Response Mark Danowski (D) No Response Jim Nash (D) No Response 11th District County Commissioner Robert Gosselin (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Louise E. Schilling (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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12th District County Commissioner Addison Twp Supervisor Shelley Goodman Taub (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bruce Pearson (R) No Response Paul Secrest (D) No Response Addison Twp Clerk 13th District County Commissioner Pauline Bennett (R) No Response Al Zaparackas (R) No Response Marcia Gershenson (D) No Response Addison Twp Treasurer Daniel A. Alberty (R) No Response 14th District County Commissioner Lori Fisher (R) No Response Bill Dwyer (R) No Response Todd J. Stearn (D) No Response Addison Twp Trustee John Boehmer (R) No Response 15th District County Commissioner Ed Brakefield (R) No Response Jeff Matis (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Linda Gierak (R) No Response John D. Sutphin (R) No Response
16th District County Commissioner Mike Bosnic (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bloomfield Twp Supervisor Tim Burns (D) No Response Leo C. Savoie (R) No Response
17th District County Commissioner Bloomfield Twp Clerk Milton Dzodin (R) —q —q Y —q —q —q N Y N Janet M. Roncelli (R) No Response Nancy L. Quarles (D) No Response Bloomfield Twp Treasurer 18th District County Commissioner Dan Devine (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Steven Zimberg (R) No Response Craig Covey (D) No Response Bloomfield Twp Trustee Helaine M. Zack (D) No Response Neal Barnett (R) No Response David B. Buckley (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Yq Y Y 19th District County Commissioner Brian E. Kepes (R) No Response William A. Shaw (R) No Response Corinne Khederian (R) No Response Dave Woodward (D) No Response Brandon Twp Supervisor Michael A. Hamlett (R) No Response 20th District County Commissioner Andrew Johann Potter (R) No Response Antoine Delaforterie (R) Yq Y Y Yq Nq Y Y Y Y Kathy Thurman (R) No Response Gary R. McGillivray (D) No Response Brandon Twp Clerk 21st District County Commissioner Candee Allen (R) No Response Janet Jackson (D) No Response Debra Brady (R) No Response Linda Cotton (R) No Response Susan Nassar (R) No Response
Brandon Twp Treasurer Terri Darnall (R) No Response Linda Owen (R) No Response
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 11 OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 734-524-0162)
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Brandon Twp Trustee Highland Twp Clerk Dana M. DePalma (R) No Response Mary McDonell (R) No Response William DeWitt (R) No Response Linda Vance (R) No Response Nikolaus Kovasity (R) No Response Ronald Lapp (R) No Response Highland Twp Treasurer Jayson W. Rumball (R) No Response Judith Cooper (R) No Response Courtney Wright McClerren (R) No Response Tami Flowers (R) No Response Maria Lauinger (D) No Response Highland Twp Trustee Commerce Twp Supervisor Mary Pat Chynoweth (R) No Response Debra N. Kirkwood (R) No Response Charles Dittmar (R) No Response Thomas K. Zoner (R) No Response Jim Gorman (R) No Response Brenda Granroth (R) No Response Commerce Twp Clerk Brian Howe (R) No Response Daniel P. Munro (R) No Response Bob Husic (R) No Response Joe Jozwiak (R) No Response Commerce Twp Treasurer Elizabeth Lewis (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Susan L. Gross (R) No Response Raymond P. Polidori (R) No Response Russ Tierney (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Commerce Twp Trustee Bob Berkheiser (R) No Response Ryan M. Golem (R) No Response Holly Twp Supervisor George A. Kullis (R) No Response David Law (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Dale M. Smith (D) No Response Robert J. Long (R) No Response Peter Pace (R) No Response Rick Sovel (R) No Response Holly Twp Clerk Beverly Lauinger (R) No Response Groveland Twp Supervisor Karin S. Winchester (R) No Response Robert DePalma (R) No Response Holly Twp Treasurer Mark C. Freeman (R) No Response Groveland Twp Clerk Debra Musgrave (R) No Response Pamela Mazich (R) No Response
Groveland Twp Treasurer Holly Twp Trustee Janet Leslie (R) No Response David C. Ax (R) No Response Steve Ruth (R) No Response Mark A. Cornwell (D) No Response Groveland Twp Truste Dale Cason (R) No Response Hal Coxon (R) No Response Diane Howell (R) No Response Election Calendar Highland Twp Supervisor AUGUST 4 (by 2 p.m.) - Primary Absentee Ballot Donna Gundle-Krieg (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Request must be received by city clerk’s office Rick Hamill (R) No Response AUGUST 7 (TUESDAY) - State Primary Catherine Kristian (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y OCTOBER 9 - Last day to register for November Lynn O’Brien (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y General Election Arthur Van Brook (R) No Response NOVEMBER 3 (by 2 p.m.) - General Election Absentee Doug Bourgeois (D) No Response Ballot Requests must be received by city clerk’s office Steven K. Velasco (D) No Response NOVEMBER 6 (TUESDAY) - General Election
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Independence Twp Supervisor Milford Twp Supervisor Terry Fortuna (R) No Response Mike Glagola (R) No Response Patrick J. Kittle (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Don Green (R) No Response Neil Wallace (R) No Response Jeff Lewis (R) No Response Todd Warring (R) No Response Ric Mueller (R) No Response
Independence Twp Clerk Milford Twp Clerk Jeff Decker (R) No Response Holly Brandt (R) No Response Barb Pallotta (R) No Response Milford Twp Treasurer Independence Treasurer Cynthia Dagenhardt (R) No Response
Nanci Anderson-Bereznicki (R) No Response Paul A. Brown (R) No Response Milford Twp Trustee Curt Carson (R) No Response Randal Busick (R) No Response Kevin Lawrence (R) No Response William E. Mazzara (R) No Response Independence Twp Trustee Anthony Raimondo (R) No Response Jose Aliaga (R) No Response Dale R. Wiltse (R) Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Brian Foster (R) No Response Brien R. Worrell (R) No Response Joette M. Kunse (R) No Response David A. Lohmeier (R) No Response Al Pope (R) No Response Novi Twp Supervisor John Juntunen (R) No Response Bruce Quigley (R) No Response Ronald A. Ritchie (R) No Response Andrea K. Schroeder (R) No Response Novi Twp Treasurer Kevin Bushroe (D) No Response Ginger Juncker (R) No Response Jeremy D. Mitchell (D) No Response Joe Wauldron (D) No Response Novi Twp Trustee Raymond A. Schovers (R) No Response Lyon Twp Supervisor Tony Galdikas (D) No Response Jim Hamilton (R) No Response Lannie Young (R) No Response Oakland Twp Supervisor Joan Fogler (R) No Response Lyon Twp Clerk Terry R. Gonser (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michele Cash (R) No Response Oakland Twp Clerk James Foulkrod (R) No Response Lyon Twp Treasurer Karen Reilly (R) No Response Patricia D. Carcone (R) No Response Judy Workings (R) No Response Lyon Twp Trustee Oakland Twp Treasurer Steven Adams (R) No Response Marc H. Edwards (R) No Response Lise Blades (R) No Response Jeanne M. Langlois (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John Dolan (R) No Response Steven J. Fletcher (R) No Response Oakland Twp Trustee John Hicks (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michael Bailey (R) No Response Chriss Roberts (R) No Response Robin L. Buxar (R) No Response Joseph E. Shigley, Jr. (R) No Response Judy Keyes (R) No Response Sharon M. McKay (R) No Response Maureen Thalmann (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kathy Thomas (R) No Response Oakland County continued on page 14
LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 13 OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 734-524-0162)
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Orion Twp Supervisor Rose Twp Supervisor Chris Barnett (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Paul J. Gambka (R) No Response JoAnn Van Tassel (R) No Response Bill McDonald (R) No Response Glen Noble (R) No Response Orion Twp Clerk Penny Shults (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Rose Twp Clerk Debbie Miller (R) No Response Orion Twp Treasurer Patricia A. Walls (R) No Response Mark Thurber (R) No Response Alice P. Young (R) No Response Rose Twp Treasurer Susan Slaughter (R) No Response Orion Twp Trustee Trish Trevethan (R) No Response Michael Flood, Jr. (R) No Response Neal Porter (R) No Response Donni Steele (R) No Response Rose Twp Trustee John Steimel (R) No Response Tim Claus (R) No Response Thomas R. Kemp (R) No Response Jim Porter (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Oxford Twp Supervisor Dianne M. Scheib-Snider (R) No Response William Dunn (R) No Response Thomas Willwerth (D) No Response
Oxford Twp Clerk Rose Twp Constable Curtis W. Wright (R) No Response David A. Allemon, Jr. (R) No Response Emile Blair (R) No Response Oxford Twp Treasurer Joseph G. Ferrari (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Royal Oak Twp Supervisor Cary M. Junior (D) No Response Oxford Twp Trustee Donna Squalls (D) No Response Sue Bellairs (R) No Response Shawn Stewart (D) No Response Melvin F. Cryderman (R) No Response Wilbur Stone, Jr. (D) No Response Jack L. Curtis (R) No Response Patti K. Durr (R) Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y Royal Oak Twp Clerk Charles Kniffen (R) No Response Janice Terrell Brinkley (D) No Response Cheryl Snider Goliday (D) No Response Pontiac City Charter Commission Gwendolyn W. Turner (D) No Response Doris Taylor Burks No Response Yvette Carson No Response Royal Oak Twp Treasurer Rick David No Response Cynthia A. Phillips (D) No Response Roland A. Elam, Jr. No Response Kimberly Bradley Reaves (D) No Response Darryl Fowlkes No Response Stanley W. Harris No Response Evelyn Floretta LeDuff No Response Royal Oak Twp Trustee Holbert Maxey No Response David Billy Ford, Jr. (D) No Response Wilburt McAdams, Jr. No Response Patrick W. Harbin, Sr. (D) No Response Maicol Ivan Rivera-Torres No Response Delwayne Owens (D) No Response Julia Ruffin No Response Francine Thurman (D) No Response Armad Taylor No Response Bruce E. Turpin No Response Deirdre Waterman No Response Willia Mae Wright No Response
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Southfield Twp Supervisor Waterford Twp Treasurer Fred Gallasch (R) No Response Margaret Birch (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Phillip Schmitt (R) No Response Waterford Twp Trustee Southfield Twp Clerk Anthony Bartolotta (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Sharon Tischler (R) No Response Julie Brown (R) No Response Andrea Gilles Briggs (D) No Response Nett Feistel (R) No Response Karen Joliat (R) No Response Southfield Twp Treasurer David J. Maloney (R) No Response Marianne McLennan (R) No Response Kyle McGrath (R) No Response Janet Mooney (R) No Response Mike Oliver (R) No Response Helena Riabucha (R) No Response Donna F. Kelley (D) No Response Southfield Twp Trustee David Kramer (D) No Response Richard N. Holloway (R) No Response Richard B. Moody (D) No Response Rosanne Crowley Koss (R) No Response Garry Nielsen (D) No Response Dan Nelson (R) No Response Bette O’Shea (D) No Response Pamela Rijnovean (R) No Response Randy Sax (R) No Response Robert L. Walsh (R) No Response West Bloomfield Twp Supervisor Robert Egren (D) No Response Michele Economou Ureste (D) No Response Springfield Twp Supervisor Jonathan Warshay (D) No Response Ginny Fischbach (R) No Response Steve R. Kovacs III (R) No Response Collin W. Walls (R) No Response West Bloomfield Twp Clerk Neha Patel (D) No Response Cathy Shaughnessy (D) No Response Springfield Twp Clerk Laura Moreau (R) No Response West Bloomfield Twp Treasurer Gene Farber (D) No Response Springfield Twp Treasurer Teri Adelberg Weingarden (D) No Response Jamie L. Dubre (R) No Response Rita J. Hawes (R) No Response West Bloomfield Twp Trustee Tom Pustelak (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Springfield Twp Trustee Larry Brown (D) No Response Marc Cooper (R) No Response Hartley Harris (D) No Response Judy Hensler (R) No Response Jeremy Kaplan (D) No Response Dave Hopper (R) No Response Steven Kaplan (D) No Response Kevin N. Sclesky (R) No Response Howard Rosenberg (D) No Response Denny Vallad (R) Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y Gerald J. Sukenic (D) No Response Diane Rosenfeld Swimmer (D) No Response Waterford Twp Supervisor Al Zara (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Linda Vanicelli Hardacre (R) No Response Gary Wall (R) N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Carl W. Solden (D) No Response
Waterford Twp Clerk Sue Camilleri (R) No Response Teresa Fortino (D) No Response Rita Holloway-Irwin (D) No Response
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 15 OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 734-524-0162) CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Registering to Vote continued from page 8 White Lake Twp Supervisor F Send a copy of one of the following forms of identification Greg Baroni (R) No Response with your application: Matt Sprader (R) No Response F A photocopy of your driver’s license or personal ID card, or Michael D. Smith (D) No Response a photocopy of a paycheck stub, utility bill, bank document or government document that lists both your name and your ad- White Lake Twp Clerk dress. Never send an original document! Kelly J. Knight (R) No Response If you have never voted in Michigan and choose to submit Terry Lilley (R) No Response Laura Vogel (R) No Response the form by mail or through a third party, such as at a voter registration drive, you must appear in person to vote in the first White Lake Twp Treasurer election in which you wish to participate. This requirement does Forrest Jay Brendel (R) No Response not apply if (1) you personally hand-deliver the form to your Mike Roman (R) No Response county, city or township clerk’s office instead of mailing the form (2) you are 60 years of age or more (3) you are disabled or White Lake Twp Trustee (4) you are eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Todd T. Birkle (R) No Response Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Carol J. Burkard (R) No Response Your Application Will Be Processed Mark S. DeGroff (R) No Response Randy J. Hebert (R) No Response Your city or township clerk will send you a voter registration Rik Kowall (R) No Response card upon processing your application. For directions and a map David Lewsley (R) No Response to your polling place, visit www.Michigan.gov/vote. Patti Page (R) No Response Michael C. Powell (R) No Response You May Now Vote! Scott Ruggles (R) No Response When you go to the polls on Election Day, you will be asked Andrea C. Voorheis (R) No Response to present voter identification. If you don’t have acceptable ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ photo ID, you can vote by signing an affidavit. The affidavit can be used by 1) voters who don’t have acceptable photo ID LIFESPAN Candidate Survey or 2) voters who have photo ID—but didn’t bring it to the polls. Acceptable photo ID includes: Right to Life - LIFESPAN, Inc. is a non-profit educational and F legislative organization. The first informs and motivates people Michigan driver’s license F Michigan personal identification card to do something. The second speaks to changing laws. Lifespan F can take sides and urge passage of legislation which is called Driver’s license or personal identification card issued lobbying. Lifespan is not “political.” Lifespan does not have a by another state F Federal or state government-issued photo identification political action committee (PAC) to elect or to defeat candidates. F However, we can publish candidate surveys. This has been clearly U.S. passport F Military identification card with photo permitted on a number of occasions by the U.S. Supreme Court. F We can also list office holders and tell you how they have voted Student identification with photo from a high school on various issues. Such reporting, as we do it, is not “political.” or an accredited institution of higher education, such as a college or university Because this comes under Freedom of the Press, such informa- F tion can be passed out through churches, without jeopardizing Tribal identification card with photo. If you do not have a driver’s license or other acceptable photo their tax status (again by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court). ® According to legal terminology, this corporation can engage in identification, you can get astate identification card at your lo- “issue advocacy.” cal Secretary of State branch office for $10. State ID cards are The responses to the survey questions are dependent on the free to individuals who are 65 or older or blind or who have honesty and integrity of the individual candidates. Lifespan is not had driving privileges terminated due to a physical or mental condition. Proof of identity and residency are required when responsible for any candidate’s responses that differ from his or F her public stance on the issues. Any questions on discrepancies applying for a state ID card. should be directed to the candidate.
16 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 MACOMB COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 734-524-0162)
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U.S. SENATE 30th District State Representative Clark Durant (R) No Response Jeff Farrington (R) No Response Gary Glenn (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michael Shallal (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Randy Hekman (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joseph Bogdan (D) No Response Pete Hoekstra (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Nick Najjar (D) No Response Debbie Stabenow (D) No Response 31st District State Representative U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lynn Evans (R) No Response Phil Rode (R) No Response 9th Congressional District Marilyn Lane (D) No Response Gregory C. Dildilian (R) No Response Don Volaric (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Sander Levin (D) No Response 32nd District State Representative Andrea M. LaFontaine (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michael Shmina (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10th Congressional District Sheri Smith (D) No Response Candice S. Miller (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jerome G. Quinn (D) No Response Chuck Stadler (D) Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y 33rd District State Representative Ken Goike (R) No Response STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Martha O’Kray (D) No Response 18th District State Representative Candice B. Rusie (R) No Response 36th District State Representative Pete Lund (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Patrick Biange (D) No Response Tadd Siglow (R) No Response Phillip A. DiMaria (D) No Response Robert Murphy (D) Y — Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John M. Maynard (D) No Response Brian Senia (D) No Response Sarah Roberts (D) No Response
22nd District State Representative MACOMB COUNTY PROSECUTOR Michael R. Wrathell (R) No Response Art Blundell (R) No Response Eric J. Smith (D) No Response Harold L. Haugh (D) No Response
24th District State Representative MACOMB COUNTY SHERIFF Kristi Dean (R) No Response Anthony G. Forlini (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bryan Ede (R) No Response Philip Kurczewski (D) No Response Roland R. Fraschetti (R) No Response Carey Torrice (D) No Response Steve Thomas (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Todd Woodcox (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 25th District State Representative Greg Stone (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Sean Clark (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Anthony Wickersham (D) No Response Ray Gralewski (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Henry Yanez (D) No Response MACOMB COUNTY CLERK Debera Guenther (R) No Response 28th District State Representative Darcy Jakubowski (D) Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Steven Klusek (R) No Response Carmella Sabaugh (D) No Response Lesia Liss (D) No Response Jon M. Switalski (D) No Response MACOMB COUNTY TREASURER Larry Rocca (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Erin A. Stahl (R) No Response Ted B. Wahby (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Macomb County continued on page 18
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PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER 8th District County Commissioner John H. Becker (D) No Response Gregory Goforth (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Anthony V. Marrocco (D) No Response Kathy D. Vosburg (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Yq Douglas Martz (D) No Response Jeff DiPascale (D) No Response
MACOMB COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 9th District County Commissioner 1st District County Commissioner Juliana Sabatini (R) No Response Jennifer Anne Albers (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bruce H. Brazen (D) No Response Mary M. Kamp (R) No Response Fred Miller (D) No Response Toni Moceri (D) No Response Joe Peters, Jr. (D) No Response 10th District County Commissioner Dolores L. Thomas (D) No Response Zach Eineman (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jennifer Sharrock Piecuch (R) No Response 2nd District County Commissioner Michael A. Boyle (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michael J. Wiecek (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y David J. Chavis (D) No Response Karen J. Blumenthal (D) No Response Hawke Fracassa (D) No Response 11th District County Commissioner Joseph Hunt (D) No Response Sharon Stockel (R) No Response Marvin E. Sauger (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Carol Kowalski (D) No Response Kathy Tocco (D) No Response 3rd District County Commissioner Randall J. Shafer (R) No Response 12th District County Commissioner Brad Templeman (R) No Response James Perna (R) N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Daniel Foukes (D) No Response Bob Smith (D) No Response Kevin M. Hertel (D) No Response Veronica Klinefelt (D) No Response 13th District County Commissioner Kevin Karwowicz (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y 4th District County Commissioner Joe Sabatini (R) No Response Ronald S. Albers (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jonathan Garstka (D) No Response Stefano Militello (R) No Response David Flynn (D) No Response Joe Iacopelli (D) No Response Armada Twp Supervisor Don Eison (R) No Response John W. Paterek (R) No Response 5th District County Commissioner Daniel Gerardi (R) No Response Gary Lusk (R) No Response Armada Twp Clerk Monica Job (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Andy Porter (R) No Response Mary K. Swiacki (R) No Response Robert Mijac (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
6th District County Commissioner Armada Twp Treasurer Michele E. Karam (R) No Response James Louis Carabelli (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Peggy Smith (R) No Response Noel Nightingale (R) No Response Ken Reid (D) No Response Armada Twp Trustee Tim Cheek (R) No Response 7th District County Commissioner Camille Finlay (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Don Brown (R) No Response Al Goetzinger (R) No Response Onorio Moscone (R) No Response Dennis W. LeMieux (R) No Response Justin M. Spavale (D) No Response James C. Winne (D) No Response
18 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 MACOMB COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 734-524-0162)
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Bruce Twp Supervisor Clinton Twp Supervisor Carl Beauvais (R) No Response Robert J. Cannon (R) No Response Richard Cory (R) No Response James Tignanelli (R) No Response Clinton Twp Clerk Kim Meltzer (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bruce Twp Clerk George Fitzgerald (D) No Response Reynard Bockart (R) No Response Susan Brockmann (R) No Response Dennis Jokinen (R) No Response Clinton Twp Treasurer Trese Servitto-Smith (R) No Response Jason M. Davidson (D) No Response William J. Sowerby (D) No Response Bruce Twp Treasurer Carol Marshall (R) No Response Clinton Twp Trustee Deborah S. Obrecht (R) No Response Mile Aiello (R) No Response Mark Gielniak (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Leo J. Melise (R) No Response Bruce Twp Trustee David Pierce (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Gary S. Anthony (R) No Response William Joseph Wilson (R) No Response Mark Falker (R) No Response Paul Gieleghem (D) No Response Ted Kasper (R) No Response Ernest Hornung (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Paul Okoniewski (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kirkanne Moseley (D) No Response Zachary D. Fowler (D) No Response Kenneth Pearl (D) No Response Dean Joseph Reynolds (D) No Response Chesterfield Twp Supervisor Jenifer Jo West (D) No Response Michael E. Lovelock (D) No Response Harrison Twp Supervisor Chesterfield Twp Clerk Bill Servial (R) No Response Cindy Berry (R) No Response Kenneth J. Verkest (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michele D. Ficht (D) No Response Jan Uglis (D) No Response Harrison Twp Clerk Jared Lee Maynard (R) Yq Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Chesterfield Twp Treasurer Adam Wit (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kathy Elliott (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Marvin P. Stepnak (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Linda Hartman (D) No Response Harrison Twp Treasurer Doreen Glappa (R) No Response Patrick Militello (D) No Response Darrin S. York (R) No Response
Chesterfield Twp Trustee Henry A. Anderson (R) No Response Harrison Twp Trustee Frank Kapral (R) No Response Brian Scott DeMuynck (R) No Response Marshall W. Rosquin (R) No Response Cyndi Gagleard (R) Nq Y Y Y Y Y Nq Y Y James Senstock (R) No Response David M. Joseph (R) No Response Larry Tomenello (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Thomas R. Yaschen (R) No Response David Bratto (D) No Response Jerry Alexie (D) No Response Richard M. Sheehy (D) N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Christine Bell (D) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John Swiatkowski (D) No Response John Grivas (D) No Response Keith Nelson (D) No Response Tom Scott (D) No Response
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 19 MACOMB COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 734-524-0162)
CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Lenox Twp Supervisor Ray Twp Supervisor Lou Ianitelli (D) No Response Charles Roger Bohm (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ron Trombly (D) No Response Joseph Jarzyna (R) No Response Dan Jensenius (R) No Response Lenox Twp Clerk Richard Rapp (R) No Response Jodi Kethe (D) No Response Joe Marino (D) No Response Ray Twp Clerk Paula Artman (R) No Response Lenox Twp Treasurer Marnie Ickes (D) No Response Ray Twp Treasurer Karon J. Ottenbacher (D) No Response Laurie Alward-Diener (R) No Response Douglas Stier (R) No Response Lenox Twp Trustee Susan Brown (D) No Response Chris Boyd (D) No Response Michelle Gurley (D) No Response Ray Twp Trustee Mary Elizabeth Paisley (D) No Response Timothy N. Brooks (R) No Response Karen A. Turchi (D) No Response Michael Emiah (R) No Response Betty L. Grader (R) No Response Macomb Twp Supervisor John T. Zoccola (R) No Response Janet Dunn (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Mark H. Grabow (R) No Response Richmond Twp Supervisor Charles T. Missig (R) No Response Cindi Greenia (R) No Response
Macomb Twp Clerk Richmond Twp Clerk Cathy Imbronone (R) No Response Catherine A. LaFontaine (R) No Response Michael D. Koehs (R) No Response Richmond Twp Treasurer Macomb Twp Treasurer Robert Szalka (R) No Response Thomas Christ (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Karen M. Goodhue (R) No Response Richmond Twp Trustee Christopher DeVos (R) No Response Macomb Twp Trustee Vern J. Kulman (R) No Response Dino Bucci (R) No Response Judith Murphy (D) No Response Clifford W. Freitas (R) No Response Roger M. Krzeminski (R) No Response Ernie Laing (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Renee Michaels (R) No Response Maria A. Napolitano (R) No Response To view the Public Ballot for YOUR county, Nancy J. Nevers (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y jurisdiction and precinct, go to: https://webapps.sos.state.mi.us/mivote/ SelectPublicBallot.aspx and follow the prompts to see the actual ballot that YOU will see on election day.
20 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 MACOMB COUNTY ✔ Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: Y = YES N = NO q = with qualifications/comments (call Lifespan 734-524-0162) CANDIDATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 What You Need to Know Shelby Twp Supervisor About Absentee Voting Bob Leman (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Rick Stathakis (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y F Download an absentee ballot application at www.michigan.gov/sos Shelby Twp Clerk F Send your absentee ballot request form to your Richard Batchelder (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y clerk at www.michigan.gov/sos Stanley T. Grot (R) No Response Absentee voter ballots are available for all elections. They provide voters with a convenient method for cast- Shelby Twp Treasurer ing a ballot when they are unable to attend the polls on Michael Flynn (R) No Response election day. Lisa Manzella (R) N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y As a registered voter, you may obtain an absentee voter ballot if you are: Shelby Twp Trustee F age 60 years old or older Vincent A. Bernardi (R) No Response F unable to vote without assistance at the polls Ann Byrd Brown (R) No Response F expecting to be out of town on election day David Curtis (R) No Response F in jail awaiting arraignment or trial Steven H. Fick (R) No Response F unable to attend the polls due to religious reasons Paula Calvaruso Filar (R) Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y F Brent Freeman (R) No Response appointed to work as an election inspector in a pre- Carolyn Gammicchia (R) No Response cinct outside of your precinct of residence. John J. Holeton (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A person who registers to vote by mail must vote in Gary E. Kopp (R) No Response person in the first election in which he or she participates. Raquel R. Moore (R) No Response The restriction does not apply to overseas voters, voters Nick Nightingale (R) No Response who are handicapped or voters who are 60 years of age Paul Viar (R) No Response or older. (Voting in person on one governmental level Douglas C. Wozniak (R) No Response clears the restriction on the other levels. For example, if a Clarence A. Cook (D) No Response voter subject to the restriction votes in person at a school election, the voter would be free to obtain an absentee Washington Twp Supervisor ballot for the first state election in which he or she wishes Dan O’Leary (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y to participate.)
Washington Twp Clerk Requesting an Absentee Voter Ballot Kathy Bosheers (R) No Response Your request for an absentee voter ballot must be in writing and can be submitted to your city or township Washington Twp Treasurer clerk. (For assistance in obtaining the address of your city Joe Fortuna (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y or township clerk, see http://www.Michigan.gov/vote).Your Linda S. Verellen (R) No Response request must include one of the six statutory reasons stated above and your signature. You must request an absentee Washington Twp Trustee voter ballot by mailing the application, a letter, a postcard, Stanley Babinski (R) No Response or a pre-printed application form obtained from your local Art Grimes (R) No Response clerk’s office. Requests to have an absentee voter ballot Abby Jacobson (R) No Response mailed to you must be received by your clerk no later Harold Miller (R) No Response Sebastian S. Previti (R) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y than 2 p.m. the Saturday before the election. Lisa Rapp (R) No Response Once your request is received by the local clerk, your Jim Richardson (R) No Response signature on the request will be checked against your voter Bill Scarborough (R) No Response registration record before a ballot is issued. You must be Richard Seldon (R) No Response a registered voter to receive an absentee ballot. Requests
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 21 No PP Abortion Clinic in Auburn Hills SAVE THE DATE! Dear Pro-life Friends, You did it! All of you who prayed, marched, attended Saturday, September 8 city council meetings, wrote letters, contacted businesses, spread the word to family and friends—you did it! The proposed Planned Parenthood clinic on Opdyke Right to Life-LIFESPAN’s in Auburn Hills will NOT open. In fact, it appears that PP is trying to sell the building. Town Hall Meeting Both sides entered into an agreement that will prevent the building from being used for abortions by anyone at and least until 2017. PP said they did not want to waste time and money on “frivolous” law suits. You can be sure Legislative Breakfast that if they thought they would prevail, there is enough Burton Manor money in the Planned Parenthood organization to keep any lawsuit alive! They can try to save face any way they 27777 Schoolcraft, Livonia want, the outcome is that no babies will be killed and no women will be wounded by abortion on Opdyke Road in Auburn Hills, Michigan! What do recent Well Done! court decisions really mean? More information coming soon!
Michigan Nurses For Life FALL CONFERENCE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
ST. JOSEPH MERCY – OAKLAND Reprinted with permission of John Francis Borra PONTIAC, MI It is not sufficient to think that, since candidate X takes the “right position” on other issues such as the economy, foreign relations, defense, etc., GUEST SPEAKER: DR. JEAN but only goes wrong on abortion, one can in good PEDUZZI-NELSON, PhD conscience, vote for him/her. Abortion deals with the first and most basic human right, without which there is nothing left to talk about. TOPIC: AN EXPLANATION ~ Matthew Habiger, OSB ~ OF STEM CELLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS WITH CAROLERS WANTED! Lifespan is looking for a youth/children’s choir to ADULT STEM CELLS lead us in Christmas carols for our annual “Lights for LIFE” tree-lighting ceremony at Weingartz in Farm- ington Hills on Friday, December 7th at 6:30 p.m. Further details This is an indoor event. Please contact the Main Of- fice at 734-524-0162 or [email protected], in next issue of Lifespan News if you know of a group that would be interested!
22 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 Supreme Court Ruling On Obamacare Humane disposition of aborted babies—requires Today’s (June 28) U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding bodies of aborted children to be buried or cremated (SB most of the ObamaCare law is a call-to-action for the right- 25 and 54 or HB 4119-4120). to-life electorate to work to elect a Congress and president Prohibit “Webcam” abortions—prohibits prescribing this November committed to repealing ObamaCare in 2013, abortion pills by remote-consulting over the Internet (HB in order to prevent a future in which abortion insurance 4688/SB 420). will be heavily subsidized by federal taxpayers and federal Abortion clinic licensing—requires any abortion clinic or private physician office advertising outpatient abortion bureaucrats will be authorized to ration life-saving medical services to be licensed as a Freestanding Outpatient Surgi- treatment. —National Right to Life Committee cal Facility (HB 5522). Abortionist malpractice insurance—requires abortion- Michigan Legislative News ists to carry $1 million in malpractice insurance or carry The Michigan State House approved a package of pro- an equivalent bonded surety (SB 876). life bills intended to protect women and unborn children Obviously these measures provide a level of protection and further drive down the number of abortions in the for women seeking abortion that has long been absent in state. However, lawmakers removed a measure from the Michigan. It does not prohibit or restrict access to abortion package that would ban abortions after 20 weeks based but instead assures women who are making this life-and- on the notion that unborn babies feel pain. They said they death decision that the person doing the procedure is ac- wanted more time to study whether or not the legislation countable to someone, that the places where the abortions would be likely to be upheld in court. are done meet the standards required of any other surgical According to the Detroit News: “We decided not to clinics, and that the women have some level of protection take that up right now so we can discuss the legislation from an abusive or coercive situation. It is hard to under- further,” said Ari Adler, spokesman for House Speaker stand why there would be opposition to these measures, Jase Bolger, R-Marshall. but there are those who do object. “Even taking emotion out of the equation, this pack- age (of bills) is good policy,” said Rep. Bruce Rendon, Absentee Ballot Voting R-Lake City, the sponsor of omnibus legislation, House continued from page 21 Bill 5711. for absentee voter ballots are processed immediately. The House approved the omnibus abortion regula- Absentee voter ballots may be issued to you at your tions bill 70-39 on mostly partisan lines with six pro-life home address or any address outside of your city or Democrats crossing over to vote with the GOP majority. township of residence. Democratic representatives voting for the bill were Charles After receiving your absentee voter ballot, you Brunner of Bay City, Paul Clemente of Lincoln Park, Bob have until 8 p.m. on election day to complete the bal- Constan of Dearborn Heights, George Darany of Dearborn, lot and return it to the clerk’s office. Your ballot will Richard LeBlanc of Westland and Lisa Liss of Warren. Rep. not be counted unless your signature is on the return Harvey Santana, D-Detroit, was absent from the vote. envelope and matches your signature on file. If you The state legislature has now adjourned for its summer received assistance voting the ballot, then the signature recess and the package of bills will then head to the State of the person who helped you must also be on the return Senate for consideration. envelope. Only you, a family member or person residing On June 7, the Michigan House Health Policy Committee in your household, a mail carrier, or election official is voted 13-5 to pass the Pro-life Bus bill, which represents authorized to deliver your signed absentee voter ballot the largest collection of pro-life legislation ever addressed to your clerk’s office. at one time in the Michigan legislature. If an emergency, such as a sudden illness or family House Bill 5711 is an omnibus bill combining several death prevents you from reaching the polls on election currently introduced pro-life bills into one large new bill. day, you may request an emergency absentee voter bal- This bill combines six introduced pro-life bills into one large lot. Requests for an emergency ballot must be submitted bill (45 pages). Omnibus bills of this nature have become after the deadline for regular absentee voter ballots has common in Lansing and are referred to by the shortened passed but before 4 p.m. on election day. The emergency moniker of a “bus.” must have occurred at a time which made it impossible The bill package includes: for you to apply for a regular absentee voter ballot. Your Coercive Abortion Prevention—screening women local clerk will have more information about emergency seeking abortions for possible coercion to abort, requires absentee voter ballots. an anti-coercion sign posted in abortion clinics (HB 5134 Voting is one of the most cherished and fundamental and 5182). rights in our country. If you are eligible to obtain an The two additional new bills attached to the Bus, HB absentee voter ballot and cannot attend the polls on 5712-13, complete the Coercive Abortion Prevention pack- election day, use of the absentee voter ballot is strongly age by defining coercion to abort as a crime and providing encouraged. penalties (HB 4798-99). Go to: http://www.michigan.gov/sos, click on Elections in Michigan for more information. F
LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 23 JUDICIAL CANDIDATE SURVEY
Lifespan sent the following three-question survey to each candidate for judicial office in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Coun- ties, including Appeals Court, Circuit Court, District Court, Probate Court and County Prosecutor. Candidates were also asked to state, in 50 words or less, their judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of statutory interpretation. Statements provided by judicial candidates are on file at Lifespan’s Main Office. Please call for further information.
The following questions are intended to delve into your judicial philosophy. These questions are not directed at any particular case that you may have previously ruled upon, are about to rule upon or may rule upon in the future.
1. Which of the following groups of United States Supreme Court Justices possess a judicial philosophy that is closest to your own? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas B. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor C. Justice David Souter and Justice John Paul Stevens D. Justice Ruth Bader Binsberg and Justice Stephen Breyer
2. Which book most closely captures your judicial philosophy? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. A Matter of Interpretation, by Antonin Scalia B. Rights from Wrongs, by Alan Dershowitz C. Active Liberty, by Stephen Breyer D. Feminist Legal Theory: Readings in Law and Gender, edited by Katharine T. Bartlett and Roseanne Kennedy
3. Which statement most closely captures your judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of Constitutional interpretation? Please circle your selection. A B C D A. Our State and Federal Constitutions should be interpreted by ascertaining the original meaning of the words that make up these documents.
B. Our State and Federal Constitutions should be interpreted by ascertaining the current meaning of the words that make up these documents.
C. Our State and Federal Constitutions provide general outlines of societal goals. The interpretation of our Constitutions can change over time to reflect the changing views of society. Constitutional interpretation should not be so stringent as to preclude the flexibility needed in a changing society.
D. A judge ought not commit to methods of constitutional interpretation before a case is heard. A judge should consider the arguments of the litigants and select a method of constitutional interpretation that produces a fair and equitable result in each case before the court.
4. In 50 words or less, on the reverse side of this questionnaire, please describe your judicial philosophy as it relates to matters of statutory interpretation.
NOTE: Lifespan is not a political organization and does not endorse candidates for election. We have surveyed the candidates as a service to our members. The questionnaires are on file at Lifespan’s Main Office for your perusal. If you need further verification on a candidate’s stand on these or other issues, please contact the candidate directly.
24 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 JUDICIAL CANDIDATES WAYNE COUNTY ✔ JUDICIAL Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: V additional statement provided (call Lifespan 734-524-0162)
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COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT COURT 1st District 16th District Court Kirsten Frank Kelly No Response Kathleen J. McCann No Response Michael Riordan A A A V 18th District Court Sandra A. Cicirelli No Response CIRCUIT COURT 3rd Circuit 19th District Court Deborah Ross Adams No Response Candyce Ewing Abbatt A A A V Wendy Marie Baxter No Response Sam Salamey A A A V Annette J. Berry No Response Richard Wygonik No Response V Gregory Dean Bill A A A David Braxton No Response Karen Braxton No Response 20th District Court David D. Turfe No Response Joseph Vincent Brennan No Response Jerome C. Cavanagh No Response Robert J. Colombo, Jr. No Response 22nd District Court Kevin Cox No Response D. Eason No Response Edward Ewell, Jr. No Response Jo A. Irby No Response Jane Ellen Gillis No Response Sylvia A. James No Response Richard B. Halloran No Response Sabrina Johnson No Response Adel Harb No Response Robyn Brazeal Liddell No Response Amy Patricia Hathaway No Response Byron H. Nolen No Response Kathleen M. McCarthy No Response Teresa McClain Patton No Response Rohn Mitchell No Response Brandi N. Taylor No Response Brian L. Morrow No Response Maria L. Oxholm No Response 23rd District Court Linda V. Parker No Response Geno D. Salomone No Response Kelly Ann Ramsey No Response Daniel P. Ryan A A A V Leslie Kim Smith No Response 27th District Court Randy L. Kalmbach No Response Virgil C. Smith No Response Mark Somers No Response John Joseph Sullivan No Response 29th District Court Lawrence S. Talon No Response Laura R. Mack No Response Deborah A. Thomas No Response David D. Whitaker No Response V 33rd District Court Margaret M. Van Houten A A A Michael K. McNally No Response
34th District Court Tina Brooks Green No Response
35th District Court Ronald W. Lowe No Response
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 25 JUDICIAL CANDIDATES JUDICIAL CANDIDATES WAYNE COUNTY OAKLAND COUNTY ✔ JUDICIAL Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: V additional statement provided (call Lifespan 734-524-0162)
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36th District Court CIRCUIT COURT Roberta C. Archer No Response V 6th District Circuit Court Linda D. Bernard C — A Leo Bowman No Response Christopher M. Blount No Response Deborah Carley No Response Art Bowman No Response Dan Christ A A A V Andrea J. Bradley No Response Sahera Housey No Response Donald Coleman No Response Karen McDonald No Response Prentis Edwards, Jr. No Response Phyllis C. McMillen No Response Wanda Evans No Response Denise Langford Morris No Response Ruth Ann Garrett No Response Jason Pernick No Response Shannon A. Holmes No Response Wendy L. Potts A A A V E. Regina Jones No Response William Rollstin No Response Alicia Jones-Coleman No Response Layne Ashley Sakwa No Response Deborah Lewis Langston No Response Michael Warren A A A V William C. McConico No Response Donna Robinson Milhouse No Response Douglas Monds No Response DISTRICT COURT Tonya Myers Phillips No Response 43rd District Court Kevin F. Robbins No Response Charles Goedert No Response David S. Robinson, Jr. No Response Keith P. Hunt No Response Michael E. Wagner No Response Cliff Woodards II No Response 44th District Court Carlo P. Ginotti No Response PROBATE COURT Derek Meinecke No Response Freddie G. Burton, Jr. No Response Edward Nahhat No Response June E. Blackwell-Hatcher No Response Terence A. Keith No Response Frank S. Szymanski No Response 46th District Court Charesa Johnson No Response Stephen P. Korn No Response ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ Omar S. Najor No Response Debra Nance No Response Donna Posey No Response Bill Seikaly No Response Towana Tate No Response
Lifespan News 48th District Court July 2012; Vol. 41, No. 5 Josh Arnkoff No Response President & Publisher: Diane Fagelman Diane D’Agostini A — A V Co-editors: Marge Bradley, Diane Trombley Gary R. Sanfield No Response Layout/Design: Marge Bradley ® Contributors & Printing: Patricia Holscher, Diane Trombley Steven Schwartz No Response Right to Life - LIFESPAN is a non-profit organization, and is funded entirely by membership dues, private donations and fundraisers. Donations are not tax-deductible. MAIN OFFICE 32540 Schoolcraft Rd., Ste. 100, Livonia, MI 48150-4305 Phone: 734-524-0162; Fax: 734-524-0166 email: [email protected] NEW ADDRESS website: www.rtl-lifespan.org & PHONE!
26 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 JUDICIAL CANDIDATES JUDICIAL CANDIDATES OAKLAND COUNTY MACOMB COUNTY ✔ JUDICIAL Candidate Questionnaire Responses KEY: V additional statement provided (call Lifespan 734-524-0162)
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50th District Court APPEALS COURT Ronda M. Fowlkes Gross No Response 2nd District Richard Terrell Taylor No Response Elizabeth L. Gleicher No Response Kathleen Jansen No Response 51st District Court Deborah A. Servitto No Response Andrea Dean No Response Jodi Debbrecht No Response CIRCUIT COURT 16th Circuit 52nd District Court - 1st Division James M. Biernat No Response Robert Bondy No Response Edward A. Servitto No Response Mark Switalski No Response 52nd District Court - 3rd Division David Viviano No Response Lisa L. Asadoorian No Response Tracey A. Yokich No Response
PROBATE COURT DISTRICT COURT Linda Susan Hallmark No Response 37th District John M. Chmura A A A V ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ Matthew P. Sabaugh No Response
39th District Marco A. Santia A A A V
40th District Mark Fratarcangeli No Response 41stA District Brian A. Carrier No Response Douglas Shepherd A A A V Kimberley A. Wiegand No Response 41stB District Sebastian Lucido No Response
42nd District - 2nd Division William Hackel III No Response
PROBATE COURT Roxanne R. Canestrelli No Response Sandra Harrison No Response Carl J. Marlinga A A A V Gregory J. Mlynarek A A A V Armand Velardo
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LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 27 Lifespan Chapter News ® Splish Splash The dates are July 9-15, with the actual selling days If you tried to call the Oakland/Macomb office the being the 12-15. If you can give us a hand, (or a back or last week of June, you probably got a message saying an arm) please call the office,248-816-1546. we weren’t there. Seems as though during the weekend of June 22-24 the grass sprinklers at our office went Obamacare on as scheduled but failed to turn off so the water ran Decision Friday, Saturday and Sunday, clear up until Monday The United States morning when the custodian shut it off. Supreme Court deci- Our office is at the back of our building, down a slight sion on Obamacare hill. Guess where all the water went? Yep, right into (June 28) seems to our office. The carpets were saturated, the walls were have turned what dripping and in general it was a mess. The manage- were muddy waters ment company acted promptly and had a restoration into pea soup. The crew come in, suck up the water, take down the wall, individual mandate remove the soaked drywall and run 11 huge fans for is unconstitutional under the commerce clause but con- four days to dry everything up. stitutional under the taxing ability of Congress. How can Needless to say, not much business was conducted it be both? No matter what the results of the presidential that day. We are back in the office now. It is hard to tell election turn out to be, remember that the struggle to restore right now if there was any damage to our electronics respect, dignity and protection to all human life will con- or files, but we are hoping all will be well—and dry! tinue until that goal is met—AND IT WILL BE MET!!
Oakland/MacombUsed Book Sale 1637 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite G, Troy, MI 48084-3540 We still need helpers for the book sale. We need Phone: 248-816-1546 • Fax: 248-816-9066 young folks who have strong backs and arms to help e-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9-3 us set up and take down and load and unload books Irene Tharp, Director • Diane Trombley, Ofc. Mgr. and we need other folks to help on the sale days. Lynn Gura, Ofc. Staff & Youth Director
Religious Freedom Rally have a parish member or friend who is a knight, you could On June 8, forty of our members boarded a bus for ask him to take the idea to the Grand Knight. If they are downtown Detroit to participate in the “Stand Up For willing to pay or help to pay for a memorial, then contact Religious Freedom” rally. Our Lifespan group joined your pastor and let him know what the K of C is willing to many other people of faith, representing all age groups, do. Or, you may want to talk to your pastor first and if he to protest the Health and Human Services mandate. agrees to a memorial, then you or he could contact the Grand The speakers were excellent, including Fr. Eric Fedewa Knight for financial help. Each church is different, and you who was ordained just one year ago. Lifespan felt should approach it the way you feel most comfortable. proud to be an active part of this nationwide state- ment regarding the importance of protecting our First 2013 Entertainment Book Sale Amendment rights. The 2013 Entertainment Books are only $30 ($5 less than retail) and will be in the office after August 13. Call Fairs and Festivals now to reserve yours! If your church, school, group or club is having a meeting, fair or festival, why not invite Lifespan to The Unborn Are People, Too have a booth. We could bring the fetal models which When politicians neglect the unborn, they are not are always the “best part” to the children and their representing ALL the people. Representing the people families when they visit our educational booths. Help starts with protecting them. Yes, an elected official has us to help others know the “facts” and dispel the “fic- to represent ALL the people! That means that we cannot tion” about the Life issues which the media reports. draw artificial lines that say that some people really aren’t people after all. Memorial for the Unborn “A Project of the Knights of Columbus” 14600 Farmington Rd., Ste. 108, Livonia, MI 48154-5431 The Knights of Columbus have been very helpful in Phone 734-422-6230 • Fax 734-422-8116 erecting outdoor memorials for the unborn in some of e-mail: [email protected]
Wayne County/Downriverour local churches. You can contact the K of C Council Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 10-4; Friday Closed within the city where your church is located or if you Patricia Holscher, Director • Laurie Masiarak, Ofc. Mgr.
28 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 phone never stops—but it feels so good to be back helping Wee Care ALL of our babies! Today, I need to put together fourteen layettes (and Lazy days of summer? three of them are for twins—that’s seventeen babies!) Not at Wee Care! While What would these precious little ones do if it wasn’t for we were in the process your help?!! of moving, we had to tell And speaking of precious little ones—”Jane” is doing social workers and crisis well. She is filled with excitement and apprehension as she pregnancy centers that we were limited to only provid- prepares for the day when her cherished little daughter ing for their dire emergencies and to call us once we were will be born. Please keep both of them in your prayers! unpacked and settled. Boy, are they calling us! God bless you all! Hope you have a summer filled with As fast as we assemble one package—three more social fun, relaxation and special times spent with those you workers are calling us—each with multiple requests! The love! Love, Karen A Program of Right to Life - LIFESPAN Educational Fund 32540 Schoolcraft Rd., Ste. 100, Livonia, MI 48150-4305 New AddressPhone: 734-524-0165 • Fax: 734-524-0166 email: [email protected] All material and monetary donations to Wee Care are tax- & Phone! Office Hours: By appointment deductible. Please make your check payable to Right to Life - Karen Patrosso, Director LIFESPAN Educational Fund. Youth Update
Hello teens, college students, parents of teens, Youth Group Leaders in schools, parishes and churches, pastors, deacons, priests, teachers, principals and all volunteers who work with young people!
Check out these graphics—they are three of many that Live Action has created. Go to their website www. liveaction.org and look at the selection they have under the Resources tab. Use them on your Facebook page, etc. Be sure to share them with others!
We are still in need of YOUNG VOLUNTEERS (13-24 years-old) at our Used Book Sale fundraiser the week of July 9th-15th, especially on the set-up day ( July 9th) and the clean up day (July 15th). If you are interested in helping, please call me at the Lifespan office in Troy at248-816-1546 or e-mail me at [email protected]. When e-mail- ing, please put “Book Sale Volunteer” in the subject line. Thanks a lot for considering this request! If you and/or your church, school or college group are interested in getting information about the “Movement in Motion” Youth Bus Trip to DC in January for the 40th annual March for Life, please call or e-mail me. When e- mailing, please put “Bus Trip” in the subject line. The cost and itineraries have been set and registration forms will be completed and ready to send out by the end of August to all those who are interested. Love Life, Lynn
Lynn Gura, Youth Director Right to Life – LIFESPAN Educational Fund Phone: 248-816-1546 • Fax: 248-816-9066 e-mail: [email protected] LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 29 In Loving Memory Helen Kleinbrook 1918 - 2012 he was born Helen Gertrude O’Toole, the last of six children, in Merrill, Michigan to Irish farmers. She recalled that her father taught her how to bottle beer at the tender age of five. She was the first and Sonly child in her family to be born in a hospital, the rest were born at the family farmhouse. She moved with her family to Detroit where her father worked at a gas station to support the family. Graduating high school in St. Cecelia’s class of 1935, she moved on to Wayne State University to study chemistry. (She knew the chemical equa- tion for ammonia at age 90—NH3 or soluble NH4OH. While there in the Neumann Club, she met Charles Kleinbrook who went to the University of Detroit. They were married in November, 1940, until his death in 1982. Days after Pearl Harbor, Chuck volunteered for the war effort and she followed her husband from army base to base; she moved over forty times in four years. As a volunteer, she drove army trucks from the Warren, Michigan tank plant to Norfolk, VA on two-lane roads at night through the Allegheny Mountains. She lost a brother in the war in 1944, and she faithfully maintained his grave thereafter. After the war, she and Chuck settled in Dearborn Heights where they reared their children: Judy, Jim, Chip and foster daughter, Barbara. She was a pinch-hit bus driver for school events, thanks to her army truck driv- ing experience. Field trips to the DIA, Greenfield Village, Cedar Pointe and Ann Arbor were places where she needed no maps. Her bucket list included a visit to pilgrimage sites and shrines not only in the U.S., but also in Italy, Portugal, France, Ireland and Yugoslavia. She was known as Mom, Grandma, Aunt Helen, Helen O’Toole, Helen, Mrs. K., friend and neighbor. She brought food for the hungry, sent money for the poor, and generously supported friends and numerous chari- ties with her time and grassroots efforts. A child of the Great Depression, she recycled and saved and composted before “being green” was in vogue. Helen was involved in the Right-to-Life movement from its inception. As a member of People Taking Action Against Abortion (PTAAA) she began her volunteering in Gloria Klein’s (Founder of Lifespan) basement in the early 1970s. She began helping with mailings, volunteering once or twice a week. Often Helen would come into the office and give us $2.00 and some coins, saying, “Here’s the money I received for cutting so and so’s hair. Use it where needed.” Later, as the Church Representative for Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, she submitted weekly notes for the church bulletin, led prayers for the unborn after Mass, was responsible for the Lifespan table at the yearly festival and offered parishioners pro-life Christmas cards, January luminaries, Mother’s Day roses and Father’s Day pens and candy bars. These tasks she faithfully did until she went In May of 2010, Diane Fagelman presented Helen Kleinbrook into the nursing home at age 92. Helen’s devotion to Life with the Proudly Pro-Life Award was shown in her response to whatever she was asked to for her many years of devoted service to Lifespan. Looking on is Helen’s son, Charles (Chip) Kleinbrook. do—she always said, “yes.” She was always concerned for her fellow volunteers and the office help, inquiring about our health, asking what she could do for us, etc. We always knew, without a doubt, that Helen’s prayers contained many petitions for the unborn, the handicapped, the aged and for us, her friends. The words Patience, Humility, Compassion, Mercy, Love and unflagging Energy describe her perfectly. We will keep her memory alive. Her love for the un- born and generosity to Lifespan are her legacy to us. May she rest in peace.
30 LIFESPAN NEWS F July 2012 From the President’s Desk Donations have been made— In honor of the 90th birthday of: Dear Friends, Rene Dettloff I pray that you are all enjoying your summer. Summer Given by Frank and Lucille Dettloff is a time for us to try to put away the struggles and weari- ness of Life—it is the season of renewal. It is a time to sit In Loving Memory of: under a tree, watch the children play or just read a good Sylvia Marciniak book while the birds sing above. Given by: Allen G. Kerkes But, it is also 2012, and an important election year. The first is the Primary in August and the second is the General Helen Kleinbrook Election in November. The election of president is impor- tant, but just as important are the elections of state repre- Given by Diane and Jerry Fagelman sentatives, congressmen and candidates for local offices. Anne Lark The outcome of these elections will have untold meaning Lamia and Joseph Haddad for the future of our country. They will not only affect our Norma Hardenbergh children and grandchildren’s futures, but they could also Yvonne Speer affect our ability to fight “the right to life” cause. Joan Leidner Lifespan is not a 501.c5 organization. That means we are Mary Ellen Bork unable to endorse any candidate for public office. However, James Lehman we are allowed, under our 501.c4 status, to educate the public with responses candidates give to survey ques- Madlien Khami tions reflecting our issues. In this issue of Lifespan News is Patrick Fabian printed the responses of candidates to the questionnaires Patricia Holscher we mailed to them. We hope this enables you to better Laurie Masiarak understand the views of the candidates and gives you the Maureen and Rich Dreslinski needed information for informed voting. Mary Tomilo Lifespan sent surveys to over 1100 candidates. I am sorry Ann Marie and Curt Horvath that there are so many non-responses, but it is up to the Kathleen McCarthy candidates to return their questionnaires to us. We must print all the answers, even non-responses. It is also up to Marge and Doug Bradley you to search for the truth—if their responses, or lack of Leonard Spas them, are not satisfactory to you, go to town meetings or Wayne County/Downriver Board of Directors candidates’ nights and ask them directly their views on and LIFESPAN Friends abortion or any other life issues. Donations may be made in memory of loved ones who What will next summer bring? It’s up to us! Get out and have died; a memorial card will be sent by Lifespan in your vote—get your family and friends to vote! No excuses—it’s name to the family of the deceased. Donations may also be just one day out of our summer slumber! made to honor someone special, and near and dear to you, for a particular occasion, or just because…You can live on Yours in Life, after death by helping those whose lives are threatened by abortion, euthanasia or infanticide. A bequest in your will to Right to Life - LIFESPAN will be used to save the lives Diane Fagelman, President of many through our efforts. Send donations to your local Lifespan office. Right to Life - LIFESPAN Membership Form Right to Life - LIFESPAN believes that human life has value in all stages of development from conception until natural death, and is committed to speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves — the unborn, the aged, the incapacitated. Won’t you please help in our struggle to preserve respect for human life? A contribution brings you the monthly newsletter as well as educational materials and special mailings.
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