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THOUSANDS ATTEND CHARITY PREVIEW EVENT AT AUTO SHOW LOCAL NEWS, A4 WAYNE-WESTLAND ROCKETS ROLL PAST Observer PLYMOUTH THURSDAY 01.19.17 II HOMETOWNLIFE.COM II PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK SPORTS, B1 Colbeck pondering gubernatorial run Term-limited senator tired porters, both Colbeck, in his second four- over special interests.” He said Colbeck said Michigan has through per year term, cannot seek re- he opposed the latest road- turned a corner economically, of ‘tax-first mentality’ sonal contact election to his 7th District repair fuel tax and said Michi but he said the next step needs and social Senate seat due to term limits. gan needs to make road con to focus on making sure citi Darrell Clem media, have A staunch conservative, he struction companies more zens at large are benefiting hometownlife.com pressed him to won his Senate seat amid accountable for their work. from it. launch a gu strong support from the Tea “I’m tired of the tax-first Other Republicans whose State Sen. Patrick Colbeck bernatorial cam Party and other voters. mentality,” he said. names are mentioned in gu confirmed Tuesday he is “defi paign. He and Colbeck's district includes Colbeck also said he op bernatorial discussions include nitely considering” a campaign wife Angie have Canton, Livonia, Plymouth, posed a Medicaid expansion state Attorney General Bill for the Michigan governor’s begun the discussion. Plymouth Township, North and had pushed for better Schuette of Midland and Lt. seat in 2018, citing concerns “We are definitely being ville, Northville Township and alternatives. Gov. Brian Calley of Portland. about higher taxes, shoddy encouraged to do that,” he said, Wayne. “Health care is major for They have said they are con road repairs and spiraling saying his name has been men Colbeck said he believes me,” he said, adding later, sidering a run. health care costs. tioned on platforms such as voters want a gubernatorial “Health care is big, because it On the Democratic side, Colbeck, R-Canton, said Facebook and talk radio. “I’m candidate who will place the touches so many areas.” friends and political sup seeing it all over the place.” concerns of “the general public Under Gov. Rick Snyder, See COLBECK. Page A2 LOCAL WOMEN WALK FOR HOPE, RIGHTS AT NATIONAL MARCH SUBMITTED Sharon Dargay Parkside Credit Union will renovate hometownlife.com and expand its current property at 1747 S. Newburgh Road. Hannah Provence Donigan z /-■ finalized her travel plans for //'■C the presidential inauguration c •Aft before election day. Parkside When her candidate lost, the 81-year-old Commerce woman, two of her friends and her Credit Union eldest daughter found a reason to go through with the trip, swapping out one big event for expands in another. “Since the women’s march came up, now we’re flying Westland from Detroit to Baltimore. We’ll stay in Baltimore and rent a car,” said Donigan, a Parkside Credit Union will former teacher and a Human renovate and expand its cur ist minister. rent property at 1747 S. New On Friday, Jan. 20, inaugura burgh Road in Westland. Con tion day, they’ll sight-see and struction on the expansion possibly take in a few mu project is scheduled to begin seums. On Saturday, Jan. 21, mTenriefit in March, with an expected they’ll join thousands of other completion date in April 2018. women and men at the Wom Harmon Management has en’s March on Washington. been selected as the lead con Organizers floated the idea of a MsM fasiuis tractor for the project. march to raise awareness of Trade contractors interest women’s rights on Facebook ed in bidding on the project after Donald Trump won the should contact Harmon presidential election. The con GRACES! Management at info@harmon cept snowballed into an event managementllc.com for more that is expected to draw hun information. All proposals dreds of thousands of march RfOGIONS GtHDFis must be submitted by Jan. 25. ers to the nation’s capital the The 12,119-square-foot ad day after Thump takes the oath ministrative wing and adjacent of office. 4,513-square-foot branch will “I have hip problems, but accommodate approximately I’m going to do it. I’m deter 40 current staff members and mined to go,” Donigan said, & STATUS I will allow for the addition of adding that women’s rights new employees serving in include pay equality, career lending, accounting, member choices, safeguarding Roe v. services and other adminis Wade and protecting voting trative functions. rights for all Americans. “It’s “Bringing our adminis about a lot of things... liberty trative departments together and justice and love instead of under one roof will allow the hate — and hope. If you don’t credit union to create effi have hope, you don’t have any ciencies, ultimately providing thing.” a more streamlined experi The march will run from 10 ence for our members,” said а. m. to 1:15 p.m., starting at Janet Thompson, Parkside’s Independence Avenue and president and CEO. “With the Third Street, near the U.S. move of our administrative Capitol in Washington, D.C. Colleen Crossey of Novi shows the sign she'll take to the Women's March on Washington. office, we are also looking The march and rally, featuring forward to the opportunity to advocates, artists and enter create closer ties with the tainers, is free and open to “any event. Some will carpool, take march is an opening message He wants Congress to listen community.” person, regardless of gender or trains or fly to Washington, to the new president that wom to the marchers’ concerns, Mayotte Group Architects, gender identity, who believes D.C. At least 5,000 will take en will have their rights and especially the message that based in Lansing, created the women’s rights are human buses. safety protected,” said Sulli “nobody should tell a woman architecture plans for the rights,” according to its web van, who is pursuing a nursing what she can or can’t do with administrative wing and site. The organizing committee Bus from Livonia degree. “I personally hope to her body.” branch office and will continue asks participants to register Schoolcraft College stu get a positive experience from Casella also supports wom to collaborate with Parkside on online at www.womensmarch- dents and Livonia residents my first march. I am assuming en’s reproductive rights. As a various design elements .com to ensure an accurate Lizzie Casella and Christian I will be one of the few men writer for the college newspa throughout the remainder of count. Sullivan will ride with other compared to the amount of per and a future broadcast the project. Phoebe Hopps, state coor students, faculty and communi women at this march, but I journalist, she is concerned Parkside Credit Union is a dinator for the Women’s ty members on a bus chartered want to be shoulder-to-shoulder about First Amendment rights Michigan-based nonprofit March, estimates that at least by the college student activ with the powerful women that and the president-elect’s treat- financial institution and has б, 000 women from Michigan ities department. are standing up for what is been serving the community will participate in the national “I hope this non-violent right.” See MARCH, Page A2 since 1953. hometownlife.com © The Observer & Eccentric INDEX Volume 52 • Number 71 Crossword Puzzle.... B5 Letters....................... A6 Sports....................... B1 Homes...................... B4 Obituaries.................A6 Wheels..................... 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Casella was in the people in about inauguration student activities office in December when she general,” Kathleen Gray noticed fliers about COLLEEN CROSSEY, Novi Detroit Free Press Schoolcraft offering a bus to the march. off point," said Burke, It was Christmas Eve “I was the very first who made a quilted sign, 2009 when Janine Kateff one to sign up,” she said. bearing the message, transformed from a re “I really hope for myself “the person is the politi tired teacher-turned- to gain a little bit of self cal,” for the march. “And builder into a political pride, being a part of I’m excited to share this activist. something so big and opportunity with people It was that day that the amazing that could be I work with, students I U.S. Senate approved the life-changing. I always teach and the communi Affordable Care Act — wanted to be an activist. ty.” known as Obamacare — As a journalist, I’m ex Jeannine Donigan- without a cited to be in the event, Hales, Hannah Provence single live reporting it and Donigan's daughter, will Repub coming home and shar ride a bus with her 16- lican vote. ing the experience year-old daughter to the “It was through writing.” national event. Donigan- sold to us Her mother initially Hales is a teacher in the as an af planned to attend the Farmington Public fordable march, but couldn’t get Schools district and will Kateff health care MARK WILSON, GETTY IMAGES time off from work and be part of the Michigan plan, but Work is being performed on the stage ahead of next week inauguration at the U.S.