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THE PRIMARY PRELUDE:
BENAVIDES, BERNERO TEST VOTER SUPPORT
By DANIEL STURM and BERL SCHWARTZ
Virg Bernero says Tony Benavides reminds him of his father. He remembers
the time the two men met – Benavides, a Mexican immigrant, and
Bernero’s dad, an Italian immigrant of about the same age —
in his backyard during a fund-raiser for his race for the state House
of Representatives in 2000.
“My father and Tony really hit it off,” Bernero recalls.
“That’s why for me there’s no personal animosity.”
More.
. .
Pro
vs. Con: Living Wage
Last week, City Pulse reported that Lansing Mayor Tony Benavides
said he will require certain businesses that have contracts with the
city to pay employees a “living wage” and that he will work
with City Council to pass a living wage ordinance by the end of the
year. What are the pluses and minuses of a living wage? William Sepic,
president of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and an opponent
of a living wage law, and Ingham County Commissioner Victor Celentino,
who chaired the committee that developed the living wage proposal that
the commission approved this summer, debated the issue on “City
Pulse on the Air” (7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays on WDBM, 88.9-FM)
on July 16. Here is what they had to say:
More.
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A
real alternative to Benavides and Bernero
By DANIEL STURM
Melissa Sue Robinson is probably the most unusual candidate in this
mayoral race. Robinson’s name will appear on the Aug. 5 primary
ballot as herself, and for clarity also includes her former identity,
as Charles Edward Staelens Jr.
More.
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Click
here to view the Lansing League of Women Voters Voter Guide
(you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
Civil Liberties:
Henry Silverman
Civil liberties and the
Supreme Court: Victories outweigh losses
Art:
MSU Museum exhibit
explores early aviation, ties to Michigan
Dance:
LCC brings Japanese
folk tale drama to stage
Community:
Manny
Gonzales Tribute Dinner
Ellen’s Race 5K
Run/Walk
Literature:
Way
Station Books bringing ‘Santa’ to town
Theater:
Shakespeare
Festival peak(e)s with ‘King Lear
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