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Local leaders attend chamber event

By Art Aisner
On the
RAIL
Special Writer

More than 200 area leaders in business, gov-

ernment and education got a glimpse of the
issues and people that will dominate the Nov. 2 districts following the 2010 U.S. Census. They
general election at the Impact 2010 conference also could have a hand in rewriting the Michigan
Friday in Ann Arbor. Constitution and tax policy.
“This year’s election is a watershed election, “The people who come into office are going to
possibly the most consequential of this decade,” be largely inexperienced. That may be good; that
said Phil Power, founder and president of the may be bad,” he warned.
Center for Michigan. The nonprofit organiza- To help leaders from all professional disci-
tion partnered with the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti plines learn about the issues that voters will
Regional Chamber of Commerce to host the decide at the polls, the organizers assembled
annual public-policy forum at the Kensington panelists from across the political spectrum and
Court hotel in Ann Arbor. even provided visits from high-profile candidates
During his keynote speech, Power outlined at the top of each major party’s ticket.
how voters will elect an entire new leadership
team, from governor to the secretary of state.
Half of the House of Representatives and 29 of The Constitutional Convention Sports
38 state senator positions also will be filled by Michigan law dictates that every 16 years vot- The Gabriel Richard football
newcomers this year. The impact is enormous ers get the opportunity to vote on whether to team is heading to the play-
Dr. Rob Steele (left), the Republican candidate for the 15th offs for a second straight year.
and could define the state for the next half redraft the state Constitution. For the first time Congressional District that covers eastern Wastenaw County,
century, Power argued, as those elected officials talks about the issues with a Saline resident last week during Page 1-B
will be tasked with redrawing congressional PLEASE SEE LEADERS 4-A the Impact 2010 policy conference in Ann Arbor.

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Special Writer ing Lisa Allmendinger’s
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The trio of men that attempt- vided on the A2 Journal home
ed a bold robbery at a medi- page.
cal marijuana dispensary in
downtown Ann Arbor last week Weave the Web:
watched traffic at the building Make sure to click on
for some time, investigators www.heritage.com around
said. the clock for the most
Terrence Robinson, 34, Andre in-depth coverage of
White, 32, and Marcus Bailey, Washtenaw County. One of
18, were not too forthcoming our “Most Viewed” stories
is Michigan Big House Big
with details about how they Heart Run/Walk set Sunday
planned the Sept. 30 heist, said
Detective Sgt. Pat Hughes of the
Ann Arbor Police Department.
But it’s clear they were watch-
ing activity at the Liberty Clinic
for an unknown period of time. Check out our video:
“These individuals were
coming in from out of town and ■ Interpreting the Medical
deliberately planned this out Marijuana Act
over some time,” Hughes said. ■ Chamber’s Impact 2010
All three were arraigned over ■ Saline football beats
the weekend at the Washtenaw Jamie Lowell (left) and Darrell Stavros of Ypsilanti’s 3rd Coast Compassion Center are making efforts to educate people Huron
County Jail on charges of about the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.
armed robbery, conspiracy to
commit armed robbery and

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unlawful imprisonment, court
records show. Prosecutors also
charged them with possession Click on the “jobs” tab on
of a firearm during a felony the home page of our Web
crime, and assaulting and site or go directly to http://
resisting police officers. jobs.heritage.com.
White, of Royal Oak, and
Robinson, of Detroit, received INDEX
$150,000 cash bonds. Bailey’s
bond was set at $25,000, and Second Front Page 7-A
he remained in custody as of Editorial Page 8-A
Monday morning, jail officials
said. A2Live Page 10-A
Preliminary hearings for all
three armed robbery suspects
are scheduled for Oct. 13 in
Washtenaw County District
Court.
Only Bailey was represented
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by a lawyer at arraignment, By Austen Smith planners and attorneys for who see it as a basic healthcare
but Ann Arbor- based attorney A2 Journal many local municipalities are and human rights issue.
David Goldstein could not be embroiled in debate and confu- And for the time being, there
reached for comment. Different When Michigan residents in sion over the Michigan Medical seems to be little, if any, light at
public defenders were assigned 2008 voted in a measure approv- Marihuana Act, which was the end of the tunnel.
to represent both White and In the city of Ypsilanti, the
ing the use of medical mari- approved by more than 63 per- Politics aside, it is local gov-
Robinson. first medical marijuana dispen-
juana for qualified patients, the cent of the state’s population. ernment and residents caught in
Ann Arbor police said they sary in the entire state opened
state suddenly found itself on It is an emotional struggle, the trenches of this struggle as
arrested the three men after a in January, thrusting into the
the front lines of a national legal pitting those who are trying the legal nuances of the medical
brief scuffle inside the clinic/ hands of local officials the com-
and ideological battleground. to understand and reasonably marijuana law will invariably
dispensary, located in the 200 Residents, elected officials, enforce the law against those shake out in the courtroom.
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