Raising voices: Students in city govt. will increase input
Students make up a significant portion of Ann Arbor's population, so they play a large role in the city's diversity, culture and economy. Student involvement in city politics is limited comparatively - leaving a large section of the population without proper representation. Students must establish a voice within the encompassing community.
Good credit: House bills would help working families
The Democratic majority will open the 89th session of the Michigan House this week by introducing the Quality of Life Act of 1997. The proposal would give families under financial duress tax credit - allowing them more money to pay for necessities, such as food and housing. Moreover, it would help to prevent them from falling into the safety net of welfare. The act is an excellent measure to keep citizens independent and, in turn, save the state money.
Reaching the 'promised land'
I sat toward the front of Hill Auditorium that day, just a nameless face in a sea of diversity. The auditorium was filled with people of all ages, races and religions. We were gathered to hear Benjamin Hooks, former director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, deliver the University's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium Keynote Address in January 1995. I was covering the speech for the Daily; I was a young reporter then, yearning to see my byline in print.
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