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Thursday, January 4

Hooters Agreement on Agenda

by Dave Lambert on Thu 04 Jan 2007 06:29 PM EST

There is a proposed consent agreement with Hooters on Monday night's Council agenda.

I'll post more details tomorrow.

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Residents can bring in Yard Waste for Free

by Dave Lambert on Thu 04 Jan 2007 05:00 PM EST

In the absence of curbside collection, residents of Troy can bring their bags of leaves, grass or brush bundles (up to 10 filled yard waste bags or bundles per home per day) to the SOCRRA Transfer Station, located at 991 Coolidge in Troy across from Meijer (between 14 & 15 Mile Roads), from December 1, 2006 to April 7, 2007 for composting, at no charge. Hours are M-F 8 am-4 pm and Sat 8 am-noon.

Curbside collection of yard waste should begin again during the week of April 9th.

For more information, go to... http://www.socrra.org/pdf/Yard%20Waste%20Flyer.pdf

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Edward Whelan: The Ford funeral and Justice Stevens

by Dave Lambert on Thu 04 Jan 2007 10:34 AM PST

Here are some excerpts from Whelan’s article in National Review Online:

Tuesday’s beautiful state funeral for former president Gerald R. Ford at the Washington National Cathedral was, as the Washington Post aptly put it, “a classic Washington affair, soaked in power and pageantry,” that memorably defined Ford’s legacy. The solemnity of the Christian burial rite, from its opening words — “With faith in Jesus Christ, we receive the body of our brother Gerald for burial” — through the many prayers, readings from Scripture, and homily, to the dismissal “in the name of Christ,” surely magnified the impact of the funeral on the millions of Americans who viewed it. Ford’s state funeral stands in sharp counterpoint to Ford’s statement last year that he was “prepared to allow history’s judgment” of his presidency to rest exclusively on his appointment of Justice John Paul Stevens — and that he specifically agreed with Stevens’s positions on the establishment clause. For the ceremony at National Cathedral that Ford himself so carefully planned could never have taken place as it did — and probably could not have occurred at all — if Stevens’s radically secularist misreading of the establishment clause were governing law…

…Ford’s state funeral is impossible to reconcile with Stevens’s extremist views of the establishment clause. Most conspicuously, members of the United States military played a prominent role in the pervasively religious ceremony, both as pallbearers and as musical performers. The United States Marine Orchestra and the Armed Forces Chorus not only performed; they sang explicitly Christian hymns. During the prelude, for example, the Marines sang “When Jesus Wept.” During the service itself, the Marine Orchestra provided the musical accompaniment for Denyce Graves’s singing of the Lord’s Prayer, and the Armed Forces Chorus sang “Eternal Father, strong to save” — a prayer to the trinitarian God. The closing hymn, “For All the Saints,” was sung by all and included lyrics like “thy Name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed.” …

…Justice Stevens was among the powerful who were present at the final rites of the president who appointed him to the Court. One can only hope that he might have recognized that those rites were a resounding repudiation of his misguided establishment-clause views.

The complete article can be found at… http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZTNjYzQyZDY4MTk1Mjk3YWQyNzg5YWVlNTllYTE5ZTA=

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Daily Tribune: Water rate reduction hangs in the balance

by Dave Lambert on Thu 04 Jan 2007 06:11 AM PST

By Charles Crumm, Journal Register News Service…

Oakland County officials are filing responses to try to fend off an attempt by the City of Detroit to block a federal judge's order that could mean as much as a 5 percent rate reduction to suburban customers of the city's water and sewer system…

See the complete article at…

http://www.dailytribune.com/stories/010407/loc_waterate001.shtml

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2007 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day "A Celebration of Freedom”

by Dave Lambert on Thu 04 Jan 2007 05:00 AM EST

From City of Troy Community Affairs...

Honor the legacy of one of America’s greatest leaders at the 2007 “MLK–A Celebration of Freedom,” a tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The program will take place at Athens High School on Monday, January 15 from 8:30-11 am. There is no charge to attend, but donations will be accepted to help organize next year’s program. All ages are welcome.

“We look forward to capturing the spirit of Dr. King and remembering his life through this celebration,” said Cindy Stewart, Community Affairs Director for the City of Troy. “This family event is a meaningful way to pause and reflect on his uncompromising dedication to garnering civil rights for all people.”

Rabbi Aaron Starr from Shir Tikvah will kick-off the event with a Welcome as he leads off the Unity Walk. This will be followed by a music performance by the “Jammin’ Jays” from Barnard Elementary School, “I’m Gonna Let it Shine … A Gathering of Voices for Freedom.”

The feature presentation will be a “Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.” by noted singer-songwriter, actor and educator Josh White, Jr. In addition, there will be a Troy School district student art exhibit, recognition of middle and high school winners of the MLK Essay Contest, and a musical tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. performed by the Troy Honors Choir under the direction of Belinda Moore and Carol Petty. Breakfast will be served after the program.

Born in 1940, famed singer, guitarist, actor, and social leader, Josh White Jr., has been performing since the age of four. He attended New York’s famed Professional Children’s School, was in several Broadway plays, guest-starred in more than 50 American television dramas, and released many albums, including his most recent, “House of the Rising Sun” (1999); “Cortelia Clark” (2001); and “Josh White Jr. – LIVE” (2003). He moved to Detroit in 1976, and wed Sara in 1978. Josh brought two children to the marriage and Sara, four. They enjoy 13 grandchildren.

Organized by the Troy MLK Day Committee in conjunction with the City of Troy and the Troy School District, this year’s event is sponsored by: Alliance Mobile Health, DTE Foundation, Troy Community Coalition, Troy Foundation for Educational Excellence, Walsh College, Beaumont Hospital, Big Beaver United Methodist Church, Community Bowling Centers, Troy Interfaith Group, and WideOpenWest Cable & Internet.

Athens High School is located at 4333 John R. For more information about the program call the Community Affairs Office at 248.524.1147.