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VOLUME 76 Number 8 Oct. 31 Nov. 6, 2012 479 Ledyard Detroit MI 48201 313.963.5522 $1.00

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WHATS INSIDE

A backyardrevolution is

reshaping DetroitThe landscape of De-

troits neighborhoods

is being changed by abackyard revolution,making Detroit a better

place to call home.Discover more inside theARISE Detroit! tabloid in

this weeks edition.

Wal-Mart toysWith the holidays just

around the corner, Wal-Marts Toyland Wish Listbook makes gift giving

easy and affordable. Seethe Toyland insert in thisweeks edition.

Funeral set forboxing legend

Emanuel StewardFuneral services for

EmanualStewardwill take

place onNov. 13at Greater

GraceTemple, 23500 W. SevenMile Road, with a family

hour at 11 a.m.

Steward, the boxingtrainer who mentoredThomas Hearns and

many others, was alsofounder of the Kronk

Gym. He died Oct. 25 atthe age of 68.

Arrangements arebeing handled by Swan-

son Funeral Home.

Detroit Medical Center(DMC) has announced that ithas received the State of Mich-igans approval on the hospitalsystems purchase of ProCareHealth Plan, Inc., a Detroit-based Health Maintenance Or-ganization (HMO) that offershealth care coverage to Med-icaid beneficiaries in WayneCounty.

The states approval, in-cluding the Office of Financial

and Insurance Regulation,

enabled DMC to complete theacquisition of ProCare HealthPlan. This is a major step inDMCs continuing growth as ahealth care system, said MikeDuggan, CEO of the DetroitMedical Center.

The biggest winners inDMCs purchase of ProCareHealth Plan are the plans cur-rent patients and enrollees,Duggan said. As one of only

Robin ColeMike Duggan

DMC receives stateapproval for purchase ofProCare Health Plan

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By Bankole ThompsonCHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

If there is anything to remindpeople of why this election isimportant,it is Hurri-cane Sandy.The stormthat is rat-tling liveson the EastCoast hasnot beenpoliticizedby both thecampaignsof Presi-dent Barack

Obama andGov. MittRomney.

But with millions of peoplewithout power, hospitals evacuat-ing patients in New York and NewJersey bracing for the unthink-able as Sandy continues to hit, itis important to understand whythe federal government is crucialin national disaster response and

VOTE: Your Life Depends On It

100 bus campaignon Election Day

Rev. Tellis Chap-man, seniorpastor of Gali-

lee MissionaryBaptist Church,and radio hostMildred Gaddisare leading acrusade to send100 buses withvoters to thepolls on Elec-

tion Day. To register, call (313) 372-1270

COMMENTARY

Bankole Thompson

Tellis Chapman

Vote YES on

EM Law,Yes on Prop 2

Our Endorsements

Every election cyclevoters are asked tomake critical choices onissues that resonate withtheir well-being and theircommunities.

In this election we havethe same responsibility,to take a position on theissues that matter to votersas well as moving Detroitand the state forward. Ourrole is not to dictate or tellvoters how to vote, but torecommend the Michigan

Chronicles position onthese issues.

Perhaps for the first timewe are witnessing a prolif-eration of proposals for theNov. 6 ballot that warrantthe attention of every voterin this city and state.

Proposal 1 Maintainthe Emergency ManagerLaw (PA 4). This law despitehow controversial it hasbecome is much needed torevitalize Detroit and othercities that are struggling fi-nancially. We have debatedtoo long and continue todo so about the financialfuture of the city. But thefact remains that the city is

a creature of the state andwe do not expect the stateto abandon its largest cityor stand by and watch De-troit go under. When thefinancial mechanism andstewardship fail we believethat there has to be strongfinancial controls in place

The following candidates running forstatewide and local offices have shownclear and consistent approaches and beliefin public service. We strongly believe thatthese individuals would do a great job in

representing Michigan and their local com-munities in the offices they are seeking. Werecommend them to voters.

U.S. Senate

Debbie Stabenow

Michigan Supreme Court

Connie Kelly

Bridget McCormack

Shelia Johnson

University of Michigan Board of Regents

Mark Bernstein

Shauna Ryder Diggs

Wayne State University Board of Regents

Kim Trent

Sandra Hughes OBrien

Michigan State University Board

of Regents

Brian Mosallam

Joel Ferguson

Southfield 46th District Court

Debra Nance

36th District Court

Linda Bernard

Wanda Evans

Oakland County

Sixth Circuit Court

Denise Langford Morris

Leo Bowman

Phyllis McMillen

Wendy Potts

Michael Warren

Choice of candidates for Nov. 6 election

Debbie Stabenow Denise LangfordMorris

Mark Bernstein

Kim Trent BridgetMcCormack

Sheila Johnson

EverydayinDetroit,alloverthe city,therearethousandsofpeoplequietlyworkingforchangeinhopesofcreatingabetterlifef ortheirchildrenand

families.

Forthemostpart,thisis donewithoutfanfare,withoutbignewspaperheadlinesorstoriesthatarelikelytoleadyourafternoonoreveningnewscasts.

WelcometoDetroitsTransformationCommunity,thenamethatIusefor theunsungheroesinhundredsofschools,churches,neighborhoodblockclubsandbusi-nessesdeterminedtotransformDetroitnomatterhowdauntingthetask.

Thesearethepeople--someofwhomarepaidandmanyofwhomarenot--whomentor,tutor,preachagainstviolenceandforpersonalresponsibility,volun-teerinschools,cleanupneighborhoods,participateinCBpatrols,anddoathousandothertasks.

Theydomorethansimplycare,orcomplain,aboutourproblems.Theyarecommittedtobeingpartofthesolu -tion.

ThesearethepeopleARISEDetroit!wascreatedtoserve,inspireandcelebrate.

Viewedindividually,theeffortsofonepersonororgani-zationcanbeoverlooked,orseenasarelatively meageraccomplishment.

However,whenviewedasacollectivethinkofanHYT`VM VYRLYHU[ZZ^LLWPUNV]LYHLSK[OPZ;YHUZMVY-mationCommunitycanbeseenaspowerfulmovementofunlimitedpotential.

Inadditiontogrowingtheranksofvolunteersinthemovement,itisimportantthatpeoplesee,hearandtouchtheimpactofitswork therebyinspiringothersto

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Detroitresidents,likeKim Tandy,topartici -pateinworkshopsand strategiestoimprove

theircommunities;hearDetroit WorksProjectpresentationonredefining neighbor-hoods Page3

Thousandsofvolunteersspread outoverthecityforadayof volunteerismwhoseultimategoal

wastobringneighborhoods closertogether.

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Detroit rising!

Groupmotivateshundredsoforganizations,thousandsofpeopleacross Detroit

CityYearDetroitvolunteershelp outonNeighborhoods Day.

College ClubOpens (Page B-2)

AT&T Michigan andthe National Urban

League has launchedthe CollegeClub, a pro-

gram aimedat helpingstudents

get a jumpstart onsuccess by

providing support withcollege applications andscholarships. Learn more

on page B-2.

JamesMurray

See CNN page A-4See DMC page A-4

SeeVOTEpage A-4

See PROPOSALSpage A-4

Chronicle Endorses ObamaSee Editorial on A-4.