The Dexter Leader
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Dexter Briefs
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2008
Clarification
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In a story about the Michigan Fair Tax in the April 10 edition of the newspaper, the sales-tax-only proposal would eliminate all personal and business taxes, but property taxes would remain as a source of state revenue.
WWDems discuss high court
The April membership meeting of the Western Washtenaw Democrats will feature attorney Mark Bernstein as guest speaker.
Bernstein, a member of the Executive Board of the Michigan Association for Justice, will speak on the Michigan Supreme Court, as well as the role of University Regents.
During the Clinton Administration, Bernstein served as White House Director of Press Pool Operations.
The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April 23 at the Union Hall of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 7920 Jackson Road, just west of Baker Road. For more information, visit the Western Washtenaw Democrats' Web site at www.WWDems.org.
'Ask Your Legislator'
Washtenaw County Farm Bureau will host an "Ask Your Legislator" session with state Sens. Liz Brater and Randy Richardville and state Reps. Pam Byrnes, Alma Smith, Rebekah Warren and Kathy Angerer.
This meeting will take place at 7 p.m. April 29 at the Lodi Township Hall, 3755 Pleasant Lake Road.
If you have any questions please contact WCFB President Ken Siler at 734-428-7876 or kesiler@aol.com.
Rummage sale
You toss it! They pick it up! As you do your spring cleaning, be sure to give Dexter Boy Scout Troop 477 a call at their Rummage Sale Pick-Up Hotline - (734) 913-9501. Polite, eager volunteers will come to your door to whisk off your cast-offs: books, games, household items, lamps, microwaves, cameras, tools, beds, bikes, kitchen items, dishes, pots and pans, musical instruments, refrigerators, televisions, toys, and carpeting.
Then come to their vast Rummage Sale on Friday, June 20, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, June 21, 9 a.m. to noon in the gym, cafeteria, hallways and front lawn of Creekside Intermediate School on Baker Road. It's quite a spectacle, and everyone finds treasures and bargains galore!
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