Libertarian Party of Michigan

Newsletter of 4/14/1998

Contents

  1. Upcoming Events
  2. National Convention
  3. Post-Convention Press Release
  4. MSU Libertarians Venture Online
  5. LPM Candidate Listing on our Web Site
  6. Putting Your Campaign on the Web
  7. LPM Provides Address Support
  8. TDD telephone contact available
  9. Candidate List is Online

  1. Upcoming Events

    April 14, 1998 - 7:00 PM
    Justice Pro Se presents: M.O.M., Michigan Opposing Mandatory Vaccines. M.O.M. is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, informing, educating and supporting parental and family health care rights. Its members acknowledge the right of individuals/parents to make vaccine choices for themselves and their children. Speakers featured include Bill Dobreff, Attorney-At-Law, who will explain vaccine injury compensation and Michigan product liability law, Mary Tocco, Director, mother of 5 unvaccinated children and Dr. James Perkins, Vice-President, an alternative health care provider.
    Location: Henry Ford Centennial Library Auditorium, 16301 Michigan Ave. (1/2 mile east of the Southfield Freeway) in Dearborn.
    Contact: Justice Pro Se Phone: 313 382-8282

    April 16, 1998 - 6:30 PM
    "Assisted Suicide, Should It Be Banned or Permitted" by Charles Long. This topic is particularly relavent now because there are several bills on the subject before the Michigan Legislature. - DON'T MISS THIS ONE !!! -
    Location: CT's restaurant, Southwest corner of the intersection of BL I-196 and County A2 (Blue Star Highway) just south of the City of South Haven
    Contact: Bill Bradley Phone: 616 637-4525 E-mail: bbradley@cybersol.com

    April 16, 1998 - 7:00 PM
    LPSC Monthly Meeting. Guest Speaker: Max Dollarhite, candidate for 85th District State Rep. Max is making his second run at this seat, which will soon be vacated by Representative Clark Harder. Harder will no longer be able to run due to term limits. A three-way race with no incumbent! And Max has name recognition now. Come see why we're excited about this candidate!
    Location: Risto's Bistro, 113 S. Washington, Owosso
    Contact: Ben Steele III Phone: 517 288-5616 E-mail: bsteele1@tir.com

    April 16, 1998 - 8:30 PM
    Deadline for submission of names and addresses for the LPM Leaders Directory. Include Name, Address, phones, email address, offices currently held.
    Location: 604 N Vernon Dearborn MI 48128
    Contact: Ben Bachrach Phone: 313 322-7096 days E-mail: Ben45@aol.com

    April 19, 1998 - 12:00 PM
    Restore Camp Stasa. Instead of having their annual "Tax Blast!", Brass Roots instead will work with others to restore Camp Stasa, the normal site of the annual event, which was destroyed by fire recently.
    Location: Camp Stasa Training Center, 7963 Cork Rd., Bancroft, MI in Shiawassee County, (517) 625-3748.
    Contact: Brass Roots Phone: 800 555-GUNS

    April 21, 1998 - 7:00 PM
    Meeting of the Committee to Elect Diane Barnes to State Board of Education. All people interested in working on this important campaign are encouraged and welcome to attend.
    Location: LCMA Headquarters (also Brass Roots) at at 1035 Hilton Road (West of I-75 between Eight Mile and Nine Mile Roads) in Ferndale.
    Contact: Paul Soyk Phone: 810 977-3523 E-mail: LNUSGMB.ZZYQNH@gmeds.com

    April 26, 1998
    Libertarian Party of West Michigan I-196 road clean up week.
    Location: I-196 corner of College
    Contact: Erwin Haas Phone: 616 942 7674 E-mail: haas@iserv.net

    April 26, 1998 - 9:00 AM
    I 196 cleanup by LPWM. We'll meet there and deploy our resources for the cleanup
    Location: Bagel Factory on College and Michigan in Grand Rapids
    Contact: haas Phone: 1 616 942 7674 E-mail: haas@iserv.net

    April 27, 1998 - 7:00 PM
    Meet the Candidate Night! All the candidates from the Mid-Michigan districts will be there to shake the hands of students and anyone else who would care to show. We will be promoting this big time, so we should hopefully get a decent turnout. Tenative
    Location: Wells Hall, Room B100, Michigan State University
    Contact: Mike Brinkman Phone: 517 355-4857 E-mail: Brinkman1@aol.com

    May 5, 1998 - 6:45 PM
    Monthly Meeting - LP of Wayne County. Optional Dinner at 6:30pm. Meeting starts at 7:45pm. Diane Barnes to speak. Plans for participation in 4th of July Parade to be finalized.
    Location: LaTrattoria Restaurant - 13736 Michigan Ave. Dearborn MI (west of Schaffer across from City Hall.
    Contact: Bill Shotey Phone: 313 278-3673 E-mail: Ben45@aol.com

  2. National Convention

    For those of you planning to attend the 1998 National Convention in Washington DC, you can find all the information you need at http://www.lp.org/lp-conv.html

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  3. Post-Convention Press Release by Tim O'Brien

    4/6/98		
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    CONTACT: Tim O'Brien, 313-562-5778
    
    LIBERTARIAN PARTY NOMINATES 93 CANDIDATES FOR FALL BALLOT
    
    EAST LANSING.  The Libertarian Party of Michigan held its
    annual convention at the Marriot hotel in East Lansing the
    weekend of April 4 and 5.
    
    Michigan's largest "minor" party nominated a total
    of 93 candidates for the November 3 election.
    
    The slate is headed by State Board of Education
    candidates Diane Barnes and Jon Coon.  The two represent
    the party's "Top-of-Ticket" under Michigan election law. 
    It is success in this race upon which maintaining
    Libertarian Party ballot status depends.
    
    Diane Barnes, well known in education circles for
    her support of home schooling and her opposition to fads
    such as 'Outcomes-Based Education' and 'Goals 2000,' was
    one of the LPM's candidates for this same office in the 
    '96 election.  She received more than 150,000 votes in that
    election which, had she rather than Harry Browne (the
    party's presidential candidate that year) been the top-of-
    ticket, was not only enough to keep the party on the
    ballot, but nearly enough to elevate it to so-called "major
    party" status.
    
    Jon Coon was the party's 1994 candidate for United
    States Senate.  Undoubtedly the highest profile Libertarian
    Party candidate in Michigan history, Mr. Coon, a former
    home-schooler also very concerned about education issues
    but most well known as a strong proponent of gun rights,
    organized a campaign rally on the east lawn of the Capitol
    building for his '94 Senate bid that drew 10,000
    supporters.  His vote total in that race was also a mere
    fraction of one percent short of the 5% needed to raise the
    LP to major party status in Michigan.
    
    "We are offering voters some terrific candidates
    for public office," said party chairman, Tim O'Brien, who
    was re-elected to that office at the same convention.  "Not
    only Diane and Jon, but our entire slate.  These are a
    dedicated and patriotic group of men and women who
    understand the principles upon which legitimate government
    is founded," he concluded.  "If the public really has had
    enough of having to choose between 'the lesser of two
    evils' as so many tell pollsters, perhaps they are finally
    ready to consider a genuine alternative and take a much
    closer look at the Libertarian Party candidates."
    
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  4. MSU Libertarians Venture Online by S.J. Saletta

    Experience the youthful irreverence of your collegiate counterparts with the MSU Libertarians' homepage located at:

    http://msulibertarians.east-lansing.mi.us/

    Please take the time to visit, comment and sign the guestbook. Let us know that the time we could have spent drinking...er..studying, wasn't wasted on the website.

    In addition to getting the inside dope on our infrastructure and operating procedure, you can also check the calendar and visit the links recommended by your collegiate affiliate at Michigan's largest and most public university.

    An online form is available to subscribe to our announcements list, as well as the new discussion group for collegiate issues: The.Loop for those who wish to do so.

    So visit, comment, and don't be afraid to nit-pick! Remember: A better website equals a stronger party.

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  5. LPM Candidate Listing on our Web Site by Mark Heil

    Attention all candidates!

    I have posted a listing of all of our candidates on our web site at: http://www.coast.net/~lpm/lpmcamp/

    I would like to include information on how to contact each candidate. this information could include e-mail address, phone number and mailing address. If you would like me to include such information, plaes send it to markheil@flash.net

    Thanks.

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  6. Putting Your Campaign on the Web by Mark Heil

    The Libertarian Party of Michigan has web server space available free of charge donated by Coast to Coast Telecommunications. We currently post information about the party such as officer directories, bylaws, platform, the Michigan Libertarian newsletter, candidate lists, etc. As a candidate of the Libertarian Party of Michigan, you will be able to post information about your campaign on our web site. Or if you'd like more control over your info and already have your own web account, you can have your site linked to the LPM pages.

    Submitting your information:

    (Methods are listed in order of preference)

    Write your own files. If you can write HTML files, just write the files you need and send them all either on disk or via e-mail to the address on the back of this page. Keep in mind that all of your files will be posted in their own sub-directory on the server.

    Send information in electronic format. You can submit your information in text file or word processor file format on disk or via e-mail to the address on the back of this page. Note that it may take me a while for me to process this information.

    Send information on paper. Send it to the address at the bottom of this page with instructions on how you would like it to appear on the web site. Note that it could be several weeks before I can process this information and get it posted on the web site.

    What to put on your Web site:

    Contact information. Include campaign address, phone/fax numbers, e-mail address (it is essential that you have an e-mail address if you have a web page). If you have a campaign office, include directions and a map to the office.

    Maps - You can get a graphic file of a local map from the Yahoo Web site at http://www.yahoo.com. Just select the "Maps" option, enter the address and you'll see a road map of the area around you address. You can zoom in and out to get the right area that you want covered, then just save the graphic with your web browser.

    Biography. Include information on family, occupation, interests, politically history.

    Portrait. I suggest that you use a portrait done by a professional photographer. Many of the local photography studios can also give you a graphic file of your portrait. If not, you can usually get a color scan of your picture done at Kinko's.

    Issues. Write short articles explaining your position on various issues that are relevant to your campaign.

    Press Releases. Post any press releases generated by your campaign.

    Calendar. Include any events you will be hosting or attending, basically any time you will be publicly campaigning, including when and where you will be going door to door.

    Call for Volunteers. List when, where and why you need volunteers for any project. Give accurate instructions on when and where you want them to be.

    Graphics. Keep graphics to a minimum since you don't want your readers to have to wait forever for your page to load into their web browser. I have the ability to scan black and white images for you. Once again, color images can be scanned at Kinko's.

    A Link back to the Libertarian Party of Michigan Home Page. At http://www.coast.net/~lpm/

    What NOT to put on your web site:

    Topics and links that are irrelevant to your campaign. This should be self explanatory.

    Dark background colors and graphics. You need to have good contrast between your text and the background of your page. I recommend black on white, but you can use a very light color for a background if you wish. Any background graphic needs to be very muted. Remember, this is a campaign page, you want it to be easy to read, not to win artistic awards.

    Large graphics. Once again, you want people to read your information. If the reader has to wait too long for you page to download, he may just move on.

    Where to send your Web materials:

    E-mail: HTML Files and other electronic formats. You can send it via e-mail to markheil@flashnet. Include instructions on how you would like the information to appear on the web site.

    Postal Address: Send disks or written information to:

    Mark Heil
    26450 Crocker Blvd., #1013
    Harrison Twp.  MI  48045-2496
    

    Questions: Call me at (810) 468-0509 or e-mail me at markheil@flash.net with any questions about putting your campaign on the Web.

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  7. LPM Provides Address Support by Ben Bachrach, Database Administrator

    LP Candidates may request address lists, labels, or files of all the people we have in the LPM database in their districts. State wide, we have more than 16,500 people who have shown interest in the Libertarian Party.

    For more information contact: Ben Bachrach at Ben45@aol.com.

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  8. TDD telephone contact available

    Through the generousity of LP of Wayne County Board Member, Loel Gnadt, the Libertarian Party of Michigan now has a phone number for deaf people to use to contact us. The TDD number is: 313 381 4125 TDD

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  9. Candidate List is Online by Mark Heil

    A complete list of the Libertarian Party of Michigan's 1998 candidates is now available on our web site at http://www.coast.net/~lpm/lpmcamp/

    This list contains the office contested for, candidate name, home town, phone number and e-mail address. Please send any corrections to markheil@flash.net.

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