LPM OnlineMarch 21, 2000 |
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Candidates for state and local office in Michigan are now required to get the name and address of all contributors, even if it is only $1 for a bumper sticker. Candidates can still accept cash contributions up to $20, but they must get the name and address. This change became effective on March 10.
Thanks to the Howrylak campaign, incumbent Troy City Councilmen Tony Palotta and Eldon Thompson will be reversing themselves on the Troy City Council pension plan. At the League of Women Voters candidate night on March 16, Tony Palotta announced that he will move to repeal the pension plan and Eldon Thompson said he was looking forward to seconding it. We have them scared. It is vital that we have your help for our city-wide lit drop on Saturday March 25. If you can help, please email Greg Dirasian at greg@newsnetpipeline.com. We will meet at the home of Audre Zembrzuski at 9:30 AM. Directions to Audre's house are as follows. Adams Road going north, pass Big Beaver, Wattles, before Long Lake (which will be the next light) there is a church 1/2 way down Adams. Pass the church, count that street as 1, go to the 2nd street. There will be a sign on the right hand side, STRAWBERRY HILL turn right (east, go to the fork, and stay to the right of the fork, this is SHADYWOOD, -- on the left side is a park, go past the park with tennis court, Audre's house is the first house on left side. It is right next to the park, 2842 Shadywood, Troy. If you get lost, call Greg Dirasian at (248) 515-3675, or Fred Collins at (248) 321-6355.
The LPM will be running another flight of radio ads on talk radio stations throughout the state with a 60 second spot urging listeners to contact legislators in opposition to putting any taxes on the Internet and promoting both the 1-800-ELECT-US phone number and the party's SpeakOutMichigan web site. The ads will air during the weeks of March 27 and April 3rd as follows:
Detroit ADI
WXYT 10a-12n M-F "Mark Scott" 10/week
12n-3p M-F "Rush" 1/week
3p-9p M-F "McCulloch/Barrett" 5/week
Grand Rapids ADI
WOOD N-3p MWThF "Rush Limbaugh" 4/week
5:45a T "Limbaugh Update"* 1/week
6p-10p M-F "Reagan" 5/week
1a-5a M-F "Art Bell" 10/week
* Includes Billboard: "Brought to you by the Libertarian
Party of Michigan. Call 1-800-
ELECT-US for free information."
WTKG 5p-7p M-F "G. Gordon Liddy" 5/week
Lansing ADI
WJIM 5:30a-8p M-F (Rotator) 30/week
5:30a-12m S-S (Rotator) 10/week
1a-4a M-S (Rotator) 21/week
Saginaw ADI
WSGW 12n-3p M-F "Rush" 5/week
3p-6p M-F "Knowles" 5/week
1a-4a M-F "Art Bell" 15/week
Traverse City ADI
WTCM 6a-Mid M-F (Rotator) 15/week
1a-4a M-F "Art Bell" 10/week
On March 14, the new Ottawa County Libertarian Party [OCLP] held its first official meeting with eleven people in attendance. New faces showed up and several expected people had to cancel. The OCLP and several guests explained plans future projects and the next meeting. The next meeting will be on April 25 at the Yellow Jacket Inn. The OCLP will be adopting bylaws and electing officers. Representatives from the LPM are invited to come and preside over the formation of a new and active affiliate. How many more can we have going before convention? If you would like to come to the OCLP meeting, please email Jason C. Miller.
On Monday, March 13, 2000, volunteers helped address and mail letters to 2038 absentee voters. We felt we had a good letter and a good chance at winning the election. The response amazed the campaign team. The candidate, Martin Howrylak received one negative phone call, 4 positive phone calls and 3 positive emails. But, it was the response of the incumbents that told us we were on the right track. The most controversial issue in Troy was the pension plan that the council had voted for on February 21. Citizen comments against the pension plan were so strong, that on March 16, 2000 (3 days after we mailed our absentee letter condemning the pension plan), the incumbent candidates announced that they would make a motion at the next council meeting to repeal the plan. The election is April 3, 2000 -- less than two weeks away. Martin has already put a substantial amount of his own money into this campaign, but we need more help. This campaign is winnable! We need help to print and mail our last piece of campaign literature. Every contribution, no matter how large or small will be a tremendous help. We have already defined the debate in this race and forced the incumbents to respond to us. If you could send a $50 or $25 contribution to the campaign today, we can make a real impact. Please send your best contribution to: Citizens for Howrylak 3035 Newport Ct. Troy, Michigan 48084 |
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