For 48th District Judge... * Diane D'Agostini Strength on the Bench Dr. David Kagan, director of Bais Chaya Mushka Girls High School in Oak Park, joined Rabbi Goldberg in supporting the proposal. "To the best of my under- standinc, b he said, "studies have shown this [proposal] would immensely help private education but would not have a significant effect on public education. And the slight effect it would have on public education would be to give the public schools an incentive to improve their product." Dismantling The Wall? Voucher Meetings Tuesday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. `Judges should be held to a high standard... Diane D'Agostini embodies truth, integrity and civility." Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills. Noted Catholic historian Garry Wills discusses the historical flaws in the voucher proposal. The evening also includes presentations by Rabbi Sherwin Wine and Rev. Harry Cook, Episcopal priest and former journalist, and a discussion of the issue with Metro Times columnist Jack Lessenberry. Followed by viewing of the Gore-Bush presidential debate. Sponsored by Clergy and Citizens United. Howard Wallach is co-chair of Monday; Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. the Michigan Coalition Against Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills. Vouchers, made up of 18 local Presenters will be Dr. Seymour Jewish organizations. Gretchko, superintendent, West Wallach argued that a competi Bloomfield Schools; David Gad-Harf, rive market in business can't be executive director, Jewish Community fairly applied to public schools Council of Metropolitan Detroit and when private and parochial West Bloomfield Schools board mem- schools can discriminate as far as ber; Wendy Wagenheim, legislative religion, special needs, transporta- director, American Civil Liberties tion, grade-point average and a Union; Dr. Mark Smiley, headmaster, host of other factors. ,, Hilld Day School of Metropolitan In addition, Wallach, a lawyer, Detroit; Shirley Stancato, president, cautioned against dismantling the New Detroit Inc. wall between church and state guar- Sponsored by Jewish Coalition Against anteed by the First Amendment to Vouchers. the U.S. Constitution "One of the reasons we as Jews are free to practice our religion in the current Proposal 1, he said the the manner we choose is because of the Jewish community could have avoided insight our founders had and the impor- the current split on the voucher issue. tance with which our courts have treated "If the Jewish community had the First Amendment," he said. already endowed the day schools, I do Florence Herrmann, public affairs not believe this issue would be as vice president for the National Council pressing to some segments of the day- of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit school community, he said. Section, said her concerns about Michigan's voucher proposal include the issue of separation of church and state and the dilution of public education. "Public education is for all chil- dren, to give them a way to do bet- ter in their lives," said Herrmann, School District Percent Of Graduates, who is also the organization's vice 1998-1999 president for state public affairs. Mackinaw City 54.4 She is especially concerned Coleman 52.3 about the treatment of special- Holton 54.3 education students if the proposal Vanderbilt 60.6 is approved. She said these stu- Buena Vista 51.8 dents would be rejected or under- Detroit 46.0 served by private schools, and Inkster 20.5 what services they now receive in public schools would be sharply curtailed by budget cuts. Source: Michigan Department of Although Hillel's Smiley opposes Education -Chief Judge Kimberly Small- 48th District Court Diane D'Agostini Chief Judge Kimberly Small endorses Diane D'Agostini for 48th District Judge. Please join us in supporting Diane: David Tisdale Michael Schwartz Jody B. Lipton Kimberly M. Brown Paul Silverman Justice Elizabeth Weaver Supervisor Jeddy Hood Marty Burnstein Brent Leder Judge Steven Andrews Neil S. Rockind Elias J. Escobedo, Jr. Neil H. Fink Harold Goodstein David Grossman " Paid for by Citizens for Diane D'Agostini, P.O. Box 281, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0281 • (248) 788-5704 .111,lfrOMM. -** ** *STAIRWAY LIFTS* THE CAREFREE WAY TO CLIMB STAIRS When you're disabled, or just not able to move around as freely as you once could, stairs can be a real prob- lem. But there is a simple answer. The powered stairway lift. Easily installed to fit curved or straight stairs. They give you back the ability to move around your own home. Folds back-gets in nobody's way. CALL OR STOP BY FOR A FREE DEMONSTRATION I love my Stairway Lift! It fakes me up and down the stairs with the push of a but- ton. Call for details! ACTON RENTAL & SALES LARRY ARONOFF Districts Eligible For Vouchers Related editorial: page 39 Judge Colleen O'Brien Elizabeth M. Pezzetti Judge Robert Turner Dana Baskin Yolanda Tisdale Judge Gene Schnelz Steven M. Kaplan Judge Keith Hunt Brett Chudler Neil Colman David J. Knoll John I. Kittel Alvin Levine Sara Oltarz-Schwartz Allan H.Tushman (313) 891-6500 (248) 540-5550 Maxie Collision, Inc. Jim Fleischer "Since 1987" 32581 Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-737-7122 I ES1GNS IN I ECORATOR AMINATES, LTD. It Doesn't Have To Cost A Fortune... Only Look Like It! Featuring: ►Wall Units ► Offices ► Bedrooms ► and More! LOIS HARON 248-851-6989 Specialties: ► Woods ►Stones ► Glass ► and More! Allied Member ASID 10/13 2000 19