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Photography by Luca \Agnelli. 926810 LINGERIE awe . ecoethIce, u Idezete Nisi ale On Anything in The Showroom! I - Closed Sunday 925600 r IMMENI MINE MM. in This Cupon and Receive Cc Bring 1 FURNITU R E 248-334-4745 6 L 2005 1 Rep. Marc Shulman will indeed be missed in Lansing ("Life After Lansing," Dec. 31, page 16). He had so many wonderful accomplishments during his term. An important accomplishment omitted from your article was his introduction of House Bill 5087. Thanks to Rep. Shulman and his dedicated staff, the bill was unani- mously passed by both the state House and Senate and signed into law by Gov. Granholm last spring. It is now known as Public Act 73 of 2004. This lifesaving legislation protects the rights of Michigan's allergic and asthmatic children to self-carry and self-administer their lifesaving anaphy- laxis (a life-threatening allergic reac- tion) medication using an EpiPen (an injection of epinephrine) at school (including school events and school transportation) when both the child's physician and parents determine it is appropriate and provide written per- mission. Previously, Michigan children were able to carry and use only their asthma inhalers (not EpiPen injectors) with physician and parent permission. The new law also mandates that these chil- dren have an emergency care plan pre- pared by their physician on file with the school. Passage of Public Act 73 of 2004 makes Michigan eligible for priority funding on asthma-related grants under federal House Resolution 2023, the Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act, which was recently signed into law by the president. Only states that protect children's rights to self-carry and self-administer both asthma and anaphylaxis medica- tions are eligible for the priority fund- ing. Thank you, Rep. Shulman, for your dedication, caring and hard work to protect our precious children. I sincerely hope that you will return to politics at the federal, state or local level. We need more people like you! Joseph Savin chairman, executive committee, Zionist Organization of America- Michigan Region Southfield - 1/ 7 Regarding the editorial on Dec. 24 ("Paying For Peace," page 30), there has been a general euphoria in think- ing about the well-deserved demise of Palestinian Authority President Arafat. The possibility of democratic elec- tions by the Palestinians is believed to be an opportunity to bring about a peace between the Palestinians and Israel. The present talk of real negotia- tions taking place must be viewed with skepticism. Unfortunately, the situation resem- bles all too clearly the ill-fated Oslo Accords. This led to seven years that produced nothing more than the real- ization that the Palestinians wanted the complete destruction of Israel. The next three years produced the carnage of the intifada. Like Oslo, we have a new Palestinian leader, running on a plat- form that accepts the Arafat message. In fact, Mahmoud Abbas sends a mes- sage of peace to Israel and the world, while to his own people he stands firm on issues that he knows are unaccept- able to Israel. He wants, for instance, the murderous Hamas as part of the Palestinian political scene. Like Oslo, the Israeli government seems to accept the idea that they must soften their anti-terrorist efforts by withdrawing from occupied land and co-operating in rebuilding the ter- ritories. These steps should not be considered until there is an end of ter- rorism. The Israeli government seems unbothered by Abbas' statements sup- porting Arafat's principles. They con- tinue to believe Abbas is a moderate. As in Oslo, they believe Abbas's offen- sive Arafat rhetoric is only made for domestic consumption. Like Oslo, the world has jumped with glee at the opportunity to pour money into an unformed Palestine state. They will probably call for accountability but not in a meaningful all 248 642 2555 Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:30-6:00 i I A Shulman Fan To satisfy the Arab nations, this money will be spent whether or not it leads to peace. It will be an award to terrorism without a commensurate end to Palestinian belligerency. We hope these concerns are not real- ized. We must, however, never flinch at looking reality in the face. 265 Old Woodward • Birmingham I Rush To Judgment way. Ya-c16 Ogezeitere I We prefer letters that relate to artides in the Jewish News. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Brevity is encouraged. 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