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They invited the Republican candidate to speak even though he is running unop- posed in the August primary. Their refusal to let me speak is unfair. The Libertarian Party is America's most Jewish-friendly political party. On the ballot for only 40 years, it had a Jewish candidate for president once and Jewish candidates for vice president 4 times. Leonard Schwartz Oak Park Correction • In the sidebar to the "Taking Back The Capitol" story last week (page 12), the headline was incorrect in stating that all the Republican politicians interviewed were Jewish. State Rep. Marty Knollenberg, a candidate for Oakland County treasurer, is not Jewish. Yad Ezra Sponsors Greeting Card Contest For all children up to the age of 15 who are looking to tap into their creative side, Yad Ezra is sponsoring its annual Rosh Hashanah Greeting Card Contest. Participants are divided into four separate age categories and must submit original designs that incorporate themes of Rosh Hashanah. The artists should use 8x10 paper and mail their illustrations to Yad Ezra (2850 W. 11 Mile, Berkley, MI 48072) by July 26. The winning designs will be printed onto greeting cards, and Yad Ezra will then sell those greeting cards in time for the holidays. For information, contact Yad Ezra at (248) 548-3663, or C.J. at cjapel@ yadezra.org . JCC Set To Host 'Wallenberg' Author The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) and Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment (SAJE) will host Morris Wolff, international attorney and author of The Life and Goodness of Raoul Wallenberg: Newly Discovered Facts, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. I, at the JCC, 6600 West Maple Road in West Bloomfield. Wolff, former chief district attorney for Philadelphia, is a recipient of the 1993 United Nations Peace Award for Humanitarian Services. Following a request from Raoul Wallenberg's half- W est Bloomfield Township board Democratic primary candidates Larry Brown, Cathy Shaughnessy and Jonathan Warshay took issue with a few items in the JN's candidate roundup "Heated Race" about the township election in last week's issue. Township clerk Shaughnessy says that she and township supervisor Michele Economou Ureste are not "foes:' as their relationship was depicted in the article. Regarding a legal matter, the IN story stated that Economou Ureste and trustee Steve Kaplan sued the township and Shaughnessy and trustees Larry Brown, Howard Rosenberg and Gene Farber over the keeping of closed session minutes. The lawsuit was brought on the following four issues: • whether the supervisor had the sole power to nominate a police chief; • whether the supervisor had the sole power to fire a department head; • whether the three-person labor committee (trustees Farber, Brown and Rosenberg) created by the board in 2009 to handle contract negotiations was legal; • whether trustee Larry Brown could legally defer the income from his trustee stipend ($125 per meeting) to a town- ship benevolent fund established to help needy residents pay water bills. Economou Ureste and Kaplan lost on all issues in Oakland County Circuit Court and the decision was affirmed by the Michigan Court of Appeals. Also in the JN story, in the section profiling township supervisor candidate Jonathan Warshay, it quoted him saying his opponent, the incumbent Economou Ureste,"shouldn't be involved in suing other board members." brother Guy von Dardel, Wolff sued the former Soviet Union for the release of the Swedish diplomat, who saved thousands of Jews during World War II. There is no charge for IRP members; for advance reservations, call the IRP office at (248) 967-4030, or email irp@jccdet.org . The cost for non-IRP members is $6. For advance tickets, call the Berman box office at (248) 661-1900 or visit www.theberman.org . Tickets also will be available at the door. Jewish Environmental Initiative Is Formed The Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Morningstar Foundation have The story then quoted Economou Ureste saying the suit was necessary because four board members were "mis- using public taxpayer funds." Warshay responds that the only "funds" in question were the $125-per- meeting stipends designated for trustee Brown, which he deferred receiving, and that the circuit and appellate courts ruled that no laws had been violated by Brown or the other three board mem- bers. In another point involving legal pro- ceedings, the JN story stated that trustee Brown "sued his colleagues twice, includ- ing Economou Ureste for slander; the case was later dismissed in court." Brown did sue Economou Ureste for slander and the case was later dismissed, however, the second lawsuit he filed was against the West Bloomfield Police Department for refusing to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request. The requested information was provided to Brown before the case went to court. Also, the IN story said that Brown "admitted to having a business relation- ship with Richfield:' the township's single waste-hauling company. Brown said this was incorrect. Brown said that to avoid the appearance of any impropriety, he disclosed that he had an unconnected business relationship with Dan Garmin, who did some public relations consulting for Richfield. Brown says he did not con- duct any business with Richfield, nor did he stand to profit from the township's contract with Richfield. On another matter, treasurer can- didate Gene Farber is running on the Democratic Party primary ballot. He in not running on the ballot as an "inde- pendent" as the story may have implied at one point. E awarded the Green Hevra, a new network of U.S.-based Jewish environmental organizations, $65,000 in seed funding. With these funds, the group will lay the groundwork for strategic collaboration across the Jewish environmental move- ment in 2012. "We believe that the global sustain- ability challenge is analogous to the civil rights campaigns of an earlier time," said Sybil Sanchez, director of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, the organization charged with administering the group. The day after Earth Day, the Green Hevra gathered to identify strategic opportunities. Ask Attorney Ken Gross about.. Your inancial Issues Yes, but more importantly, the IRS, on May 21st, announced major changes to the Offer in Compromise Rules. At long last, these changes make it far more possible to compromise tax than under the old law In fact, the old Offer in Compromise laws were frequently misused by many of the "tax relief firms" that promised gold and delivered chop liver. The new changes are important and if you have lingering tax debt, you should see if you qualify for this program. Even if you don't, we can work out reasonable installment payment plans that are affordable. 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