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Re-instate Incentives
For Motion Pictures
I have been a strong supporter of
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's policies. I
have resisted and countered the torrent
of criticism emanating from the political
left, the media, even some conservatives,
many older friends and acquaintances.
I strongly support shrinking gov-
ernment and its involvement in our
everyday life. I sincerely admire the re-
invention process for the U.S., Michigan
and Detroit. I firmly believe in Ronald
Reagan's philosophy: "Government is not
the solution to our problems; govern-
ment is the problem." I also still adhere
to the principle, "Thank goodness (or
whomever) that I do not get all the gov-
ernment I pay for."
However, I do have at least one major
complaint about recent policy changes.
The cutting back on state of Michigan
support for Hollywood movie activity
is prompting my two eldest grandchil-
dren to focus on moving to southern
California to pursue their keen (educa-
tionally supported) desire to work in the
film/entertainment industry.
They are not wannabe actors. They
desire to pursue creating, writing,
directing and producing major motion
pictures. We need help to keep these two
and dozens of others, who are products
of our film programs (at the University
of Michigan, Michigan State University,
etc.) right here in our re-emerging
Michigan by restoring the incentives to
produce films right here.
Our "Grandma and Grandpa Loan
Corp" is apparently not enough. I need
alert recognition from our governor and
legislature to help.
Motor City Moishe House:
Ex-Resident's Perspective
I am responding to last week's story
(Band of Brothers, page 1).
I lived in the Motor City Moishe
House from October 2012 until May
2013. I am grateful that I had the
opportunity to be a part of that com-
munity.
The author's research for this article
was incomplete regarding reasons why
Motor City Moishe House closed. My
roommates and I got along very well,
and we were not approaching the age
limit for Moishe House. We planned
five engaging programs per month.
When my roommates decided to
move on, I wanted to continue running
the Moishe House. However, it was too
difficult for me to commute between
Bloomfield Hills for work, Troy for
night school and Detroit for home. I
carefully considered and decided to
move the Moishe House to Royal Oak
or Ferndale while maintaining connec-
tions to Detroit groups for program-
ming.
I would never abandon Detroit. I
recruited interested peers and began
house hunting. Then, suddenly, my
mother passed away, and I moved back
to West Bloomfield with my family.
I fully support all of the work Moishe
House continues to do for our greater
Detroit community. Nonetheless,
I would have appreciated that the
author of this article conducted further
research from former house residents to
gain a better perspective about the clo-
sure of the Motor City Moishe House.
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Should
I help?
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- Rachel Kapen
Michael Baum
Royal Oak
gated along her block but could not
find the problem. The police called
Consumers Energy, and Loebl then
suggested that the utility workers
check the house on the block behind
hers. There, they found an elderly
man living alone doing laundry —
and who was just about to turn on his
dryer in a house filled with leaking
gas.
The Consumers workers immedi-
ately evacuated him and let the house
air out before they went in to investi-
gate, Loebl said. They told her if they
had not been called, the gas could
have ignited, with disastrous results.
Your Legal
Issues
Yiddish Limerick
Yes, if you can. Here is
the issue -your relative
or close friend has found
themselves buried in credit
card debt and they have come to you
and asked for help - meaning, Can
you loan me the money to pay off the
cards?" Whether you can and will help
is a personal question for you to answer.
I do, however, have a thought. If they
need $75,000 to pay off the cards - that's
a lot of cash. Instead, since we know we
can settle this debt over a 14 to 24 month
period in the range of $30,000 (which
amounts to about $1,600 per month) my
suggestion is that before you say yes or
no - you should suggest to them that
they meet with us. Perhaps they can
manage the $1,600/month or a portion of
it and you can cover the difference. This
would be a lot better way to accomplish
the goal for them and you!. Is this a
dream? No - we do it all the time. It is a
great solution and a dream come true.
L
Joel G. Bussell
West Bloomfield
Possible Disaster Averted
Over Gas Leak In Home
Along with her
Berkley neighbors
— plagued last
month by the sud-
den flooding of
basements —
Rachel Loebl
thought the worst
Rachel Loebl
was probably over.
But on Oct. 2,
Loebl believed she detected a natu-
ral gas leak somewhere outside her
home.
She called the police, who investi-
Ask Attorney
Ken Gross
about...
The workers told her the homeowner
had smelled something bad, but he
assumed it was related to the prior
flooding. They told her she saved his
life.
"The neighbor came to thank me,
but I was just happy to help;' said
Loebl, an attorney who practices
criminal defense law in Royal Oak.
She also serves as president of the
newly formed Jewish Bar Association
of Michigan.
If you have any suspicions of a
possible gas leak, call the Consumers
Energy 24-hour hotline at (800) 477-
5050.
THAV GROSS has been solving
its clients' business, tax and financial
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