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…Opinion OTHER VIEWS SCHIP Congress should override veto. Washin on/JTA A fter months of debate, nego- tiation and compromise, Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress sent to President Bush a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program. That SCHIP measure would have provided much-needed health insurance to 10 million chil- dren who otherwise would be uninsured. Regrettably, however, the pres...…
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…Business & Professional APR Volunteers Honored The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will honor two longstanding community leaders, Dr. Sheldon Stern of Franklin and Jeffrey Davidson of Birmingham, by recognizing them as Federation nominees for the 2007 Distinguished Volunteers by Sheldon the Association Stern of Fundraising Professionals' (AFP) on its National Philanthropy Day, Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Dearborn Inn. An optholmolog...…
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…Spirituality Bus tour goers gather in the old Temple Israel — what is now St. Paul's Apostolic Church. Historical Perspective Temple Israel trip retraces synagogue's footsteps. George Cantor Special to the Jewish News I t was the plaque in the school wing that got to Lee Trepeck. Even though he was one of the organizers of Temple Israel's "Routes to Roots" retreat, he wasn't prepared for the emotional impact of going back to the temple's...…
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