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…This Week Brewing Battle Over School Vouchers November ballot question finds Jews on both sides of a Constitutional issue that touches classic Jewish "hot buttons." The Voucher DIANA LIEBERMAN StaffWriter A nnetta Miller has been fighting against the use of tax funds for private education for more than 30 years, and she's not done yet. A state school board member from 1971-1994, Miller faced challenges from fellow board members, legislat...…
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…Community Lawful Encounters Leigh Do nes Moss heads Womens Bar Association; Michael Hohauser honored. Judge Cooper akland has twice been County's honored by the women American Bar lawyers group Association. One installed a new president of the national and executive board and recognition. honored an Oakland awards honored County judge on May LAWFAIR, which 22. he founded in Leigh Dones Moss, of 1987 to educate the West Bloomfield law the pu...…
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