CHILD
WATCH
Court- ppoin d
volunteers
pro ct children
HIGHLAND PARK
Low Black turnout
poses threat
By RON SEIGEL
John K lIy
she lost the race for mayor to Linsey
Porter by a two-to-on margin.
Scott said, "I'm going to win, so
we won't have to worry about John
Kelly or John Conyers."
"I have the support of the people.
A lot of people know what I have
done over the years and what I will
continue to do."
SOME SOURC WARN that
a loss by Conyers would end Black
power in important congressional
committees chosen by seniority.
Southerners were able to .. thwart
civil rights legislation years ago be­
cause they controlled these commit-
Conyers said he helped assure the
city a $ 1 0 million stamping plant, got
a $20 million grant for Focus Hope,
forced the prime contractor of the
VA Hospital to sign provisions,
which he said were recognized as "a
model," aying that a breach of
agreements with minority contrac­
tors represented a breach of the con­
tract wi th the Ve terans
Administration.
IN ADDITION, Conyers said he
authored the Recent Hate Crimes
Bill and the Voting Act of 1991.
Scott id that m yor
brought money into her city and
cong woman he w ure
could do 0 for her d trict.
Scott id that Congre worn n
Barb ra Ro e Collins got SS8 mil­
lion dolla for the city, even though
he was a first time legi latorwithout
access to high committees and that
he herself could do o.
A representative in Conyers cam­
paign, however, aid that Conyers
erved a mentor to Collins, help-
ing her in her effort a con­
gresswoman and if he was defeated
he would be denied this help in the
future.
HIGH D R - .U.S. Con-
gres man John Conyers warned that
district ch nge combining hi fi t
congre ional di trict in Highl nd
Park and parts of 0 troit with parts
of white Dearb rn Hight may
weaken Bl ck repre entation.
Since the new fourteenth di trier
i trongly Democr tic, a win in th
Tuesday August 4th Democratic
primary will be equivalent to a vic­
tory in the general election.
John Conyers
If, however, African Americans
fail to vote in the primary, and the
white voters in Dearborn Heights
"vote in larger numbers," Black
people will lose their power by
default in a dis trict where they repre­
sent the majority.
Cortyers is running for reelection
against State Senator John Kelly and
Martha O. Scott, former Highland
-_ l"k"mayt>t:"· ,. ... _. .._" �
SOME MEMBERS of the four­
teenth district party organization,
which supports Conyers, expressed
concern that Scott's candidacy could
split the Black vote and allow Kelly,
who is white, to win a victory.
They criticized Kelly as being
hostile to Black people.
When asked about this, Conyers
said that it was "self-evident" that
Scott could not win the district, but
could only assure a Kelly victory,
pointing out that only last November
Martha G. Scott
Mayor, council
ignore residency
By lie B rr tt
Section 7-20 of the Highland Park City Charter mandates that all
employees of the city, except tbose exempted under collective bar­
gaining agreement, must, as a condition of their employment, be
residents of the City of Highlard Park.
During the former administration of Mayor Martha Scott, Section
7-20 was blatantly violated, making this section null and void.
In spite of citizens' anger and outrage, Mayor Linsey Porter and
the city council continue to show contempt for Highland Park resi­
dents by continuing the practice of violating the residency law ..
Now after eight years with Linsey Porter having served on the city
council as President and seven months as Mayor, the residency law
continues to be disgracefully violated.
It's a wonder some people call city hall to see if the election of
November 1991 ever happened because neither the administration nor
the city council looks any different. Or, as George Wallace would say,
"There ain't a dimes worth of difference between Tweedle-de-dee and
Tweedl -de-dum."
....... � '(' �' .. ,') ()tii�')"� I.
� . �ote eleftlCMl'toolo p1aco bceause we knew
1Wf1f� r� � � � t8<10 su rgery,' Afterthe surgery (election)
.; �'6.q-ef,\VeJf6uYld tHe"'�e�rwas 'StiM �ttgtlu'lttnolfar gone.
Yes, Highland Park, the cancer is still there.
The council which approved the 199Z-93 budget and the Mayor
who continues to hire non-residents, both continue to ignore their
constituency.
Well, perhaps at the next election we will look for the criminals
who run for office while we continue to arrest am convict the criminal
element in our community imtead of letting the criminalneep through
the cracks. We all know most convicted criminals are also repeat
offenders.
In closing, I wonder if maybe we sbould elect council am mayors
from other cities who understand residency like Detroit Mayor Cole­
-man Young and many suburban communities. They seem to be more
successful in enforcing the residency law.
children (al
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P
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Cleated � P tect and care for
our . tchildren; � m
from poverty aOO neglect;
am k>0 them a future ina table
�t
Th: chikben woo through
� ystem gererally are well­
tIW:d. But me slip through
_ Too many are left in limbo
for yem on eOO--unable to be
aOOptcd by a family who wants
�m. or k> return to tm family that
had difficulty caring forttem in tre
filst pI
Let me hare with you two
examples.
li>waId am his rrotber am
sisterwereac am lovingfami-
ly. Unfu�ly, like many singl
paren fbwaId's roo�r red to
struggle � make ends meet When
� fimlily became romel , be
oon18Cted � local child welfare
agerq for belp.
Th: agency offered to place tlY!
children in �rnporary foser care
until he fowxl a new place to live.
Within two weeks, she found a
ore-bedroom 3JIlI1ment and asked
k> have the children retur"Im
THE AGENCY refrsed,
� that the children reeded
separate bedrooms. This family
rernaim1 separated for more than
15 roontm,· during which time
Ibvard was rooved to three dif­
ferent foo� bomes aOO rever saw
hismtcr.
Linda was raped by her
rootb7's boyfriend when she was
fuur. � child welfare agency
ItmM:d UIl1a from the lore am
p\a(m ber with �r �
However, the grandmother
ret\ll'l:d linda to her home where
she was raped again by the same
boyfriend. After hospitalization,
she was placed in faiter care. Sir¥:e
�n, sre's only seen her �r
th= timL-s in five years. Howard
am I..iOOa came imo f(EtcI' care for
different reesors but boUl got last
�re.
Eventually, many children
pIa(m in foster care em � in court
where a judge rmst decide ttx:ir
future. smuld they remain in fOster
care, be reunited with parens, or
p\a(m fur adoption? In tmiecases,
many dildren become victirm a
seooOO � btt in an ovetbur­
dcncd child welfare system that
canmt pay c1a;e attention k> each
cBld wbose life is in its harm.
That's where �CO� in.
CASA voluntceIS are Olurt Ap­
pointed Special Advocates for
children-trained community
vol\dJe1S appointed by a ju1� to
� for abucled aOO/or a:glectcd
dildrenincourt. �yworkfortm
j\llge, alo¥ide atD'neys m1 s0-
cial \Wdcers. es appointed officers
ci�cowt.
Wlma CASA volunteer�ap­
poimr:d to a child's case, be or she
B lapCDible for taking � tim: �
fiM out .111\dl. pa;sible abo�
bt clild 1lqr review teCOrds;
intaview parenB; talk to acms,
mghbolS �t importantly
� dnld. � volunEeIs then ap­
pear in court � IeCOIllmeJXl to �
j� what's best for the child.
CASA started in 1976 by then
Supreme Court Judge David
So� of Seattle. �n you're
'trying k> decide what to do to help
a child 'iJCNI into a mature aoo
bIppy adult, you don 't feel like you
bIYe eoough information to allow
you to malcc ttx: rightdecisio� You
�, 'Do I really koow every-
1Iq I smuld? Is this really right?'
To make sure � was getting all
�fat:aml that the long-term wel­
fare of C3dl child was being repre­
sented in a>urt, Judge Soukup
obIaiocd 1\D!s � recruit aM train
�fJJstCASA volunteers. By 1978
� SeaU1e program was· teeog­
nized by Qle National cmter of
SCale Outs m: "the best mtioml
CXBJq)le eX citi2m participation in
� jUYmi1e jl!>tice system."
Today, there are 48S CASA
ptogtams in all.50 tales, utilizing
more than 28,<XX> volunteers_
(�A aho' kmwn at tm looll
le\'d by 8 variety of �r nanrs.)
In 1900, they worlccd to protect the
See CHILD, A10 .
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