hun r, ed
bodies, nd nurture
PI
their
October
ell
Continued from A
the w Y I . chig n chool h ndle
b in edu tion by 1994.
star membe id that not many
chool pl d been approved th
w y Hi bland P , had been and
Southfield hool officials came to
ee the Highland Par plan.
In the plan, tudents first learn
foundation kill, which go beyond
the traditio I kill of re ding, writ
ing and rithmetic. Even th 3 Rs are
conceived in more complex
f hion: re ding i involved with
comprehe on of material; writing
with descriptive information, com
pletion of forms, nd compo ing
technical information; and applied
mathematics going into the use of
fonnul well rithmetic kills.
Other found tion skills involve
problem olving, decision making,
critical thinking, management and
leadership (which involves an under ..
tanding of parliamentary procedure,
leadership and team skills), work
habits, economics of work (evalua
tion of products and services, defin
ing le al rights of agreements,
describing entrepreneurial concepts,
and comparing economic systems),
and career planning.
Students themselves are expected
to decide in the ninth grade whether
they are going to go on to college or
take a busine education, although
they can chan t r pI n I r.
Golden aid they would learn
"responsibility and self-manage
ment, " and "allocating their time-and
resources. "
After the foundation skills, they
learn common business skills, in a
program which Golden said was
,"moving from typewriters to com
puters."
They learn keyboarding, com
puter applications, and recordkeep
ing, which includes the use of an
electric calculators. They also learn
telephone skills (telephone etiquette
and the use of telephone resources),
records management (maintaining a
filing ystem), resource management
(rega�ing maintaining a bank state-
continued from Page 1
opportunity to pay back the debt to
society by serving the communi ty, as
oppo ed to sitting in prison doing
nothing," he said.
He cited a recent study by the
National Council on Crime and
Delinquency (NCCD). The NCCD
studied the Florida Community
Control Program, an intensive
supervision program in which
offenders remained in their homes
under severe restrictions while
performing community service. The
study found that the program saved
the state corrections department
$2,750 for each offender in the
program. '
The judge also believes that;
besides being expensive,
incarceration is a punishment too
extreme for some crimes.
"Fifty-three percent of those in
prison are there for petty crimes, and
we need to', think about reserving
prison for only the most serious
criminals," he said.
-"The Legislature has to be willing
to look at some of the problems it has
created," he added. "They've made a
lot of mistakes with mandatory
prison sentencing, which is not
proving to be a crime deterrent The
legislators have to look at and
possibly remove mandatory
sentencing for orne crimes. "
BRAXTON BLAMES racism
and an "economically discriminatory
sentencing structure," for the
disproportionate number of Blacks
in the nation' prisons.
"In some juri dictions, you're
sent to prison for possessing crack
cocaine but only get probation for
pos 'CS ing the powdered form," he
,w
B Anne Jones
expre ed approval of the program,
tating, "We're going into the 21st
century. It eems to me we've moved
forw rd tonight."
School tat! id that the program
would co t money, but ome private
and tate resource might be avail
able.
John Holloway expres ed concern
about whether there w a way to
measure the program' effect on stu
dents and how effectively it helped
them.
Superintendent Eldon Martin said
they might not know until four years
later, when the studeQts became high
school seniors.
In the program, he aid, "We'l1
have to do something we haven't
done before and check points along
the way. What we're doing is so
new."
STAFF M MBERS SAID that
one component of the program is
going to business and industry and
seeing if they are teaching the things
that are relevant in the busines
world.
During public session, a parent
named Donna Williams suggested
the "Kids deci in the th grade; 'I
don't want to do anything." 'she said.
She suggested they do not have the
"right identity," and try to be impor
tant through destructive means,
rather than positive accomplishment,
and that this is the reason "we have so
many problems."
She noted that in past years
elementary schools had Career Day
and Soul Day and workshops on
various careers. She suggested that
the youngsters could be invited to
explain what their parents do, having
pride in the parents' jobs and finding
out what other parents did.
, , She added that there could be
parent workshops on Saturdays,
when they were not working.
said. Braxton says that because
"crack" cocaine is cheaper, it is more
likel y to be possessed by poor
Blacks. As a result, he said, poor
Blacks are incarcerated more often
for drug possession than than their
white, well-to-do counterparts, for
whom the more costly powdered
cocaine is more available.
"We also have roIook to make
sure of the employment of Blacks in
the judicial system," he added. "The
way to end racism in the criminal
justice system is to bring in a broad
spectrum of the population to the
system."
During his term as Judicial
Council chair, Braxton wants mainly
to "produce a consciousness" among
judges.
"We want to educate judges and
bring them up to date on what's being
done in courts around the country, so
that we as judges can influence what
goes on back in our own
[unsdictions," he said.
HOUSING
Continued From A6
1:'Qe courts dismissed this argument,
a decision which some compare to
governmentpronll�b�& tUdng
away the Indians' land.
Callender said though that he an
ticipates one of the future develop
ments will be named after Mildred
Smith, whose 13yearbattleforhousing
developments at Research Park and
Calumet, he called her an "inspiration
to continue the efforts to rebuild our
neighborhood. 11
"I ven't e
mention nythin
idea ," aid She
ichig n State Univer ity
re-medicine junior from DetroiL
r he does, it' j t to tthe BI
vote."
d
Durr 'dany
by Clin nip of talking "
g me" and if he doe become
president he doesn't think e'Il do
much 0 help fix inner city problems.
Ho ever, de pi te thi feeling,
Durr . d e nelf oti for
Cinton because he Clinton
"the m t progres Ive of the three
(candidates). "
"I don't know what Cinton will
do, but after eeing what B h
done, I don't mind giving him
chance," Durr said.
Chris Delgado, an MSU history
and Spanish education senior from
Southfield, said lack of verbal
cknowledgment of urban ues by
Clinton i result of his current lead
in the recent polls.
DELGADO SAID rather than
opening up some new catagories,
Clinton i keeping on the' ues
which arc winning poin for him.
"1 think be realizes that Bush
real desperate," Delgado said. "I
think he knows he's ahead and he
doesn't want to rock the boaL"
The chairman of the Michigan
State Democratic Black Caucus and
Sen. D vid Holmes n, D-Detroit,
said Clinton has been promoting his
urban affairs ideas.
"I am very close to the Bill
Cinton machine, " Holmes said.
Holmes. said Clinton will help not
only Black minorities, but all
minorities especially in the urban
, areas because he has a specific plan.
PORK HOCKS ere seized and
discarded along with meat that had
long since passed the expiration date
from A and W F09d Center, 13016
RIGHT
CITY COU CIL Pre ident
Mary Ann ffey id, "Although
poor economic conditio playa
large part, there i b lutely no
excuse for any merchant to ell food
under filthy conditio . One of th
problems' that merchan will cut
comers to make a "buck" .1bat' why
we need frequent inspections to keep
people on their toes."
'Edward Deeb, pre ident of
Michig n Food nd Bever ge
As celation said, "There are over
2,400 members in the ociation
and they employ over 18,000 people.
They should be providing dean
K P It Up!
CI n I Up!
The ichigan Citizen
would Ii 0 thank all of the
hard working group and
individuals who are trying to
put an end to th food marke
who operate under unsanitary
condi tions.
If you enter a tore and find
filthy conditions please
contact the Michigan Citizen
at 313/869-0033 or report
directly to the Michigan
Department of Agriculture at
3131356-3943.
KEEP UP THE GOOD
WORK!
contlnu d from Page 1
JUOGE--�--------
DR.; JOE T. DARDEN, dean of
the urban affairs program at MSU
and co-author of the recently
released "The State o( Black
Michigan 1992", also said Clinton's
lead in the polls influen�e the
subjects he discusses.
Darden 1 t� th t
Cinton bas' laid little about urban
issues, but that- it must be put in
perspective. ,
"He is still more willing to do
more for the cities than George Bush.
I believe," Darden said. "It won't
help to start talking about it now,
because George Bush would use it
against him."
Darden said it is best for Clinton
to stay mum on the topic and "just get
elected. "
outright in the previous 10 months of
1991.
As it stands, the right to appeal has
been protected since adoption of the
1963 State Constitution. Before that
rewriting, there was no automatic
righL
. � n l2J'1 f_ ,id t
o on trodu beca
prosecutors aM Appeals Coutt
judge were concerned about the
number of guilty plea cases being,
heard.
, ,
MICHIGAN Court of Appeals
Chief Judge Martin Doctroff said he
favors such an amdpdment to the
State Constitution.
DoctrOff said gunty plea .appeals
cases number about 2,000 to 2,500,
one-sixth of the about 12,000 cases
heard yearly.
These cases are bandIed both on a
monthly call basi or one-month
concentrated effort in which the
eight three-judge panels hear
primarily guilty pleas appeals,
Doctroff said. The total heard during
the one-month efforts have'
numbered as low as 30 cases to as
high as 90, he said.
In addition to those efforts,
federal funding last year allowed the
hiring of retire. appellate judges
specifically to hear guilty plea cases,
Doctroffsaid.
ANOTHER ARGUMENT
some, includingjo�s1S who have
covered the three debates, suggest is
that questions pertaining to urban
issues aren't being asked.
'David Gergen of U.S. News and
World Report said not enough
questions about the inner cities and
minorities are being raised though it
is the press that has been asklna the
questions.
"It doesn't bother me that be's not
bringing it up," Delgado said. "It's
not his fault that the questions aren't
being asked. "
DOctROFF, Van Regenmortcr
PAYMENT
Continued From AS
WHEN ASKED whether the Porter
Administration was keeping necessary
information from the council, Franklin
said the problem was with Finance
Director Michael Fenis.
"He is withholding information from
the Mayor too," she said.
Neither Ferris, Mayor Porter nor the
mayor's Administration Assistant Scot
ty Wainwright could be reached at the
time of this deadliDe. CoUDCil members
stated they wanted further infonnation.
"1 will do it
later on"
is the brother
of "1 didn't
do it"
,..
and others supporting the resolution
said it is important to remember that
there is till a means of appcalin .
Van Rcgenmorter said in any case
in which a valid issue is raised, the
courts will hear them.
·We certainly want to protect the
due proces rights," Van
Rcgenmorter said. "I believe thi
d�."
In addition Van R enmorter
W on UiCamourilo UDiCiiil
number or Judges allotted to guilty
plea cases he fJgures a "couple
million" could be saved if the
proposal was approved.
Sen. Joanne Emmons, R-Big
Rapids, in favoring this resolution,
said the avenues to appeal would not
be closed by this resolution.
"IF THERE'S NEW evidence
or the judge is unusually harsh, they
can still request appeal," Emmons
said. "Ibisdoesn't close that."
Others don't agree with the
resolution.
Sen. Jack Faxon, D-Farmington
Hills, said he believes the Bill of
Rights reflects the rights of the
people versus government and
taking away that right is wrong.
Faxon said when you have
appeals "by leave" of the court the
majority are dismissed by leave of
"sumniary judgement", a decision by
a judge, when after looking at the
facts of the case at hand, passes
Judgement without a trial.
He said the time and attention
needed in regards to these case
wouldn't be met through the '''by
leave" appeal proce .
"It (would) take much more time
and energy to get appeals beard, "
Fuonsaid.
STATE SUPREME COURT
Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh
dislikes the resolution.
"1 think it's bogus," Cavanagh
. d. "It' a' Ie on the t.em.
1 ea s go to re ev
huge backlog in the Court of Appeals
is. erroneous."
Cavanagh said a conviction is a
conviction whether is is by plea or
not and, by right, every conviction
may be appealed.
Cavanagh said a meaningful form
of sentence reform has to be
developed-one apart from the
traditional appellate process. He
said he is not sure what that would
be, but that he is open to ideas.
The Supreme Court hears its cases
by leave.
The resolution now moves to the
House following the election where
few, including Doctroff, believe it
will be passed.
It it passes, an amendment
outlining the resolution would be
voted upon by the public, probably in
1994. Doctroff said Gov. John
Engler supports the resolution and
that he believes the public would
approve sUch an amendment
Democrats, now the House
majority, have provided the main
opposition to the resolution, Faxon
said.