8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 7, 2006 Dems face off in Tuesday primary Business senior Blake Heidenreich visits with his mother Kathy in his room at the University Hospital Saturday. Heidenreich is recovering from an accident, which occurred on July 3. HEIDENREICH Continued from Page 1 therapy twice a day, as well as psy- chological, recreational and speech therapy several times a week. "Some mornings you just wake up and new things work," Heidenreich said. "Whatever does come back, (the therapists) work with you to strengthen them. It's like going to the gym, but it's a very unrewarding workout." Heidenreich said that dealing with his injury is a daily battle, filled with uplifting moments - visits from loved ones and physical improve- ments - as well as anger, frustration and disbelief. "You just hope you wake up from a bad dream," Heidenreich said. But Heidenreich, who said he comes up with sensationalized and generally false stories concerning his accident to see the reactions he can invoke in hospital employees, refuses to let the effects of his injury dampen his sense of humor or his drive to walk again. "I'm not beating my grandma to the wheelchair," Heidenreich said. BIKE RIDE Continued from Page 3 tomorrow." She said she never questioned her son's safety because of his ability and judgment on the road. After she met some of the Pi Kappa Phi members, she was comforted by the way they all look out for each other. She said she hopes her son's energy from the michigan daily this year pushes at least two more members to participate in JOH next year. Aside from JOH, Pi Kappa Phi mem- bers at the University also participate in other fund-raising events focusing on cycling and construction, including Build America and Gear-Up Florida. When asked about the philanthropic ideals Pi Kappa Phi seems to hold, Lus- ter smiled. "Yeah, we try and break the stereotype" Candidate's experience levels main difference in tomorrow's primary By Sandy Liberman Daily Staff Reporter In tomorrow's contested primary elections, citizens will choose candi- dates to run for both Ann Arbor mayor and 53rd district state representative. In the mayoral race, incumbent John Hieftje is running against Wendy Woods, who has been the Fifth Ward's council representative since 2001. Because the city is primarily democratic, tomorrow's results will likely determine the winners in November. The competition for 53rd district - which encompasses the city of Ann Arbor and portions of Ann Arbor and Scio townships - state representative is between current councilman Leigh Greden (D-Ward 3) and Rebekah Warren, who has worked in Lansing for 13 years. The 53rd district's current rep- resentative, Chris Kolb, cannot run again due to term-limit restrictions. Woods, who is also associate director of the University's Michi- gan Community Scholars program, said her five years of experience on the council allows her to be closer to the community and University stu- dents than Hieftje, who served one year on council before being elected mayor in 2000. "Regardless of who is elected as mayor, there are many things the city of Ann Arbor will keep the same because the citizens are in favor of them," Woods said. Hieftje has initiated many envi- ronment-friendly proposals, such as the Greenbelt Plan to preserve prop- erty from development and the may- or's Green Energy Challenge, which aims to reduce the city's renewable energy by 30 percent and green- house gas emissions by 10 percent by 2010. Hieftje has also been a strong supporter of mass transit as mayor. If re-elected, Hieftje said he hopes to bring a rail system through Ann Arbor to Detroit. "Four years ago, I reformed the way we do alternative transporta- tion by donating 5 percent of money for roads to clean public streets and get rid of garbage on campus," Hieftje said. As a part of the energy commission, Woods has also been active in push- ing through the Green Energy Chal- lenge. Woods has supported most of Hieftje's initiatives in council. In addition to continuing with the city's current plans, Woods said if elected she plans to eliminate groundwater contamination that is FILE PHOTO starting on the city's west side and Leigh Greden, a candidate for moving toward the Huron River. state repersenative in the 53rd Although both candidates for district. state representative are new to the race, they each have experience with government positions they believe will help them in Lansing. Warren served as a legislative assistant to State Rep. Mary Schro- er (D-Ann Arbor) as well as Rep. Hubert Price (D-Pontiac). In addi- tion, Warren has been the executive director of Pro-Choice Michigan since 1999. Greden has served as a city council- man representing Ward 3 since 2003 and said he can bring Ann Arbor's opinions to the state legislature. "I have lived in Ann Arbor my whole life and have experience as an elected official here," he said. Though she has never served in elected office, Warren said she is EUGENE ROBINSON/Daily familiar with many current repre- Greden's opponent Rebekah Warren. sentatives and has personal connec- tions that can help her be an active member of congress. "I want to look at the future andrmake the state a good place to live in five to 10 years from now," Warren said. The candidates agree on many issues, including education. "I want to provide new funding for higher education, which would help the University of Michigan," Greden said. Warren agrees that the state needs to help students and their parents pay for school. "Over the past 20 years, there was a complete reversal of the amount of money the state and students pay for public education," she said. Greden wants to focus on envi- ronmental issues, particularly the EUGENE ROBINSON/Daily state's waste managment. Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje is He said he wants to increase tip- running for re-election. ping fees - the cost to dump trash in the state - to encourage recy- cling and to reduce the amount of trash imported from Canada. The candidates urge citizens to look at their websites and campaign platforms before voting in the pri- mary elections. "I want to encourage everyone to come out and vote tomorrow," Woods said. a a 9 VOTE TOMORROW IN THE PRIMARY. TURN TO THE OPINION PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO FIND THE LOCATIONS.