Mr. Wood is backpacking thru Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. The people are compassionate and welcoming. They like our new President. They like Americans. And they serve great Turkish coffee. Many hijabs, pistachio nuts and fresh fruit and vegatables everywhere, long loud melodic calls to prayer five times every day and intense discussions of Allah. The people on the [...]
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Please see June 21 post and June 24 post on information dealing with the Michigan State Legislature and the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
The House & Senate took a two week break on June 28. Go Figure.
We the People “…secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution [...]
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In each of the conversations that I’ve had the past few days with Legislative aides – I ask if people have been calling. I ask if students have been calling. Each has said there has been a lot of young people on the phones. You and your peers are being heard. Good Work! Keep it [...]
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To All Oakridge Students – grads and undergrads. This affects you!
In order to balance the State Budget in Lansing the Michigan State Senate has proposed that the Michigan Promise – your scholarship – be eliminated. That means scholarships for this year and last year and next year will be gone! All of them! No $4000 [...]
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Oakridge Echoes coverage of Building a Better World
Thank you so much to these individuals for donating to this scholarship.
Congratulations to the 2008 OEA Building A Better World Scholarship Winners – Dani Patton, Rebecca Houseman, Margarita Contreras. Listen to the students read their winning essays below.
For the first time ever we will award three $1000 [...]
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May 7 We delivered 1370 petition signatures, to the Democratic National Committee offices in Washington D.C. calling for the end to Super Delegates in the Democratic Party.
Members of the Super Duper Club (Nyssa, Crystal, Rachel, Sophie, Kari, Mr. Wood) and Close UP participants (Rhea, Alex, Brittany, and Charity) made the special delivery. Rachel read the [...]
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I am so proud of all of you! The speeches, the march down to Mark Brewers office in Lansing, Tuesday morning meetings with people still showing up, petitions and petitions and petitions…a very proud flag, a crazy and pannicy email TV spot with ZZM, Spring Break Baseball banner designs, a cool if not belated T-shirt [...]
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They really look cool! I got samples.
But the Super Man S came out cockeyed – and they have to go back to printer.
They won’t be done until Friday Night. If you want the problem ones – we can get em for $5. If you want one let me know.
sorry……….
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Thanks to everybody who showed up Saturday April 19 and let your voice be heard concerning the injustice of Super Delegates. It was a beautiful day to lend a hand to help save democracy in the United States of America.
Check here for a slideshow of our photos of the afternoon.
Mark Brewer at the Coffee Joint:
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