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Tag: secretary of state candidates

Drunk driving demands targeted legislation

By brandonhall, Section News
Posted on Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 12:56:31 AM EST
Tags: michigan legislature, secretary of state candidates, wayne kuipers (all tags)

Heeding calls from concerned drivers, cops raced down US-31 near Holland on the morning of June 27 pursuing a severely reckless driver. Despite their heroic efforts, nineteen year old Holland resident Curtis Jacobs, training for a church bike trip, was struck when a drunk driver plowed through a red light. He later died at the hospital.

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2010 Secretary of State Prospective Candidates Forum

By Chazwald, Section News
Posted on Thu May 14, 2009 at 12:41:41 PM EST
Tags: Senator Cameron Brown, Representative Judy Emmons, Senator Michelle McManus, Country Clerk and register of Deeds Anne Norlander, Secretary of State Candidates (all tags)

(Promoted by Nick...)

Yesterday evening a small "meet an greet" was sponsored by the Pachyderm organization allowing a forum for Senator Cameron Brown, Fmr. Representative Judy Emmons, Senator Michelle McManus, and County Clerk and Register of Deeds Anne Norlander to speak in regards to their credentials and their ideals if elected to the position of Michigan's Secretary of State. But before I detail the astonishing pool of candidates let me introduce to you the Pachyderm organization.

In 1998, Joan Secchia founded the group known as the Pachyderms. It is an organization intended for women who believe in common sense politics and a return to the principles of our Founding Fathers. As of now the Pachyderm Chairs include its founder Joan Secchia, Maria DeVos, Judy Hooker, Mimi Amash, Sue Jandernoa, Carol Van Andel, and Iva Tol. With the desire to reach young republican women, the organization, with the guidance of Iva Tol, founded what is called the Junior Pachyderms and most recently the Pachytrains; each a branch of the Pachyderms. The Junior Pachyderms are chaired by Julie Henrickson and Samantha Mehney and tend to attain women around the age of thirty to forty years. The Pachytrains are chaired by Laura Vorgis and Ashlie Estabrook primarily targeting college age women and those in their twenties. Then, as of last evening the event was opened to young republicans including men.

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