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The Cutting Edge – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Jim Binder Advantage, by definition is superiority of position or condition and is frequently the deciding factor in surviving a lethal engagement, where only skill and training are of greater impo...

MCOLES Report – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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Changes at MCOLES By Jim DeVries, MCOLES Board Member MCOLES has gone through personnel changes brought on by early retirement incentives. In total MCOLES has eight less employees and is in the middle...

A Touch of Class, Honor and Distinction – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Every Wednesday night a group gathers at the American Legion Hall in Berkley to practice for something they all pray they will never have to do again. The group is the Metro ...

8th Annual POAM Police Appreciation Party on Tap at the Tune Inn

May 2, 2011

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POAM President Jim Tignanelli has announced that our organization will once again host an informal gathering at the Tune Inn for police officers attending Police Week activities in Washington, D.C. Th...

Economy Adds New Stress to the Life of an Officer – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Barry Sherman Instruct the “Senior Seminar” capstone course for graduating Criminal Justice Seniors at Madonna University. The students in the class are both officers from the field and...

Comfort Provider – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Judy Lauria became a pretty good seamstress out of necessity while raising her seven children in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Most people would say that having four of he...

The Federal Perspective – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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Changes to Committee Leadership Impact Law enforcement By Dennis McGrann, POAM Lobbyist, Washington, D.C. Washington continues to chug along with Congress still unable to approve a full funding bill f...

The Fair Labor Standards Act and Compensatory Time Off Use

May 1, 2011

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It would seem like a simple question. If a public employee wants to use compensatory time off on a particular day, does the employer have to grant the day off? As straightforward as that question migh...

2010 Police Officers of the Year!

April 28, 2011

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ANTRIM COUNTY SGT. TRAVIS CHELLIS AND DEPUTY KAHL SMITH No one ever knows what a new year will bring, but two Antrim County Sheriff’s Department law enforcement officers didn’t have...

The Federal Perspective – Fall 2010

April 28, 2011

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In a surge of last-minute, pre-August recess activity, the Senate passed a wide range of bills that in one case sparked a surprising callback for House members. Interrupting their August recess for on...

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The Cutting Edge – Spring 2011

MCOLES Report – Spring 2011

A Touch of Class, Honor and Distinction – Spring 2011

8th Annual POAM Police Appreciation Party on Tap at the Tune Inn

Economy Adds New Stress to the Life of an Officer – Spring 2011

Comfort Provider – Spring 2011

The Federal Perspective – Spring 2011

The Fair Labor Standards Act and Compensatory Time Off Use

2010 Police Officers of the Year!

The Federal Perspective – Fall 2010

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