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MERS Update

May 6, 2010

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MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN BRIDGED BENEFIT PROGRAM On July 15, 2009, the Board conditionally amended Plan Document Section 43 and Section 43a in response to requests by m...

MCOLES Report: Jim DeVries

May 6, 2010

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By Jim DeVries, MCOLES Board Member The past few months have proven to be challenging for MCOLES. At its June meeting, the Commission received notice that Executive Director Raymond W. Beach, Jr. woul...

When is Law Enforcement Going to Get a Government Bailout?

May 4, 2010

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By Barry Sherman Our government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars bailing out Wall Street, banks, and the auto industry. When are they going to realize that the most essential service that kee...

JOHN R. SANTOMAURO IS POAM’S ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

May 4, 2010

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Honesty. Integrity. Humility. Without those qualities it’s nearly impossible to survive in a Public Safety Director’s Job, especially in a large community where t...

FIRST-TIME REPEAT WINNER OF THE HORSE’S ASS AWARD

May 4, 2010

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Eavesdropping on personal and union telephone calls, discriminating against employees, disciplining deputies for lost badges while saving lives, and incarcerating correction ...

An Education in Media Distortion of Criminal Justice

May 4, 2010

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By Barry Sherman If you want to know the influence television has on young people, just talk to new college students during their initial academic advising session. The show C.S.I. has created a whole...

Police Officers of the Year 2009

May 4, 2010

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KENT COUNTY DEPUTIES MIKE HOPKINS, MARIO MOREY AND CHRIS HAWLEY With an armed gunman on the loose, back-up officers can make the difference between life and death. But reinforcements were a luxury tim...