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Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Despite Tough Times, POAM Remains Confident

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by Jim Tignanelli It has been awhile since we last spoke and it has been an eventful year here at the POAM. Our gathering at the Tune Inn in Washington, D.C. during Police Week in May was an exception...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Vice-President’s Viewpoint – Fall

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by Dan Kuhn As I near the end of my police career I’ve noticed something that I think could become even more of a problem then I initially anticipated. During my 20 plus-year career there have been ...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Mixing Police and Politics

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By Barry Sherman First, let me start out by telling you when I feel these two do mix. Several weeks ago I received a call from a newspaper reporter who was writing a story on a local police labor orga...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Goal to Maintain Benefits Prompts Discussion

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Goal to Maintain Benefits Prompts Discussion by Kenneth E. Grabowski Do you want to maintain your health care? Or how about your pension benefits, or even your JOB for that matter. Well that’s w...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Law Enforcement is About Fairness, Not Numbers

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By Senator Glenn Anderson-Westland(D) Throughout my career, I have had the good fortune of working closely with our law enforcement community on a number of issues. The men and women I have met have c...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Tales From the Trenches

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By Dave LaMontaine During a recent conversation between Executive Director Orlowski and myself, we were lamenting the lack of interest of deputy sheriffs’ in politics. I had previously discussed...
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Arresting a Caregiver of Minor Children

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By Donna Selman, PhD In 2002, the National Institute of Justice put out a call to law enforcement officials requesting information about policies regarding the arrest of primary caregivers of minor ch...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

The Legislative Director’s Chair Spring 2010

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by Kenneth E. Grabowski On February 24, 2010 the POAM Executive Board held a legislative reception in downtown Lansing at Troppo restaurant.  Turnout of legislators was impressive.  All legislators ...