Category archives for: Politics

And the Winner is…

The 2011 Election Results Click here for – Election Night Photos -Duane Donald The answer to the : And the winner is?  All those below and any missed from the ballot. Getting involved in your community makes you a winner. -Dave MacPherson…Publisher of DMN I am sure most of you have seen the results or [...]

Milan Area Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum

See the Video of the Debate following this article.  The Great Debate – Duane Donald Wednesday, Oct. 19th 2011, the City Council Chamber played host to the only debate to be held this election year of all candidates running for the offices of Mayor and the three posts open on the City Council. Sponsored by [...]

Rep. Olson Road Maintenance Conference a Success

Seminar brought together key stakeholders to discuss solutions   State Rep. Rick Olson hosted a road maintenance best practices conference on July 26 at the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, welcoming transportation experts from across the state to discuss a host of issues related to funding, maintenance and value for money.  More than 100 attendees at [...]

Russow receives Governor John B. Swainson award

Pictured from left to right are Tom Truscott, a member of the Michigan Historical Commission, Rep. Olson, Thomas Russow and Sandra Clark, director of the Michigan Historical Center. Rep. Rick Olson, R-Saline, is pictured with Thomas Russow of Temperance in the state Capitol on June 9.  Russow was in Lansing to accept the Governor John [...]

Candy Hines…Candidate for City Council

Candy Frye-Hines -Duane Donald /-/ I met up with Candy Frye-Hines this week to talk about her reasons for running for City Council. “Well, I’ve lived in Milan for thirty-five years and have worked for the city for twenty-five of those years in some capacity,” Frye-Hines said. “I retired as Deputy Clerk in 2007 but [...]

Brett Moyer…Candidate for City Council

  -Duane Donald /-/ When I spoke to Brett Moyer recently, I discovered that he’d served on our Milan City Council before, so I was interested in why he wanted to come back. Was there something you feel was left unfinished or something you’d like to see addressed that maybe isn’t being addressed? “Yes. To [...]

Mayoral Candidate Chapin

- Duane Donald I recently sat down with Joe Chapin, shortly after he announced he was going to run for the mayor’s office. Knowing Joe was currently sitting on the City Council, I wondered which issues he saw from his inside seat that he felt still needed work or haven’t yet even been addressed . [...]

Mayoral Candidate Muckler

Kim Muckler – Duane Donald I was able to sit down recently with our Mayor, Kym Muckler and talk about her vision for Milan. “Milan has room to grow and, as mayor, I have done everything in my power to help Milan grow economically as well as our population. People want to move here and [...]

Russell Dotson…Candidate for City Council

-Duane Donald /-/ In our continuing effort to bring you comments by the candidates, I met with City Councilman Russell Dotson this week for his view of the city and its future. Is there a direction that you’d like to see Milan head? An ultimate goal, you might say. “Well primarily, I would hope we’d [...]

Martha Churchill…Candidate for City Council

-Duane Donald /-/ I spoke with Martha Churchill in her law office about her hopes and vision for Milan. Martha, were there any projects not finished during this past four-year term that you’d like to see accomplished should you be re-elected? “There are a couple of things I am passionate about. One is the Argyle [...]

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