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Thursday, September 30, 2010

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By Lisa AllmendingerA2 Journal

Vickie Wellman, a longtime

Ann Arbor resident, was oneof a number of people whosupported Ann Arbor CityCouncils resolution to reaf-firm freedom of religion Sept.20.

Our country was foundedon principles of religiousfreedom, she said.

Wellman was among eightpeople who spoke in favorof the resolution that wasbacked by numerous com-munity religious groups inthe c ity.

The resolution reaffirmedthe citys commitment to thefull rights and dignity for peo-ple of all religions and thosewho are nonreligious, pro-motes a community of respect

and compassion for allpeople, and condemns harass-ment and violence basedon religious bias, includinganti-Muslim harassment andviolence.

It was sponsored by councilmembers Carsten Hohnke,Christopher Taylor and MikeAnglin, and was unanimouslyadopted Sept. 20.

Hohnke said he expectedsome people to ne gativelycomment about the councilsactions, but said spendingtime on the resolution wouldnot take away from fixing thephysical infrastructure in thecity and addresses the basicinfrastructure of its people.

According to the resolution,the city, among other things,

has a sizeable Muslim com-munity that is put at risk bythe rise in anti-Muslim activi-ties.

Ann ArborCouncilreaffirmsreligiousfreedoms

Upholstered furniture banned from porches in cityBy Lisa AllmendingerA2 Journal

Residents of Ann Arbor

will no longer be able to storeindoor upholstered furnitureon their outdoor porches fol-lowing the adoption of a newordinance Sept. 20 banning thepractice.

This is a vital safety mea-sure, I believe, to protect AnnArbors residents, said council

member Christopher Taylor, a

sponsor of the ordinance.He said that of the 373 fires

in multi-tenant dwellings inthe city, about 21 percent sig-nificantly involved outdoorfurniture.

About a dozen people spokein favor of the new law, whichwas brought back to the councilfollowing the death of RendenLeMasters, 22, of Dexter, whodied earlier this year in a housefire on South State Street.

Several of the most passion-

ate pleas came from the familyand friends of LeMasters.

The purpose of the ordi-nance is to prohibit the usageand storage of upholsteredfurniture on the exterior ofbuildings, especially on porch-es, according to informationprovided to the council.

The ordinance, whichincludes fines up to $1,000, aimsto reduce the risk of exteriorfires, creating a safer living

environment for residents and

to help protect our housingstock, the information states.

City officials said they wouldgive 48-hours notice to removethe couches and that the intentof the new law wasnt to finepeople, rather to get the firehazard removed from theporch.

However, about 20 differentcity officials, ranging frompolice and fire to buildinginspectors and other deputized

officials such as a field opera-

tions manager, have the author-ity to issue notices.

The number of people whocan write a citation was aconcern for council memberMarcia Higgins.

City Administrator RogerFraser said including all ofthese people would give the cityflexibility in sending people outto a home.

The ordinance prohibits

U of M defends use of animals in medical trainingBy Art AisnerSpecial Writer

The University of Michigantook a strong stance last weekdefending its use of animalsin critical-care training amidscrutiny from animal rightsactivists.

We are fully in compliance

of all state and federal laws andhave a program that is fullyaccredited, funded, and I think,one of the best in the country,said Howard Rush, associateprofessor and the director of

U of Ms Unit for LaboratoryAnimal Medicine.

The comments were inresponse to a complaint filedwith the U.S. Department ofAgriculture by The Peoplefor the Ethical Treatment ofAnimals earlier this month.The global nonprofit organiza-tion asked for a federal probe

into potential violations ofthe 1966 Animal Welfare Actfor what they called cruel anddeadly training exercises per-formed by participants of theSurvival Flight course.

PETA argued that the uni-versitys use of cats and pigsto train intubation and othertrauma-response techniquesresulted in injury and evendeath to many of the animals.

Rush and other U of Mofficials said the program thatuses cats and pigs to trainmedical professionals is in full

compliance with federal lawand that they would welcomeregulators to take a closer look.

They also criticized PETAsuse of inflammatory language,and not presenting their mem-

bers and supporters with allthe facts.

They are leaving out a lotof details to the general publicin a campaign to discredit theuniversity, but in reality thereis nothing to be ashamed of,Rush said.

The cats, Rush said, are anes-thetized during the procedures

and are nursed back to healthby certified veterinary careprofessionals before they areoften adopted out to area fami-lies. He acknowledged that thepigs are euthanized after the

training exercises, but that theprogram meets all the neces-sary guidelines.

Justin Goodman, associatedirector of PETAs departmentof laboratory investigations,said the university alreadyuses human-like simulatorsfor training in other courses,and is doing a disservice to

program participants by con-tinuing the time-tested use ofanimals.

U of Ms Advanced Cardiac

Who says footballis more excitingthan a good book?Ann Arbors VirgilWatkins, 9, founda nice place tohang out and readSept. 16. While theRiver Rats wereplaying against

visiting Monroe,Virgil spent a goodpart of the gamecuddling up with anice book behindthe bench ofthe Huron varsityfootball team. Virgilis the son of Huronassistant footballcoach RomanWatkins.

Photo by Terry Jacoby

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