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Official’s complaint rejected, Fouts stays on the ballot BY GENA JOHNSON AND ANDY KOZLOWSKI gjohnson@candgnews.com akozlowski@candgnews.com
HAZEL PARK/WARREN — On May 17, the Michigan Bureau of Elections determined former Warren Mayor James Fouts’ affidavit of identity was valid as a candidate in the newly redistricted District 14 of the Michigan
House of Representatives. As a result, Fouts will remain on the primary ballot for the seat representing parts of Warren, Hazel Park, Center Line and Madison Heights. Fouts is running in the Democratic primary against state Rep. Mike McFall, currently representing what is now District 8 of the Michigan House. McFall previously served on the Hazel Park City Council.
Hazel Park City Manager Edward Klobucher filed a complaint with state elections officials on April 30, questioning the validity of Fouts’ affidavit of identity and alleging that the former Warren mayor signed the document on April 16 and that the affidavit was not notarized until April 19. This would mean Fouts’ signature was not properly notarized before the See FOUTS on page 8A
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Bonanza of books awaits readers at Warren’s ‘Friends’ bookstore BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
ABOVE: The Friends of the Warren Public Library Bookstore attracts readers of all ages. Louis Speelman, 18 months, flips through one of the many children’s books with Kathy Tasich, co-chair of the bookstore, and Naida Okray, board president. RIGHT: Claudia Frenette finds what she is looking for in the fiction section at the Friends of the Warren Public Library Bookstore.
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WARREN — Avid, voracious readers or those who read occasionally for leisure will find a variety of books, games, DVDs, puzzles, magazines and more for low prices at the Friends of the Warren Public Library Bookstore. Located at 5961 Beebe St., the bookstore is nestled in the garage of Warren’s old Fire Station No. 4 in a building shared with the Warren Crime Commission on one end and the Warren Village Historic District Commission on the other. This bookstore is quite unique. “As far as I know in the state of Michigan, Warren is the only library that has a free-standing bookstore. Most of the other libraries in the area have their friends of the library bookstore inside the library — like Sterling Heights, Clinton Township and St. Clair Shores,” said Naida Okray, the president of the Friends of the Warren Public Library’s board of directors. Having a stand-alone bookstore has its benefits. “It gives the feeling of being in a bookstore,” said Okray. “You aren’t in a