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By all accounts he was a level-headed and worldly man , and it was probably these qualities that had persuaded his brother to name him and another younger brother , Edwin , as executors in favour of older , but more unstable Skeffington . LANSING - - A high-profile panel charged with seeking solutions to the state 's budget crisis drew praise Friday for pushing a dramatic overhaul of state government , but was roundly criticized for its call for a major tax increase to shore up the sagging budget.The Emergency Financial Advisory Panel , appointed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm and co-chaired by two former governors , advocated releasing non-violent prison inmates , consolidating local governments and school districts , tossing out an arbitration law that handcuffs government in contract negotiations and curbing school employee health care costs.At the same time , the 12-member group made the case for a tax increase , saying the state ca n't cut its way out of a $ 3.5 billion budget deficit over the next year and a half - - the rest of this fiscal year and the next one.No specific tax hike was proposed , although discussions in the state capital have focused on expanding the sales tax to services or raising the income tax . Then standing in their homes , with arms in our hands , each ominous muteness as to our intentions was an uplifted blow . Indeed , throughout negotiations in the WTO on trade facilitation , they have been fully engaged and have often expressed concerns on the likely additional obligations and burdens that could arise from a " multilateral framework " on trade facilitation . A downturn in this trend in 1999 corresponds to a virtual no-show for eulachon in the Copper River , although fishermen in the Yakutat area continued to have problems with dogfish swamping salmon gill-nets . On day like today , we must be aware that the battle against the empire is not only fought in the military area , with arms in hand , it is also fought in the ideological area , in the area of consciousness .