Levies seek to make up for cuts in state aid. 1  A host of county, municipal, and township property tax levies will be on the Nov. 4 ballot, many of them to make up for cuts in state tax funds. 2  Issue 9 on the upcoming ballot is asking for one of the lowest dollar amounts of all the levies in the county.
GIVE SOMEONE A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. If you are between the ages of 17 and 35, you can register to be a stem cell donor. There is currently a greater need for males and ethnically diverse individuals to register.
Donors must be at least 17-years-old to donate. However, some states allow 16-year-olds to donate blood with parental consent. A parent will need to review the Student's Guide to Blood Donation (also available in Spanish) and sign the parent/guardian consent form for the young adult to be able to donate blood.