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The following Op-Ed appeared in the Detroit News January 20 issue.

Letter: Banks not to blame in Michigan

Brian O'Connor's comments in his column, "Bankers, politicians gave us plenty of reasons to be angry in 2011," clearly demonstrate a frustration.

However, he need not align himself with a populous percentage point or resort to copycat name calling to try to understand the facts of the current economic problems we are facing.

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The mortgage foreclosure package HBs 4542, 4543 and 4544 passed the Senate and is now on the way to the Governor’s desk for his signature.

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