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New Prices
Effective
May 1 ,2 0 1 0
Martin
Cleaning
Service
Carpet & Upholstery
Cleaning
Residential &
Commercial Services
Minimum Service CHG
$45.00
A sm all distance/travel charge
m ay be applied
CARPET CLEANING
2 Cleaning Areas or
more $30.00 Each Area
Pre-Spray Traffic Areas
(Includes: I sm all H allw ay)
1 Cleaning Area (only)
$40.00
Includes Pre-Spray Traffic Area
(Hallway Extra)
Stairs (12-16 stairs - With
O ther Services)-. $25.00
Area/Oriental Rugs:
$25.00Minimum
Area/Oriental Rugs (Wooly.
$40.00Minimum
Heavily Soiled Area:
Additional $10.00 each area
(Requiring Extensive Pre-Spraying)
Repairing a Broken Immigration System
Waiting for
Congress to Act
S andy S orenson
Last m onth I p artici­
pated in an act o f civil
disobedience w ith 120
other w om en, in clu d ­
ing 20 u n docum ented
w om en. W e w ere led to
engage in this action to
urge m em bers o f the H ouse o f R ep ­
resentatives to m ove beyond stale­
by
UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
Sofa: $69.00
Loveseat: $49.00
Sectional: $109 - $139
Chair or Recliner:
$25 - $49
Throw Pillows (With
Other Services)'. $5.00
m ate and political gam esm anship,
and take m eaningful action on co m ­
prehensive im m igration reform .
It w as an incredibly hum bling
experience to jo in w ith w om en
w ho w ere willing to risk so m uch
fo r w hat they believe in their
hearts to be rig h t and ju st. F o r
the sake o f th eir fam ilies and
their com m unities, they literally
pu t th eir ow n lives on the line.
D espite the risk, th eir eyes
w ere full o f hope fo r the possibility
o f repairing a broken im m igration
"Y o u r B u d g e t is o u r m is s io n "
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system , reuniting separated fam i­
lies and creating an inclusive path­
w ay to citizenship.
T he w ork and struggle o f im m i­
grant w om en often goes unseen,
y et they are the ones taking care o f
children and the elderly, w orking to
support th eir fam ilies, and contrib­
uting to their com m unities. Through
it all is the h o p e that they m ay one
day be able to live w ithout the fear
o f being separated from th eir fam i­
lies and co m m u n ities by the threat
o f detention and deportation. That
hope led to pro fo u n d action.
D uring the p rocess o f o ur arrest,
we shared stories, sang songs and
passed along inform ation w ith trans­
lation in E nglish and Spanish, but
le n ce c o n tin u e to w a lk the h a lls o f
C o n g re ss, c a llin g fo r C o n g re ss to
act.
T housands o f children w ho can
no lo n g er attend H ead Start p ro ­
gram s and w ill go to bed hungry as
a c o n seq u en ce o f the autom atic
spending cuts under the sequester
are w aiting fo r C ongress to act.
T housands o f people w ho m ay
lose access to vital services through
fu rth er sp en d in g cu ts u n d er the
threat o f a governm ent shutdow n
are w aiting fo r C ongress to act.
T oo m uch is at stake to continue
w ith business as usual, to accept
political gridlock and partisan p o s­
turing as the “new norm al.”
If a sm all group o f w om en can risk
courage needs no translation.
so m uch, surely m em bers o f C on­
C an m em bers o f C ongress hear gress can risk action that m oves
the language o f co u rag e? W hat beyond catering to special interests
does it take to translate p artisan ­ and self-serving partisan gain.
ship and political self-preservation
As w e hurtle tow ard yet an o th er
into courage and the political w ill to show dow n over the federal budget
act for the co m m o n good?
and the debt ceiling, it is incum bent
Im m igrant fam ilies and ad v o ­ upon us as constituents to hold our
cates for a fair and hum ane im m igra­ elected officials accountable to a
tion system are w aiting for C o n ­ higher standard o f governing, one
gress to act, and tim e is running that strives for the h ighest level o f
short as the legislative y ear heads cooperation for the com m on good
to a close.
and not the low est com m on denom i­
T h e re are m an y o th e rs w a itin g nator.
fo r C o n g re ss to act. N in e m o n th s
Sandy Sorenson is director o f
a fte r the tra g ic sch o o l sh o o tin g in Justice Ministries in the Washing­
N e w to w n , C o n n ., a d v o c a te s fo r ton, D C . office o f the UnitedChurch
le g isla tio n to h e lp en d g u n v io ­ o f Christ.