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Land Development: Secretary of State Out of Governor's Race By George Weeks There was a notable development last week in early jockeying for the 2010 campaign to replace term-limited Governor Jennifer Granholm. More ...
Young Birds Are Reported in Many Areas on Mackinac Island By Patricia Martin A few weeks ago, I wrote a column describing the nest of killdeer at the riding ring at Turtle Park. There have been several other young bird sightings lately. While riding my bike to church Sunday, June 28, I was hailed by some friends and directed to come into their yard. When I arrived, a mothe... More ...
13 Years Later, Flaws and Health Risks Are Evident in Cloning By Yvan Silva, M.D. The first mammalian clone, Dolly the sheep, was born July 5, 1996, a few miles from Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the first animal cloned from a nucleus obtained from an adult animal cell, proving that the nucleus in our cells can be removed and reprogrammed and induced to perform new functions. More ...
BY JEANNETTE DOUD Folks will gather on Mackinac to celebrate Independence Day. There will be the Bill Rabe Stone Skipping Contest, children's games on Windermere Point from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., a patriotic picnic at Fort Mackinac by Grand Hotel, and fireworks at dusk, off a barge in the Straits of Mackinac. Come and j... More ...
July 4 BY FRANK STRAUS Many visitors to our Island like to see demonstrations of historic weaponry at historic Fort Mackinac. Fort Mackinac's 200-year history covers much of what has been a revolutionary change in the chemicals available to people who build fireworks. More ...
by Candice C. Dunnigan "Some men to carriages aspire; On some the costly hansoms wait Some seek a fly, or job or hire Some mount the trotting steed elate." - A. Levy, "Ballad of an Omnibus" A Mackinac horse family business was born on Mahoney Avenue in a modest stable around 1953. More ... |
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