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By George Weeks Arizona Republican Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, said Saturday he will soon release a report documenting the extent that tribes "were duped and exploited" by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies. More ...
BY JEANNETTE DOUD The sunny days continue to be bright and beautiful as we approach the lilac parade Sunday, June 18, where our visitors will see the trees laden with a magnificent crop of lilacs ranging in colors from white to the deepest purple. The small shrubs planted several years ago by Tim Leeper and members o More ...
by Candice C. Dunnigan Last summer I wrote about "Trusty Dusty," an amiable chestnut gelding that worked for the Mackinac Island Service Company. He's back this year, pulling his single small dray. In fact, this May he made delivery trips all the way to our cottage on the far end of the Island. Actually he was there sever More ...
Chimney Swifts on Mackinac Island Pay a Surprise Visit By Patricia Martin On Mackinac you never know when you will run into an exciting bit of nature. Sometimes you can't avoid it, even in your own home. Not long ago, I had visitors who came down the chimney (as you may have guessed, I have no screen on the top of the chimney nor a damper down below). Once a day, for thre More ...
Father Marquette Watches Over the Park from Above BY FRANK STRAUS A few years ago, the keepers of the state museum in my home state of Illinois tore out the entire first floor and rebuilt it. The new exhibits tell a story of prairies, woodlands, marshes, and lakes. In these dioramas can be found buffalo, bear, deer, and wolf, living in a land that does not yet kno More ...
Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure By Yvan Silva, M.D. The kidneys lie in the back of your upper abdomen. They are sophisticated filters. Each contains about one million nephrons, the filtration units that work to regulate concentrations of salts, water, and some substances in the bloodstream as well as to remove wastes and toxic substances from the bod More ... |
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