Attorney General Cox, Top Cop Munoz Target New Crimes
By George Weeks
     As they discussed last week, Michigan's two top lawmen are dealing with crimes that didn't exist when they started their careers decades ago.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
     As you walk around Mackinac you see the American flag displayed everywhere, lampposts, homes, businesses, flying high above historic City Hall, on the hill of history at Fort Mackinac, and across the front of Grand Hotel. The Island is getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July with children's ga
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Nature Notes
Slimy Garden Slugs Will Succumb to Traps or Predators
By Patricia Martin
     As my 11-year-old nephew put it the other day, I "got slugged." No, I wasn't struck by anyone. I picked up a bag of cedar mulch to put around a garden, and began distributing it with my young relative when I looked down. On my shirttail, one of the larger slugs I've seen, about four to five inches l
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Stem Cell Research Ushers in New Era of Medicine
Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
     In the mid-1800s, Virchow, the noted German pathologist, determined that disease occurs at the cellular level. Since then science has progressed through many phases. This is the modern era of molecular and cellular biology, with research into the workings of the origins and development of specialize
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Island's Harrisonville Named for National Forest Founder
A Look at History
BY FRANK STRAUS
     In this article, we conclude the forgotten love story of Benjamin and Carrie Scott Harrison.
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Horsepower Made Great Contributions to World Development
by Candice C. Dunnigan
     The contribution of the horse is great, even in today's world. In fact, the word "horsepower" is a direct connection of these animals in relation to mechanization. It was James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, who forever changed our total dependency on these animals. Ironically, Watt also invent
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