Michigan Politics
Simmering Intra-party Discord Erupts on High Court
By George Weeks
     What has long been simmering among Republicans on the Michigan Supreme Court is beginning to erupt.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
     The approach on either side of the walkway leading to the Mackinac Island Yacht Club was lined with white Shasta daisies, complimented with large sprigs of lavender Russian sage. It was so pretty and inviting. Margaret McIntire was guest of honor at a delightful luncheon at the club in celebration o
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HORSE TA ES
How Do You 'Hunter Pace?'
by Candice C. Dunnigan
     Mackinac's wooded trails are many, winding, rocky, bordered by mosses. Vistas and vantage points of other islands and lake-scapes. At times dark swampy routes give way to wide two-lane roads shaded by birch and beech. I ride with a map in my head. The Mackinac mental routes get especially worked and
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A Look at History
Bright Lights on Mackinac Bridge Were Design Innovation
BY FRANK STRAUS
     This summer, August 2006, marks the 50th anniversary of the spanning of the first cable from anchorage to anchorage across the towers of the Mackinac Bridge. This first wire rope was a little thicker than a rope in size and weight; from this strand of steel was slowly spun, in 1956-57, the thick cab
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Nature Notes
Intriguing Use for Smartweed Found in 1891 News Account
By Patricia Martin
     A couple of days ago a neighbor of mine called to me from the street and asked me if we had "smartweed" on the Island. I replied yes, and he went on to say that in the paper it was written that smartweed used to be used to keep flies away from horses. As both of us are horse people and flies have be
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
New Medical Test Allows Rapid Diagnoses of Prostate Cancer
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
     It seems like a recently discovered phenomenon, the overwhelming publicity that is being given to prostate health media attention, public health education, advertised drugs direct to the consumer, and much discussion about treatment options that are available. In reality, prostate disease has been a
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