Michigan Politics
DeVos Hits Trifecta With Running Mate Pick
By George Weeks
     Apart from capability and compatibility, balance is the most important electoral factor for a gubernatorial nominee to consider in selecting a running mate.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
     What is more enchanting on a midsummer night than a leisurely walk on the boardwalk? To the right, high atop the hill, stands the beautiful Grand Hotel, so stately and proud. To the west is the Mackinac Bridge, with a glorious sunset casting its radiant rays on the Straits of Mackinac. In the distan
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Nature Notes
Island Birds Get Bolder with Prolonged Exposure to Humans
By Patricia Martin
     This has been quite a summer for me. Earlier in the year, as my regular readers know, I was slugged, and now just yesterday, I was mugged. What is happening to Mackinac Island? Just to reassure you, both of these incidents involved members of the animal world. The first revolved around accidentally
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HORSE TA ES
Salsa, Young Rider Kate Dupre Learn Together Through MHA
by Candice C. Dunnigan
     "So much can be learned by watching others...so many work
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A Look at History
The Island's Four Corners
BY FRANK STRAUS
     Now that Mackinac Island has been mapped for 9-1-1 emergency response purposes, almost everything has a name. The Island's geological features were all given titles, like "Sugar Loaf," long ago. Most of the Island's streets and roads bear names they've had since the 1800s; tradition-minded Islanders
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Chronic Coughing May Be Sign of an Underlying Problem
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
     Coughing is an important reflex, a defensive response to irritation or inflammation in the airways between the mouth and nose and the bronchial system in the lungs.
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