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Columnists September 9, 2006
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Michigan Politics
Stabenow Touts Canadian Trash Deal; Bouchard Prefers Legislation
By George Weeks
     While campaigning in Michigan last week with Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard' the GOP challenger of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow' Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina echoed his "Do Nothing Debbie" criticism of Stabenow.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
     folks were seen riding saddle horses from Cindy's Riding Stable or the many who chose to take a scenic carriage ride. The weather was perfect for the threeday holiday, making Main Street a very busy place. Many Islanders and tourists walked the Mackinac Bridge Monday morning.
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Island Saying Goodbye To Golden Summer Riding Season
HORSE TA ES by Candice C. Dunnigan
     "But they must go, the time draws on, And those
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The Northern End of Mackinac Island Is A Little Different
A Look at History Mackinac Island
BY FRANK STRAUS
     From "Mile 3" to "Mile 4" on Mackinac Island's Lake Shore Road is the northernmost tip of Mackinac Island. It is a one-mile stretch of lakeshore that stretches from Scott's Cave Road to Point aux Pins. Although it is visited by tens of thousands who ride bikes, rollerblades, drive-yourselfcarriages,
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Skin Cancer Can Strike Tanning Parlor Users
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
     There has been an alarming increase in the rates of skin cancer in young people. The incidence of melanoma, the lethal type of skin cancer, has doubled in the United States from 30 years ago among young women ages 15 to 29. In this age group, it is estimated that 2,050 will be diagnosed with melanom
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Nature Notes
Quite A Number of Moth Species Are Active in Daylight
By Patricia Martin
     I recently received a note from a friend of mine describing an unusual sighting. Feeding in the garden of his house was a moth that was seen briefly and flew away quickly, only to return shortly. His description is as follows: "It fed actively in the sunlight, just like and almost the size of a humm
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