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Columnists October 7, 2006
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Michigan Politics
Governor Enjoys Pasty Meal With Tourism Talk
By George Weeks
     Michigan, after sadly lagging in its tourist promotion budget in recent years, tripled efforts this year to $20 million. Governor Jennifer Granholm says another $10 million is needed.
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Heartburn Can Be a Potentially Serious Problem
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
     Heartburn is an uncomfortable, burning sensation felt in the upper abdomen, lower chest, and throat, commonly after overindulging in a large meal, alcohol, or spicy foods. Digestive acid flows backward from the stomach up into the esophagus, the lining of which is especially sensitive to it. This re
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
     It is the beginning of the special season of autumn, when the trees on Mackinac take on the splendor of the turning of the leaves into radiant fall colors of reds, bronze, yellow, and gold. It is very picturesque in all of their loveliness. A spectacular and breathtaking sight is looking down from P
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HORSE TALES
Saddle Seats Give Riders A Different Position on the Horse
by Candice C. Dunnigan
     The late Robert Doud often would say to me, "What goes around comes around." It certainly can be applied to the horse world, and the Island.
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A Look at History
40 Years Ago, Daniel J. Morrell Foundered in Wild Storm
BY FRANK STRAUS
     Most Mackinac Islanders remember the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald,
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Nature Notes
Island Continues Battle With Invasive Norway Maples, Periwinkle
By Patricia Martin
     So far this year, I've not mentioned any of the invasive species at Mackinac. This is not because the problems with some of our alien species have lessened, but because I didn't want to keep "preaching to the choir," but then again, perhaps I should. Just to refresh your memory, alien or exotic spec
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