Michigan Politics
Casperson Conquered One Stupak, May Take on Another
By George Weeks
      There are stirrings in the northland about another Stupak-Casperson election face-off, a match touted by Republican State Chairman Saul Anuzis and discounted by Democratic State Chairman Mark Brewer. In 2002, Republican Tom Casperson, owner of a log trucking business in the Upper Peninsula, defea...
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      Monday, May 28, was a beautiful spring day on Mackinac, when American Legion Post 299 held an impressive ceremony honoring all the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, especially the men and women from Mackinac.
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Nature Notes
Answering Your Questions About Animals on Mackinac Island
By Patricia Martin
      This column is one which I like to call a bits-and-pieces column. Over the last couple of weeks, a number of people have asked me a variety of questions about natural history subjects. So I thought I would share some of the answers with everyone.
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
One of Every Three Women Will Be Affected by Heart Disease
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      Breast cancer is the disease most women fear. The statistic that one in every eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime has become fixed ominously in the lexicon of women's health issues. But a significant spate of recent scientific studies has modified this perception.
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Looking Back
Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber
      115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, May 28, 1892 S. Vigeant shipped a fine new organ to a Mackinac Island customer Thursday. President Preston and "Shake" Gallagher of Mackinac Island were in St. Ignace Thursday.
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A Look at History
Doud's Grocery Store Reopens, Representing 100 Years of Service
BY FRANK STRAUS
      General stores operated by the Doud family have sold goods for more than 100 years on Mackinac Island. When the first Doud's opened, small grocery stores selling mixed goods were fixtures throughout the United States. Today, Doud's is one of the remaining small grocers in Michigan.
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