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Columnists October 11, 2008
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Michigan Politics
McCain's Fade Could Help State Dems
By George Weeks
      Republican John McCain's abrupt, ill-advised Michigan fade could be good news for Democrats down the ticket, maybe even for Supreme Court candidate Diane Marie Hathaway, partisan-nominated contender on the ill-named "bipartisan" ballot.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      Once again, visitors caught a glimpse of Mackinac in all its fall splendor when the Michigan Municipal League Convention took place at Grand Hotel Wednesday, October 1, through Saturday, October 4. We are proud to share our beautiful Island with people from all of the cities and villages across Mi...
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Transportation and Tour Business on Island Is an All-Weather Job
by Candice C. Dunnigan
      Being in the transportation and tour business on Mackinac Island is not for the faint of heart, nor is it a fairweather affair. Since our main means of moving people, equipment, and supplies relies on horse-drawn power, that demands that the equines who work here are, in fact, on call to work in s...
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Nature Notes
Sightings: Puffball, Squawroot, and Heron Seen This Month
By Patricia Martin
      When I began to think about the topic of this column, I decided to title it "sightings," which, when you think about it, sounds like something out of a supermarket tabloid. I can see the headlines now, "Giant Puffball Mysteriously Appears at the Airport," or "Great Blue Heron Takes Up Skateboardin...
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A Look at History
Shipping Industry November 11,1940 Brought Peril To Those on the Great Lakes
BY FRANK STRAUS
      The level of danger to those who make their lives in Great Lakes shipping has gone down dramatically during the lifespan of this industry.
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Expanding Gambling Industry May Cause Problems for Some
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      The phenomenon of casino gambling is expanding in many locations in the United States, in addition to the many forms of legal and illegal gambling that have existed for a long time. There are several campaigns to expand in the latest trend on the growth of Indian tribal gambling - a practice know...
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