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March 23, 2006 / Columns

Gun Lakes Tribe Gaming: Fair Is Fair

Michigan Politics

By George Weeks

In its long quest for equal treatment in Lansing on gaming, the Kalamazoo-area Gun Lake Tribe, smallest of the state%27s 12 federally recognized tribes, has faced opposing firepower from some top guns of the Michigan GOP. More...

Gould City

By Marilyn McNeil 477-6925 donmar@lighthouse.net

Think spring, think spring! If we keep saying this, maybe it will happen faster. The blue skies and bright sunshine sure do wonders for your spirits. We%27re all hoping this will continue. More...

DeTour Area

By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com

Happy first day of spring! With the cold temperatures, it doesn%27t feel much like spring, but the sunny blue skies are a welcome sight. More...

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore 595-7283

Where%27s the heat? This being spring and all, you would think the weather should match up with the calendar, but that%27s not always the case. More...

Looking Back

Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber

115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, March 21, 1891 More...

According to my calendar, spring arrived in Michigan March 20. Officially, this means winter is no longer with us. But as you know, that is not necessarily so. More...

Keen Eyes And A Drop Of The Weird

DEAL ME IN

Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark, I was asked to leave a casino because a pit boss believed I was adding more chips to my bet on a roulette table after the dealer "supposedly" called no more bets. More...

Les Cheneaux

By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 mink@cedarville.net

We certainly cannot complain about the weather during the past week. With lots of sunshine, the snow depth went down so much. It%27s nice not to have such very high piles of snow on the street corners. More...

Brevort

By Lois Movalson 292-5581

Happy spring to all. I%27ll take blue skies and sunshine, but wouldn%27t mind the temperatures a bit warmer. Here and there tulips and daffodils are shooting up small green tips. More...

Engadine

By Julie Freeman 477-6959 jf@portup.com

Spring is here, or is it? It may be cold, but at least the snow is going. I like the "freeze dry" effect; at least it%27s not leaving behind mud puddles or flooding, like some towns are getting downstate. More...

Mackinac Island

By Jeannette Doud 847-3301

St. Patrick was very good to Mackinac, Friday, March 17, as the mighty More...

Hatchery System Often Determines Fish Stocking Capabilities

Outdoor Matters

A column from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Last fall, significant reductions were agreed upon by the fishery management agencies for both Lakes Huron and Michigan in terms of the number of Chinook salmon that will be stocked in the future. More...