Michigan Politics
Lousy Action on Great Lakes Issues
By George Weeks
     Here we go again with much talk but minimal action on longpromised substantial funding for Great Lakes cleanup and restoration.
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Mackinac Island
By Jeannette Doud 847-3301
     The past weekend brought many visitors to Mackinac. Although the weather was cold and rainy on Friday, it was beautiful Saturday. Everyone enjoyed Main and Market Streets with the many sales. It's a great time to do some Christmas shopping.
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Rexton-Garnet
By Linda Livermore 595-7283
     Don't you just appreciate where you live? I feel blessed to call the Upper Peninsula home, especially this time of year. The fantastic colors of the trees, the bright blue skies and on some days, even sunshine, the football games on Friday nights, and the crunch of the freshly picked apple when you
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Les Cheneaux
By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 mink@cedarville.net
     Last Saturday was the first day of autumn and the trees and foliage are beginning to show it. I should not say "beginning," because autumn color is well on its way. I think the peak of the color in the Eastern Upper Peninsula will be this weekend. From many years of observation, the first weekend of
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DeTour Area
By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com
     Now that the fall season has officially arrived, it's time to put away the summer furniture and pull the last of the summer plants from the garden. It's also a time for eating apples, drinking cider, and whatever else one does in the fall.
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Engadine
By Julie Freeman 477-6959 jf@portup.com
     The Engadine United Methodist Church will serve a free community meal Wednesday, September 27, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the church on Park Avenue in Engadine. A hayride will leave the church at 5:45 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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DEAL ME IN
Milking the Pair
Mark Pilarski
     Dear Mark, For years I have always played a low pair before the flop, but on
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Outdoor Matters
DNR Fall Hunting Seasons Preview, Part II: Plenty of Small Game Hunting
A column from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
     According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, prospects for the 2006-07 hunting seasons, the first of which was a special five-day elk season that began August 26, are expected to be as good as they were a year ago. Most game species are on an upward trend or are stable on a statewide b
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Looking Back
Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber
     Looking Back 115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, September 26, 1891
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