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Click here for digital edition  There are few rabbits left in the hat. - Governor's Emergency Financial Advisory Panel Six-term Democratic Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams (1949-60) once said of Michigan's chief executives: "Each and every one of us stands on the shoulders of our predecessors. More ... Michigan is in a financial bind. Gary Olsen, director of the Senate Fiscal Agency, just released information that the state's deficit stands at $819 million - $442 million from the general fund and $337 million from the school aid fund. By law, the state cannot run a deficit budget. More ... The 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Mackinac Bridge and the end of auto ferry service across the Straits of Mackinac is this year. In his book, "Autos Across Mackinac," author Les Bagley traces the 34-year history of Michigan State Ferries. More ... Bitter cold weather has finally arrived with this month of February. No matter what the groundhog said, it is winter and I'm sure it will stay that way for more than six weeks. On Sunday morning, I awoke to find my thermometer reading 12 degrees below zero! I hated to let my little dog out, but at times it is necessary. More ... Welcome to the frozen, white, below-zero Upper Peninsula. We should know better than to expect anything else this time of the year. Traveling was a little dicey though, as we went along with our son, Dave, who is finally home from his tour of duty in Iraq; we returned our grandson to Indian River following a weekend visit. More ... How are you handling the minus zero and zero temperatures we're experiencing? There aren't too many of us out and about, as we're huddled inside near the heat. It's nice to see the sunshine. Take care, and bundle up with warm apparel if you have to venture out. More ... Brrrr... It's cold outside. As I'm sitting here, next to a warm wood fire, it's five below zero outside. Some places are seeing lower temperatures than that. Saturday, February 17, will be the 13th Annual Curtis Winter Carnival, sponsored by the Curtis Area Chamber of Commerce, on the South Manistique Lake ice in downtown Curtis. More ... Dear Mark, I have been working on a system for roulette for the past six months. I have run it in practice mode for 5,000 individual spins on my computer, and 500 times on a live game. At present, I am showing a two percent edge against the house. More ... 115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, February 6, 1892 J.H. Browne's theatre company will probably reach here in April. Ice harvesting has commenced, the M.L. Company and D.S.S.&A. Railroad Company have filled their houses. None of our businessmen complain of hard times at present - still, business is not rushing, by any means. More ... |
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