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July 10, 2008 / Columns

MICHIGAN POLITICS

Sewer Sludge and Detroit's Political Muck

By George Weeks

"The whole thing is not good for Michigan." - Governor Jennifer Granholm on Detroit's scandals and other woes Not since the late 1950s, when its cash crisis and payless paydays for state workers prompted "Michigan on the Rocks" stories, has More...

Les Cheneaux

By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 • helenshoberg@centurytel.net

This year's Fourth of July fireworks display, according to many, was the very best that we have seen in the Les Cheneaux Islands. Crowds lined the streets for the parade and with horns and sirens blowing, it was enjoyable for all. More...

Engadine & Gould City

By Julie Freeman 477-6959 • engadinenews@sbcglobal.net

Hello, everyone. I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Independence Day weekend; the weather couldn't have been any better. The parades in Newberry, Naubinway, and Curtis were fabulous, and everyone did a wonderful job. More...

Rudyard

By Kerry Fountain 495-5533 • kerrymariet@yahoo.com

The holiday week was wonderful in every way. The weather cooperated, and everyone watched as the fireworks went off in all of the communities around us. I noticed a lot of our fellow Rudyard community members out at the Trout Lake fireworks. More...

DEAL ME IN

Is Stretching Your Bankroll By Betting One Coin At A Time A Good Idea?

Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark: I am a senior citizen on a very limited budget, but I do enjoy my monthly bus trips to the casino. More...

Mackinac Island

By Jeannette Doud 847-6298

Cheers! Summer is here. The warm, bright days have arrived on Mackinac, making it more beautiful than ever. More...

Pickford

By Audrey Hutchison 484-7825

Teen Serve volunteers are in Pickford this week, helping local people make home repairs. Cathy Tokheim, the group leader from Iowa, and a crew of volunteers were at the home of Bob and Ivana Jones Monday morning to re-stain their home. Mr. More...

Brevort

By Lois Movalson 292-5581

Ellen and Bob Berry got out on their new pontoon boat Sunday, July 6, touring Big Brevoort Lake. More...

DeTour

By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 • bbann@sault.com

Mother Nature was extremely kind, showering us with sunny blue skies and warm temperatures, over one of the most important summer holidays Friday, July 4. It was quite a weekend, starting with the parade. More...

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore 595-7283

The whirlwind weekend was all the Fourth of July should have been, a celebration of our country, the uniformed young men and women marching in the various parades, Old Glory waving proudly in the breeze, and the honor of seeing the veterans who ser More...