Park Commission To Aid St. Ignace Tourism Push
Group Seeks Expertise To Develop and Promote Straits Triangle of History
By Ryan Schlehuber
      A runway rehabilitation project at the Mackinac Island Airport that was expected to cost $2.5 million will now cost $6 million. Mackinac Island State Park commissioners learned of the cost overrun at their Friday, September 26, meeting on Mackinac Island, where they also agreed to support St.
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Longtime Civics Teacher Advised: Choose Best Individual Candidate
      To the Editor: For many years I have realized Mackinac County is basically a Republican county. If I am in doubt, I still vote Republican. Back in 1937, I was fortunate to be in a civics class where Clinton Fair was the teacher. So very often I have found myself thinking about his lecture, when h...
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Give the Bailout Money to Taxpayers, To Pay Off Credit Cards
      To the Editor: It appears that our current financial mess was created in large part by the government. We had no business telling banks who to lend to, and the result was a bunch of low-interest loans to folks with questionable credit, that were sure to go bad at the first bad economic downturn.
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Proposal of Weekly St. Ignace Fireworks Is Distressing
      To the Editor: A proposal from the "Fireworks Committee," which showed up in my e-mail from the Chamber of Commerce, is very distressing. The proposal, to have been sent to the City Council for funding consideration, is for summer weekend fireworks.
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Citizen Pleased with City Manager's Response to Concern
      To the Editor: I was reading your recent issue of The St. Ignace News and I feel compelled to comment on the evaluation of Eric Dodson and some of the comments on his performance with citizen relations or concerns. I recently went to Mr. Dodson with a concern. The city crew was putting the t...
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Speidel, a Man of Achievement, Was Also a Man of Humility
      To the Editor: The obituary for Richard Speidel in the September 18 edition of The St. Ignace News celebrated the life of an extraordinary man whose achievements can be duplicated by few. What was amazing about this remarkable person is that those of us who grew up with him on Urie Bay just...
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