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Time for the Great Lakes State to stand tall

I looked around and around for something to post today. Everywhere I looked things were on vacation, offline or crashing my browser. The news has become something that - for the most part - I can't bear to spend time with. There are only…
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86: UM Art & Design Senior Show this week

We aren't (yet at least) a big events site, but I feel compelled to let you know that 86: the Art & Design Senior Show will be held this week (April 12-14). The show features projects by the University of Michigan's School of Art & Design's…
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Michigan Lighthouses shine on

Sun come up Moon go down by curlyson What unique architectural structure have most Michiganians seen-either from a boat or from land? If you answered "lighthouses," you are correct. As the 2007 navigation season begins, lighthouses…
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Photo Friday: We're Back by suesue2

Today's photo is posted in deliberate defiance of the weather, which is apparently trying to make up for those few weeks of spring we had this January. From fantastic flower photos to shots of superb skies, you can tell that Sue really…
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Celebrate Michigan Wine & Michigan Wineries in April!

Blurs any ties to the beginning by Sarah Steffens April has been designated Michigan Wine Month to honor the state's wide selection of quality wines and the wine industry's significant contribution to the economy. Michigan's wine and grape…
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Tracking the new Grand Rapids Art Museum

by sparky05 part of a set of GRAM photos The New York Times had an excellent article (From Michigan, a Clean-Running Museum) on the new Grand Rapids Art Museum. When Peter Wege pledged $20 million to relocate the GRAM, he required that…
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Massive trade sends Legislature, Governor to Guam

Dave Dombrowski, Joe Dumars & Jim Leyland, shown evaluating their new acquisitions. DATELINE: APRIL 1, 2007, LANSING, MICHIGAN Residents of Michigan were stunned today by the announcement of a massive trade that sent Michigan's…
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Photo Friday: Untitled by Alicia Bock

Little girl, big beach... Alicia says she's a self taught photographer, and eclectic gardener, who loves recording the passage of time in fading flowers and weathered landscapes. You can see a ton more photos from her from her Flickr…
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All about Ann Arbor's Argus Camera Company

I spent all my Michigan blogging time today on The Argus Camera Company of Ann Arbor, Michigan over at Michigan in Pictures. Since it is a pretty significant piece of Michigan history, it probably deserves your attention.
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Photo Friday: Springtime in Leelanau by Jim Sorbie

Empire resident Jim Sorbie says that the maple sap is flowing in Leelanau. Jim has a few more maple tapping pics and tons more pictures of the Sleeping Bear area and the rest of Leelanau County. Maple syrup lovers will enjoy The Cycle…
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Partisan Pileup: Special Report

Pile Up by Turtle Creek by The Rocketeer"WOOD-TV reports that Senate Republicans on Thursday passed a $34-per-student cut for schools, then voted for hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to local governments, community corrections, health…
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Film Festival Update: Funding cuts, festival coverage and YouTube

Michigan Theater by meanmustard1982 Create Detroit pulled together all the links surrounding this NPR feature on state lawmakers cutting funding for the Ann Arbor Film Festival for three years (at least), claiming it showed material they…