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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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Iceboat vs. Chevy on Lake St. Clair

The news today is kind of heavy, so how about an iceboat racing a Chevy on frozen Lake St. Clair off Mt. Clemens in the 1930 equivalent of viral video?
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Michigan History: Jane Johnston Schoolcraft

March is Women's History month--a perfect time to recognize one of the state's earliest multi-cultural authors. Jane Schoolcraft was a skilled 19th century writer, whose accomplishments are overshadowed by her more-famous husband, Henry. Born…
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Photo Friday: Magoon Creek Bed

Diann lives in a small town on Michigan's "gold coast" and says that it is a gorgeous place to live. A look through her photos will probably find you in agreement. In addition to her own pictures, she also posts a fair number of historical…
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Remembering Detroit's Paradise Valley

Orchestra Hall, Detroit by kelliekp The Detroit News has a cool audio slideshow featuring playwright Beatrice Buck talking about Detroit's "Paradise Valley" area that triggered about an hour of surfing from link to cool link. Since someone…
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Lesson for Michigan's future: talent trumps taxes

Detail: Doors, McGregor Public Library by pinehurst19475 In a recent column in the Lansing State Journal and again on Michigan Radio, futurist and former Michigan Secretary of Commerce Lou Glazer says we need to ask Where do we want to…
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Black History Month: Michigan's Own James Earl Jones

He has one of the most recognizable voices in the entertainment business and it all began with a grapefruit and a dedicated teacher. James Earl Jones was born in Mississippi in 1931. His parents separated before his birth and his grandparents…
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Assignment: Why Michigan is the best state in the country

Drift at Sunrise by CaptPiperWe received an email from Mitchell Hirsch asking for a little help. We thought our Michigan-loving audience be able to help him out a little. In addition to mailing the things he asks for, maybe you could post a…
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Michigan eLibrary Remixed

The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) invites you to join State Librarian Nancy Robertson and Michigan eLibrary Coordinator Sue Davidsen for a live chat from 10-11 AM today (Tuesday, Feb. 20) at mel.org/melremix. You'll have a chance to ask questions,…
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Black History Month: Discover Detroit's Important Role

Mask by pinehurst19475 As we continue to celebrate Black History Month in Michigan, it wouldn't be fitting for us to unravel the past without a trip to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. The museum's…
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Detroit Tiger Historical Photos!

Today on Michigan in Pictures, we have some great photos of the Tigers at Spring Training in Lakeland, Florida that no Tiger fan should miss. We'll try and rummage around the attics of the internet and dig up some more. If you have some to…
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Black History Month: Fighting for Equality in Michigan

During the mid-nineteenth century, Michigan's African American population was quite small in number. In 1860, about 7,000 blacks lived in Michigan-less than 1 percent of the state's population. Although white Michiganians supported the destruction…