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Dissent to Election of Chief Justice Clifford Taylor as Chief Justice

Editor's Note: We are making Justice Weaver's dissent available for you to read as supporting material as we feel it is worthy of consideration and we couldn't find it anywhere online. M E M O R A N D U M TO: Corbin Davis cc: The Justices,…
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Cereal City USA closes for good, Freep changes look for ..?

Cereal City USA by Vaughn Michigan papers are reporting that Cereal City USA in Battle Creek is closing for good, effective immediately for failing to draw enough visitors or make enough money for the foundation's board to justify keeping…
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Digging out Detroit

Devastated Detroit by MOOSE Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry interviews University of Pennsylvania professor Tom Sugrue about Detroit's troubles. Sugrue wrote a study of the city 10 years ago called “The Origins of the Urban Crisis:…
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Photos, videos and accounts of President Gerald Ford's funeral

The above photo by Andy Dragt is a panoramic look at the massive line for the public viewing for President Gerald R. Ford at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. Click for a larger look (whoops, have to be logged in to Flickr to see it) It is one…
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The internet and civic engagement

Fleetwood_Mohawk by aTanguay "I don't think the ethic of helping out and caring about your community has gone away,'' says , who participated in a series of meetings to examine civic engagement in America. I think the big thing is to enable…
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Granholm calls for Next Michigan, cooperation in inaugural

Inaugural I by Andrew McFarlane The Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News have articles on the inauguration of Governor Granholm, Lt. Governor John Cherry, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, Attorney General Mike Cox and others on January…
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A letter for a new year

a stone's throw away by oldbrushes The Michigan Land Use Institute has a three-part essay by Stewart Udall that seeks to frame our current challenge with global warming and energy policy in terms of the sacrifices required during World…
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Ford Funeral Service Schedule Announced

The US State Department has the complete schedule for President Gerald R. Ford's funeral services. A series of services will be held in California (Friday, Dec 29), Washington DC (Tuesday, Jan 2) and Michigan (Wednesday, Jan 3). In addition,…
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Are lake trout making a comeback in Lake Michigan?

Old Crystal Young Lake Trout Angler by UpNorth Memories The Muskegon Chronicle reports that 50 years after the lake trout disappeared from Lake Michigan due to sea lamprey predation, scientists have discovered evidence that lake trout…
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Three Michigan ski resorts mark 50th anniversary

Michigan Radio reports that Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Ski Brule in Iron River and Mount Holly in Southeast Michigan are all celebrating 50 years of skiing and other snowsports. It's a wide-ranging feature that looks at where the industry…
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President Gerald R. Ford - 1913 - 2006

Yesterday, Mrs. Betty Ford issued the following statement from her home in Rancho Mirage, California: "My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald R. Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather…
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2007 Michigan Notable Books selected

The Library of Michigan has announced the annual list of Michigan Notable Books. Every year, the Library of Michigan chooses 20 of the previous year's best non-fiction or fiction books either written by a Michigan resident or about Michigan…