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When Conan O'Brien Attacks

I've decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change. ~Conan O'Brien On Conan's Twitter page he says "I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a…
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Great Lakes Ice: A Play in Four Acts

A blog I read posted a very cool bike ride to the Apostle Islands that got me thinking about ice on the Great Lakes and its impending demise. Lake Ontario doesn't touch Michigan of course, but here's Great Lakes Ice for your enjoyment. Power:…
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Can we save our schools in Michigan?

Gray school1 by wardmac The Detroit Free Press reports that a group called Save Our Schools Michigan (SOS Michigan) is predicting a bleak future for Michigan schools: Michigan public schools will lay off thousands of employees and more…
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Debating Demolition & Downsizing in Detroit

Michigan Central Station by MikeRyu On Saturday about 4000 extra people dropped by Michigan in Pictures. The impetus was a New York Times story on Michigan Central Station. Although the Detroit City Council voted to demolish MCS last year,…
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Which Way Will the Wind Blow in Michigan?

Lillgrund by axelivarsson Early in February, Grand Valley State University's Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center and the University of Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute received $1.34 million in state grants to explore…
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Weird Wednesday: The Giant Grasshopper of Kaleva

The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey (also pictured below right) gives you a sample of what's weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda's latest podcasts and report your…
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Make a Sour Cherry Preserves Tart for National Cherry Month!

February is National Cherry Month, and over at the Spoon Blog from American Spoon, Megan baked up a tasty treat that she was kind enough to share with us. Dig in! Ordinarily I would not insist that you drop whatever you're doing and…
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Absolute Michigan onLocation: Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival

Absolute Michigan is going on location again, this time to the first ever Traverse City Comedy Fest! Here's the post from the Absolute Michigan onLocation blog - stay tuned for more! Event dynamo Michael Moore has teamed up with comedian…
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State of the Art in Ypsilanti, 1926

Laura Bien has a great feature on how "lightning slingers" kept Ypsilantians updated on the saga of Irving Berlin and socialite Ellin Mackay with The 1926 Modem on North Huron Street. It begins: In the fall of 1925, Ypsilantians, and the nation,…
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Can Detroit return to transportation glory?

My Wheels are Turning is a blog from Traverse City. It was created by Gary L. Howe to explore how and why it is we move, and to examine the values that we promote when we make those choices. It's for walkers, bikers, motor vehicle users and…
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Tweet & Taste Michigan: Wines of Black Star Farms

Shannon Casey is the publisher of MichiganByTheBottle.com, a blog that features original content like tasting notes, articles, in-depth winery video features and weekly video podcasts, as well as links to news stories on Michigan wine from across…
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Michigan Says YES to Sulfide Mining

Acid Mine Drainage by savethewildup In an article on ABC news, John Flesher wites: Michigan regulators gave final approval Thursday to a nickel and copper mine for the Upper Peninsula, despite opponents' fears it would pollute streams…