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Michitwitter January 2010

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site? Scroll down to tell folks in the comments. Please keep them brief and friendly! Subscribe…
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Detroit's Purple Gang

The Purple Gang - Jewish Organized Crime from J-Grit (The Internet Index of Tough Jews) begins: The Purple Gang was to Detroit what Al Capone and his gang were to Chicago. From the late 1920s until their demise in the the early 1930s their…
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Snow Job: Shoveling out Negaunee and great moments snow technology

by Bob Garrett, Archives of Michigan, courtesy Seeking Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan's cultural heritage. Michigan…
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Happy New Year from Absolute Michigan

via Michigan in Pictures Mulligans Hollow, photo by GH Patriot. I had originally thought about a more sober and reflective photo as we head into 2010, but when I saw this one in the Absolute Michigan pool this morning, I changed my mind. I…
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Michigan @ Copenhagen

Windmill by reddeviltj University of Michigan student Aubrey Ann Parker is in Copenhagen and blogging for the Detroit Free Press about her experiences and observations at the 15th Conference of the Parties United Nations Climate Change Convention.…
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Michigan Good Food Tour: Fair Food Matters in Kalamazoo

beets450 by CreateWithKim The Michigan Land Use Institute's Patty Cantrell is reporting on how communities across Michigan building stronger communities with healthy, local food in the Good Food Tour. The latest, Kalamazoo: Oh, the Webs…
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Maker Faire Detroit - From Motor City to Maker City

It Must be Maker Faire time! by Erik Charlton In Maker Faire Detroit 2010, Dale Dougherty of Make Magazine announces the first-ever Maker Faire Detroit,  July 31-August 1, 2010 at The Henry Ford Museum : Last summer, after our Maker…
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Granderson Trade: Simply Awful

Samara over at Roar of the Tigers has captured the new level in soul-destroying that trading Curtis Granderson to the Yankees will reach in The Worst Thing. ESPN has details on the trade between the Yankees, Diamondbacks & Tigers which…
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Michigan Bloggers Beware: New Blogging Rules Pack Punch

Editor's note: Traverse Legal is a sponsor of Absolute Michigan whose areas of practice include internet-law, e-commerce and technology law. They are also our law firm, so when they sent me a notice about the new FTC guidelines, I thought it…
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Generation Y in Michigan

"I am standing awkwardly by caterpillars Over half of all Michigan's public university graduates leave the state within one year of graduation. Michigan Radio Intern Lauren Silverman will probably be one of them. Lauren has launched a new…
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Report on the Grand Rapids International Wine Festival

Michigan By the Bottle has a great report on last weekend's Grand Rapids International Wine Festival which featured over 100 Michigan wines for tasting (and I'm not just saying that because the interviewed me): Grand Rapids International…
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The Game: Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Scoreboard by mollyali The Game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes starts at noon on Saturday, November 21, 2009. It doesn't have quite as much on the line, but it's always a big one. Read on for the our massive…