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Photo Friday: The Chosen One

Of this photo taken at the Country Cider Mill in Charlotte, Erich Z says "One thing that really irritates me in scanning polaroids is grain. When you look at this picture in person, there is no grain. Somehow my scanner adds a tremendous…
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Proposal 2 sounds like a really bad idea

Both Democratic Governor Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos have voiced opposition to Proposal 2. Now former Republican Gov. William Milliken has also come out with an editorial in opposition to the measure that would end affirmative…
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Trains and tracks throughout Michigan

12.JPG Photo by DarrylW4. While unused tracks throughout the state are being repurposed as recreational trails (aka rails to trails), many are still being utilized by both passenger and commercial trains. Following is a glimpse at some…
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Pickin' Pumpkins in Michigan

Duaflex: Pumpkin Patch Photo by Matt Blackcustard. It's that time of year when the farm fields are overflowing with pumpkins AND (hopefully) people who want to take them home. According to the Detroit News: Michigan residents don't…
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Kenny Rogers needs a Michigan Microbrew

D-Octoberfest by j image While I'm tempted to get caught up in Kennygate and pose the question "Does the mystery surrounding what was on Kenny Rogers' hand forever taint Tiger baseball?", I see that has already been done. I'm sure Ty Cobb…
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Republicans & Democrats focus on Michigan Women Voters

Sentinel by Andrew McFarlane AP writer Kathy Barks Hoffman says that if you're a woman who hasn't made up your mind about whether to vote for Dick DeVos or Jennifer Granholm, you can expect to be targeted by both campaigns in the final…
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Photo Friday: Barton Dam Angled

The Barton Dam on the Huron River is a favorite subject for Ann Arbor photographers. Andrea Wiggins says she's ambitious, enthusiastic, hard working, and very good at what she does. She invites you to check out her blog and we encourage…
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On Partisanship in Michigan: Excerpt from William G. Milliken, Michigan's Passionate Moderate

Absolute Michigan is very fortunate to have an excerpt from William G. Milliken: Michigan's Passionate Moderate, a new book by Dave Dempsey from University of Michigan Press. Transcending partisanship is a major theme of the book and was also…
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Exposure.Detroit presents 'FRAMED!' (Friday, Oct 20)

Photography exhibit featuring four local Detroit area photographers. "CAVE CANEM" * radiospike * rckrawczykjr * vanessamiller Friday ‚Ä¢ October 20, 2006 ‚Ä¢ 7-10pm Karras Bros Tavern ‚Ä¢ 225 Joseph Campau ‚Ä¢ Detroit,…
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Metro Times "Best of Detroit 2006"

Detroit, MI by One Foot Over The Moon For the 20th straight year the Metro Times presents the "Best of Detroit". Take a look through the results and get down to D-Town. I think most people from outside the metro area would be pleasantly…
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Detroit Tiger Manager Jim Leyland ... for Governor?

Leyland Interview. by loridz Jack Lessenberry has a column in the Metro Times that suggests with tongue only partially in cheek that a fan's sign of ‚ÄúLeyland for Governor‚Äù might have made more sense than most of this year's…
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Border Controls Strangling Windsor

storm over bridge by joojanta MSNBC reports that the Canadian city of Windsor will get a brief but badly needed boost from across the US border this weekend as the city of Detroit and the Detroit Tigers host part of the World Series. Windsor…