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The best outcome of this year's Mackinac Island conference, to show regional cooperation and draw people to our state, would be for the attendees to agree on at least these three key issues: Implement an ...

The W hite Pine district dissolves in less than two months, and after that happens, residents are worried that the school building will dissolve into disrepair For now, the building that was used to educate ...

Breakfast at Harbor Springs American Legion 7-9:30 am Flag Raising, American Legion 9:00 am Waterfront ceremony immediately after parade followed by a rifle salute at cemetery Other area ceremonies: Pellston 12 ...

“FIX IT FAST': The Free Press sends a 'Fix It Fast”

Require all commercial ships to clean their ballast tanks at designated, supervised locations. via Detroit Free Press

The Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Team, also known as SANE, has made 26 arrests. via WTOM-TV Traverse City

With gas prices in the $3-plus range and fluctuating by 10% weekly, I doubt that a couple of pennies raised in the gas tax would even be noticed. via Detroit Free Press

Births A daughter, Joie Marie Eggers , was born to Christine Adkins and Mike Eggers of Petoskey at 9:49 p.m. on Jan. via Petoskey News Review

James Gordon Reeder, 76, of Ionia, passed away December 17, 2007. He was born August 23, 1931, in Collins, Mich., the son of Arthur and Helen Reeder. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“With these advantages comes an increase in productivity and bottom-line business benefits.”

Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network across the rest of its Traverse City and Petoskey coverage area. via TMCnet

“Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.”

Ken Schneider, 47, Waterford Public funding proposals to construct or expand convention centers made it through legislatures to the governors' desks of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania in recent years. via Detroit Free Press

Candace Roulo, 31, Macomb Twp. It's not bad enough that the Michigan economy is the worst in the nation, but on top of that, Michigan residents will never be able to hold any pharmaceutical company that ... via Detroit Free Press

Peter Stoyanoff, 65, Lexington Moving back to Michigan after 15 years, I was shocked when I applied for car insurance. via Detroit Free Press

A downstate New Baltimore man was killed in Ontonagon County when a tree apparently fell on his tent, according to Michigan State Police troopers from the Wakefield post. via The Mining Journal

“Partisanship is our great curse. We too readily assume that everything has two sides and that it is our duty to be on one or the other.”

John Walus, 55, Mt. Clemens Eliminate all state-owned automobiles. Make state employees use their own vehicles and get reimbursed. via Detroit Free Press