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SPS band director settles in
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 1:41 PM EST Saugatuck Public Schools band director Andrew Holtz gets a ground-level assessment of his students' marching abilities.
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Editorial calls daily paper 'a good thing'
Editor's note: An excerpt from a May 18, 1897, Morning Record story explains how the railroad aided delivery of the daily paper, and why the new daily was a good deal.
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Weekly is northern Michigan's largest weekly newspaper, distributed in 13 counties throughout the northwestern lower peninsula of Michigan
Media headlines are predicting this year as one of the worst for holiday retail sales.
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NW Lower Michigan newspapers of 1876
In 1876, Gov. John Bagley ordered that a history of Michigan's press be compiled for the nation's centennial that year.
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Trick or treating for charity
A family discussion around the dinner table turns into a charitable event that will help some area food pantries stock their shelves.
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Precincts prepare for record voter turnout
It's going to be hectic come Tuesday. Record numbers of regional voters are expected to participate on Election Day, when they'll be among five million citizens likely to cast ballots in Michigan.
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Ascomnorth helps businesses communicate
Owners of one of the largest communications firms in northern Michigan are hopeful about the coming year, despite the lagging economy.
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46 TCAPS students have switched districts
Forty-six students left Traverse City Area Public Schools for other area schools after recent elementary school closings, district enrollment data show.
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Walgreens robbery arrest
On O ctober 15thA the pharmacist at the W algreens on US -31 in G arfield T ownship wasA approached by a man who claimed he had a gun and demanded morphine.
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New high school security system
More eyes will be watching students and staff at an Antrim County High School. A Leaders in Elk Rapids approved the plan to put between 14 andA 16 security cameras in place through out the high school building ...
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Bat cleaning drains church coffers
The cost of the cleanup is high because bat droppings are toxic; therefore, deep cleaning and sanitizing of all surfaces is required, including replacing all the insulation in the church, the story stated.
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Elk Rapids temporarily bans development
Monday, October 20, 2008 at 6:40 p.m. AA northern Michigan community sets a ban on big business development in the area.
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Week In Review:
Another blow came down the pipe for those opposed to a deep-injection disposal well proposed near Alba in Antrim County's Star Township.
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Letters At Issue: Nov. Elections:
Michigan's 8.9 percent unemployment rate is the nation's highest; energy prices are soaring; and we face difficult economic times.
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Every TCAPS bus passes inspection
All 118 buses in Traverse City Area Public Schools passed inspection during the last school year, according to an annual state police audit.
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Alleged wastewater dumping may be fined
A local processing plant allegedly violated state environmental regulations by allowing its wastewater to drain into Elk Lake and surrounding wetlands.
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Man charged with cocaine possession
An Elk Rapids man faces drug possession charges. Jesse David Probert, 27, is charged as a habitual offender with possession of less than 25 grams of cocaine.
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Remodeling Guide: Back Splashes
The purpose of a backsplash in the kitchen or bath used to be purely functional: an easy-to-clean surface that protected the room's walls from sprays and splatters.
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Homecoming Royalty 2008
It takes more than a few individual nominations to be selected for the Albion College homecoming court.
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Still enjoying reunions - 73 years after graduation
One-third of the Suttons Bay High School graduating class of 1935 enjoyed a luncheon reunion Monday at the Leland Lodge.
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