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Michigan Teachers Link Science to Community
The Great Lakes Radio Consortium has a great 4 1/2 minute feature profiling the efforts of Michigan teachers to make science more interesting to students by looking at environmental issues near their homes in Michigan. Teachers say today's students know very little about where their food comes from or why they should worry about the health of local fish and wildlife. Nice curriculum links!

Wind to Power Ishepming Senior Citizen Apartment Building
The Great Lakes IT Report had a feature today about and agreement between WindStor Power Co. and the Ishpeming Housing Commission of Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula has agreed to purchase onsite generated electricity from a WindStor wind turbine for a senior citizen apartment building known as Pioneer Bluff.
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Presque Isle is First Thousand Footer in Marquette since '97
The Mining Journal has a report (with typically nice photo) on the rare appearance of a 1000-foot vessel last weekend. The ore carrier Presque Isle was the first thousand footer to call in Marquette since 1997 and loaded 50,000 tons of iron ore pellets, an amount that would require 825 railroad cars to haul. Mining company Cleveland-Cliffs says both Marquette County mines the they manage are running at full capacity due to a China-led higher demand for steel and iron ore.

Movie Tax Panned by Michigan Theaters
The Lansing State Journal reports that Michigan Moviegoers might have to pay 40-50 cents more per ticket if Gov. Granholm succeeds in persuading the Legislature to impose a new tax on theater owners. The plan would generate about $20 million annually for the state and public schools but theater owners say their business is already in a slump and are fighting the proposal tooth and nail.

DeVos Refutes Job Claims, Touts Business Experience
The Port Huron Times-Herald has a report on the visit to Port Huron by Republican gubinatorial hopeful Dick DeVos. DeVos refuted claims by Gov. Granholm that his company (Alticor, formerly Amway) sent jobs overseas, away from Michigan and said "If there are business issues, perhaps the people of Michigan should hire a businessman".

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