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Letters 03-30-2015

Bigotry Determined Webster’s New World Dictionary defines “bigot” as “a person who holds blindly and intolerantly to a particular creed, opinion, etc.” and “bigotry” as “the behavior, attitude, or beliefs of a bigot.”

Police State Thomas Kachadurian’s column might get the facts right but misses the story.

Oppose The Shell Game Is this a Shell Game? As a Democrat, I support increased taxes on motor fuels and vehicles to provide funding for our transportation infrastructure.

Sugars On The Way Senator Patrick Colbeck from Canton introduced a bill and the Senate passed it allowing schools and Girl & Boy Scout troops to have up to 3 bake sales per week.

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Monday, February 17, 2014

“W” Stands for Winter at Petoskey’s Latest Fest

Features Kristi Kates Not wanting to disappoint the public, Goodman and her team decided to be straightforward about it. So today, it’s simply the Petoskey Winter Festival, although the goal of cheering up the winter doldrums is the same. “Only the name has changed,” Goodman said.
 
Monday, February 17, 2014

Hit the Water This Winter

A wintertime float down a frigid river is a far cry from the familiar, lazy July excursion.

Features Mike Terrell “We see a lot of repeat business,” said Harper, who has run trips for 20 years with his wife Kay through Jordan Valley Outfitters. “Many come back with friends. Once they make the trip, they discover winter is a special time. The beauty and peace and quiet this time of year are extra special.
 
Monday, February 10, 2014

Experts Weigh in on Petoskey’s Big Hole

Back in 2006, 200 E. Lake Street – a gateway address with jawdropping views in downtown Petoskey – was poised for change.

Features Kristi Kates A proposal had been approved for a new development called Petoskey Pointe, and there was a grand plan swirling around to turn the block into a multimillion dollar hotel, condo, parking, and restaurant project that some said would revitalize the Gaslight District.
 
Monday, February 10, 2014

Spawn of Cherry Capital Comic Con

An annual gathering of comic book fans in Traverse City has spawned a community of comic book creators.

Features Patrick Sullivan “[Lee] brought his portfolio to show Ethan Van Sciver,” Meeuwes said. “And I looked at it and we just kind of talked because he was a new comic book nerd in the area that I’d never met. I thought he should become one of the group. I was like, this is really good.
 
Monday, February 3, 2014

The Mighty Microbrew and Music Fest Returns

Features Kristi Kates “When we did our first summer microbrew fest [in 2009], people loved it,” Porter said. “That’s why we started the winter one – from people saying, ‘That was great, you need to do something like that again, and soon!’” Porter chose a relatively slow weekend in TC for the winter version of the event, which is expected to bring 4,000 people downtown.
 
Monday, February 3, 2014

MDOT, Others Gamble on Casino Train

Passenger trains could rumble through Traverse City for short hauls

Features Patrick Sullivan “Each map, at each forum, included connecting Traverse City to a southern part of the state in some fashion,” the report said. “The southern connection points varied between Grand Rapids and the Ann Arbor area depending on where the forum was held.”.
 
Monday, January 27, 2014

New Feast

Torches Calories, Too

Features Mike Terrell The cost of the event is $79 per person, which includes trail pass, transportation and five food stations paired with Michigan beers and wines. The Nordic Center in the Jones Pro Shop is the meeting place and first food station. There are assorted miniquiches and a Greek yogurt bar with lots of flavors to start.
 
Monday, January 27, 2014

Ripped From the Headlines

Former Kalkaska prosecutor looks back at a domestic violence murder case

Features Patrick Sullivan It came on the heels of another famous Michigan case that involved a woman who killed her abusive husband by setting him on fire. That one spawned a nonfiction book that went on to become the 1984 hit made-for- TV movie “Burning Bed,” starring Farrah Fawcett.
 
Monday, January 20, 2014

Grayling: A Cross-Country Skier’s Paradise

Features Mike Terrell For that special sub-set – cross-country skiers – six of the Lower Peninsula’s best groomed trail systems are located here. Since temperatures are normally colder here than along the Lake Michigan and Huron shorelines, the ski season is longer. Grayling has several lodging options if you wanted to stay and sample multiple trails.
 
Monday, January 20, 2014

The Revolution is Already Happening

A decade of online auto sales has changed the relationship between the dealer and the customer

Features Patrick Sullivan “I think that the dealerships that are on high-cost, highvalue retail space, at the corners of large intersections, and main drags, will become less and less important,” Marsh said. “You’re already seeing dealerships downsizing the size of their lots and their inventory.
 
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Sochi Winter Olympic Games

The Northern Michigan connection

Features Al Parker Northern Michigan has more than a few ties to the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympic Games, ranging from East Jordan yarns in the U.S. team sweaters to a sports psychologist hailing from our region to Heather Clark, who will be on the slopes of Russia weeks from now.
 
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Out of the Chair, Into the Gym

Employers finding ways to get the reluctant active

Features Patrick Sullivan “You can just have somebody telling you what you need to do and you don’t have to think about it,” she said. “Somebody said to me yesterday, ‘I love the classes, because if it was just a gym, I would never go.’ And it’s so true, because you have somebody there to keep you accountable.
 
Monday, January 6, 2014

Public Safety

HIT-AND-RUN TIP INVESTIGATED

Features Patrick Sullivan When Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the tenant, Anthony Vernon Bucco, 29, they learned his girlfriend had become suspicious on the day of the burglary when Bucco appeared with four or fi ve hundred-dollar bills “and began to make it rain on her.
 
Monday, January 6, 2014

A Year of Wrenching Crime

Tough first year for a young prosecutor

Features Patrick Sullivan Swanson and investigators depended on witnesses who were criminals or the associates of criminals to sort out what happened and bring charges. The case would eventually end in a no-contest plea and the defendant is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.
 
Monday, December 30, 2013

Crooked Tree rings  in the New Year

Features Kristi Kates A shimmering ball drop, live music, festive surroundings, and lots of cheering about a brand new year. If that sounds like your typical New Year’s Eve celebration, well, it is - but it’s also a New Year’s celebration that’s a little different than the usual.
 
 
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