February 14, 2008 – 6:22 pm
Shadows At The Education Building by pinehurst19475
Today's Detroit News reports that the state of Michigan has suspended the MI-LOAN student loan program indefinitely. Apparently losses in the sub-prime loan industry have damaged the ratings of companies that offered bond insurance, leading Michigan officials to believe they would have difficulty selling bonds to generate the capital [...]
January 16, 2008 – 9:36 am
The Saline Fiddlers are one of the most extraordinary extracurricular music programs in the United States. The group began 14 years ago with the goal of providing a different style of music education to students and has grown into a model program that:
...is a brilliant example of what young adults can and will [...]
By farlane
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November 26, 2007 – 10:56 am
Nimrod Nation by illustriousbean
In the bible, Nimrod was "a mighty hunter before the Lord," and Watersmeet School (situated as it was in prime UP hunting country) began using the nickname the "Nimrod" in 1904. The small Michigan school was catapulted to the national stage in 1986 when ESPN picked the Nimrods as on of the [...]
November 13, 2007 – 7:12 am
Last year we ran a story on the Manoomin Project, a program in which at-risk teens restore wild rice to Michigan's Upper Peninsula with help from American Indian tribes. Click through to read a feature by Greg Peterson about this ground-breaking Michigan initiative that's now in its 4th year. You can also scroll to the [...]
By lci
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November 13, 2007 – 7:09 am
The pretty darn connected mgoblog reported last night:
Three separate sources indicate that Carr has made his decision to retire official and people around the athletic department are being told. The formal announcement will come after the Ohio State game, possibly at the Monday press conference, possibly a day or two later.
You can click over there [...]
November 2, 2007 – 9:05 am
To say that sage_82 (Mark Ratliff) is a master of the art of pumpkin carving is a huge understatement. His 2006 tribute to Michigan football legend Bo Schembechler and his 2007 Sparty are simply incredible.
Take a moment and check out some of the pumpkins he's carved (view the slideshow).
By farlane
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October 30, 2007 – 8:31 am
Editor's note: I might as well call this "Me vs. Charter Internet Rivalry" as my connection seems to be struggling to stay in the game ... we'll add more to this later today including some blogs to watch and photos!
This Saturday the University of Michigan Wolverines travel to play the Michigan State University Spartans at [...]
By farlane
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October 17, 2007 – 9:06 am
Our next fall color tour from Travel Michigan, Lansing - Grand Ledge - Hastings - Battle Creek - Eaton Rapids, starts where the photo the the right (maplepath by Aunt Owwee) was taken: at the Fenner Nature Center in Lansing (once known as the Fenner Arboretum). The park is named after biologist Carl G. [...]
By farlane
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October 2, 2007 – 9:40 am
Between waiting for the shoes to drop from Lansing, trying to figure out if web site building is going to be taxed under the new service tax and buffing up Absolute Michigan, it's been a busy few days! Be sure to check out home page look and Word of the Week (if you have suggestions [...]
By farlane
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October 1, 2007 – 10:27 am
An appeal to reason by Apocaplops
StateGate seems like it might be nearing its conclusion with an 13th hour deal reached at 4 AM when legislators were apparently too tired to fight anymore. The LSJ reports:
"This budget agreement is the right solution for Michigan," Gov. Jennifer Granholm said in a news release after the vote. "We [...]
By farlane
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