A Colorful Display by SNWEB.ORG Photography
June 2008 will be remembered as one of the worst in terms of weather for many a year, so there probably won't be too many who are sad to see July roll into town!
The highlight of the week is of course the 4th of July and a great resource for [...]
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Gore, Obama and Granholm by wizardkitten
As the editor, I try pretty hard to keep the tone on Absolute Michigan as non-partisan as possible.
When I read Obama Reaches Out to Michigan Voters in the Washington Independent, I realized that as a result, we probably side-step a lot of significant news ... and also some vital discussion [...]
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July is bursting with things to do around Michigan so get out there people!!! It seems that many media outlets are preaching the "staycation" this year. We say cut some corners, pack a lunch, brew your own coffee and support the festivals, cities and businesses that are involved. You might just have some [...]
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tahquamenon falls by ercy
In his SE Michigan 2008 Strawberry season field report, Ann Arbor blogger Edward Vielmetti says that strawberries are ready to pick. In addition to continuing storms and flooding, the presumptive Presidential nominees are setting their eyes on Michigan with Barack Obama in Flint and Detroit today and John McCain reportedly deciding on [...]
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Lightning by bohemianrobot
Over the last week we've had some damaging storms all over the state - here's hoping that bohemianrobot's great capture puts the lightning back in the bottle!
Our Michigan June Event Calendar says that the Lilac Festival continues on Mackinac Island this week. Other events this weekend include the Charlevoix Renaissance Festival, the Water [...]
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From Pistons.com:
Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced today that Flip Saunders will not return next season as the team’s head coach.
“Decisions like this are difficult to make, especially with the success we have had throughout the last three regular-seasons,” Dumars said. “However, at this time, I feel it is necessary to make [...]
The Pulice Report has selected Our Michigan as the Arresting Blog of the Month for June 2008:
I’ve written about her in the past, and with good reason. Chronicling the “Great People, Great Stories” of our state, Celeste Whiting pens the marvelous Our Michigan, which I’ve chosen as June’s “Arresting Blog of the Month.” In recent [...]
first boats in the morning by haglundc
(check it out bigger)!
Welcome to the Week on Absolute Michigan, the place where we (and you!) talk about the news & happenings of the week.
Now (happily) that Delegate-Gate is winding down and (sadly) that the Pistons have lost for the third straight year in the Eastern Conference Finals, lots [...]
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The Grand by suesue2
The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual Mackinac Policy Conference is underway on Mackinac Island. Detroit's WWJ News Radio is providing live audio coverage and podcasts of the Conference, which will include speeches and interviews with Gov. Granholm, Lou Glazer of Michigan Future Inc. (check out his "Cutting through the fluff" interview), Center for [...]
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four tops by bkromer
(Lake Erie Metropark)
The big stories heading into the week are the playoff runs of the Detroit Pistons (Eastern Conference Finals v Celtics) and the Detroit Red Wings (Stanley Cup v the Pittsburgh Penguins). Both teams have won 2 (Pistons @ 2-2 and Wings at 2-0).
Photos in the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr [...]
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