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Great Lakes Daily News: 21 October 2003
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Man survives plunge over Niagara Falls
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A man survived a plunge over Niagara Falls with only the clothes on his
back, witnesses said, the first person known to have done it without safety
devices and lived. Source: CNN (10/21)


MMSD to set nets to catch condoms
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Milwaukee's sewerage district has put on the fast track a never-before-tried
$2 million system to filter used condoms from discharges at its Jones Island
plant. The issue came to light in spring when a fisherman reported seeing
what he called a "slick" of hundreds of used condoms floating in Lake
Michigan. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/21)


CN wants to buy DM&IR and Great Lakes Fleet
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Two cornerstones of the Twin Ports' transportation industry soon could have
new owners. The deal will likely cost the area some jobs but may, in the
long run, enhance its role as a regional transportation center. Source:
Duluth News Tribune (10/21)


COMMENTARY: Michigan becomes Democratic primary player
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In his long battle to make Michigan an earlier player in the Democratic
presidential nomination process, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin argued that contenders
needed to focus as much on the Great Lakes as on Iowa's great fields of
corn. With its Feb. 7 caucus, Michigan will be the earliest major industrial
state to vote next year. Source: The Detroit News (10/21)


Tall ship favorite Larinda meets sad end
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The Larinda, a popular attraction during last summer's Tall Ship events on
the Great Lakes, was recently recovered from Halifax Harbor after sinking
during a hurricane on Sept. 29. Source: The Bay City Times (10/21)


State efforts to preserve farmland face challenges
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Michigan tax credits to save farmland often can't compete with big money
from developers building subdivisions, malls and office complexes. Source:
The Macomb Daily (10/20)


Leaders sober, hopeful after touring polluted sites in White Lake
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There were many grim faces Friday as White Lake area leaders showed the
director of Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality the legacy of
pollution left by once-flourishing chemical companies. Source: The Muskegon
Chronicle (10/18)

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