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Great Lakes Daily News: 30 September 2003
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"Tourists" nabbed at U.S. border
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The arrest of four illegal immigrants entering Michigan a day after Canadian
authorities cleared them as tourists is being pointed to as an example of
the border's reputation as a sieve for those who wish to enter the U.S.
illegally. Source: The Windsor Star (9/30)


$2.5 million to fight water pollution in Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair counties
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Supporters say a $2.5-million state program -- funded by unclaimed
bottle-deposit money -- will establish the most comprehensive pollution
check ever for Lake St. Clair, the Clinton River watershed and the St. Clair
River. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/30)


Million-dollar grants aid push for Lake Michigan land
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Members of a group trying to preserve 161 acres of Lake Michigan duneland
near Saugatuck say two $1 million challenge grants will make their goal a
reality. Source: The Grand Rapids Pressi (9/30)


Point Betsie: Grant will help restore beacon
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The Friends of Point Betsie are beaming about a $431,500 Clean Michigan
Initiative grant that could eventually could lead the federal government to
transfer the 145-year-old lighthouse to local ownership. Source: Traverse
City Record Eagle (9/30)


Ottawa River dredging is scheduled for 2005
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The Toledo City Council is expected to approve $400,000 in local funding
that will ensure the Ottwaw River shipping channel will finally be dredged
clear. Source: The Toledo Blade (9/30)


Upper Peninsula not short on walleyes
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Michigan's Upper Peninsula has an abundance of big walleyes, something that
many anglers are just starting to realize. Source: Sioux City Journal (9/30)


Lake Express hires well-known ship operator
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Ferry service between Muskegon and Milwaukee is one step closer to reality,
with the hiring of a company to operate what is said to be the first
high-speed car ferry in the U.S. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (9/29)


Wider shipping channel sought
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The Port of Green Bay is pushing the federal government to dredge a wider
shipping channel, arguing that the narrow outer harbor keeps foreign vessels
from doing business there. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/29)


EDITORIAL: A sound decision on wetlands
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A third of Indiana's wetlands enjoy continued protection, thanks to a ruling
last week by the state's Supreme Court. Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel
(9/29)


Region's officials favor Metra link
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Top local leaders agreed Monday to move forward with plans to extend
Chicago's Metra commuter trains from Kenosha to downtown Milwaukee, Racine
and the southern suburbs - with the help of $91.5 million in long-unused
federal money. Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (9/29)


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