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GLIN NEWS: 19 October 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 19 October 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Toxic cleanups spur hope for rebirth of riverfronts
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With the removal of 300,000 cubic yards of polluted muck from the Detroit River, Trenton will join a growing number of Metro Detroit communities that have found that environmental cleanup and economic revival go hand in hand. Source: The Detroit News (10/19)


EDITORIAL: Ominous silence on Great Lakes
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Prime Minister Paul Martin is allowing the unsettled currents of present-day Canada-United States relations to sweep away - quite literally - a critical aspect of this country's sovereignty. Source: The Toronto Star (10/19)


Those brilliant fall outfits may be saving trees
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As trees across the northern United States turn gold and crimson, scientists are debating exactly what those colors are for. Source: The New York Times (10/19)


Bird lovers descend on Lake Erie Metropark to witness bird migration
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Thousands of people converged on Lake Erie Metropark over the weekend for the 15th annual Hawkfest, a two-day event to celebrate the annual migration of birds of prey. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/19)


Mercury remains risk in Great Lakes fisheries
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Fish is "brain food," but can fish also cause brain damage? Source: South Bend Tribune (10/18)


Environmentalists might feel at home in new police station
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Blue is the color you associate with cops, but the city's newest police station is as "green" as they come in Chicago. Source: Chicago Sun Times (10/18)


Macomb asked to test beach
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The Macomb Water Quality Board has asked the county's public works office to conduct DNA tests on contaminants at the New Baltimore beach along Lake St. Clair, which has been plagued with high E. coli bacteria counts. Source: The Detroit News (10/17)


Bill would protect Michigan hunting
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A bill introduced in Michigan would make it part of the Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) mission to promote hunting. Source: South Bend Tribune (10/17)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes journey
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Faced with tough competition, rising costs and shrinking cargo tonnage, the dwindling band of "laker" owners has scrapped ships and cut crews. Source: The Toronto Star (10/16)


High-speed ferry ending season early
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Milwaukee's high-speed ferry service is shutting down for the year on Oct. 31 - two months early - because of slow bookings for November and December, a ferry spokesman said Friday evening. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/15)


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