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Great Lakes Daily News: 06 September 2006
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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EDITORIAL: Keep tight rein on live fire plan
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The fact the U.S. Coast Guard has no plan to alert Canadian harbormasters and
boaters of test firings of machine-guns on its vessels on the Great Lakes is
cause for alarm. Source: The London Free Press (9/6)


Port poised to grow along with companies
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With its proximity to the Midwest market and Chicago consumers, the Port of
Indiana at Burns Harbor/Portage finds itself hosting a variety of businesses,
not all steel-related. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (9/6)


Clinton River clean up here
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Macomb County Public Works Commissioner said he hopes the September clean up is
as successful as the River Day effort last June in which 3,200 pounds of debris
and junk were removed from five sites along the Clinton River and its
tributaries. Source: The New Baltimore Voice (9/6)


COMMENTARY: Ontario lags on climate change
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Quebec this past month introduced its renewed climate change plan based on Kyoto
targets. Ontario on the other hand has remained silent. Source: The Toronto
Star (9/5)


Lords of logistics
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Between unloading ship holds and barges, and warehousing and shipping products
for customers from all over the country and the world, stevedores at the Port
of Indiana at Burns Harbor/Portage have their hands full. Source: The Northwest
Indiana Times (9/4)


No surf, but plenty of tales at Dairyland Classic
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Warm weather and little wind kept it picturesque by the beach at the Dairyland
Classic, but flat on the water where winds of 20 to 25 mph are needed to create
swells. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/4)


Bird herder
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The City of Chicago is using dogs to herd birds and keep them away from public
beaches. Source: Earthwatch Radio (9/4)


Michigan pondering nuclear power
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Michigan has begun a stepped-up examination of alternative energy sources to
meet the state's ever-growing need for electricity. Source: Detroit Free Press
(9/3)


Killer carp! Coming soon to a Great Lake near you?
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A bar owner in Bath staged the Redneck Carp Tournament for laughs and slimy fun,
yes, but also to draw attention to the invasive fish that many experts fear
could threaten sport and commercial fisheries on the Great Lakes. Source:
Detroit Free Press (9/3)


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