GLIN NEWS: 25 March 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 25 March 2008
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> Tribe says water legislation would violate its fishing rights
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> An American Indian tribe says bills pending in the Legislature to
> regulate high-volume water withdrawals would violate its rights by
> reducing fish populations in some rivers and streams. Source: The
> Associated Press (3/25)
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> Great Lakes groups push development
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> Winning federal money to rebuild roads, sewers and other
> infrastructure, along with attracting skilled legal immigrants, could
> help Great Lakes states share the global economic pie, leaders
> believe. Source: Warren Tribune Chronicle (3/25)
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> EDITORIAL: Great Lakes
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> Free trade has been good for Ontario's economy and freer trade, as
> envisioned in the Brookings Institution's new report, will be even
> better. Source: The Windsor Star (3/25)
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> Study: Great Lakes 'salties' ban may create jobs
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> Banning ocean freighters from the Great Lakes and requiring those
> ships to transfer cargo in Montreal would create more than a thousand
> new jobs for domestic shipping employees, truckers and rail employees,
> according to a new study. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (3/25)
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> Soo Locks in U.S. open for season
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> The Soo Locks just south of the border opened amid snow fall Tuesday,
> kicking off the commercial shipping season. Source: The Sault Star (3/25)
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> Rare chestnut tree in Ohio no longer a state secret
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> This Ohio treasure's existence was closely guarded until last week
> when the director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources revealed
> that a full-sized American chestnut tree still stands in a marsh near
> Lake Erie. Source: Coshocton Tribune (3/25)
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> Eat this fish, not that one
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> For the first time, the answers to questions about Great Lakes fish
> are contained in a Right Bite card put out by the Shedd Aquarium of
> Chicago. Source: The Bay City Times (3/24)
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> Great Lakes compact still on Legislature's table
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> The state's budget deficit is not the only issue still on the table
> for Wisconsin lawmakers this year. Source: New Richmond News (3/24)
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> Lake Michigan shipwreck gets national recognition
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> A shipwreck just west of South Haven is now on the National Register
> of Historic Places. Source: WZZM13 - Grand Rapids (3/24)
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