Northern Living
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- Sunday, April 7, 2013
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On Poetry: Poetry geezers write about lives
April is National Poetry Month. And Sydney Lea and I, two poetry-geezers if there ever were, are launching our e-book of essays, Growing Old in Poetry: Two Poets, Two Lives. E-Book?
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Quiet leader
Joe VanderMeulen started a nonprofit in Traverse City during the early 1990s as an experiment to see if better access to information leads to stronger citizen engagement and local decisions on community issues.
Continued ... - Reflections: 'Trillion' hard to wrap your mind around
- Books/Travel in Brief: 03/31/12
- Interlochen alum has new book
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From morning needles to walking at the mall
Jack Pickard was a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy: heavy on the meat and potatoes and light on energy, stamina and fitness.
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There's money in those molars
While yanked bloody body parts hardly sounds like the stuff of fairy tales, there is a happy ending -- or at least a reason to smile a toothless grin. It starts with a wiggle that eventually leads to a blank space between incisors. With the loss of
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In brief: Books
News from the local books and writing scene.
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Quiet leader
TRAVERSE CITY -- Joe VanderMeulen started a nonprofit in Traverse City during the early 1990s as an experiment to see if better access to information leads to stronger citizen engagement and local decisions on community issues. Twenty years later, La
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Marriage licenses 3/31/13
Marriage applications filed with the county clerk
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Interlochen alum has new book
TRAVERSE CITY -- Cynthia Ellingsen fell in love with the area long before she came to northern Michigan to attend Interlochen Arts Academy. The Battle Creek native spends part of every summer at her grandparents' cabin in Interlochen, where she likes
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BESTSELLERS
Northwest Michigan Hardcover fiction 1. "Chickadees at Night" by Bill Smith, Sleepytime Press, $18.95 2. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn, Crown Publishing, $25 3. "The Dinner" by Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24 Paperback fiction 1. "To Be Sung Underwater" by
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From morning needles to walking at the mall
TRAVERSE CITY — Jack Pickard was a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy: heavy on the meat and potatoes and light on energy, stamina and fitness. At 5-feet 10-inches and 360 pounds, he was dangerously overweight, with a host of health problems including hi
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Brave Pioneers: African Americans in the region
They're an important part of the region's history, yet few outside of local historians and those involved in museums know that northern Michigan was home to African-American pioneers during and after the Civil War era.
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Current generation Dodge is luxurious
A review of the new Dodge Durango.
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Travel in Brief: 03/24/2013
Disney Springs retail complex to be built; Broadway GR is now selling season tickets
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Noga releases new novel related to autism
Cari Noga will debut her new novel, "Sparrow Migrations."
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Calling all Bettys
TRAVERSE CITY -- First there was Elizabeth. Then there was Betty. And finally, there were Betti and Bettie. Now the once-popular name has all but died out, causing Betty Club numbers around the country to dwindle. "We're down to about 12 and maybe e
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Bestsellers: 03/24/2013
Bestselling books in northern Michigan and the nation.
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Beaver Island has strong Gaelic roots
You don’t have to go far to find authentic Irish lore in northern Michigan, though if it’s Beaver Island lore you’re after, you might have to take a plane or ferry.
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Memories of living on Beaver Island
Gregg Smith, his two younger brothers and mother spent several weeks every summer on Beaver Island during the late 1940s and 1950s.
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Marta Hepler Drahos: Seeing otters in new light
Like most kids, I fell in love with otters at the zoo. They seemed at once exotic and dog-like, with their long whiskers, sleek heads and playful antics.
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Terry Wooten: Veteran's story told in poetry
The Irish American returned home from Korea with a bad case of shell shock. His wife, Carol, said he was in no shape to work, and made him take a year off.
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You're Needed: 03/17/2013
Crisis counselor volunteers TRAVERSE CITY -- Third Level Crisis Center is looking for volunteers and interns who want to make a difference in the community by joining its crisis counseling team. Minimum qualifications for these positions are: be a
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'Superachiever' Scout earns SuperNova award
TRAVERSE CITY -- Jonathan Ames was 7 when he discovered his first fossils near Polack Lake in Leelanau County. "I found some ocean seashells about 300 years old," said Jonathan, the son of Gregory and Brandy Ames of Empire. The find inspired a love o
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Oklahoma Survivors, Heroes Survey Damage
Trout's cycle a boost for Angels
Raw: New Video of Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
Kim Kardashian Flaunts Pregnant Bikini Body in Greece
NBA star pledges $1M to help tornado recovery
Shakira's Shocking Talent
Morgan Freeman falls asleep on air
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Elin Nordegren Furious With Lindsey Vonn For Parading Kids in Public
Camera Captures Climber As He Loses Grip And Falls
Helen Mirren Meets with Dying Boy in Queen Elizabeth's Place
Crowd Chants '¡Si, Se Puede!' After Passage of Immigration Bill
DWTS Crowns a Winner
Police Ram House to End Hostage Standoff
Demi Moore a Rocks Bikini at Harry Morton's Family House
Anthony Weiner: I'm running for New York City mayor
Kate Middleton's Dress Flies Up
VIRAL: Baby makes epic soccer goal
The Hangover Baby All Grown Up
