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Posted November 18, 2009 - 12:46 p.m.Despite economy, Michiganders will travel this Thanksgiving By ELLEN CREAGERFree Press Travel WriterThe poor economy won't stop Michigan residents from traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday.An estimated 1.2 million -- about the same number as last year -- will travel 50 miles or more from home, according to AAA Michigan...
The next time somebody invites you to a free lunch and shows you a picture of a silo supposedly stuffed with silver, well, you might want to hold tightly onto your checkbook.
Travelers over this Thanksgiving will have at least one thing to be grateful for. The construction season, while still very much active, will create far fewer major delays, particularly on Thursday, when most roadwork statewide will be lifted as 1.2 million Michiganders -- by AAA Michigan's estimate -- will travel more than 50 miles from home for the holiday.
Downsized and humbled by a brutal economy, Americans still plan to make it to Grandma's for Thanksgiving. An estimated 38.4 million -- including 1.2 million Michiganders -- plan to travel at least 50 miles from home this week -- slightly more than last year, according to AAA.
... wealth in Michigan "has become concentrated in a smaller, and richer, segment of the population." Michiganders spend a lot of their money for services, but the state doesn't tax most services. Sales of goods, which are taxed, have declined with the decline in the population. But the wealthy have gotten wealthier in Michigan, just like in the rest of the country--"the top 5% of households...
... To have breastfeeding viewed as a civil right is a wonderful and powerful thing and I hope all Michiganders will speak out in support of the bill! How Michigan Mothers Can Help MI State Rep. Rebekah Warren There are two ways Michigan mothers and lactation professionals can help see this bill passed into law. HB 5515 has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Anyone who supports...
... whispered a location correction, and Springsteen (who was born in New Jersey) apologized to the Michiganders.His timing was ironic. The faux pas came about a week before the annual college football showdown between Michigan and , ancient rivals who will play Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.Springsteen’s confusion seemed to underscore the current malaise affecting the Great Lakes State and one...