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Articles for week of Friday, September 5, 2003

• SEPTIC -- Homeowners may have to pay four times more to dispose of their septic waste if a bill aimed at protecting the state’s water resources passes the Legislature this fall. The Department of Environmental Quality wants permission to raise the permit fees it charges septic waste haulers. By Alex Nixon. FOR GRAYLING, CADILLAC, C&G, MARQUETTE, LANSING & ALL POINTS.

• TOURISM-- Cool temperatures, a sluggish economy, wartime nerves and high gas prices have contributed to lower travel revenue so far this year, but early indications after Labor Day weekend point to a comeback. By Aileo Weinmann. FOR GRAND RAPIDS, TRAVERSE CITY, PETOSKEY, MANISTEE, LEELANAU, LUDINGTON & ALL POINTS.

• TERMLIMITS -- Voters won’t decide this November whether to extend term limits for Michigan’s elected officials because the Legislature won’t act in time to put the issue on the ballot. By Gitte Laasby. FOR MIDLAND, CADILLAC, LUDINGTON, MANISTEE, LANSING & ALL POINTS.

• TAX -- The Legislature this Fall will again confront a proposal to exempt employers’ health insurance expenses from the Single Business Tax. An Oakland County lawmaker is pushing the idea, the Four Flags Area Chamber of Commerce likes it and business, restaurant and manufacturers’ associations are lobbying for it. By Shannon Houghton. FOR SOUTH BEND, C&G, GRAND RAPIDS, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS & ALL POINTS.

• RECALLS -- With recent recall drives aimed at local officials in Southwest Michigan and elsewhere in the state and a beleaguered California governor fighting to keep his job, what would disgruntled voters need to do to force a vote to recall Gov. Granholm? By Aleks Tapinsh. FOR STURGIS, THREE RIVERS & ALL POINTS.

• MEAP -- High schools across the state are experiencing delays in getting their MEAP analysis, and that poses problems for teachers and principals worried about their curricula and for some seniors and recent grads. By Katherine Schaefer. FOR THREE RIVERS, STURGIS, SOUTH BEND & ALL POINTS.

• HOUSING -- More community colleges, including Northwestern Michigan College and Kirtland Community College are building or upgrading dorms to accommodate their growing student populations, but Monroe Community College sees no need to follow that national trend. By Carl Lindquist. FOR MONROE, GRAYLING, CADILLAC, TRAVERSE CITY & ALL POINTS.

• HOUSINGMACOMB -- Macomb Community College isn’t interested in following a national trend among community colleges to build dorms. It says the added cost of on-campus housing would offset the advantage of low community college tuition. By Carl Lindquist. FOR ROMEO, C&G & MACOMB.

• GHOSTLYLAKES -- A new book explores eerie tales of the Great Lakes, including ghost ships, haunted lighthouses and the restless spirits of headless soldiers. But even unhaunted shipwreck sites fascinate the public, the head of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says. For news or features. By Eric Freedman. FOR HOLLAND, LUDINGTON, MANISTEE, ALPENA, SOUTH BEND, MARQUETTE, MONROE, PETOSKEY & ALL POINTS.

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