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Messages to the Editors
Feb. 3, 2006 – Week 3
To: CNS Editors
From: Eric Freedman & Jim Wallington
SHERIFFS: Your correspondents will interview Terrence Jungel, the executive director of the Michigan Sheriffs Association, on Monday, Feb. 6. Likely topics include homeland security, county jail overcrowding, consolidation of law enforcement agencies and crime-related legislation.
HERE’S YOUR FILE:
Articles for week of Friday, February 3, 2006
- COASTGUARDSTATION -- Converting the abandoned Coast Guard station in Ludington to a maritime museum, bed-and-breakfast or other attraction would fit well with state efforts to promote cultural tourism, but there are concerns about the costs of acquisition and making the 1934 building more accessible to visitors. The Department of History, Arts and Libraries says cultural tourism may boost Michigan’s ailing economy. A local Coast Guard veteran is pushing for the project. By Jennifer Linn. FOR LUDINGTON, HOLLAND, SOUTH BEND, PETOSKEY, ALPENA, BAD AXE, MARQUETTE & ALL POINTS.
- INSURANCE -- Tommie Summerville, a retired school administrator in Detroit, saw the insurance premium for his home and two cars climb to $2400 this year. Although he hasn’t had any moving violations and made no insurance claims, he’s calculated yearly premium increases to be around 12 percent. Now a Senate committee has heard testimony about a Highland Park lawmaker’s proposal to prohibit insurers from considering location—territory rating—in setting premiums because she claims it unfairly discriminates against city residents. The AFL-CIO says Detroiters are particularly hard-hit, but an industry official says location is a strong predictor of insurers’ risk of loss. By Sandra Kao. FOR MICHIGAN CITIZEN, OAKLAND, MACOMB, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS & ALL POINTS.
- AGRITOURISM -- The state is pushing agritourism, including winery and farm market visits, to boost a struggling economy, but the owners of two agribusinesses in Monroe County differ on how effective such promotional efforts are in luring customers. By Jacquelyn Halas. FOR MONROE & ALL POINTS.
- AGRITOURISMMACOMB -- The state is pushing agritourism, including winery and farm market visits, to boost a struggling economy. The owners of two such enterprises in Romeo and Mt. Clemens talk about it. By Jacquelyn Halas. FOR ROMEO, MACOMB & ALL POINTS.
- CORMORANTS
-- The fish-eating cormorant has come back in a big way, and that worries some people along the Great Lakes shores and inland lakes such as Long Lake near Alpena. They blame the birds for decreasing fish supplies and habitat damage. Now a group of lawmakers, including ones from North Branch, Bad Axe, Evart and Alpena, want the federal and state governments to cooperate more closely in controlling the cormorant population near northern Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. But the Michigan Nature Association says the bird is a native species that should be protected. By Erica Richards. FOR ALPENA, MARQUETTE, BAD AXE, LUDINGTON, HOLLAND, SOUTH BEND, MIDLAND, PETOSKEY & ALL POINTS.
- JUDGESHIPS
-- The House and Senate have approved the creation of six new circuit court judgeships, including ones for Clare, Oakland and Macomb counties, and the governor is likely to approve if budget questions can be resolved. The Clare County prosecutor is doubtful about prospects for proposal. The Clinton County chair of the Senate Judiciary says the Legislature may decide to eliminate three existing judgeships in Wayne County, Flint and Saginaw if Granholm doesn’t recommend funding them. By Derek Wallbank. FOR CLARE, MIDLAND, OAKLAND, MACOMB, GREENVILLE, CADILLAC & ALL POINTS.
- FREEMUSEUM --
The Granholm administration has rejected a proposal to impose admission fees at the Michigan Historical Center, the state’s premier historical museum. The Historical Commission recommended fees to produce revenue, but officials feared such a policy would deter visitors, especially school groups and children. The proposal would not have applied to the other state historical museums, including those in Roscommon, Grayling, Bad Axe, East Tawas, Garden, Negaunee, Copper Harbor and St. Ignace. By Eric Freedman. FOR LANSING, MARQUETTE, ALPENA, GRAYLING, BAD AXE, MIDLAND, CADILLAC, CLARE & ALL POINTS.
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