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Many participate in breast cancer walk

The annual Alice Busby Miles for Mammograms Walk took place over Labor Day weekend. This is the second year that the Zonta Club of Leelanau County has organized the event. There was a nice turn-out, given the threatening skies. Harold and Kanda McKee and

Glen Lake News

The other bridge walk in Michigan is in the book and it was a walk with a few firsts. This was the first walk that had rain. It rained for the entire walk, all .3 miles and continued while everyone was in line at Melba Ann’s for a good lunch of Hot Dogs o

'Voice of freedom'

To The Editor:
Have you ever stopped to question the value of your newspaper or do you just accept it as a normal expectation? I live in the little village of Holly, Mich., where our local newspaper served us for over 100 years. Alan Campbell and his dad

Save Rapunzel

To The Editor:
This is the first time I have ever written a letter to the editor, but I am really upset that the Parks and Recreation Commission wants to put Rapunzel and her towers on the scrap heap! What about all the smiles and enjoyment that resident

No sense of urgency with state budget talks

In a game where perception is reality, how do these guys continue to get away with it?

As the government shutdown clock begins winding down toward the inevitable Oct. 1 deadline, the illustrious members of the GOP-run Michigan Senate returned from a le

Differing views on taxes, services, parks

Although I’m not a fan of property taxes, I am a fan of the many public parks here in Leelanau County.

Last week, in fact, the Enterprise published two articles I wrote about two different parks in the county. One story was about a proposed millage le

Glen Lake News

The tourist season is coming to a close and it seems like it just got started. This has been a terrific summer. Some people complained about the humidity and heat, but compared to last year, it was great.

The Glen Lake Bridge Walk, the other Labor Day

Omena News: Cottage reaches milestone

Another Omena cottage is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Bob and Gail Koch are the owners of the cottage in Aghosatown. Like the Biederman cottage, it is a “centennial” cottage, having belonged to the same family for 100 years. It was built b

Officers to rescue

To The Editor:
On Saturday, Aug. 7, my golf friend and I had made reservations to stay in the Traverse City area for a few days. Even though I had sharp chest pains that morning, we were looking forward to this trip and were already packed up, so we left

Kickback game

To The Editor:
“Stimulus” money, your money, and “bailouts,” your debt, complete a circle. Kickback! If it walks like a duck, it’s a duck!

GM, Chrysler and their unions were rescued, then those same unions will donate “bailout” money back to elect D

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