New book sails into the unknown political, legal stories of the Edmund Fitzgerald

New book sails into the unknown political, legal stories of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Great Lakes Echo
By Joshua Kim A new book, “Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy” (Michigan State University Press, $29.95), uncovers more of the political and legal aspects of the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck.
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Bruce County Memories: Steam tug locked in ice pack off Tobermory

Bruce County Memories: Steam tug locked in ice pack off Tobermory
Kincardine News
In 1879, the 60-foot steam tug “Prince Alfred” arrived in Wiarton to replace the “O’Koura” which had burned on Colpoys Bay the previous summer. Owner Andrew Port offered travellers a daily, one-way passage from Wiarton to Owen Sound for 75 cents. The winter of 1879-80 was unusually mild and the
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More funding approved to improve the Greater Chicago Area’s public transit

More funding approved to improve the Greater Chicago Area’s public transit
Great Lakes Echo

By Joshua Kim

Following the passing of new legislation by the Illinois General Assembly, the Regional Transport Authority, soon to be the Northern Illinois Transit Agency, will receive an additional $1.2 billion for its annual budget this year. The additional funding will be used to improve “frequency, reliability, and safety”

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Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites

Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites
Great Lakes Echo

By Joshua Kim

“Chicago Transit Hikes," a new book by Lindsay Welbers, aims to help Chicago residents and visitors reach outdoor recreation sites car-free.

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Ripley’s annual winter carnival returns Family Day weekend

Ripley’s annual winter carnival returns Family Day weekend
The Lucknow Sentinel
The event features sleigh rides, lots of hockey, and a pancake breakfast.
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Mahon: The only category we don’t count in GDP calculations

Mahon: The only category we don’t count in GDP calculations
The Lucknow Sentinel
It is all an educated guess with a huge pablum-smeared omission
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U.K. author’s graphic novel links his London to ours in ‘time-space fracture’

The London Free Press
“There’s a Thames River, there’s a Middlesex County, there is Hyde Park. It’s like an alternative version of London, England.”
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