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Federal officials say the Bete Grise coastal wetlands are the last best example of its type of wetland in the U.S.
The ruling means that Michigan's Secretary of the State must reveal to anyone who asks who cast ballots in the 2008 primary, and whether they voted Republican or Democrat.
It would take super-majorities in the House and the Senate to put a question on the August ballot.
The 20 year forecast looks at the cost of available fuels. It says burning wood chips and other biomass will be the cheapest alternative to coal.
The landfill contaminated drinking water in the area near Manton as far back as 25 years ago, and the state court of appeals says the county may be liable.
On Saturday, Aaron Stander will continue the broadcasts of the National Writers Series in Traverse City, this week featuring Rhoda Janzen, author of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress. This program will air at 7pm ET on Saturday and 1pm ET on Sunday.
Local Arts & Culture
The Cheboygan High School Chess Team traveled once again to the Michigan Chess Association High School Team Tournament at Oakland University last month. And once again they brought home some hardware.
IPR recently visited a Suttons Bay woodshop where, for the past four years, volunteers and students have been working side-by-side to build Abenaki canoes.
Singer-songwriter Claudia Schmidt is IPR's live, in-studio guest on Artforms this month. She performs some of the deeply personal songs found on her new CD, Promising Sky. Listen here.
A visit to Andre's Place where challenged adults can gather to create artwork that helps to express their feelings. Listen here.
We visit Interlochen Elementary School where we'll hear live jazz. Listen here.
Points North
It's common these days to hear people say our state and federal systems of governance are broken. Lansing can't balance a budget and the debate in Washington over healthcare is not what you'd call productive. But how much better do we do governing ourselves at the local level? Are we able to solve community problems like affordable housing, traffic and crowded jails? How many blue ribbon committees and task forces actually result in progress around here? That's our discussion this week on Points North. Live at 9 a.m. Friday morning with a rebroadcast at 9 p.m.
Today's Schedule
| 12:00am | BBC World News | |
| 5:00am | Morning Edition on IPR News Radio | |
| 10:00am | Diane Rehm Show | |
| 12:00pm | Fresh Air | |
| 1:00pm | The Changing World | |
| 2:00pm | Talk of the Nation: Science Friday | |
| 4:00pm | All Things Considered | |
| 6:30pm | Marketplace | |
| 7:00pm | The World | |
| 8:00pm | On Point | |
| 9:00pm | Points North (rebroadcast) | |
| 10:00pm | BBC World News | |
| 11:00pm | Fresh Air | |
| 9:00am | Points North (live) |
