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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Gas prices reaching record highs this summer can experience a slight dip next week according to gas analysts.

Friday, May 31, 2013  The Skyway Marina in Toledo’s marina district is now open for seasonal dockage and transient boaters.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  An environmental coalition against the proposed atomic reactor in Monroe, Mich. has filed several legal contentions in hopes of stopping the project altogether.

Monday, December 17, 2012 

Monday, November 12, 2012  There will be an automatic trigger of forced, more radicalized increases of taxes and cuts beginning January 1, 2013.  This part of the agreement is referred to as "sequestration" and these are designed to radically cut the deficit by 1 trillion+ over 10 years.

Monday, November 05, 2012  Ben Franklin said, "There are two things in life that are certain: death and taxes."  And while the statement is depressing, it is true.   Fortunately, there are three major legal documents that can help with those certainties.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Universities and institutions in the U.S. and Canada are in the works to develop plans for long-term research projects to help protect and restore the Great Lakes.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  More DNA from Asian carp has been found in the Great Lakes region.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  An announcement of investments to help with restoration projects to protect Lake Erie.

Monday, September 24, 2012  A new museum honoring the Great Lakes is coming to the downtown Marina District. The Great Lakes Historical Society along with city and state officials will break ground, today, on the new National Museum of the Great Lakes.

Monday, September 17, 2012  Character, capital, capacity, and collateral.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  The FICO score scale runs from 300 to 850.  The average credit score in the US is 692.  A year ago, it was 666.  The median FICO score is 723.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  More algae is feared in the Great Lakes in the coming years.

Friday, September 07, 2012  A 40 year old pact between the U.S. And Canada to protect the Great Lakes is about to get an update. In the pact, dozens of highly contaminated areas needing cleanup are identified. It also calls for reducing toxic pollution and levels of nutrients that cause algae blooms.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Traveling around Lake Erie sounds like a nice road trip, but one Petoskey, Mich. man did it in a canoe.