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Great Lakes Daily News: 23 July 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Security first, friendly welcome later
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New security rules for foreign-flagged cruise ships bring new
responsibilities and added costs to Great Lakes cruise ship operators.
Source: Duluth News Tribune (7/23)

Green Bay rejects offer to link to Water Authority's pipeline
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Green Bay has rejected an offer from its suburbs to discuss linking water
systems. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (7/23)

EDITORIAL: Health of the Great Lakes affects us all
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When most residents of the Scioto Valley think of the term "body of water,"
they likely think about the Scioto River or Paint Creek, but the Great Lakes
should also be a concern for southern Ohio residents despite living three
hours from Lake Erie. Source: Chillicothe Gazette (7/23)

Coast Guard ready to nab more drunken boaters
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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Green Bay will be out this
weekend looking to repeat something they did for the first time ever last
weekend: Catch drunken boaters. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (7/23)

Salmon angling slowly improves
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Cool weather early in the season led to a slow start for Great Lakes
anglers, but action has picked up in recent weeks. Source: Michigan Outdoor
News (7/23)

Grant targets Galien watershed
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A newly awarded $590,312 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality grant
will help protect the diverse habitat for future generations. Source: South
Bend Tribune (7/21)

Shipwreck found in good condition in Lake Superior
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After more than five years of searching, shipwreck hunters have found the
remains of a bulk freighter that sank in the frigid waters of Lake Superior
more than a century ago. Source: The Associated Press (7/21)

Nearby regions could tap Great Lakes under plan
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Great Lakes governors intend to help thirsty regions inside their own states
by cracking open the door to Great Lakes water for cities just outside the
watershed known as the Great Lakes basin. Source: Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel (7/19)

Great Lakes states speak up on ballast water lawsuit
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Officials from the eight Great Lakes states are writing-in to support
several environmental groups in California seeking to increase protection
against invasive species. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (7/19)

Across Lake Ontario, with diversions
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Universally, people seemed impressed by the appearance and the comfort of
the 284-foot-long Spirit of Ontario that covers the diagonal route across
Lake Ontario in about 2 hours 15 minutes, about 45 minutes faster than
driving between the cities. Source: The New York Times (7/18)

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