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Ohio State-Michigan series has slipped in stature...clinched at least a share of their fifth straight conference title and a spot in the Rose Bowl. Michigan (5-6, 1-6) is mired in another miserable year - coming off a school-record nine-loss season - and is nearly a two-touchdown... In this article: Michigan, Ohio State, Jim Tressel, Ohio State, Terrelle Pryor, Lloyd Carr, and Brandon Graham |
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Bleacher Report | 11 hours ago
To Right The Ship This Week There Are 5 Basics That Michigan Learn
...practices in August, offseason conditioning, the basics. What do they have to do with this week's Ohio State-Michigan game? Simple, Michigan must do the little things correctly. With six straight conference losses an a bowl birth on the...
In this article: Ohio State and Big Ten
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AP Online | 12 hours ago
Economists: Mich. will keep losing jobs in 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's economy will improve in 2010, but only in comparison to what has been "one of the most brutal years in a generation," University of Michigan economists said Friday. Economist George...
In this article: Revenue, Unemployment, Inflation, Bankruptcy, and University of Michigan
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Fed funding to help study wind speeds in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State University will receive $83,806 to measure wind speeds in five areas around the state. The state says in a release Thursday that the project is designed to assess Michigan's wind energy potential and...
In this article: Michigan State University
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washingtonpost.com | 13 hours ago
Ohio, New York, Michigan fare well in latest Postal Service closure list
...sites listed a month ago. Among the states that were particularly adept at dodging the budget ax in this update were Ohio, New York and Michigan -- who collectively accounted for nearly a quarter of the sites on the October list. Ohio now...
In this article: The Postal Service, Ohio, New York, New York, Idaho, Hawaii, and Ohio
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Thousands cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour
...the cover of her book, pulled up to the Woodland Mall in Grand Rapids. "I just can't tell you how good it is to be back in Michigan," the former Alaska governor told the crowd, which chanted "Palin! Palin!" "Alaska and Michigan...
In this article: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barnes & Noble, and Alaska
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Rodriguez era at Michigan has been full of blues
The collapse has made Saturday's game at home against No. 9 Ohio State more important than usual, but in an unusual way for Michigan. If Michigan beats its rival for the first time since 2003, it will salvage some pride with a bowl bid...
In this article: Rich Rodriguez, NCAA, Wolverines, Jon Jansen, Lloyd Carr, and Maize
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Michigan jobless rate edges down to 15.1 percent
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 15.1 percent in October as total employment grew in the state for the first time since mid-2007, according to a state report released Wednesday. The jobless rate is down...
In this article: Michigan State University
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Michigan (/ˈmɪʃɨɡən/) is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The name Michigan is a French adaptation of the Ojibwe term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake".
Michigan is the eighth most populous state in the United States. It has the longest freshwater shoreline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. In 2005, Michigan ranked third for the number of registered recreational boats, behind California and Florida. Michigan has 64,980 inland lakes. A person in the state is never more than six miles (10 km) from a natural water source, or more than 87.2 mi from a Great Lakes shoreline.
Michigan is the only state to consist entirely of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often dubbed "the mitten" by residents, owing to its shape. When asked where in Michigan one comes from, a resident of the Lower Peninsula may often point to the corresponding part of his or her hand. The Upper Peninsula (often referred to as The U.P.) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile (8 km)-wide channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Upper Peninsula is economically important for tourism and natural resources.
- Name:
- Michigan
- Also Known As:
- The Lady of Lake;
- The Wolverine State;
- The Great Lakes State;
- The Automotive State;
- Water-Winter Wonderland;
- The Auto State
- Capital:
- Lansing
- Motto:
- Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice
- Largest City:
- Detroit
- Governor:
- Jennifer Granholm (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- John D. Cherry (D)
- Total Area:
- 253,793
- Latitude:
- 41° 41' N to 48° 18' N
- Longitude:
- 82° 7' W to 90° 25' W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 571
- Lowest Point:
- Lake Erie
- Elevation highest point:
- 603
- Highest Point:
- Mount Arvon
- Admittance Date:
- January 26, 1837
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC-5/-4
- Demonym:
- Michiganian
- Median Income:
- $44,627
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