Free-Market fix
By Ed Feulner
      Nobody has ever lost money by betting on the federal government to overreact to a crisis. And as Congress weighs a bailout of the financial markets, it looks as if that's where the smart money should go yet again.
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Mistaken identity
      A letter to the editor in last week's Resorter titled "Veteran firefighter offers advice to police" has caused one Houghton Lake man some grief and he has requested the Resorter clarify his identity. The letter was written by Mike Crawford, who shares the same name with another Mike Crawford, both of Houghton Lake.
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IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK
REPRINTED FROM RESORTER BACK ISSUES 50 YEARS AGO-SEPT. 25, 1958
      Dedication of Lake Post Office Set for Oct. 11 "Formal dedication of the new Houghton Lake Post Office will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 with traditional ceremonies, it was announced this week by Postmaster Ralph J. Williams Jr. The post office building (on M-55 near Federal Avenue) was erected in 1957 by H. William Hendricksen...
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MAKE IT PLAIN
By Glenn Schicker
      This Sunday, the conservative Alliance Defense Fund is hoping pastors across America will pick a fight with the Internal Revenue Service. According to the Washington Post, the ADF has asked pastors to endorse political candidates during their sermons this week.
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