Beaver Island Michigan

" Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he/she wants to do it."- General Dwight D. Eisenhower No leader should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen;no leader should fight a battle simply out of pique.But a kingdom that has...

Blessed is the leader who seeks the best for those he/she serves-Unknown An army of thousand is easy to find,but,ah,how difficult to find a general-Chiense Proverb Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it-Marion Anderson Effective leadershi...

Those who are willing to trade civil liberties for temporary security,deserve neither.- Benjamin Franklin " The price of liberty is,always has been,and always will be blood.The person who is not willing to die for his liberty has already lost it to the first scroundrel who is willing to risk dy...

Sarah, It's called DEMOCRACY whether we agree with it or not.

We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. The 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: The growth of democracy,the growth of corporate power,and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power agains...

How do you tell the good guys from the bad guys cause,they all look the same to me. There are people without jobs,affordable medical care, homelessness,our home security is in ruins, the war in Iraq isn't getting any better.From what I've been hearing the war in iraq could turn into a civil war. All...

Lee, Unlike you I don't believe everything I read in the newspapers or what I watch on tv thank you very much. Our media has a way of stretching the truth. I don't base my opinion(s) about something or someone soley based on someone elses opinion(s) whether it be by a reporter and such. My husband a...

:lol: Here we go again. Isn't politics grand? The article showed where a Florida Circuit Court Judge Kevin Davey issued a temorary injunction last week preventing the sate putting Nader on the 2004 ballot,siding with a Democratic challenge .A hearing on a permanent injunction is scheduled for Wednes...

Just like John Chen I have a dreaming place too. In my dreaming place there will never be wars cause,all of our world leaders sat/sit down to talk out all their differences. In my dreaming place everyone judges someone more by who that person(s) is/are inside and not by what only by what they have. ...

I agree that politics should be discussed but why is it so important to dicuss it here :? Why does it matter how big someones yard sign is? I get so tired of all this back stabbing and just plain mean spritted mudslinging coming from both parties? Why can't both sides sit down like two grown adults ...

Mr. Taylor, Why is it necessary for someone to brag about who they're voting for? I doubt if it matters to most people who live on or off the Island how big a sign Bill and Tammy McDonough get. :roll: Have any idea what the need for a BIGGER Sign means? Think about it. I don't think politics should ...

The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers.The people don't acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats,instaed. Kurt Vonnegut I'm not a member of any organized political party,I'm a Democrat! Will Rogers Asking an...

Hi Bernie, From what I saw in the pictures the cemetery looks in pretty bad shape.I found out during my family research that I'm of Indian decent.I'm related to two wel-known Chiefs from the U.P. area by the names of Amable Ance and Joesph Mesawtego (Santigo). I"ve got a picture of my father an...

I visit the Bever Island website quite often and are amazed at all the interesting articles and great photos.

Could someone tell me something about the Native American Cemetery on Garden Island?

Cherie Tebo Eck

Kris without a doubt respect goes both ways,but there are tourists who are rude and seem to think that every store keeper and waitress are their personal servant. I agree with Bill sole-heartedly.I don't think Bill was trying to make anyone feel unwelcome he was just stating something that's true an...