<span style="font-size: larger;">There is no question that the &ldquo;Pure Michigan&rdquo; ads are a fantastic promotional tool to get people, both within and outside of Michigan, to come and visit our state for vacations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">But the question is whether the State (Taxpayers) should be using our money to offer free golf to the people who are invited to go on the tour of these world class golf courses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">It seems that this is &ldquo;free advertising&rdquo; at our cost when these golf venues should be footing the bill for this promotion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For a story on the &quot;Golf Writer Familiarization Tour&quot; click on the following story link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/19114"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/19114</span></a><br />