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A ferocious "County" at Actors' Theatre

Submitted 05-20-2012 under OPINION

I’ve never been big on soap opera — the comas, faked scuba accidents, and love children aside, I just never believed that much damage could happen to one family. There has to be an upper boundary to what people can endure before...

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Local photographer inspires during Rauschenberg discussion

Submitted 05-07-2012 under OPINION

Upon arriving at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) for the Rauschenberg installment of their weekly series, Friday Night Conversations, I really had no idea what to expect. On the second floor I found Terry Johnston, the local photographer whose...

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Massive crowds flood Vertigo Music for Record Store Day celebrations

Submitted 04-27-2012 under OPINION

Last Saturday, the aisles of Vertigo Music flooded with enthusiasm as hordes of music lovers arrived to celebrate Record Store Day. Judging by the seemingly endless checkout line, which serpentined around several long rows of albums, the day’s...

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Art brings crowds downtown to Art.Downtown.

Submitted 04-18-2012 under OPINION

The annual event Art.Downtown took place this past Friday April 13. With over 300 artists and 30 locations it is one of the largest arts related events Grand Rapids has to offer and the entire experience is free. Pre-coverage for the evening was...

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Downtown art show event raises awareness about North Korea crisis

Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION

For a small country, North Korea poses a big and mysterious threat to the world. North Korea is known for high walls, machine guns and a domineering government. North Korea takes extreme measures to keep the rest of the world out of their country,...

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Vertigo Music to host live music festivities on Record Store Day

Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION

With the advent of the MP3 and digital distribution, CD sales have plummeted and local stores have folded at an alarming rate. However, many local stores are now bouncing back after embracing the new demand for vinyl. Apart from brining customers...

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Miscellany celebrates grand opening during Art.Downtown.

Submitted 04-10-2012 under OPINION

In a time and place where every bar, coffee shop and law firm also doubles as an art gallery, bookstores specifically dedicated to the promotion of artist-made publications are a rare and wonderful thing. Los Angeles has Ooga Booga and Family....

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Senseless killing of Trayvon Martin resonates in Grand Rapids

Submitted 04-04-2012 under OPINION

There is a law in Florida and nine others states called "Stand Your Ground." It reads: "a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if: (1) He or she reasonably believes that such...

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Xenia Rubinos burns down the house at MSF

Submitted 03-31-2012 under OPINION

A trusted musician friend of mine stated matter of fact that the Xenia Rubinos show at Mexican Sans Frontiers (MSF) on Friday, March 23rd was “not to be missed.” Despite a steady rain that at times was downright torrential I decided to...

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For the record: Vertigo Music

Submitted 03-16-2012 under OPINION

This article was written by Ben Villar, Itza Suarez, Mikaela Chambers, Lexi Rice, and Matt Nortier for EN 102H: Digital Literacy at GRCC. She vigorously washed her hands, then washed them a second time just to be sure they were clean. Her fingertips...

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