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Teenagers are protesting, since when have they cared?

Submitted 05-10-2012 under OPINION

As I am walking down the street I see young people standing up for something they believe in. These teenagers are from Tall Turf Ministries' Leaders In Training (L.I.T.) program and Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders (G.R.I.L.) through Madison...

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Eat the Real Food

Submitted 05-07-2012 under OPINION

Eggs fried to succulence, fluffy Belgian waffles topped with strawberries and cream, and crispy apple-wood smoked bacon are some of the few tasty bits that the Real Food Café makes better than most. A mouth-watering breakfast can be hard to come by...

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How long will we wait?

Submitted 04-28-2012 under OPINION

From the desk of Darel Ross II, LINC's Co-Executive Director: Looking out of my window onto a street that many youth affectionately refer to as “Mad Ave” (short for Madison Avenue) on the SE side of Grand Rapids, where a 14-year-old...

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Feel the love for the Rapidian at Brewery Vivant this Sunday

Submitted 04-27-2012 under OPINION

Every year when the NPR fund drive comes around I am tempted to change the station, and I hate to admit it, but I usually do. I think to myself NPR is huge, they're national, they have wonderfully generous people supporting them all over the...

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The dirt on disposable diapers

Submitted 04-23-2012 under OPINION

In the past, disposable diapers were luxuries used primarily for vacations, doctor’s visits and other special circumstances. The trend has shifted from luxury to standard where most homes with children in diapers rely solely on the disposable...

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"The People's Crisis" documentary outlines horrors of North Korean government

Submitted 04-10-2012 under OPINION

Grace Eyre was walking with a purpose down Wealthy Street last week. She is Mutually Human's Content Specialist and was posting flyers in local businesses, trying to get people aware of the film event showing on Saturday evening. Her...

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La Soga screens at Third annual Latin American Film Fest

Submitted 04-09-2012 under OPINION

Where can you find two hundred people riveted to their seats with wide eyes glued to the screen? Non native Spanish speakers who are fluent? This group had gathered to see the first film from the Dominican Republic shown at the acclaimed Toronto...

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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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Pina: Oscar-nominated dance film screens at Wealthy Theatre

Submitted 03-21-2012 under OPINION

"For anyone with an interest in dance, 'Pina' is a must-see. For anyone not interested in contemporary dance, 'Pina' is a should-see. It could change your mind." ~ Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic Such is the gift of ...

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First Friday builds community through poetry and conversation

Submitted 02-15-2012 under OPINION

LINC Up First Friday is an event that LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. sponsors every first Friday of the month. On February the 3rd my granddaughter and I attended the First Friday event. This was my third time attending and my granddaughter...

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