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Educating adults plants seeds of hope

Submitted 04-12-2011 under NEWS

*Leer este artículo en español  | Read this article in Spanish   "Educar es amar ("To educate is to love")," announced Zulema Moret at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Plaza Comunitaria on Friday, April 1. Plaza...

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Educar adultos es sembrar esperanza

Submitted 04-12-2011 under NEWS

*Read this article in English | Leer este artículo en inglés Edición a cargo de Ruthie Paulson Gómez   "Educar es amar” anunció Zulema Moret en la ceremonia de corte de listón para La Plaza Comunitaria el viernes, 1 de abril. ...

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GR Public Library gets spiny with teen poetry this spring break

Submitted 04-06-2011 under NEWS

April is poetry month, and this week, the Grand Rapids Public Library is opening the doors and shelves for the first Teen Book Spine Poetry Contest. Teens are invited to visit their local library branch and wax poetic by stacking poetic. All...

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Child Abuse is Focus of Art and Poetry Exhibition

Submitted 04-05-2011 under NEWS

It is a topic that people don't want to think too much about--child sexual abuse. But it happens every day and in fact, one in three of all girls and one in seven of all boys are sexually abused by the time they are 18 years of age. It is thought...

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[RESCHEDULED] Monthly live call-in show with Grand Rapids mayor to air Thursday 5 p.m.

Submitted 04-04-2011 under NEWS

***UPDATE*** due to a last minute scheduling conflict, this month's episode of City Connection has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 21 at 5 p.m. Our apologies for any inconvenience. At 5pm Monday night, City Connection, Mayor Heartwell's...

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Grand Rapids' hyperlocal radio station seeks support

Submitted 03-28-2011 under NEWS

The normally laid-back, music-filled airwaves of radio station WYCE take on slightly different feel this week as volunteer programmers and staff urge listeners to support the operations of the station with financial contributions. It is one of two...

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Sunday Soup #12: A full year of soups

Submitted 03-27-2011 under NEWS

The time has come: the last Sunday of the month. Three proposals were up for Sunday Soup #12, although only Ribbons of Song (this round's recipient) and Grand Rapids Comic Society presented. The potluck-minigrant event started at 6 p.m. and lasted...

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West Michigan therapy dogs create smiles one wag at a time

Submitted 03-25-2011 under NEWS

Friends Terrilynne Lymburner and Jeanne Lewis founded West Michigan Therapy Dogs  (WMTD) in 2001 after witnessing the therapeutic effects on hospitalized patients during visits with therapy dogs.   Lymburner and Lewis realized...

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Land Banks are Us!

Submitted 03-19-2011 under NEWS

  Land Banks are Us! Land bank: Two not-so-provocative four-letter words, strung together to form a term that most of us have never heard or used. What if I came to your door with a camera crew and said, “Congratulations, you're a winner! You...

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Wheel Run Together rolls into its 15th year

Submitted 03-18-2011 under NEWS

Good cause. Good route. Possibly good weather. The 15th Annual Wheel Run Together Race is set for Saturday, April 2 on the campus of Grand Valley State University (GVSU) and regardless of the weather, organizers are enthusiastic about the event. The...

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