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Community Updates: Friday, July 7

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 07-07-2023 under NEWS

Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, City Manager Mark Washington Back in Grand Rapids After International Visit to Two of Grand Rapids's Sister Cities  In a press release that was sent out on Thursday, July 6, it was announced that 15 members of the...

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Community updates: Wednesday, July 28

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 07-28-2021 under NEWS

Gangnam District in South Korea becomes Grand Rapids’ new sister city Grand Rapids city commissioners on Tuesday approved a sister city relationship with Gangnam District in Seoul, South Korea. The district is one of 25 autonomous districts...

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World Affairs Council of Western Michigan Announces 2016 Great Decisions Global Discussion Series

by (World Affairs C...)

Submitted 01-29-2016 under NONPROFITS

  Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 18, 2016 – Global migration, climate change, cybersecurity, genocide prevention and normalizing relations with Cuba are a few of the dynamic topics being explored as the World Affairs Council of Western...

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Is Korean Reunification Possible? with Dr. James Person, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington D.C.

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Submitted 01-29-2016 under

At the end of World War II, Korea was divided in two. Today, North and South Korea couldn’t be further apart. Concerns over North Korea’s supposed hydrogen bomb testing has created heightened tensions between North Korea and the world....

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