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Food from Home: Local Vietnamese Market Attracts Attention

Submitted 10-31-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

This article was written and revised by Erica Beerens, 
Kristi Brink
, Kristan Ghent, 
Jacob Torres, and 
Phuong-Loan Pham for EN 101-1300 at GRCC. When people in Grand Rapids think of grocery stores or markets, they usually think of the...

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Nov. 2 elections see many candidates from Grand Rapids

Submitted 10-29-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Rapids residents have over ten races to decide in the Tuesday, Nov. 2 general election. Apart from the gubernatorial race, voters will also see candidates vying for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, U.S. Representative...

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Local Persian fare tantalizes tastebuds

Submitted 10-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

This article was written and edited by Bart Boorsma, Brittney Frye, Kailey Smith, Rachelle Van Dyke and Wes Vos for EN 101-1300 at GRCC. You don’t have to go to Persia to get a Mediterranean experience. At Shiraz Grille in Grand Rapids, authentic...

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Moral Ground 2010: Resisting the Dominant Culture

Submitted 10-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

"Progressive environmentalists are often opposed to resistance or have trouble accepting it. They think it can’t work. But how can you say that the movement for women’s suffrage and civil rights movements weren’t successful?”~ Max Lockwood,...

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The Great Unknown invades Grand Rapids

Submitted 10-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

This Friday, Oct. 29, Philadelphia's own The Great Unknown will be in Grand Rapids for a pair of back to back appearances.  The first appearance at the "Singing Conversation" series presented by Literary Life Bookstore (758 Wealthy St...

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Moral Ground: Sustainability and Social Justice

Submitted 10-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

“Sustainability begins as a criticism of development."~ Melissa Baker-Boosamra, GVSU Faculty  Melissa Baker-Boosamra has dedicated her career to the study of social and environmental injustice. She is an affiliate faculty member in the...

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Moral Ground 2010: An Interview with GRCC Student Teresa Kokx

Submitted 10-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

"A lot of animals in the arctic, like the polar bear, are going extinct or being harmed. Actually, they say in a few decades the polar ice caps will be melted.” ~ Teresa Kokx, GRCC Student    Across the country and particularly in...

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Moral Ground 2010: In the Hands of the People

Submitted 10-23-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

“Has anyone answered ‘no’ to this question? We definitely have a responsibility, but at what cost?” ~ Aaron Bundy, communications sub-contractor   The ever-pondered question of how the people of today impact our planet’s future is once again...

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Moral Ground 2010: A Responsibility to Fido and Fluffy

Submitted 10-23-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

“Unlike humans, animals cannot defend themselves. The animals are not the ones damaging things here, we are. Why punish those who are innocent?” ~ Stacie Kreiser, Pre-Veterinary senior at GVSU  Ghandi once said, “Be the change you want to see...

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Moral Ground 2010: A Seminary Student's Perspective

Submitted 10-22-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

"We should care for [Earth] because God obviously does."  ~ Leslie Montgomery, seminary student at Cornerstone University   Do we have a moral or ethical responsibility to preserve planet earth? Many Christians hold the conservative view...

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