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Government, don't take our family away

Submitted 05-01-2012 under OPINION

By Luis P. It was one quiet afternoon in 2011 when ICE police knocked on Moises Corona's door. His wife, Angela Corona, opened the door. The police went in with flashlights and looked into every room for Moises. They found him sleeping. They...

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First Rapidian fund drive a success with over $10,000 in donations

Submitted 04-30-2012 under OPINION

"Not only is The Rapidian a valuable resource for our community, but it provides a place for new writers (like me) to get professional experience too." -Heidi Stukkie Words like these came flooding in with donations over the past week-and...

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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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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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North Philly activist challenges Grand Rapids to be extreme

Submitted 04-26-2012 under OPINION

“You didn’t invent Christianity in North America, you just domesticated it,” Shane Claiborne quoted an Iraqi pastor during his lecture at Calvin College’s Festival of Faith and Writing last weekend. Claiborne was a speaker...

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Rapidian still reaching for 250-donor goal

Submitted 04-26-2012 under OPINION

Someone asked me this morning: What's your goal with this fund drive? Why are you doing it? What are you going to do with the money? Why should I invest my money? So I thought I'd give you the "short version" answer to those questions: Our goal is...

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Renowned cartoonist Craig Thompson visits Calvin College

Submitted 04-25-2012 under OPINION

Craig Thompson is a cartoonist whose work is pushing the medium into new and exciting directions. Known for his comics of immense proportion (Blankets and Habibi), he visited Calvin College as an exhibitor for its twelfth biannual Festival...

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Gerald R. Ford graffiti remains, debate continues

Submitted 04-24-2012 under OPINION

A few weeks ago a small outpouring of commentary surfaced with the appearance of three pieces of graffiti portraying former president and Grand Rapids native son, Gerald R. Ford on and around I-196. The most recognized of these portrays Ford as he...

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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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