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Media literacy: Distinguishing political coverage

Submitted 08-03-2010 under OPINION

From The Rapidian staff: Right around fall time every year, the city is caught in a maelstrom of election coverage. There is so much news coverage pouring out of papers, screens and in 1s and 0s that it can be difficult to wade through the type...

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The Local Beet: Celebrating the bounty of the season as a member of a community supported agriculture farm

Submitted 08-02-2010 under OPINION

Besides growing your own food, being a member of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm is an excellent way to be connected to local farmers and the land they cultivate. As a member of a CSA, a family (or individual) pays the farmer a fee...

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The Rapidian celebrates volunteers with SUPER-latives!

Submitted 08-02-2010 under OPINION

From The Rapidian staff: On July 22, we threw our first volunteer bash. Named SUPER-latives!, we wanted to celebrate everyone who had contributed to The Rapidian, from readers to Flickr groupies to contributors to staff. The event took...

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NEW FEATURE TUESDAY – New article pages: Better images, sharing, sidebars and author information

Submitted 07-27-2010 under OPINION

From The Rapidian Staff: Bake a cupcake and light a candle, because it’s New Feature Tuesday here at The Rapidian. NFT is a semi-regular holiday I have just made up to mark the release of new features that make The Rapidian look and work better...

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Communicating with police to get the details

Submitted 07-20-2010 under OPINION

From The Rapidian staff: You probably wouldn’t imagine being a contributor to the Rapidian would put you on the police department’s radar but sometimes that’s exactly where you want to be. Reporters often find situations where the information...

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Online tools: Resources to create cool multimedia for The Rapidian

Submitted 07-06-2010 under OPINION

From The Rapidian staff: It's astonishing how easy it is to create interactive media with free tools right at your fingertips (literally)—that is, if you know where to look. We covered a couple tools in a previous editorial, but here are a few more...

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Using neighborhood news bureaus to strengthen links

Submitted 06-29-2010 under OPINION

From The Rapidian staff*: Currently, The Rapidian is primarily an online news platform, facilitating and distributing text, video and audio reports generated by people in our community. But as designed, it is also intended to have a real,...

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[REVIEW] Charles the Osprey LP release at Founders this Saturday

Submitted 06-25-2010 under OPINION

Charles the Osprey is having a release party Saturday night at Founders to celeberate its first LP. I got hold of the album for review. Listen to Lovecraft! Smile! in the audio player up top.  Listening to Charles the Osprey’s...

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South East Area Farmer's Market gets a new home

Submitted 06-22-2010 under OPINION

Summer is here and that means many of us in the City of Grand Rapids are enjoying one of our favorite pastimes; visiting our local farmer's market. The local farmer's market can be an invaluable asset to the community. It is no secret that urban...

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Making the most of weekly story pitches

Submitted 06-22-2010 under OPINION

From The Rapidian staff*: One of the ways we at The Rapidian try to help our citizen reporters is by providing them with story ideas. The storybank is a great resource for those searching for something to write about, but there is also a...

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