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Sgt. Matt Maupin: Loves never loses its way home

Submitted 04-01-2010 under OPINION

Sgt. Matt Maupin was captured in Iraq on April 9, 2004, and his body was found several years later.  On the anniversary of his capture, he is still being remembered. This is an audio story dedicated to his memory.

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TMI: Leave it on the cutting room floor

Submitted 03-30-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff: When presenting information to your audience, don't pile it up. Deconstruct it. It happens all the time in classes, at conferences, at public events. With so many questions fizzing from the audience, participants feel...

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Low graduation rates affect community in many ways

Submitted 03-29-2010 under OPINION

I was a straight B and C student all through high school with very little to show after leaving other than a degree. I never cared that much or tried all that hard. I knew from my junior year on that I was going to be a musician/recording engineer....

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For life, love and the pursuit of the ever elusive rutabaga.

Submitted 03-26-2010 under OPINION

Here is Word on the Street for March 24, 2010 WEDNESDAY!Every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30pm, Bar Divani hosts a wine social. These socials are a gathering of people who share a love of wine, expand (or begin) their wine knowledge and also to taste...

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Localizing a larger story for The Rapidian audience

Submitted 03-24-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff*: As a hyperlocal news source, a main thrust behind The Rapidian is to cover the news and events that affect lives within the City of Grand Rapids, but there’s no denying that news happens outside these boundaries. Health care...

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NORTH FACE - UICA Films review

Submitted 03-19-2010 under OPINION

 North Face is a drama based on real events prior to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Two renowned mountain climbers,  Andreas Hinterstoisser and Toni Kurz, are reluctantly spurred into tackling the Eiger, “the last great problem of the...

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@verylocal: Another way of connecting with Rapidian content

Submitted 03-15-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff*: Many of you responded to the recent Rapidian poll, “How do you primarily get your Rapidian Updates?” I would be lying were I to suggest that this question was posed without somewhat of an ulterior motive. We have been...

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Multimedia production: Freeware, royalty-free and Creative Commons media tools

Submitted 03-09-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff: You've just written a story about some virus originating from Grand Rapids affecting giraffes in Africa. You need a picture to go with your piece but don't exactly have an image of a giraffe on hand. A quick search on Google...

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Sustainable Entertainment Part 2: GRAM Conversations

Submitted 03-08-2010 under OPINION

 The Grand Rapids Art Museum has an ongoing series of events called "Friday Night Conversations" that feature a new theme each week. For a modest $5, you can visit the GRAM, participate in different events, and view great art in your own city....

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Humanature Exhibit at the DAAC

Submitted 03-07-2010 under OPINION

 The Division Avenue Arts Collective presented its first collectively organized art exhibition on Friday March 5th.  The theme was Humanature, purposely spelled with only one N expressing the intersection of humanity and nature.  This...

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