My own worst enemy: Getting to sober this Father's Day
Submitted 06-08-2021 under NONPROFITS
An ultimatum from his daughter helped David put an immediate hard stop on more than three decades of addiction and find help at Guiding Light.
Ethics and Religion Talk: Whose Truth is Truth?
Submitted 06-07-2021 under OPINION
Here’s a second set of responses to the Reverend Nikkel’s essay on Truth (first printed the first week in May).
City Connection: Mayor Bliss to be joined by Kristin Turkelson of the City Planning Commission
Submitted 06-07-2021 under NEWS
What's at the Market: Saturday, June 5, 2021
Submitted 06-04-2021 under NONPROFITS
It is going to be another gorgeous day here in our wonderful city of GR, so get outside and make a trip to your local farmers market!
Community updates: Friday, June 4
Submitted 06-04-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids expands micromobility pilot with electric assist bikes; Kent County expands Chief Hazy Cloud Park to nearly 400-acre natural preserve; and local YMCAs to host Healthy Kids Day events on Saturday.
Dear GRPS - It's Time For A Big Change
Submitted 06-03-2021 under OPINION
This week’s news about no mask requirement for unvaccinated students in the fall is the latest example of chaotic, inequitable, and deeply insulated decision-making. It’s time for a parent advisory subcommittee to bring real accountability to our children’s education system.
Grand Rapids Art Museum to Receive $35,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Submitted 06-02-2021 under NONPROFITS
Award supports exhibition organized by GRAM ‘Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue’
Bite into the deeper meaning of National Donut Day
Submitted 06-01-2021 under NONPROFITS
The annual Salvation Army Donut Day is this Friday. The food-focused holiday is among the few with roots in charitable service.
General Mattis to receive 2021 Vandenberg Prize
Submitted 05-31-2021 under NONPROFITS
General James Mattis, former Secretary of Defense, will be given the Vandenberg Prize
Ethics and Religion Talk: What are the Most Important Religious Parables?
Submitted 05-31-2021 under OPINION
Tom and Lea ask, “What are the common parables/morality stories that are found in the scriptures or text of the different religions?”