Submitted 04-25-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Writer Ann Voskamp, presenter at last week's Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College, shares her thoughts on slowing down, embracing life and growing gratitude.
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Submitted 04-25-2012 under NONPROFITS
Parents, neighbors, schools and a host of community organizations are becoming a force for change in the lives of children.
During its later years the Opera House became known as "wicked old Smith's Opera House" as burlesque became the standard fare. Some saw its redemption when Mel Trotter turned it into a rescue mission in1900.
On Saturday, April 20, poet Li-Young Lee spoke at Calvin College during the Festival of Faith and Writing.
Submitted 04-24-2012 under OPINION
A few weeks after its appearance, the community reacts to Gerald Ford graffiti.
Submitted 04-24-2012 under NONPROFITS
The Ladies Literary Club, founded in 1873, was at the leading edge of the women's club movement established for the intellectual and cultural advancement of women.
Grand Rapids is in striking distance of a $50,000 grant to help its nonprofit organizations fight hunger.
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Submitted 04-23-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
As the word spreads all over the internet, we're capturing it all here in one place-see who's talking about our first fund drive and what they're saying about us!
Submitted 04-23-2012 under NONPROFITS
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