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Moral Ground 2010: 'A cruel and immoral thing to do to ourselves, our children, and our grand children'

Submitted 10-21-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

“The fact we are asking this question illustrates the immense disconnect modern society has created between what is perceived as natural and what is human creation."~ Kristin Tindall, Ecology Education Coordinator, Blandford Nature Center  ...

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Moral Ground 2010: A Visual Artist’s Environmental Perspective

Submitted 10-21-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

“I definitely think we have a moral and ethical obligation to protect our planet. Even more importantly we have an obligation to acquire the knowledge it takes to improve the environment around us, or at the least, help it to remain unharmed.” ~...

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Deinstalling Lure/Wave

Submitted 10-21-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

 ArtPrize doesn't end until all of the artwork is taken down.  On Monday, Lure/Wave was deinstalled from the new UICA building.

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Moral Ground 2010: Every Effort Counts

Submitted 10-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

“I like to live closely to the philosophy of ‘take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.'"~ Lindsay Sagorski, MSU graduate and former resident of Grand Rapids,   now a Senior Civil Engineering Assistant in Los Angeles, CA...

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Moral Ground 2010: A Call For Social Reconstruction

Submitted 10-19-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

“Of course we do. That’s what we are wired to do, it’s our natural state.”~ Chrysta Coronado, Herbalist   Chrysta Coronado arrives at the local coffee shop slightly frenzied and apologizing for being five minutes late. It seems while cycling...

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Moral Ground 2010: Responsibility of the Co-Creators

Submitted 10-18-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

"We are co-creators of the Earth...we must take responsibility.”~ Fr. Leonard Sudlik, St. Robert of Newminster Catholic Church   The book "Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril" poses the question of whether or not human beings...

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Moral Ground 2010: Presidential Recycling

Submitted 10-18-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

"Yes. Now if you would have asked me that question back in Pennsylvania I would have still answered yes, but I would not have been able to answer how in specifics." ~ Steven Ender, Ed.D., President of Grand Rapids Community College   "Moral...

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Moral Ground 2010: A Bioenergetic View of Environmental Ethics

Submitted 10-17-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

"The earth is our Mother...We have as much responsibility to her [the earth] as we do to any living being.” ~ Pam Allard, Lakota Ceremonialist, Bioenergeticist   Pam Allard of Grand Rapids has studied the relationship between humans and the...

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On the Record, with local Business Reporter Cami Reister

Submitted 10-13-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

A Q&A with a Grand Rapids Press business reporter This periodic feature for The Rapidian will spotlight the media personality behind the byline, camera or mic.  Do you know the meaning of the word neologism? No doubt local newspaper...

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Asking Grand Rapids the 'Moral Ground' question

Submitted 10-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Do we have a moral or ethical responsibility to preserve the planet for the future? This question is at the heart of a new book, "Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril," and a series of town hall meetings taking place across the nation...

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