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Stephanie Doublestein

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Fall in a Glass

All aboard this year's ride through fall weather, when thoughts turn to hot donuts and fresh squeezed cider for the kids and its fermented cousin-with-a-kick, hard cider, for the adults. Paul Vander Heide has carved out a niche for crafted hard ciders, following the lead of locally made beers and wines. 

Making Small Talk

If you still break out in hives when you recall your high school French class, you probably didn't think learning a second language was child's play. But that's the point, say Lilah Ambrosi and Jonathan Koop.  Learning a second language should be for kids, even toddlers.

Festival at Forty

Like a beacon, Alexander Calder’s La Grande Vitesse sculpture calls hundreds of volunteers to take part in Festival, a West Michigan tradition in celebrating the arts

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