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Sara Magnuson

KDL programming helps parents and caregivers create a strong foundation

Sarah SpohnWednesday, October 27, 2021

From left West Ottawa Superintendent Timothy Bearden, Holland Public Schools Superintendent Shanie Keelean, and Zeeland Public Schools Superintendent Brandi-Lyn Mendham

Three new superintendents talk about priorities, challenges ahead

BY ANDREA GOODELLTuesday, September 28, 2021

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Published Together: Nonprofits create a welcoming, positive space for our unhoused youth

a Conversation-based series from Publisher Tommy AllenWednesday, September 22, 2021

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Ushering in another back-to-school season

Autumn Johnson and Leandra NisbetMonday, August 30, 2021

Innovation News

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Michigan native returns to open Grand Rapids School of Dance

Allison Arnold, Innovation News EditorTuesday, August 10, 2021

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National REP4 Conference gives platform for high schoolers to pitch ideas to leaders at GVSU

Sarah SpohnTuesday, August 10, 2021

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MLK Freedom School – Empowerment through urban agriculture and food justice

Shanika P. CarterTuesday, June 29, 2021

Henry and Lindsay Cherry co-founded I AM Academy, which empowers Black students and is behind the 2021 Juneteenth festival in Holland.

Juneteenth returns with fun and a renewed purpose

Andrea GoodellMonday, June 7, 2021

Vaccines

Growing COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for young people and combatting hesitancy

Sarah SpohnSaturday, May 29, 2021

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Looking back at how Oakdale Neighbors have helped the community during the COVID-19 pandemic

Grant KammerTuesday, May 25, 2021

Innovation News

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The Diatribe launches the city’s first anti-racist art project led by youth, POC and LGBTQ+ artists

Allison Arnold, Innovation News EditorWednesday, May 19, 2021

Colby Tucker, 14, from Hopkins in Allegan County, is in his third year of collecting and cooking sap.

Turning sap to syrup makes spring the sweetest season of all

Bev BerensSunday, March 21, 2021

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Summit brings LGBTQIA+ youth together to create a more tolerant tomorrow

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorWednesday, March 10, 2021

Development News

Robert Cloy

“Shade is an equity issue": How JEDI guides Friends of Grand Rapids Parks

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, March 1, 2021

“One-third of everything we eat depends on pollination,” says Don Lam, of the Holland Area Beekeepers Association (HABA). “Imagine losing one bite out of every three.”

From school programs to clubs, the growing efforts to save honeybees

Bev BerensSunday, February 28, 2021

GRCC is testing basketball players weekly for COVID-19 through a partnership with Ferris State.

GRCC-Ferris collaboration keeps student-athletes safe with COVID-19 testing

Shandra MartinezTuesday, February 23, 2021

Mural by Nick Nortier

Well-known DAAC and Skelletones set to reopen giving young artists and musicians a place to innovate

Allison Arnold, Innovation News EditorWednesday, February 17, 2021

Mission Read

Community collaborations encourage literacy with early-stage reading and library programs

Sarah SpohnWednesday, February 17, 2021

Hope College sophomore Houston Patton received the gift of a new saxaphone.

Gift of saxophone invigorates spirit of Hope student

Houston PattonMonday, January 25, 2021

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Plaster Creek Family Park receives mParks award: GRPS students contributed to design

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorSaturday, January 23, 2021

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