Educators gather to receive “be nice.” kits; launch program

Educators gather to receive “be nice.” kits; launch program

Muskegon – By October 18, 2016, 80 educators from schools within Muskegon County will have completed half-day workshops to learn more about the “be nice.” initiative designed to help prevent bullying and suicide. Thanks to a $250,000 investment by 17 area businesses and organizations, the costs of the launch kits, training, and ongoing support are […]

Rejecting the ‘New’ Kwanzaa Stamp: Resisting Redefinition and Reductive Renditions

Rejecting the ‘New’ Kwanzaa Stamp: Resisting Redefinition and Reductive Renditions

By Dr. Maulana R. Karenga The appreciation and preservation of the integrity, beauty and expansive meaning of Kwanzaa are rooted in the hearts, minds and practice of African people. It is they who must and do uphold and defend its integrity, recognize and reaffirm its beauty and constantly seek to understand and share its expansive […]

MCC, MMA and Irish Festival Offer Celtic Art and History Lectures

MCC, MMA and Irish Festival Offer Celtic Art and History Lectures

Muskegon County – A new MCC art one-credit course, “The Art and History of the Celts,” which runs from Sept.7-21, includes a required experiential learning excursion to the 2016 Michigan Irish Music Festival in Muskegon on Sept. 17-18. The course will also be offered as a non-credit community lecture series in partnership with the Muskegon […]

Labor Day Parade will march through downtown Muskegon

Labor Day Parade will march through downtown Muskegon

Muskegon County – The annual Labor Day Parade will march through the streets of downtown Muskegon. The parade will start at 11:00 am and will end at approximately around 12:30pm. There will be a fun filled FREE post parade celebration that will go until 4:00pm. Food will be provided by Greek Tony’s. In addition, there […]

Who Favors Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Candidate for President?

Who Favors Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Candidate for President?

GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, may be on track to win more votes than any third-party candidate in 20 years, if current polling holds up. Who are his supporters? Johnson, a former Republican governor of New Mexico, is relying heavily on the backing of young people and independent voters disillusioned with […]

Grand Valley ranked as a Best College

Grand Valley ranked as a Best College

ALLENDALE, Mich. — Washington Monthly ranked Grand Valley State University 26th in the “Best Bang for the Buck — Midwest” category in its 2016 College Guide Magazine. The ranking was based on several factors including tuition rates, loan repayment, graduation rates and number of first-generation students. Grand Valley also ranked 54th in the “Best Master’s […]

TOP TEN MOVIES IN THE U.S.

TOP TEN MOVIES IN THE U.S.

— 1. Suicide Squad (PG-13) Will Smith, Jared Leto 2. Sausage Party (R) animated 3. Pete’s Dragon (PG) Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford 4. Jason Bourne (PG-13) Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones 5. Bad Moms (R) Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn 6. The Secret Life of Pets (PG) animated 7. Star Trek Beyond (PG-13) Chris Pine, […]

Trump’s Goal: Stay on Script About Clinton

Trump’s Goal: Stay on Script About Clinton

PATRICK HEALY and ALEX BURNS Nick Corasaniti contributed reporting. After months of flailing attempts, Donald Trump has begun to recast his political message in more structured terms and wrestle with his temptation to go off script, as his campaign seeks to revive his fading candidacy and turn the focus this fall to Hillary Clinton’s honesty […]

GVSU veteran support program receives highest status from state

GVSU veteran support program receives highest status from state

ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University has received gold status from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency for the second year for its commitment to supporting student veterans. MVAA’s Veteran-Friendly School program recognizes institutions of higher learning for their dedication to student veterans and dependents using G.I. Bill and other education benefits. Schools can receive bronze, […]

Richard and Ann Kraft Donate Record $300,000 for MCC’s Entrepreneurial ‘Fab Lab’

Richard and Ann Kraft Donate Record $300,000 for MCC’s Entrepreneurial ‘Fab Lab’

Muskegon – An MCC Distinguished Alumnus and his wife, Richard H and Ann U. Kraft, have donated $300,000 to the Foundation for Muskegon Community College (FMCC) to support a key component of the college’s Rooks|Sarnicola Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies in downtown Muskegon. The gift, which is the largest single non-corporate gift to MCC, was formally […]

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