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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire) – Pioneering Civil rights and Black political journalist George E. Curry, the reputed dean of Black press columnists because of his riveting weekly commentary in Black newspapers across the country, died suddenly of heart failure on Saturday, August 20. He was 69. Rumors of his death circulated heavily in journalistic […]
Michigan’s unemployment falls to 4.5 percent, lowest since January 2001 LANSING – Governor Rick Snyder issued the following statement last week after the announcement that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July fell to 4.5 percent, its lowest point since January 2001. “In Michigan, we lost 766,000 jobs between 2001 and 2010. But in […]
AMY CHOZICK and STEVE EDER The kingdom of Saudi Arabia donated more than $10 million. Through a foundation, so did the son-in-law of a former Ukrainian president whose government was widely criticized for corruption and the murder of journalists. A Lebanese-Nigerian developer with vast business interests contributed as much as $5 million. For years the […]
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was recently awarded a $1.2 million grant over a three-year period by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal Child and Health Systems Branch for the Michigan Pediatric Epilepsy Project. The focus of the grant is to improve access to quality health care […]
GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Valley State University has partnered with the Grand Rapids Public Museum to host inventors and innovators during the third annual Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire, August 20-21. Maker Faire combines the traditional science fair with innovation and engineering. The Faire will feature rockets and robots, DIY science and technology, urban farming […]
Renovations to the Muskegon Community College Downtown Center began Monday morning with the architectural firm C2AE overseeing work on the $14.27 million project. Clark Construction has been hired to assist on the facility, which is expected to be completed by Fall 2017. Use and access to the MCC downtown parking lots is reserved for construction […]
By Victor Skinner NORTON SHORES – The Norton Shores Arts & Drafts Festival is coming to Ross Park August 20, marking the 40th year the city has hosted an annual art fair. The free event in Ross Park will feature more than 100 vendors for the “Arts & Crafts” fair, an “Arts & Wheels” car […]