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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
— 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]