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The Worst Christmas Ever
by Cara Essick Ontiveros ‘Tis the season! Growing up, the holidays were a HUGE deal for my family. There were days of baking and decorating sugar cookies, building gingerbread houses, phone calls from Santa,
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Miracle #2: What would you do?
There were a couple incidents that happened to me recently that restored my faith in humankind. When we watch or hear about all the bad things happening in the world, on the news, it
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Get Ready To Run
Gazelle Sports and Nike Present The Gazelle Girl Half Marathon & 5k AN INAUGURAL EVENT IN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS IN HONOR OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE IX, THE GAZELLE GIRL HALF MARATHON AND 5K IS
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Being Schooled!
The kids are in school. Stay at home moms are still rejoicing. I’m one of those moms. Still breaking out the vino to celebrate the education on my wee peeps. I’m enjoying the routine, homework,
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Halloween is on a Wednesday this year. What a drag!
Exactly. It’s what the upcoming Night of Illusions: Halloween Style event does best, Drag. Or in the words of Night of Illusions (NOI), ‘where every beautiful woman is a man’. A riot of an
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OUT!
by Nadira Kharmai EDITOR’S NOTE: National Coming Out Day is October 11. Since its inception in 1987, it continues to promote a safe world for LGBTQ individuals to live truthfully and openly. This is
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Legally Speaking: Did Your Engagement End Carrie Bradshaw Style? – What you can (and can’t) do about it.
by Raquel Salas and Elizabeth Lueder A broken engagement can be a very painful and confusing experience, and no amount of retribution would repair the emotional damage done when your Mr. Big ditches you
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Redefining Geek: Lis Bokt
At the Geek Group’s Leonard Street Labs Facility, more commonly known as their Galactic Headquarters, the group is redefining what it means to be a geek. As the Executive Director, Lis plays a large
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Meg Goebel: A Modern Day Renaissance Woman
by LeAnn Secord When I grow up, I want to be Meg Goebel. Scratch that. I want to be her now! Accomplished. Confident. Civic-minded. Generous. Progressive. Involved. Adventurous. Driven. Passionate. And that is just
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On the Move: Sydney’s Boutique
by Anna Wright photograph by Two Eagles Marcus Only ten months after opening Sydney’s Boutique, 25 year-old Kristian Grant knew it was time for a change. “I really wanted to connect with a new client
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