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Rockford's Jacob Banaszak pumps his fist and lifts up teammate Nick Smythe after Smythe scored in the second half versus East Kentwood Friday at Rockford. (Cory Olsen | The Grand Rapids Press) Full story »

West Catholic's Steve O'Rourke stops Catholic Central running back Dan Quinn in the backfield during their Friday playoff game at West Catholic High. (Paul L. Newby II | The Grand Rapids Press) Full story »

Gary Allen opens for Dierks Bentley Sunday night at Van Andel Arena. (Emily Zoladz | The Grand Rapids Press) Full story »

Grandvalley state's James Berezik stops Northern Michigan's D.J Oke during their game Saturday. (Delbridge Langdon Jr. | The Grand Rapids Press) Full story »

Two people briefed on the decision say Carl-Peter Forster, the chief executive of General Motors Europe, will leave the company. Full story »

GRAND RAPIDS -- A Grand Rapids District Court judge will take a couple weeks to decide if 21-year-old Brett Walsh will stand trial on first- or second-degree child abuse charges for allegedly shaking his 3-month-old son so violently it resulted in the baby being put on life-support at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Judge Donald Passenger said he wants to look... Full story »

Belle Isle deserves a nuanced conversation as to its funding and management -- not one that begins and ends at whether or not there should be an entrance fee or become a Huron-Clinton Metropark. There are many options to consider for preserving, protecting and enhancing Detroit's island park. Full story »

The Indian Education Program at the Bay City Public Schools invtes the public to learn about their culture and help the community at their annual fall gathering. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Indian Education Program hosts its annual fall gathering at the McKinley Center, 407 Ohio. The Indian Education Program is Title VII funded and includes more than 200... Full story »

Some people took notes rapidly, while others nodded their heads occasionally in agreement. Others wept. Full story »

Wingnuts of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but election ... after election ... after election. That's the lesson from the far right's stinging defeat in yet another Republican congressional district this week. Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman harangued GOP Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava into dropping out - hailed as a huge victory for Real Republicans - and then the clueless teabagger-cum-carpetbagger went on to lose the upstate New York seat to a little-known Democrat. Full story »

The city will host one of the six meetings being held on the future of The Rapid. The transit master plan looks at ways to make public transportation more efficient. It also looks at future economic growth and land use.  Full story »

Wade King said one person played a major role in his becoming a legendary swimmer instead of a mediocre basketball player. Earvin “Magic” Johnson. “I tried all the sports growing up: baseball, basketball, soccer and swimming,” King remembers. “But I basically became a swimmer because of Magic Johnson. “My favorite sport was basketball and when I was 12 years... Full story »

Two questions: Well, you missed out last night, because the show reached the pinnacle of televised comedy arts last night in its opening sequence, a commercial for Charlie Kelly's new merchandising concept, Kitten Mittens. (Or "Kitten Mittons" as they are spelled at one point.) For the moment, the only video I could find to embed in this post is that... Full story »

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A national "eCitizenship" conference on the role of online social media and democracy is coming to Michigan, hosted by Wayne State University. The conference is next Thursday and Friday in Detroit and focuses on whether social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook can help students be better citizens. The keynote speaker is Jose Antonio Vargas, technology and innovations... Full story »