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Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell on misunderstanding of city tax change: 'We blew it'

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By Jim Harger | The Grand Rapids Press

November 21, 2009, 6:17AM
Effort to reduce the budget deficit will come up three days late, $200,000 short. Full story »

With rising costs and reduced funding, will colleges innovate?

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By Dave Murray | The Grand Rapids Press

November 21, 2009, 6:24PM
Or will other entities step up to do what higher education refuses to? Full story »

Can college students learn as much from an online class?

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By Dave Murray | The Grand Rapids Press

November 21, 2009, 10:20AM
President of an online college expects his school's method of teaching to grow dramatically during the next five years. Full story »

Editorial: Note to Lansing: Finish homework

By The Grand Rapids Press Editorial Board

November 21, 2009, 9:00AM
This year, every state and school system in America was challenged with an assignment by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Devise new ways to improve schools, and the best plans will get a generous slice of a $4 billion federal grant pie called Race to the Top. What Grand Rapids offered, an innovative high school restructuring, was a winner this... Full story »

Understanding the appeal of 'American Idol' Adam Lambert

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By Lorilee Craker | The Grand Rapids Press

November 21, 2009, 8:19AM
Maybe someday Adam will take it down a notch -- or 20. But not now.  Full story »
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Former lawmaker Ken Sikkema says teachers, other public employees need to pay for insurance

Ken Sikkema

By Juanita Westaby | The Grand Rapids Press

November 20, 2009, 1:19PM
School districts also must collaborate on sharing costs before tax restructuring can begin on the state level, former state legislator Ken Sikkema told Kent County school officials Thursday. Full story »

The phony 'war on Christmas' has begun

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By Troy Reimink | The Grand Rapids Press

November 20, 2009, 10:00AM
The American Family Association has started with an attack on The Gap. Watch out. Full story »

Editorial: The road more traveled

By The Grand Rapids Press Editorial Board

November 20, 2009, 9:00AM
A historic designation for a West Michigan roadway has the potential to map a more lucrative route for businesses and provide a bridge to future growth for some communities. Convention bureaus, local governments and everyone affected should join together to persuade the Michigan Department of Transportation to grant the designation. Many of those groups already have linked arms to push... Full story »

Editorial: Get growing in West Michigan

By The Grand Rapids Press Editorial Board

November 19, 2009, 9:00AM
Kent County for years has been debating how much energy and money to put into nurturing, supporting and preserving farms. A valuable new report on the importance of agriculture to the West Michigan economy makes the best case to date that Kent County is on the right road in working to support farms. The report’s findings should empower those county... Full story »

Podcast: Will Sarah Palin run for president in 2012?

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By The Grand Rapids Press staff

November 18, 2009, 6:01PM
Podcast crew also discusses race for Michigan governor. Full story »

Is Sarah Palin's Newsweek cover degrading?

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By Troy Reimink | The Grand Rapids Press

November 18, 2009, 11:33AM
Newsweek uses Runner's World image on current issue's cover. Full story »

Editorial: Absolute immunity for prosecutors?

By The Grand Rapids Press Editorial Board

November 18, 2009, 9:00AM
Two prosecuting attorneys are making a sweeping claim before the U.S. Supreme Court: “There is no freestanding Constitutional ‘Right Not To Be Framed.’” Their argument leaves too much latitude for misconduct in high places without consequences. The high court should find a better balance between the need for prosecutors to have reasonable immunity against being sued, and the rights of... Full story »
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