Stories tagged: "Grand Rapids"

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Crime Not Just COVID: Violent Deaths Are Also Up in 2020

Grand Rapids Chief of Police said that with the pandemic and the rise in political tensions, 2020 is "a year like no other."

Associated Press Associated Press December 29, 2020 9:59 am EST
Michigan Life Rebel in Grand Rapids is accepting customers in person and online for Small Business Saturday and beyond.
Michigan Life Small Business Saturday: Michigan’s Rebel Shop Has Gifts to Cheer and Celebrate Everyone in Your Life

This Grand Rapids boutique is ready to welcome shoppers in person and online this holiday season.

Rachel Azure Rachel Azure November 24, 2020 2:00 pm EST
Politics DETROIT, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 09: Wearing a face mask to reduce the risk posed by the coronavirus, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden talks with members of the United Steelworkers union in a supporter's back yard September 09, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Biden is campaigning in Michigan, which President Donald Trump won in 2016 by less than 11,000 votes, the narrowest margin of victory in state's presidential election history. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Politics Biden Follows Coronavirus Safety Measures in Michigan. Here’s Why That Matters.

President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis has put campaign stops in the spotlight.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 5, 2020 1:49 pm EDT
Voting Voters fill out their ballots at a primary polling place, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Voting Republicans Say Michigan County Voter Registration Is Too High. So They’re Suing.

Officials from Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office said the lawsuit uses debunked claims and bad statistics to delegitimize our elections.

Associated Press Associated Press June 10, 2020 1:32 pm EDT
Law and Policy Protesters kneel in silence to recognize the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by police.
Law and Policy How A Michigan Teen Set The Bar For Peaceful Protests

Detroiters are 'turning to each other' as they demand justice for George Floyd.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain June 2, 2020 1:56 pm EDT

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Post Courtesy of Bees in the D Environment ‘A Voice for the Bees’: One Michigander’s Quest to Bring Bees Back
Nedal Al Hayek plays with his son, Taym, and daughter, Layal, outside their new home on July 28, 2015 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The family, including Nedals wife, Raeda, fled Syria after he was beaten and tortured by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad. Nedal says he still worries for the safety of his extended family in Syria. Since the war started the United States has resettled under 1,500 refugees, despite over 12,000 applications. This fall, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that least 10,000 displaced Syrians will be allowed into the United states over the next year. This announcement was followed up by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announcing the United States would accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017. Family How the Skills of People Fleeing Crises Bolster Michigan’s Culture and Economy
Photo courtesy Allison Alexander Coronavirus ‘We Owe It to Them’: She’s Fully Vaccinated, But Masks to Protect Kids
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Michigan Life Free Little Libraries Get Some Color: Michigan Woman Creates The Black Book Exchange Box

When Aarie Wade realized that her family was the only one contributing Black literature to her local Little Free Library, she got inspired.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain May 13, 2020 10:22 am EDT