Stories By Brent Raeth
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Community
/ 4 months agoMemorial Day Meaning: Remembering Those Who Gave Everything
Each year, Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer. For many families, it is a weekend filled with cookouts, lake...
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Community
/ 4 months agoLifeWise Academy: Separating Fact from Fiction
LifeWise Academy: Separating Fact from Fiction LifeWise Academy has become a topic of discussion in local school districts. Because it involves...
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Community
/ 4 months agoWhy Our Most Talented Young People Leave, and Why We Need Them Back
Like many young people, I spent my entire childhood dreaming of getting out of here, my teenage years working to do...
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Community
/ 4 months agoThe Top 5 Mistakes Small Towns Make and How Communities Like Montague and Whitehall Can Avoid Them
Small towns like Montague and Whitehall have many advantages that larger cities cannot replicate. We have strong families, deep community roots,...
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Community
/ 5 months agoShort-Term Rentals, Local Control, and the Cost of Getting It Wrong
Across the country, and increasingly here in West Michigan, short-term rentals have become a focal point of local policy debates. Muskegon...
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Community
/ 6 months agoHow a Civic Board Meeting Should Be Conducted: Principles of Structure, Discipline, and Purpose
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to serve on and work alongside a number of civic boards. From school...
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Community
/ 6 months agoHow Business Leaders Can Influence Positive Change Locally
How Business Leaders Can Influence Positive Change Locally I started CatchMark with a simple mission. Help people and solve problems. That...
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Community
/ 6 months agoMore Than Multiple Choice
Earlier this week, I found myself sitting in the Playhouse of White Lake for a screening of the documentary Multiple Choice,...
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Community
/ 7 months agoA Community Conversation About the Future of Education
In a world that is changing faster than ever, education cannot remain static. Technology is evolving. Industries are shifting. The skills...
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Community
/ 7 months agoThe Proper Role of Local Government in a Free Community
Recently, the Whitehall City Council discussed the possibility of contracting with a single trash pickup provider in an effort to reduce...
