Community
The Places That Raised Us
There are certain places from childhood that never really leave you. They may not look the same anymore. Some may be gone completely. The roads may...
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Community
/ 1 month agoThe Difference Between Complaining About a Community and Contributing to One
Every community has problems. That is not a criticism. It is reality. Every community has roads that need work, decisions that...
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Community
/ 1 month agoLocal Businesses Are the Infrastructure of Community
We often think of infrastructure as roads, bridges, utilities, schools, public safety, and the systems that keep daily life moving. Those...
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Community
/ 1 month agoThe Quiet Power of a Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Bureau
Supporting business. Welcoming visitors. Strengthening community. There are some people in a community whose work is easy to see, and there...
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Community
/ 1 month agoThe Best Community Leaders Are Fluent in Invisible Work
Some of the most important leaders in a community never shows up on a stage. It does not always come with...
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Community
/ 1 month agoWhy Michigan’s School District System Is Outdated and Expensive
Michigan has a school district problem. Not because local schools do not matter. They do. Not because community identity is unimportant....
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Community
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 3 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...
Arts/Entertainment
A New Adventure Awaits in Downtown Montague
