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		<title>Go Fly A Kite! At The Great Lakes Kite Festival In Grand Haven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Talked to Josh Depenbrok this morning from grNow and he mentioned the Great Lakes Kite Festival.   It took me back to my days in Detroit.  I couldn&#8217;t wait for the springtime when the wind would start kicking up and I would head over to the church parking lot where there weren&#8217;t too many overhead wires and I would run as fast as I could to get my kite in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crash&#039;s Landing Kitty &quot;Cela&quot; Needs A Loving Home To Call Her own</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kim Carson Here!  I&#8217;ve been working with Crash&#8217;s Landing for 9   years now.  Crash’s Landing, is a non profit no kill animal shelter. Their mission statement is, “Saving Our Little Corner Of The World, One Cat At A Time.” Dr. Jen Petrovich and her volunteers know each and every kitty in Crash’s Landing and Sid’s Sanctuary.  They    can even help match you up with the kind of kitty purrrsonality    you’re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/crashs-landing-kitty-cela-needs-a-loving-home-to-call-her-own/</link>
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		<title>John Russo&#039;s Wine Warehouse And Deli Is NOW Carrettino Italian Market &amp; Wine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Russo owns one place, and one place only in Grand Rapids, Carrettino Italian Market and Wine. What use to be known as John Russo&#8217;s Wine Warehouse and Deli on 44th Street and Kalamazoo has a new name now.  It is officially Carrettino Italian Market and Wine.  Carrettino is an Italian name derived from the century old Sicilian donkey cart.  In fact, John has one of those in his front [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/john-russos-wine-warehouse-and-deli-is-now-carrettino-italian-market-wine/</link>
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		<title>Van Halen POSTPONES Summer Concerts Including Van Andel Arena[video]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Van Halen has announced that they are POSTPONING summer concert dates including the stop at the Van Andel Arena originally scheduled for July 26th. I saw Van Halen in concert back when DTE Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan was known as Pine Knob.  To say they &#8220;rocked the place out&#8221; would be an understatement! Rolling Stone magazine reports the band &#8220;abruptly postponed all tour dates after their June 26th show in New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/van-halen-postpones-summer-concert-including-van-andel-arena-video/</link>
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		<title>7 Things Pet Owners Do That Drive Veterinarians Crazy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jen at Clyde Park Veterinary Clinic is one of the most compassionate loving people that I know.  She and her volunteers give endless amounts of time and energy to the welfare and well being of the animals that they care for.  I have never once heard her or any of the volunteers complain.  But apparently there are some things that we, the pet owners do, that really tick off [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/7-things-pet-owners-do-that-drive-veterinarians-crazy/</link>
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		<title>Didn&#039;t They Hear, Money Can&#039;t Buy You Love? [video]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently not.  There are some clients that are pretty dissatisfied with a local dating service here in Grand Rapids.  They believe that they paid too much for a chance at love and got little in return.   Elizabeth Labine leafed through a pile of legal papers. They&#8217;re sore reminders of the high price she paid looking for love through a dating service. One woman claimed that she felt pressure when she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/didnt-they-hear-money-cant-buy-you-love-video/</link>
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		<title>8 Signs Of An Extraordinary Boss, Does Your Boss Possess Any Of Them?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks so much to Ann, one of my Facebook friends, for sending me this article.  She said she saw me on WZZM 13 talking about this one story in the news. A few weeks back an employee donated a kidney to her boss who then proceeded to fire her.  By the amount of email and Facebook posts I received, most people did understand the point I was trying to make.  The point being, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/8-signs-of-an-extraordinary-boss-does-your-boss-possess-any-of-them/</link>
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		<title>What Teachers Make: A Pro Teacher Moment By Taylor Mali [video]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video already went viral and with the school year soon coming to a close I thought it might be appropriate to share this with you today. Think back to your childhood. You may have been lucky enough to have a couple teachers who really meant something to you.  I was fortunate to have a handful.  Long after I left elementary, middle and high school I stayed in touch with many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/what-teachers-make-a-pro-teacher-moment-by-taylor-mali-video/</link>
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		<title>Grand Rapids Heritage Hill Home Tour Is This Weekend!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been moved to the Spring and if this is the first you&#8217;ve heard about it, it&#8217;s happening this weekend! The Heritage Hills 43rd Annual Weekend Tour of Homes happens Saturday and Sunday, May 19th and 20th. It&#8217;s a chance to go back in time as families in the Heritage Hills neighborhood open up their beautiful homes to the public.  Hours are 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Noon to 6 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/grand-rapids-heritage-hill-home-tour-is-this-weekend/</link>
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		<title>West Michigan&#039;s John Ball Zoo &amp; Binder Park Zoo Are Now Officially OPEN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the closest many of us will ever get to seeing animals in a somewhat natural habitat.  At least they are protected and won&#8217;t be hunted down like so many animals in the wild. Rhino&#8217;s in South Africa were the animals most recently in the news. So if you want to see animals that are protected, loved, and nurtured we have two zoos in our area that are now [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/west-michigans-john-ball-zoo-binder-park-zoo-are-now-officially-open/</link>
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		<title>Apple Farmer Says, &quot;We&#039;re Just Growing Trees This Year&quot;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sad.  That&#8217;s all I can say I felt when I read this headline on mLive.  Sad. Apple farmer says, &#8220;We&#8217;re just growing trees this year.&#8221; It was the apple farmers greatest fear and honestly it was my greatest fear too, because no one in this country can grow tasty apples like Michigan farmers can.  Well, this season is pretty much a bust for West Michigan apple growers. So many of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/apple-farmer-says-were-just-growing-trees-this-year/</link>
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		<title>ALERT! Burglaries &amp; Scams Are On The Rise In Grand Rapids &amp; West Michigan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It happened to me recently and thought I&#8217;d share it with you.  I was working in the yard recently when it was raining, and three white males walked up my driveway.  They were in their early 20&#8242;s, all wearing orange caps with white lettering on them, they parked a taupe colored, medium sized car in front of one of the neighbors homes.  I have other details I am not at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/alert-burglaries-scams-are-on-the-rise-in-grand-rapids-west-michigan/</link>
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		<title>Master Grilling Cook-Off AND Arts and Crafts Fair, Garfield Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer is just around the corner and besides swimming, yard work, and an increase in outside fun and leisure, let&#8217;s not forget about grilling! The Popular Master Grilling Cook-Off is back and is going to be held at the Garfield Park Neighborhood Association&#8217;s annual Arts and Crafts Fair. These two family friendly fun events will get both your eyes and your tastebuds jumping for joy!   Here are the details for a Fall Day Of Fun.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crash&#039;s Landing Kitty &quot;Fredrico&quot; Needs Someone To Adopt &amp; Love Him</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kim Carson Here!  I&#8217;ve been working with Crash&#8217;s Landing for 9   years now.  Crash’s Landing, is a non profit no kill animal shelter. Their mission statement is, “Saving Our Little Corner Of The World, One Cat At A Time.” Dr. Jen Petrovich and her volunteers know each and every kitty in Crash’s Landing and Sid’s Sanctuary.  They    can even help match you up with the kind of kitty purrrsonality    you’re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping Fresh Michigan Fruits &amp; Vegetables Via West Michigan Cooperative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You probably have friends who have belonged to a food co-op before.  The amount of food you get far exceeds the amount of money you pay for it!  Plus the best part is, is that it is locally grown, fresh and you can follow the source where your food came from.  That makes me feel better about eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Most people may be heard of Trillium Haven [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/what-aout-shopping-fresh-michigan-fruits-and-vegetables-via-a-food-co-op/</link>
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		<title>Obese White Women Shy Away From Colon Cancer Screenings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Research conducted recently show that obese, white, women, are less  likely than normal-weight white women or blacks of any weight or gender to  seek potentially life-saving colon cancer screenings.  The reluctance on their part is particularly serious because obesity is associated  with a higher risk for colon cancer and an increased risk of death from the disease.  Speculation is that obese white women may avoid screening because they  feel stigmatized and embarrassed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/obese-white-women-shying-away-from-colon-cancer-screenings/</link>
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		<title>Muskegon &amp; West Michigan Celebrate &quot;Bike To Work&quot; Week May 14 through 18</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Muskegon County may have been ranked one of the unhealthiest in Michigan but Ride On Organizers are hoping to have 1,000 riders registered to ride their bike to work the week of May 14-18, 2012. It&#8217;s the 5th annual Bike to Work Week and will be celebrated in Muskegon county, with the hopes of branching out into other counties in West Michigan!  So during the week of  May 14th through May 18th, consider grabbing a friend, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/grand-rapids-west-michigan-celebrate-bike-to-work-week-may-14-through-18/</link>
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		<title>Manscaping, It&#039;s Not Just For Porn Stars Anymore!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every women&#8217;s talk show I have watched in the last couple weeks has covered this subject including The View and The Talk. Manscaping! It&#8217;s a somewhat new term, but woman have been doing this for years, remember hearing about the Brazilian wax, the landing strip and vajazzling?  Women have been getting  plucked and waxed and decorated for years.  Recently, the trend has spread to men.  In the past the only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/manscaping-its-not-just-for-porn-stars-anymore/</link>
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		<title>Rand McNally Wants To Know What West Michigan Site Deserves A Place On Its Map?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you live in West Michigan, you already what a spectacular part of the country we live in.  If you don&#8217;t know that then that tells me you haven&#8217;t traveled much. Rand McNally, for those who don&#8217;t know, is a very famous map maker and they are looking for nominations to include in their Best of the Road contest.  They are looking to identify some of the &#8220;best&#8221; small towns [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/rand-mcnally-wants-to-know-what-west-michigan-site-deserves-a-place-on-its-map/</link>
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		<title>BANG Blow Dry Bar Opens Up In Grand Rapids&#039; Heartside District</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you thought the same thing when you read this headline, &#8220;What is a blow dry bar?&#8221; Well, I was reading an article about this new place on Rapid Growth Media&#8217;s website and it piqued my interest. It sounds like an interesting concept.  The article talked about reintroducing that time when women used to get their hair washed and styled every week.  When I read that, I thought to myself [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rivergrandrapids.com/bang-blow-dry-bar-opens-up-in-grand-rapids-heartside-district/</link>
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