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I'm reading my very first "E" book and I must say I am really Enjoying the Electronic Experience.   After saying she'd never get one, my wife is loving her Nook.  When she went to the Kent District Library website and downloaded the latest Cotton Malone adventur…

Grand Haven offers some of the best sunsets in Michigan, if not the Midwest. It's never the same sunset twice. I took these shots standing on the north pier. The only thing missing is a sailboat or two. Wednesday nights are big regatta nights on Lake Michigan...

Peonies are such a spectacular flower. They bloom in late May or early June. I always make sure to take photos because they are so delicate. One storm and they are history until next year!

All it takes is one really good year weather wise to see the wisdom of holding the Festival of the Arts the first full weekend in June.  2011 was that year.  An estimated 400,000 people came downtown for the three day arts festival and were treated to some of the best weather of the year. …

After such a wet spring, it's gonna be a "Dog gone" good summer. Four out of five canine experts agree West Michigan is a heck of good place to be a dog. (The fifth opinion belongs to a cat named Izzie and although she says it's a nice place for dogs...it's an even better place for cats!) …

News today that cell phones may cause cancer is not exactly new.  Researchers have theorized that for a few years.  What is new is the depth of the study  causing a world wide health organization to put cell phone usage in the same  dangerous category as  pesticide DDT and gasoline engine exhaust.  …

I agree with Chuck. Grand Rapids is a heck-of-a-nice place to live. I've lived here almost my entire life and I've seen our town morph into a very beautiful, modern city. Most of the changes made downtown have turned out to be good ideas...

After 25 years coming into our living rooms and sharing her life and the lives of those around her, Oprah is calling it quits today. The final show was taped yesterday and show guests say it was just "Oprah on stage" with a chair - although she didn't use it much. Oprah used the opportunit…

Watching the finale of Dancing With The Stars last night, I could tell Kirstie Alley was disappointed she didn't win.  Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver Hines Ward edged out Alley for the coveted dancing crown.  Alley credited her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy for the turning the &qu…

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Whatever happens tonight on DWTS,  Actress Kirstie Alley has already won.  Kirstie is the fan favorite;  she's made it to the final round, she's revitalized her career and lost a ton of weight doing it.

Sound familiar.   Living Higher on the Hog in Michigan than what we should have put many in the state in a precarious position that could have negative impact on the state's economic future. A new Michigan State University study on household financial conditions says too many of us are re…

I'm afraid of heights. But I found out again, that I can temporarily overcome it to take pictures. We went to the top of Philadelphia's city hall in a freight elevator. The founder of the city, William Penn, sits high above the city, Up until 1987, this was the highest spot in Philly..…