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      Press Photo/Lance WynnMembers of the Voices of GVSU, including soloist Chardonnay Jones, 22, of Detroit, center, sing during an assembly in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Grand Valley Statue University in Allendale at the fieldhouse on the...
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       Embeddable version on YouTube Even in winter, the orchids in Mei Ling Clemens' backyard greenhouse bloom in profusion -- tangled, tropical and lushly abundant. "Orchid flowers tend to last a long time, and I love that," said Clemens, an...
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      Press Photo/T.J. HamiltonSpoon Man Jim Cruise, aka Jim Krzewski, with his tools of the trade. More photos of Jim Krzewski | Larger photos, thumbnails...
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       Embeddable version on YouTube Nathan Peltz, a fourth-grade at Cummings Elementary in Walker, led a group of his students on a Lansing field trip to tour Michigan's Capitol and the Hall of Justice. Grand Rapids Press photographer Lori Niedenfuer...
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      <img src="http://blog.mlive.com/grpress_extra/2008/12/105-podcast.jpg" align=right>Grand Rapids Press Editorial Page Editor Ed Golder joined Press Politics Editor Jeff Cranson to discuss Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th President of the United States.
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      Press Photo/Emily ZoladzGrand Rapids firefighters work to put out a fire at California Street NW and Indiana Avenue on Thursday. View Photos of the Week gallery | Larger photos, thumbnails...
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      Press photo/Lori Niedenfuer Cool Sharing knowledge: Kojo Quartey, dean of the Business School at Davenport University, shows students what a quarter looks like as he conducts a kindergarten Junior Achievement class at Southwood Elementary School. View gallery | View thumbnails,...
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      <img src="http://blog.mlive.com/grpress_extra/2009/01/120-steve-rinello.jpg" align=right>In an interview with The Press, Steven Rinella talks about how he researched and wrote his book "American Buffalo" - as well as the outcome of the difficult, sometimes dangerous hunt in Alaska.
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      Press Photo/Rex LarsenKyle Kammeraad, of Whitehall, who lost his job as a molder for a GM supplier, waits with others for hours to get into the packed unemployment insurance agency office on Plainfield Ave. NE on Wednesday. Photos of the...
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grpress_extra/~4/80JqnkOvoHU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><description>Press Photo/Rex LarsenKyle Kammeraad, of Whitehall, who lost his job as a molder for a GM supplier, waits with others for hours to get into the packed unemployment insurance agency office on Plainfield Ave. NE on Wednesday. Photos of the...</description><feedburner:origLink>http://blog.mlive.com/grpress_extra/2009/01/photos_of_the_week_jan_3_jan_9.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Photos, Audio Slideshow: AutoRama</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grpress_extra/~3/sPG9dTliyUg/audio_slideshow_1956_ford_fair.html</link><category>Featured Stories</category><category>Slideshows</category><category>Top Extra</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The Grand Rapids Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:32:00 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/grpress_extra//2214.2016199</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[
      <img src="http://blog.mlive.com/grpress_extra/2009/01/120-autorama.jpg" align=right>Check out some of the cars on display at this weekend's AutoRama at DeVos Place.
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       Listen to the show: &bull; Download an MP3 file &bull; Subscribe to "Talking Michigan Politics Podcast" in iTunes Grand Rapids Press Editorial Page Editor Ed Golder joined Press Politics Editor Jeff Cranson to discuss: &bull; Michigan's revenue estimate &bull;...
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grpress_extra/~4/sSE7wJ6ZngQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><description> Listen to the show: &amp;bull; Download an MP3 file &amp;bull; Subscribe to "Talking Michigan Politics Podcast" in iTunes Grand Rapids Press Editorial Page Editor Ed Golder joined Press Politics Editor Jeff Cranson to discuss: &amp;bull; Michigan's revenue estimate &amp;bull;...</description><feedburner:origLink>http://blog.mlive.com/grpress_extra/2009/01/talking_michigan_politics_podc_3.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Audio Slideshow: Letters to the President</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grpress_extra/~3/N2EWAHb7sZI/audio_slideshow_letters_to_the.html</link><category>Slideshows</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The Grand Rapids Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:02:58 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/grpress_extra//2214.1992468</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[
      West Michigan residents share their hopes for what the new president will accomplish. Embeddable version of slideshow on YouTube...
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      Press Photo/Katy BatdorffArtist Gretchen Minnhaar in the hallway outside her penthouse atop Plaza Towers in downtown Grand Rapids. Because of the size of her pieces, Minnhaar keeps her artwork in the entranceway. Says Valerie Schmeider, Minnhaar's longtime friend: "She's passionate...
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