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Unsung hero of debate prep: The stand-in
When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debate one another for the first time Wednesday night, they may feel as though they've already done so. As with stage lighting and cameras, stand-ins are also commonly used in debate preparations, and the...
Tags: Politics, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Republican Party, John McCain, Joe Biden
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'Mormon' fails to make a convert
I'd wanted to take an actual Mormon to see "The Book of Mormon," but the closest I could come was the lovely and patient older daughter — so well scrubbed and shimmery that she looked like an Irish coin. "Come on, Coin, let's go to the Pantages," I...
Tags: The New York Times, Christianity, Waffles, Jesse Jackson, Religion and Belief
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The GOP's environmental disaster
By the time he died last month, Russell Train was largely forgotten. Most Americans didn't know that, as The New York Times' obituary said, he helped shape "the world's first comprehensive program for scrubbing the skies and waters of pollution,...Tags: Steve Chapman, Endangered Species, Weather, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution
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Russell Train dies at 92; conservationist was early head of EPA
Russell Train, an important American conservationist and former tax court judge who helped craft some of the nation's early and enduring environmental laws, has died. He was 92. Train, who led the Environmental Protection Agency in the 1970s, died Monday...
Tags: Endangered Species, U.S. Army, Environmental Politics, Dwight D. Eisenhower, FBI
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ArtPrize Indoor Venues
FOX 17 Web ProducerWith a potentially rainy weekend ahead, FOX 17 has prepared a list of indoor venues to help keep ArtPrize goers dry, while still taking in some of the art on display The Waters Building 161 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI Campau Square Plaza 99 Monroe...Tags: Arts, Restaurants, Amway, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Wyoming-Based Soldiers Return From Aghanistan
FOX 17 Assignment EditorTwo planeloads of more than 100 Wyoming-based soldiers arrived home Saturday at Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford Airport after a year in Afghanistan. Following a 12-month tour of duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, 100-plus Michigan Army...Tags: Army National Guard, Armed Forces, Afghanistan
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West Michigan Soldiers Welcomed Home
ReporterThey successfully completed their mission, and it`s time for some R&R. About 150 soldiers with the Michigan National Guard returned home Saturday afternoon, after spending a year overseas. “It`s great to be home, you can`t beat the fall colors, it`...Tags: Army National Guard, Armed Forces
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Grand Rapids Might Be Home To NCAA "First Four"
FOX 17 Senior Web ProducerAn NCAA representative will be in Grand Rapids, checking to see if the city could become host to NCAA men's basketball tournament games. NCAA officials are going to see if the city could host the "First Four". games. First Four games are "play-in"...Tags: Sports, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, College Basketball, Basketball, College Sports
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Gerald R. Ford Graffiti Anonymous Artist in Artprize
FOX 17 NewsThe graffiti image of a President Gerald R. Ford is currently on display as a part of Artprize in Downtown Grand Rapids. The work may be familiar to some, but the artist is nearly unknown by all. The latest work is titled Vandalism. It's a spray-ainted...Tags: Arts, Awards and Prizes, Artists, Arts and Culture
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"Lights in the Night" ArtPrize Event Postponed
FOX 17 MeteorologistAn unpleasant weather forecast has forced the postponement of an ArtPrize event originally scheduled for Friday evening. Notice was posted on the "Lights in the Night" Facebook page: "The Lights in the Night ArtPrize artist following advice from local...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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Bill Clinton, the politico for all seasons
The applause has faded, but Bill Clinton continues to star on the airwaves in the wake of his widely praised defense of President Barack Obama’s economic policies at the Democratic National Convention. The Obama campaign is showing a commercial...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy
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GUEST COLUMN: The VP is just a heartbeat away
Contributing WriterEvery four years there’s a big to-do in the media about whom the Democratic or Republican candidate is going to choose for his running mate. Of course, the incumbent president usually goes with his incumbent vice president. Their choices are of...Tags: Joe Biden, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Michigan Wolverines, Mitt Romney, Richard Nixon
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