Habitual Holland sex offender’s conviction upheld on appeal
A Holland Township man Richard Marquez, 52, had his three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct upheld by the Michigan Court of Appeals after an August 2017 sentencing in Ottawa County. The victim was the 10-year-old daughter of Marquez’s girlfriend. he received a 40-60 year prison term. The court described him as a serial child predator, noting decades of abuse across multiple relationships. He remains incarcerated at St. Louis Correctional Facility with release possible in 2057 at age 91 under current timing.
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Holland
Holland Township
Richard Marquez
Ottawa County
Michigan Court of Appeals
Marquez
Jon Hulsing
Hulsing
Court of Appeals
Michigan Department of Corrections
St. Louis
Gratiot County
Michigan voting logs show several Michigan bills introduced
Michigan Votes.org lists bills from Senate 1051 to House 6031 involving a strategic state plan, posthumous genetic material, multi state traffic tickets, HIV disclosure repeal, forensic lab oversight, cat declaw restrictions, and dog debarking bans. Referred to committees, no further action reported.
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Senate
Dave Hildenbrand
Judy Emmons
Steven Johnson
Secretary of State
Michigan
Jon Hoadley
Tom Barrett
Forensic Science Commission
Yousef Rabbi
Department of Health and Human Services
Tim Snelter
Zeeland graduates and dean's list students noted in brief
Zeeland student Lisa Neeb earned a master’s in biology at Miami University in Oxford Ohio during spring commencement on May 19 2018. Holland students Benjamin Davison Allison Derr Allison LaPrete Jason Rosema and Anna Weighmink made Northwestern College’s dean’s list with some named collegiate scholars. Hope College added two new trustees Virginia Bear and Grace Claus while Karl Droppers Timothy VandeBunte and Nancy DeWitt continued board roles and several trustees ended service.
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Lisa Neeb
Zeeland
Miami University
Neeb
Oxford
Ohio
U.S. News and World Report
Forbes
Holland
Northwestern College
Orange City
Iowa
Benjamin Davison
Allison Derr
Allison LaPrete
Jason Rosema
Anna Weighmink
Davidson
Derr
Christian College
U.S. News & World Report
Hope College Board of Trustees
Virginia Bear
Grace Claus
Lake Forest Park
Wash
Beard
Hope
Claus
Reformed Church In America
RCA Today
Dan
Karl Droppers
Timothy VandeBunte
Nancy Dirkie DeWitt
Cincinnati
Daniel Gordon
Ada
Brent Krueger
Douglas Ruch
Beth Snyder
Jill Ver Steeg
Johnston
Michigan governor race heats up as Whitmer and rivals vie
The Democratic field centers on Gretchen Whitmer facing progressive Abdul El-Sayed and Shri Thanedar in a crowded primary with Governor Snyder term limited. Republicans highlight Attorney General Bill Schuette’s tax cut plan and Trump endorsement in a four way contest. Voters weigh health care, jobs, and education ahead of three open House seats and a Senate race.
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Lansing
Michigan
Donald Trump
Bill Schuette
Trump
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Abdul El-Sayed
Detroit
Health Department
El-Sayed
Whitmer
Shri Thanedar
Debbie Stabenow
Ann Arbor
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
New York
Thanedar
Sue Ziel
Macomb Township
Ziel
Gretchen Whitmer
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Terry Nienhuis
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Rau Garcia
Ai McGeehan
Gerry Hunsburger
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