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Holland alum Japinga shines on Jeopardy in four win run
Sentinel notes Holland High School alumnus Mark Japinga won four games on Jeopardy and earned over 112000 dollars after unseating an eight time champion. The piece highlights his hometown ties and TV moment with host Alex Trebek. It also covers Ottawa Countys fracking forum drawing 200 attendees and urges disclosure of chemicals and independent research before ballot measures restrict practice.
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Mark Japinga
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Washington, D.C
Alex Trebek
Holland High Band
Ottawa County
Fillmore Complex
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Jurors in the spotlight and Common Core debate
A look at juror dedication highlights the essential, often underappreciated role in justice. Lawmakers in Michigan face education experts who defend Common Core as internationally benchmarked standards promoting problem solving and steady grade progression, urging lawmakers to support the plan.
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George Zimmerman
Michigan
Lansing
Michigan Board of Education
America
Letter to the Editor About Borrowed Beach Wagon
A reader from Park Township asks for the return of a red beach wagon taken from the James Street access top of the trail. The note emphasizes the wagon has value only as transport and requests its return for visiting friends and their kids.
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James Street
Immigration amnesty critique from Ed Feulner and Meese
Ed Feulner critiques the 1986 immigration reform as an amnesty masquerade that failed to deliver border security. He cites Meese noting quadrupled illegal migrants since the amnesty and argues for a piecemeal approach focused on real border controls first. He warns against a sweeping comprehensive bill and urges a system welcoming lawful immigrants while enforcing sovereignty.
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Michigan lawmakers seed summer bills list
The Michigan Legislature summer session features several newly introduced measures. Senate Bill 291 seeks a national popular vote interstate compact for president elections, Senate Bill 319 would replace some juvenile life sentences with a flexible system, Senate Bill 322 aims for 22 percent nonconventional energy by 2023, Senate Bill 323 increases government and school health benefit costs, and Senate Bill 324 with House Bill 4576 would license federal health care navigators with fees and background checks.
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Hugh Crawford
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