Local students walkout and high school sports teams shine
Students demonstrated for gun control rights during a national walkout honoring victims at Parkland. In sports, Panht ers win regional title in overtime over Muskegon 46 42 at Grandville High. Holland Christian claims Division 3 state swim title with a record relay time. Hamilton girls edge Edwardsburg for regional crown.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland
Fla
Panthers
Muskegon
Grandville High School
Holland Christian
Jacob Heeres
Riley van Meter
Luke Mason
Skyler Cook
Hamilton
Edwardsburg
Michigan school funding study urges fair per district costs
The School Finance Research Collaborative urges Michigan to adjust funding to reflect district size and location. The study finds base K 12 cost at 9,590 per pupil excluding transport and meals, with transportation at 973 per rider, and argues for targeted funding for small districts under 7,500 students while accounting for special education and poverty programs. It notes 2016 spending ranks Michigan 24nd nationwide per pupil and eighth in something unspecified.
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Marquette
Detroit
School Finance Research Collaborative
Michigan
of Michigan
Skandia
Gwinn High School
Upper Peninsula
Collaborative
Michiga
FOIA Debate Hits BLM Proposals On Public Access
Utah SPJ warns that BLM plans to curb FOIA requests and shield data could curb transparency. The piece compares FOIA to car gauges, cites 1024 requests in 2017 for BLM, and urges more data online to reduce need for records requests rather than restricting access.
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Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Washington Post
Utah
Congress
West
Gary Herbert
Interior Department
National Park Service
Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Salt Lake City
The Gun Fantasy and Liberty in American Debate
A letter to the editor argues the NRA promotes gun ownership as central to liberty and individualism. It compares owning many guns to a desired reality from games and films, noting most buyers cite home protection against intruders.
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America
NRA
Opinion guidelines and letter limits outlined by The Sentinel
The Sentinel explains how to submit opinions and letters to the editor, including addresses, word limits of 300 for letters and 600 to 750 for guest columns, and notes editor discretion. It discusses submission verification and references gun laws and NRA positions alongside examples of gun violence context.
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Newsroom
HollandSentinel
Eighth St
Holland Mi
Training public personnel with guns to stop invaders
The text argues that daily gun training for teachers and public workers is needed to create effective defensive reactions, claiming occasional training fails and a handgun cannot match an assault rifle's firepower, with examples about internal organ damage and a reference to Gary Sickels Holland.
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Sentinel
New York
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