West Ottawa Panther Award honors overcoming odds recipient
West Ottawa High School selects Michael "Paco" Cruz as the Panther Award winner for 2023. Born in Holland and raised across Texas and Michigan, Cruz faced multiple transfers and family instability while finding strength through writing, supportive teachers, and a cousin’s college example. His principal calls him a quiet leader whose personal story inspires others to persevere.
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Michael “Paco” Cruz
West Ottawa
Amy Wilson
Cruz
Dieties Sentinel
Holland
Texas
Fennville
East Kentwood
Grand Rapids
Grand
Todd Tulgetske
Sutel
Ottawa County Adopts New Animal Control Ordinance
Ottawa County boards approves a 21st century animal control ordinance on May 22 replacing prior rules. It excludes cities with own ordinances and allows deputies to issue civil infraction tickets for violations, aiming to avoid heavy misdemeanor penalties on first offenses.
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Ottawa County
Doug van Essen
van Essen
Ottawa County Sheriff's Department
Gowdy defends FBI on 2016 Trump probe
South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy said there is no evidence the FBI planted a spy on Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. He told Fox News that the FBI acted properly and that he never heard the term spy used, noting no proof supports the accusation. He stressed the investigation relied on standard government sources and waited for fuller disclosure.
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Washington
FBI
Donald Trump
House
Justice Department
Sam
Gowdy
South Carolina
Fox News
Poll shows more young people feel politicians care what they think
New York report notes a rise in political empowerment among ages 15 to 34 after the Florida school shooting. Nestor Aguilera, a 20 year old Indiana University student from Elkhart, protested Trump and says he will vote this fall. The AP NORC MTV Youth Pulse finds 46 percent feel they can influence government, up from prior views as youth registration drives expand nationwide.
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Nestor Aguilera
Indiana University
Donald Trump
Aguilera
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Indiana
Associated Press-Norc Center For Public Affairs Research
MTV
Florida
Trump
Republican Party
Congress
Florda
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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Paco” Cruz
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Amy van Allsberg
Lexi
Felix
Pagan
U.S. Gov
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