From Mentee to Mentor A Guide to Mentorship
Jennifer Owens, president of Lakeshore Advantage in Allegan and Ottawa Counties, shares how she evolved from mentee to mentor. She cites tough conversations, recognizing blind spots, and addressing weaknesses as core lessons, plus practical steps to start mentoring and sustain growth.
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Jennifer Owens
Lakeshore Advantage
Allegan
Ottawa
Buttigieg Seen as Best Hope for Midwest Unity in Debate
Kyle Funk of Grand Haven recalls Pete Buttigieg as the right man to unite the nation after a strong debate featuring his Medicare for all stance and foreign policy vision. The message stresses rural potential, Midwest roots, and leadership to restore trust, while noting the passing of Governor Milliken.
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Ayor
Pete Buttigieg
South Bend
Ind
Ohio
Pete
Buttigieg
America
Donald Trump
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Reagan
H.W. Bush
Syria
Dubuque
Iowa
Midwest
Washington
D.C
Milliken
Michigan
Michigan road funding fight fuels political clash
Sen. Aric Nesbitt argues that decades of neglect have weakened Michigan roads and that even amid a 2020 budget increase, Gov Whitmer vetoed funds and pushed tax hikes. He cites 2004 2011 funding declines and urges a step by step approach over broad tax increases to fix roads for Allegan Van Buren Kentwood and Gaines Township residents.
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Nyone
Michigan
Lansing
Granholm
Whitmer
Detroit
Aric Nesbitt
Allegan
van Buren
Kentwood
Gaines Township
Kent County
Little Read makers urge participation with young readers
Community letter from Eliza Rowe and Adrian Stroop ages 6 and 10 praising the Little Read 2019 program at Lakeshore. They describe shared activities from reading The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet to meeting authors, attending dance and drumming events at Hope College, and collecting signed books as they bond with local kids and families.
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Rooster
Carmen Agra Deedy
Eliza Rowe
Adrian Stroop
Adrian
Eliza
Holland
Hope College
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Grand Haven
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