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Eliminating the “R-word”

April 1, 2015

Renew. Rebuild. Recover. A blog by West Michigan Community Mental Health. So far this month, over half a million people have pledged on www.r-word.org to support the elimination of the derogatory use of the “R-word” from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. The R-word is “retard” or “retarded.” While these words originally were medical…

The Light Chaser: Rules of composition, part 1.

March 29, 2015

The Light Chaser is brought to you by MyProLab.com, a professional photographic lab offering services to the consumer market. MyProLab.com, the official photographic lab of Media Group 31 (our parent company) and Alway Photography. The Light Chaser. A blog by Rob Alway. Chapter 10: The Rules of Composition The title sounds rather stern, doesn’t it? There really aren’t any “rules”…

The kingly power of Michigan’s governor.

March 29, 2015

The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. By the reign of King Henry VII, English law recognized the monarch’s exclusive and absolute power to pardon an individual accused or convicted of a crime. Even as other royal powers eroded and shifted to Parliament over the years, this absolute kingly prerogative to dispense mercy survived undiminished and remained exclusively with…

Is it time for a part-time legislature?

March 22, 2015

Exactly 142 years ago today, on March 22, 1873, the Michigan Legislature passed Act 220 of 1873, chartering the City of Ludington. What, if anything, is remarkable about this? March 22, 1873, was a Saturday. Last October, I visited my uncle at his farm in northwest Ionia County. It was harvest time, and he spent the entire day—and much of…

The Light Chaser: Low light photography.

March 22, 2015

The Light Chaser is brought to you by MyProLab.com, a professional photographic lab offering services to the consumer market. MyProLab.com, the official photographic lab of Media Group 31 (our parent company) and Alway Photography. The Light Chaser. A blog by Rob Alway. Chapter 9: Low light photography Last week, a significant magnetic storm created a beautiful show of the northern lights…