One of the things my organization is most known for is its twice-annual Grand River cleanups, including the third annual Grand River Green Up in Grand Haven (which has been postponed from Saturday) and the Mayors’ Clean Up each September in Grand Rapids.
Life sometimes can be cruel. We’ve all experienced difficult circumstances throughout our lives. Some of us have lost loved ones, or have loved ones or friends who are battling horrific illnesses.
When I was a student in grade school, middle school and high school, I had homework and studying to do every night — and I did it. My parents didn’t ask me each night if I had homework because they knew I did and they expected I would do it.
We once had in this country laws which prohibited a black man from marrying a white woman, and vice versa. When those laws gave way to marriage equality between the races, many were shocked at such equality.