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PAINTER: Being a journalist takes skill, dedication

So, you think you want to become a newspaper reporter?

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4:00 PM Apr 2, 2013

(Tribune file photo/Alex Doty) The St. Mary's Conquest docked in Ferrysburg.

Ships Log: Great Lakes shipping season begins

Welcome to the 2013/2014 season for our port of Grand Haven and our 12th year writing this column. The Soo Locks and the St. Lawrence Seaway are now open opened so the Great Lakes shipping season is now fully underway.

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3:00 PM Apr 2, 2013

O'TOOLE: 'We've come a long way baby'

My younger daughter is soon turning two. She was my surprise baby. Born four months after a divorce that left me emotionally and financially devastated, Crystal arrived when I could hardly have felt less prepared for a newborn.

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4:00 PM Mar 28, 2013

WILTSE: In anticipation of the end of winter

We’ve all heard the expression that the older we get, the faster time flies. We have all heard that that expression is true.

3:00 PM Mar 27, 2013

IDEMA: Why the Roman Catholic Church must change

Like the rest of the world, or most of it, I am thrilled with the election of Pope Francis.

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3:00 PM Mar 26, 2013

A former Catholic’s views on the world’s most notable religious leader

I was seated in Grand Valley State University’s history department office, reluctantly making some schedule changes, as the white smoke rose above the agreeable Camerlengo, and as world news sources began rapidly reporting details on the newly appointed pope of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis.

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3:00 PM Mar 22, 2013

The endearing history of homes

On May 18, the Tri-Cities Historical Museum will launch the 28th year of its historic home tour program, exploring and sharing the legacy of area residences and how they both shape and reflect the community in which we live.

3:00 PM Mar 21, 2013

BEUSCHEL: Spreading the gift of reading to everyone

The wonderful thing about March is that it is “Reading Month." For those of us who work in an elementary school, this is a big deal.

3:05 PM Mar 20, 2013

PAINTER: Reporters and editors have their own ‘bible’

Is the correct spelling of cancel in the past tense canceled or cancelled? Are they school buses or school busses? Is the correct abbreviation of Michigan MI or Mich.?

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3:00 PM Mar 19, 2013

KALIS: Let the spring break adventures begin!

Despite waiting so long for snow, I still find myself doing the same thing I always do this time of year — dreaming of a warm, sunny spring break with my family.