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Coral

Connie Lettinga of Byron Center swings her daughter Coral, 8, in their living room, playing on a Friday night. Coral has autism and the Lettingas are heading up a campaign to raise money for a […]

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The New Graduate

Grand Valley State University graduate Kortney Williams, 25, of Grand Rapids hugs Kay Pittman of Muskegon after GVSU’s 10:00 a.m. commencement ceremony at Van Andel Arena Saturday. “It’s a major accomplishment,” said Williams, “I got […]

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Jerica’s Heart

Jerica Hernandez, 1, of Belding has under-gone three open heart surgeries at DeVos Children’s hospital due to heart conditions at birth . Jerica, pictured with her mother, Janie Hernandez, will most likely have another open-heart […]

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A Grunt, and a Swing

I found this boy swinging in Garfield Park, one of the city’s larger spans of green, with his siblings last week when the weather was still warm. The effort to swing higher was written all […]

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A child runs in a beam of light with her balloon at a daddy-daughter dance in Forest Hills Central high school’s gym.

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