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It is a beautiful sunny day in Grand Rapids, but today all Grand Rapidians are in shock and disbelief of the tragic happenings that occurred yesterday. From the time I left my home, to the moment I walked into the office, every person that I encountered had a comment about yesterday, and I heard a version of “this doesn’t happen in Grand Rapids” at...

Communities like Royal Oak, Sterling Heights and even liberal, hipster Ann Arbor feel that if their elected officials are emailing or texting during meetings, then it must be to discuss city business, which is in violation of the Open Meetings Act. Transparency in government must absolutely be protected, but I can’t...

Last week, my family embarked (together!) on our biggest adventure yet - my brother’s wedding in Daegu, South Korea. It was an once-in-a-lifetime experience, and memories were made that will be engrained in our hearts forever. One part of the trip that was sometimes challenging was the language barrier.

Despite previous failures, I think Google+ offers a number of useful features that make it worth using. Over time, I can see Google+ growing to become a formidable rival to Facebook and Twitter. Here are some reasons I think it’s worth checking out Google+.

In celebration of Mashable’s Social Media Day (#SMDay) – “a day to celebrate the revolution of media becoming social” – I thought I would use my weekly blog post to honor some of the things I love about social media.

It’s astounding that the world hasn’t discovered Michigan’s vacation real estate yet. Aside from Madonna in Bay Harbor and a few other celebrity enclaves in Northwest Michigan, the rest of Michigan’s 3,200 miles of Great Lakes shoreline are open for business!

Sitting can kill you. It’s no joke, sitting for prolonged periods of time is extremely bad for your health. Even if you exercise regularly, if you sit for several hours a day, you are at a greater risk for several leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

“It gets better,” is the key message of an incredible social media campaign to support gay youths who face bullying, but it’s also a phrase I found myself using on Tuesday. That’s when 15 of my former colleagues and friends at the Lansing State Journal were laid off.

Planning quirkiness seems a lot like planning happiness – a direct assault rarely pays off. Like happiness, virality is a byproduct. You have to find just the right initial experience for both happiness and virality to emerge. That’s the quest we’re all on.

I went to work with my husband Sunday night.