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Kalamazoo Kinetics: Senior synchro-skaters glide in formation all the way to nationals
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
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Healthy Communities
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
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Riding the concrete wave: How a skate plaza changed an unused space into a Vine gathering spot
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
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Community Development
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Kids and Education
New Level: Helping boys and girls learn what's important for success
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Sounds of the neighborhood: Listen closely and you will hear the unexpected
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Thursday, July 5, 2018
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
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Healthy Communities
Seven players, one soccer field, a Frisbee-like disc, and no refs: This is Ultimate
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Thursday, June 14, 2018
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Thursday, June 7, 2018
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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Access to 27-acre lakeshore preserve is possible in part by grant from Entergy-Palisades
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