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  • MOTTO: Qui male agit odit lucem. ("He who does evil despises the light.")

  • PUBLISHER: Local Area Watch, Inc. ~ a Michigan non-profit corporation ~ Copyright 2002-2011

  • STAFF: William Tingley, Executive Director ~ Bridget Tingley, Editor ~ Mary Green, Office Manager

  • CONTACT INFO: Local Area Watch, Inc. ~ 1009 Ottawa Avenue, N.W. ~ Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 ~ ph 616-458-3125 ~ fx 616-454-9958

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May 18, 2011

Tuesdays with Tormala

Former Grand Rapids City Commissioner Rick Tormala has a talk show every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on WPRR, which is broadcast on 1680 AM and 95.3 FM.  You can also stream his show live through the internet at www.publicrealityradio.org.  Rick's tag line is "Not right, not left----in fact he is no where in between."  Check him out.

-- wqt3

Posted on May 18, 2011 at 02:38 PM in From the Staff, Local Media | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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April 14, 2011

HAS IT BEEN OVER TWO YEARS ALREADY?

Hello L.A.W. Readers and Followers,  

Yes, Bill and I are still out there, living, working and surviving in Grand Rapids.  We have been away for far longer than expected, but life does that you know?

We have seen a number of comments come in and thank you for your continuing thoughts and interest in our website.  It’s amazing how many topics we covered over the past seven to eight years that remain timely for everyone checking in at our site here in early 2011.

Upon my website audit today, I noticed many spam comments had posted over the last few weeks and months.  I chose to erase a good dozen or more postings because of this.   I apologize if I erased anyone’s comments by mistake.   I read the feedback and if it didn’t correspond to a heading or sounded like an automated message,  I hit the good old delete key.  I tried to keep all others that appeared intentional.

Feel free to keep sending your thoughts and ideas and we will attempt to respond soon. We will be working as time permits on future posts here at L.A.W.  that will be of local interest.  Keep watching, they will arrive soon!

Also, do check out our sister sites that are under construction.  These new blog ventures will still tie into local issues - just less diverse - The River City Zek - crony capitalism in GR  and Vine & Branch - culture of life.

Enjoy!

Regards,

Bridget Dupont-Tingley,  Editor - Local Area Watch

Posted on April 14, 2011 at 01:59 PM in From the Staff | | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

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December 23, 2008

DOWN TIME

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Dear L.A.W. Readers,

Bill and I have been away for awhile due to outside business obligations.  We continue to research, read, network and monitor local events as always, but  you may notice our written articles and comments have slowed in recent months.

We hope to post anew in the coming year as time permits. Check in when you can and we hope to have more to share at a later date.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Regards,

Bridget Dupont-Tingley,

Editor

Local Area Watch

Posted on December 23, 2008 at 11:50 AM in From the Staff | | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)

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