Articles by Joseph Matheson

Joseph Matheson

Joseph Matheson is the Chimes local news editor for the 2012-13 school year.

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Sequestration cuts will have serious impact on Michigan

The looming government spending cuts known as the sequester could have serious impacts on the Michigan government and ec...

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Labor unions file lawsuit challenging Michigan right-to-work law

A coalition of labor unions has filed the latest challenge to Michigan’s recent right-to-work law, arguing that if the...

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Michigan farmers may face migrant labor shortage

Michigan farmers may face a shortage of migrant workers during the upcoming harvests this year. A variety of factors, in...

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Wealthy Street Bakery to open new location

The popular Wealthy Street Bakery, a fixture of the Wealthy Street community, has plans to open a new location in the Ot...

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Art.Downtown. looking for artists

Registration for those wishing to participate in Art.Downtown., an event created by Avenue for the Arts to showcase the ...

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Grand Rapids man starts own card game company

Matt Jarrells, a resident of Grand Rapids, recently launched Blanket Games, an independent card game company, to sell A-...

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Eastown Community Association to host annual breakfast meeting

The Eastown Community Association will be holding its annual meeting, in the form of a pancake breakfast open to the pub...

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Snyder sends right-to-work to Supreme Court

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to give an advisory opinion on the constitutionality ...

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Dwight Armstrong points out problems but doesn’t give solution at January Series

Dr. Dwight Armstrong, in his talk “Feeding the World and the Future of Farming,” highlighted the challenge of feedin...

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Proposal aims to decriminalize marijuana in Grand Rapids

On the ballot in Grand Rapids on Nov.6 will be a proposal to decriminalize the possession of marijuana. The proposal wou...