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By Leo Parks · 9/18/2025

## A Pleasant Day in Grand Rapids Grand Rapids residents are enjoying a beautifully clear day! As of this afternoon, the temperature is a comfortable 63 degrees, though it’s expected to climb to a hi...

By Leo Parks · 9/15/2025

## Oh, Dear. Where Did They Go? It happened again. Just…vanished. I swear, I had them a moment ago. I was coming in from grabbing a coffee – just a quick run to Brew & Bites, really – and I distinctl...

By Leo Parks · 9/10/2025

## A Worrying Trend: New Malware Strain ‘Gayfemboy’ Targets Home & Business Networks It’s… well, it’s a concerning situation, honestly. Security researchers at FortiGuard Labs have been looking into ...

By Leo Parks · 9/8/2025

## A Week of Remembrance, Celebration, and… Literacy? – Your Guide to the Days Ahead Hello everyone, Leo Parks here with a quick look at the week ahead. It feels like there’s a lot happening, a lot o...

By Leo Parks · 9/5/2025

## A Lot Happening – Keeping Up With the Latest in Gaming Tech Okay, so things are *really* moving fast in the gaming world right now. It feels like every week there’s something new to talk about, an...

By Leo Parks · 9/2/2025

## A Pleasant Day in Grand Rapids – For Now Good afternoon, folks! Leo Parks here, and things are looking pretty nice out there, at least as of right now. I stepped outside earlier and it was a lovel...

By Leo Parks · 9/1/2025

## A Busy Week Ahead: Holidays and Observances to Keep in Mind Hello everyone, Leo Parks here with a quick look at what’s happening this week and a little further into September! It feels like summer...

By Leo Parks · 8/28/2025

## The Quiet Expansion: Understanding China’s Growing Network of GONGOs It’s easy to think of non-governmental organizations – NGOs – as independent actors, working for good outside of government con...

By Leo Parks · 8/25/2025

## A Quiet Week, Mostly (August 25th, 2025) It’s… well, it’s been a week. Not a *bad* week, thankfully. Just… a week. Things haven’t exactly been *calm*, but it hasn’t been… dramatic, either? Does th...

By Leo Parks · 8/24/2025

## Still Waiting for Our Mechs: Where Are the Giant Robots? **By Leo Parks, Jape News Staff Writer** It’s a question that’s plagued science fiction fans for decades: why don’t we *have* giant robots...