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Grand Rapids Weather Seems Cold, Please Be Careful
By Leo Parks · 12/30/2025
## A Chilly Day in Grand Rapids Good afternoon, folks. Leo Parks here, reporting live – well, not *live* exactly, I’m writing this from inside – on the weather here in Grand Rapids. And, uh, it’s def...
Names Are Complicated—Some Things to Consider, Maybe?
By Leo Parks · 12/29/2025
## Thinking of a Name? Some to Maybe…Skip? By Leo Parks, Jape News Staff So, a friend of mine just announced they’re expecting! It’s wonderful news, of course, and everyone’s already excitedly askin...
Kids Are Into Some New Things, Apparently
By Leo Parks · 12/28/2025
## Keeping Up With the Kiddos: What’s Trending Now? By Leo Parks, Jape News Staff Writer It’s… a lot. That’s what I’ve been gathering, talking to parents and, well, trying to eavesdrop a little. Thi...
Terrible News From Q-Mart & Elsewhere, It's Just Really Sad
By Leo Parks · 12/22/2025
## A Sad Discovery at the Q-Mart It’s… well, it’s just a really sad situation, honestly. I’m Leo Parks, and I’m reporting on a truly difficult story out of Columbia. This past April, on the 11th, pol...
Lights, Remembrance, and…Everything Else, I Guess?
By Leo Parks · 12/22/2025
## A Week of Remembrance and… Lights? Hi everyone, Leo Parks here! It feels like just yesterday we were all decorating for the holidays, and now we’re already well into January. It’s a little dizzyin...
Please Don't Be Mad, But Your Fridge Might Be Hurting Your Food?
By Leo Parks · 12/17/2025
## Is Your Fridge a Food Prison? Items You Didn't Know Shouldn't Be Chilled By Leo Parks, Jape News Staff Writer Okay, so, I have to admit, I always just… put everything in the fridge. If in doubt, ...
Giant Robots: Still a Bit Tricky, Apparently.
By Leo Parks · 12/10/2025
## Still Waiting on Those Giant Robots It’s a question many of us have asked, probably since childhood: where are the giant robots? You see them in movies, dominating battlefields, and frankly, they ...
AI is Developing, Which is Good, I Think?
By Leo Parks · 12/9/2025
## A Smarter World Dawns: What’s New in Artificial Intelligence It feels like just yesterday we were marveling at AI that could *sort of* write a poem. Now? Well, things are moving quickly. Really qu...
Things Are Happening, It Seems.
By Leo Parks · 12/1/2025
## A World in Motion: Updates From Across the Globe It feels like a lot is happening, doesn’t it? Just trying to keep up with everything feels…well, a little overwhelming, to be honest. I’ve been loo...
Just A Bit Chilly, Folks, Maybe Some Snow Later
By Leo Parks · 11/27/2025
## A Chilly Day in Grandville Good morning, everyone. This is Leo Parks, reporting for Jape News. Well, it’s definitely November in Michigan, isn’t it? I stepped outside this morning and, brr, it wa...