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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...

By Leo Parks · 8/19/2025

## A Damp Day in Grand Rapids Good morning, folks, Leo Parks here with your local weather update. Well, it’s certainly a…moist one out there today. As of this morning, it’s 68 degrees, and honestly, ...

By Leo Parks · 8/19/2025

## Remember When the Internet Was…Different? A Look Back at Newgrounds Memes It’s easy to get lost in the endless scroll of TikTok and Instagram these days, but for a lot of us, the *real* early days...

By Leo Parks · 8/17/2025

## This Isn't the Future I Asked For It feels…loud. Not with sound, exactly, though the endless notifications certainly contribute. It’s a *fullness*, a constant pressure of…everything. I remember wh...

By Leo Parks · 8/17/2025

## Level Up Your Ride: A Guide to Ten Snowboard Tricks for Every Skill Level So, you’re hitting the slopes this season? That’s great! But maybe you’re thinking, “Okay, I can *get down* the hill… now ...

By Leo Parks · 8/14/2025

## A Pleasant Day, But Keep an Eye on the Weekend Good morning, Grand Rapids! It’s a really… nice day out there, actually. I stepped outside just a bit ago and the sun is shining. They’re saying it’s...

By Leo Parks · 8/13/2025

## A Sad Discovery at the Quick Stop It’s… well, it’s just awful, really. Here at Jape News, we try to focus on the good things happening in our community, but sometimes we have to report on things t...