Grand Rapids Archives

The most popular abortion facility in west Michigan has closed and is now up for sale

Dr. Thomas Gordon, who died in August 2023 at age 74, had performed an estimated 2,000 abortions annually at the Women's Heritage Center since 1987.

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Stephen Kokx

• Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 2024

Michigan Catholic school challenges judicial ruling that mandates they accommodate transgenderism

'No government official has the right to force a Catholic institution like Sacred Heart to affirm positions contrary to the Church’s teachings on marriage and sexuality,' said ADF attorney Kate Anderson.

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Stephen Kokx

• Nov 29, 2023Apr 22, 2024

4 Michigan news executives out after uproar over memo urging balanced reporting of LGBT events

Two executives responsible for recommending balanced reporting and two others who publicly denounced the guidance have reportedly been fired.

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Ashley Sadler

• Jul 7, 2023Jul 10, 2023

Nexstar cracks down on local news outlet that told journalists to get ‘both sides’ of LGBT issues

One of America's top media companies launched an investigation into a Michigan NBC affiliate that called for more balanced coverage of 'pride' events.

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Ashley Sadler

• Jun 19, 2023Jun 20, 2023

84-year-old woman shot while canvassing against abortion speaks out: ‘It was intentional’

'I do think that he knew what he was doing,' 84-year-old victim Joan Jacobson said.

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Mary Margaret Olohan

• Sep 30, 2022

Lesbian judge denied Communion tried to get priest removed as chaplain from Catholic lawyer’s group

Judge Smolenski has previously attempted to not only smear her priest as a bigot but has tried to get him removed as chaplain of a Catholic lawyer's group.

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Stephen Kokx

• Nov 27, 2019Jun 18, 2021