Ravenna NewsLocal news for Ravenna, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Schools using billboards, 'Net to boost enrollment- March 25, 2008 "It's a very sensitive subject. Unfortunately, with schools of choice there are winners and losers" Chronicle illustrationYana Foltice Enlarge I t can be as bold as a gigantic sign perched on the side of the road. via Muskegon Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/ravenna-mi/2008/03/schools-using-billboards-net-to-boost-enrollm... Lumber company ahead of environmental curve- March 23, 2008 "We spend parts of every single day getting the latest information and where the products are going next" Jerry Keene, co-president of Keene Lumber, says Anderson Windows are a good way to "go green" in your home. via Grand Rapids Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/ravenna-mi/2008/03/lumber-company-ahead-of-environmental-curve?f... Potential of alternative energy powered by events- March 16, 2008 "Our goal is not to wait but to begin working with the current 72 companies in Muskegon County who potentially could be making parts for wind turbines." A whirlwind tour of Muskegon by Gov. Jennifer Granholm Monday followed by a regional conference in Grand Rapids Tuesday helped raise the public profile of alternative energy this past week. via Ann Arbor Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/ravenna-mi/2008/03/potential-of-alternative-energy-powered-by-ev... Students in 'wax museum' take on roles of the famous- March 13, 2008 "There is much more to be done, and I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people's work." NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigns "I look at my time as governor with a sense of what might have been," Spitzer said, with his expressionless wife Silda standing at his side. via Muskegon Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/ravenna-mi/2008/03/students-in-wax-museum-take-on-roles-of-the-f... Gov. Granholm blown away by wind possibilities- March 11, 2008 "There is a jobs opportunity with this and it has links to education as we need to train the technicians to take care of these technologies." Grand Valley State University's alternative energy director says he hopes seeing is believing for Michigan leaders touring a working manure-to-energy plant on a Muskegon County farm. via Muskegon Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/ravenna-mi/2008/03/gov-granholm-blown-away-by-wind-possibilities... |