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The Daily Post
![KymSpring100.jpg]() Kym
Spring coordinates Foreclosure Response, a
non-profit effort to mitigate the foreclosure crisis in Kent County,
Michigan. Prior to that Kym was a Community Organizer for Clean
Water Action. She has spent much of her career educating
communities and political figures on environmental science and water
issues.
Kym has worked across the country as a campaign and
event manager, from Debbie Stabenow’s run for Governor of MI to the
Olympic Games in Atlanta.
She even got to train Prime Minister candidates in the Caribbean
and later, serve as a political appointee to President Clinton.
She is currently helping coordinate the 3rd Annual
Grand Rapids Water Festival.
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Kym's Essays -
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The Weekly Editorial
Gary Wilson's essay this week entitled Michigan focuses on the
economic plights of Michigan,
and looks at how the s![Gary Wilson 150.jpg]() tate government's tendency to "sell off its
natural resources" has played a role in causing this.
He writes,
"While I haven’t
given up, I am struggling to be optimistic. Michigan’s problems are broader than a
tough economy. Its leaders seem to lack a certain vision and will to deal
with the new economic and environmental realities."
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Read and Respond to Gary's Michigan
Editorial -
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March's Monthly Feature: Great
Lakes Spotlight
Each month we premier one of three added features of the Great Lakes Town Hall.
These three consist of Opinion Polls, 5 Questions and the Great Lakes Spotlight.
This month, Michigan
Citizens for Water Conservation will be featured in the Great Lakes
Spotlight. The non-profit organization, based in central Michigan, is known
for its community-based grassroots efforts to prevent the establishment
of a Nestle water bottling plant in their community.
Read about the organization, post questions and comments
regarding their work all during the month of March!
Click
Here to Read About MCWC in the Great Lakes Spotlight!
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Update your Great Lakes
Town Hall Profile!
If you've ever been interested in getting to know
your fellow users of the Great Lakes
Town Hall, yearn no more! Each user of the Town Hall has a personal
profile available to customize information to share a little bit more
about yourself. Upload a picture, write a little about yourself and
your interests, share as much or as little as you'd like!
Here's how:
1. Log in to the Great
Lakes Town Hall
on the homepage under the left-hand green navigation bar: www.greatlakestownhall.org.
2. Hover your mouse over your name in the
green navigation bar, and select "My Account" which will appear
to the right of that.
3. You will land on your profile page.
You can click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the page,
and update or add more information about you! You can also upload a
photo of yourself on this page.
Questions? Email Great Lakes Town Hall Manager Brenna
Wanous at brenna@greatlakestownhall.org.
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