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      <title>What IS That? Free Wild Mushroom Identification Classes Coming to West Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:11:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Want to get better at identifying Michigan's wild mushrooms? There are free classes for that!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/wild-mushroom-identification-classes-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>The Verve Pipe Surprise West Michigan Classroom [VIDEO]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:05:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids' rockers The Verve Pipe recently surprised Grandville High School students with a pop-up performance. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-verve-pipe-surprise-west-michigan-classroom-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids&apos; rockers The Verve Pipe recently surprised Grandville High School students with a pop-up performance. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-verve-pipe-surprise-west-michigan-classroom-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>This Kindergarten Teacher Went Viral For Taking His Students On A Virtual Field Trip</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Washington kindergarten teacher went viral the other day <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-kindergarten-teacher-went-viral-for-taking-his-students-on-a-virtual-field-trip/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A Washington kindergarten teacher went viral the other day <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-kindergarten-teacher-went-viral-for-taking-his-students-on-a-virtual-field-trip/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>This Teacher Found The Best Way To Lighten The Mood Of An Online Class For Her Students</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[She played a farting sound effect in the middle of her class, and it definitely worked to get her students to laugh.
Source: Facebook
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[She played a farting sound effect in the middle of her class, and it definitely worked to get her students to laugh.
Source: Facebook
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:09:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[During her online class a burglar broke into this teacher's house, but she was able to corner him with her two dogs and then chase him out with a pair of scissors.
Source: News 5
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[During her online class a burglar broke into this teacher's house, but she was able to corner him with her two dogs and then chase him out with a pair of scissors.
Source: News 5
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The sad part is: no one even noticed that she was reciting an Austin Powers bit.
Source: YouTube, Twitter
 
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The sad part is: no one even noticed that she was reciting an Austin Powers bit.
Source: YouTube, Twitter
 
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      <title>These Teachers Got Busted Talking $#!% About Their Students</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:56:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Two Vallejo, CA teachers were placed on administrative leave after a viral video surfaced showing them bad mouthing their students after class. They had forgotten to log out of their virtual class, and multiple students and parents heard what they were saying... <a href="https://wgrd.com/these-teachers-got-busted-talking-about-their-students/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Two Vallejo, CA teachers were placed on administrative leave after a viral video surfaced showing them bad mouthing their students after class. They had forgotten to log out of their virtual class, and multiple students and parents heard what they were saying... <a href="https://wgrd.com/these-teachers-got-busted-talking-about-their-students/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>A Special Education Teacher Taught An Online Class Without A Shirt On</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In San Jose a special education teacher was teaching an online class without a shirt, and one of his students reported him saying that some of the kids felt uncomfortable but were afraid to say anything to him.
Source: ABC 30
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In San Jose a special education teacher was teaching an online class without a shirt, and one of his students reported him saying that some of the kids felt uncomfortable but were afraid to say anything to him.
Source: ABC 30
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      <title>Multiple Michigan Colleges Close Due to Coronavirus Concerns</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:01:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Western Michigan University are among the schools who have moved to online-only courses  due to Coronavirus concerns. <a href="https://wgrd.com/multiple-michigan-colleges-close-due-to-coronavirus-concerns/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Western Michigan University are among the schools who have moved to online-only courses  due to Coronavirus concerns. <a href="https://wgrd.com/multiple-michigan-colleges-close-due-to-coronavirus-concerns/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Active Shooter Situation Training Offered in Ottawa County Next Week</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:57:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Next week West Michigan residents can learn about responding to active shooter situations from authorities in Ottawa County.
The class, Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events, is October 18, 6 to 8:30p.m. inside the Main Conference Room at the Ottawa County Fillmore Complex in West Olive. <a href="https://wgrd.com/active-shooter-situation-training-offered-in-ottawa-county-next-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Next week&nbsp;West Michigan residents can learn about responding to active shooter situations from authorities in Ottawa County.
The class, Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events, is October 18, 6 to 8:30p.m. inside the Main Conference Room at the Ottawa County Fillmore Complex in West Olive. <a href="https://wgrd.com/active-shooter-situation-training-offered-in-ottawa-county-next-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: College Professor Shoots Himself In the Foot During Class [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Well, this is something that you just don't expect to see while in a college class. A chemistry professor at Idaho State University was in the middle of teaching a class when a pistol he was carrying in his pocket discharged unexpectedly, KIFI-TV reported.  
The bullet found a resting spot in his foot. So, he literally shot himself in the foot. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-college-professor-shoots-himself-in-the-foot-during-class-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, this is something that you just don&apos;t expect to see while in a college class. A chemistry professor at Idaho State University was in the middle of teaching a class when a pistol he was carrying in his pocket discharged unexpectedly, KIFI-TV reported.  
The bullet found a resting spot in his foot. So, he literally shot himself in the foot. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-college-professor-shoots-himself-in-the-foot-during-class-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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