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Access World News from Newsbank

This database of newspapers provides content from Michigan and newspapers, including the Kalamazoo Gazette (back to 2005). It also contains articles from USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and a wide variety of other papers. Genealogists will also find the America’s Obituaries & Death Notices collection very helpful. Most content is provided through the Michigan e-Library, including the Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press, and Traverse City Record Eagle, with the Kalamazoo Gazette content provided through the Portage District Library.

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Anywhere with a PDL resident card

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Explora for Public Libraries

Arts, biography, business, current events, geography and culture, health, history and social science, science and math. Pulls content from more than 25 resources with one search.

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Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Academic Research Art Biography General Resource Health, Nursing, and Medicine History and Countries Homework Journal News and Current Events
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Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the starting place for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues. It features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. The place to go for persuasive speech or debate assignments.

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Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Academic Research Homework Journal News and Current Events
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Grand Rapids Press Collection

Explore pages from the Grand Rapids Press in PDF form from 2018 to the present. Peruse text from articles going back to 2000.

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Anywhere with a PDL resident card

PDL Recommended News and Current Events
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Kalamazoo Gazette Collection

Peruse pages from the Kalamazoo Gazette in PDF form from 2018 to the present. Explore text from Kalamazoo Gazette articles going back to 2005.

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Anywhere with a PDL resident card

PDL Recommended News and Current Events
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Michigan eLibrary

The State of Michigan supplies nearly 100 resources to further academic and career growth, only some of which we feature on our website. If you can’t find information in the PDL databases, check out the Michigan eLibrary for resources on education, medicine, business, and history, among other topics. Michigan eLibrary is available anywhere in Michigan.

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Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Academic Research Art Authors, Literature, and Reading Biography Consumer Help: Healthcare, Taxes, and More Do It Yourself General Resource Health, Nursing, and Medicine History and Countries Homework Jobs and Career Journal Law Librarian-Recommended Free Resource News and Current Events Tests, Training, and School Applications
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New York Times

Our All Access NYT digital subscription provides NYTimes.com content from any computer or device after you create an account. This includes access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic.  Unlimited access will be available within the library. From home, you will need to start from here to get a Redeem code that will provide access for a 24 hour period. There will be no limit to how many codes you can use, so you can keep coming back to get more content.

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PDL Recommended General Resource News and Current Events
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Referencia Latina

Spanish-language resource. Covers academic and non-academic subjects. Offers content from reference books, general interest magazines, health reports, and other sources. Daily updates from a dozen newspapers from ten Latin American countries and more than 2,500 health reports.

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Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

En Espanol News and Current Events
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Wall Street Journal

Access the Wall Street Journal from anywhere once you have created an account. Start here to get FREE WSJ.com access provided by the library. Your access will be available for 3 days, but you can extend that an unlimited number of times with the same username and password you originally created.

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Available anywhere

PDL Recommended Business, Investment, and Finance News and Current Events