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America's Midwest: Cashless Chasm or the Valley of Opportunity?

Jeff Bocan | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Midwest, Jeff Bocan, Michigan, Entrepeneurship, Innovation, Funding, Venture Capital, Beringea, Business News
Jeff Bocan

I want to offer a macro-level view of the larger opportunity I see in both Michigan and the Midwest, as a venture capitalist looking for small businesses that have a chance to become much, much bigger businesses.

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EPA Decides to Take a New Look at Atrazine

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Pesticides, Drinkingwater, Simplesteps, Atrazine, Toxics, Midwest, Health, Ecosytems, Pesticide, Frogs, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will initiate a review of the health and environmental effects of atrazine, one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States.

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Afrika Bambaataa, Tommy Boy Records, Rapper's Delight, Spray Paint, Urban Culture, South Bronx, Salt -N- Pepa, Female Rappers, Music, Mc's, 1970's, Spinderella, Angie Stone, Planet Rock, Aerosol Paint, Africa, Graffiti, Soul Music, Martial Arts, African-American, Women, Sugar Hill Gang, Rap, Brazil, Sugar Hill Records, Hip-Hop, Mc Lyte, Jazzy Joyce, Dancing, 1981, Microphone, Breakdancing, Soul Sonic Force, Capoiera, Dj, The Sequence, 1979, Monica Lynch, Sylvia Robinson, Turntables, Costumes, Black Women, Clothing, Harris Publications, Whitney Museum of Art, Business, Vh1, Stylist, Hip Hop Records, The Oscars, Photographers, Spotlight, Image Makers, Editors, DJ Beverly Bond, Publicist, Behind the Scenes, Magazines, Music Careers, Queen Latifah, Bet, Hip-Hop Films, Fox Network, Denise Dee Barnes, Wendy Williams, Female Graffiti Artists, Fetish, Art, Mtv, Choreographers, Subways, Living Single, Pump It Up!, Hot 97, Multi-Tasking, The Source Magazine, The Wendy Williams Show, Photography, Guidence, Murals, Mentoring, 1990's, Cover Girl, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Flip Mode Squad, Images, Apparel, Wild Style, Lady Pink, Sarah A. Friedman, Eve, New York City, Music Videos, Dancers, Black Girls Rock Inc!, XXL Magazine, Costume Design, Entrepreneurers, Vibe Magazine, Art Museums, Viacom, June Ambrose, Leadership, Alumni, Jennifer Lopez, Elements, Michelle Spaise, Minneapolis, TV Shows, Curator, J-Lo, Exhibitions, Rosie Perez, Making the Band, Future, Past, B-Girl Be, Living Color, Festivals, B-Girl, Painting, Tv, Fly Girls, Unleash, Theresa Sweetland, Politics, Video, Political Activism, Female Artists, Art Festival, Laurie Ann Gibson, Education, Tv Sitcoms, Spike Lee, Midwest, Deanna Cummings, Minnesota, Expression, Mama, Television, Activism, Mama Said Knock U Out, Brewing, Do the Right Thing, Concerts, Lauri Lyons, Social Activism, Visual Art, Women in Hip-Hop, Mother, Communication, Intermedia Arts, Sculpture, Commissions, faith47, Sound, Cinema, Music Downloads, Arts Education, Installations, Mixed Media, Art Commistions, Roxanne Shante, Martha Cooper, Marketplace, Fashion, Museums, Art World, Block Parties, Albums, Textiles, October, Youth, Film, Streets, Records, September, Girls, Youth Programs, Cd's, Recording Technology, History, Technology, College, Balls, Music History, Belle, Music School, Universities, Money, Comeback, Scholarship, Undergraduate, School, Diploma, Language, Hip-Hop Studies, Fellowship, Mcnally Smith School of Music, Recording, Music Business, Author, Fab Five Freddie, Flag International, Video Music Box, Yo! Mtv Raps, Flag an American Story, The Bridge, Ralph Mcdaniels, Vinyl Records, Prince, Juxtaposition Arts, Stefskills, Sarah White, Jennifer Rasinski, Corinne Santiago, C-Rocka, Keegan Xavi, Jessica Kitzman, Janelle Olson, Toofly, Tiffany Smith, Niz, Lichiban, Katrina Knutson, Jamel Shabbaz, Tamiko Mitchel, Erotica 67, Motel 7, Ladykfever, Monica Kelly, Amanda Lopez, Abeni Garrett, Desdamona, Catiesha Pierson, B-Fresh, Wendy Williams Show, Alice Mizrachi, Niz Graphics, Kanye West, Chanel Kennebrew, Shannon Joyce, Manifesto Festival, VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors, MTV VMA, Michaela Angela Davis, Essence Magazine, Dream Hampton, Amsterdam, London, South Africa, Charlie Ahearn, Henry Chalfant, Japan, Jamaica, Walker Art Center, Toronto, France, Cuba, In the Frame, Harvard, Rhode Island School of Design, Zimbabwe, Barcelona, Argentina, San Francisco, Represent Inc., International Center of Photography, Berlin, Germany, Belgium, Spraycan Art, James Prigoff, Puerto Rico, Powerhouse, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mexico, Sao Paulo, Norway, Paris, Star Tribune, Kulture Klub, Tokyo, Mexico City, Bronx, Zulu Nation, Hip-Hop Degree, Kimora Lee Simmon, Baby Phat, U.K., Russell Simmons, Phat Farm, Getty Images, Icp, Somalia, Somalis, Bling a Planet Rock, Raquel Cepeda, Entertainment News
Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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Political Haiku: Redder States

Frank Dwyer | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Farm States, Midwest, Global Warming, Politics News
Frank Dwyer

A haiku on the newest global warming study.

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Ryan Grim

Small Midwestern States To Be Hit Hardest By Climate Change: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Midwest, Climate Change Legislation, Green News

The politics of climate change are difficult in the Senate, it's often said, because it's a regional issue: coal state senators are afraid their econo...

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Do We Have a Cap? Midwest Governors and Climate Leadership

Henry Henderson | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon, Cap and Trade, Midwest Governors Association, Illinois Governor, Minnesota, Carbon Cap, Midwest, Climate, Nrdc, Minneapolis, Governor Quinn, Clean Energy, Climate Legislation, Clean-Energy-Investments, Energy Policy, Green Energy, Green News
Henry Henderson

D.C. should take notice that the Midwest is opening the road to a reinvigorated economy and clean energy future.

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How the Swine Have Stopped Us from Hugging

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Latinos, Stephen King, Hugging, Hispanics, Downsizing, Midwest, Swine Flu Pandemic, Mexico, Swine Flu, Living News
Daniel Cubias

What we Latinos have for so long regarded as a cultural positive has backfired on us. That's right -- the Latino impulse to embrace people may help to spread the swine flu.

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Why Surprise Over Iowa Gay Marriage Ruling? State Has Long Progressive History

Chicago Tribune | Rex W. Huppke | Posted 05.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Iowa, Iowa Progressive, Midwest, Midwest Stereotypes, Iowa Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Chicago News

Once again, a humble Midwestern state is being laughed at by cosmopolitan smarty-pants on the East and West coasts. The victim this time, of course, i...

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Midwest Coal States Feel Left Out Of Energy Talks

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Midwest, Obama Environment, Coastal Liberals, Renewable Energy, Environment, Green Energy, Green Politics, Coal, Energy Policy, California, Green News

Already, the Congressional Democrats Mr. Obama will need to carry out his mandate are feuding with one another. By coincidence or design, most of the...

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The GOP's White Supremacy

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Supreme Court, Mckinsey, George W. Bush, Lyn Westmoreland, Clarence Thomas, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, Redistricting, Virginia, Condoleezza Rice, Mel Martinez, Republican Party, Minneapolis, Agnosticism, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Michael Steele, Colin Powell, Bobby Jindal, Alabama, Congress, Catholicism, Christian Issues, Midwest, Kansas City, JC Watts, Tennessee, Christianity, Senate, New Orleans, Gop, Palm Beach, Kkk, Cuban-American Issues, Maryland, Mel Watt, Arizona, Democratic Party, California, Evangelicals, Ken Blackwell, Jewish Issues, Ahn Cao, Ohio, Latino Issues, Islam, John McCain, Florida, Appalachia, House, Asian-American Issues, White Supremacists, Sanford Bishop, Hispanic Issues, Milwaukee, Deep South, Memphis, Religion, Segregation, Georgia, Southern Issues, Charles Barkley, David Duke, Gay Issues, White Voters, Lousiana, Barack the Magic Negro, Gop White Supremacy, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Like a restricted country club that would rather die than change, the Republican Party is marginalizing itself for the sake of the white men who run it.

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Midwest Braces For Possible Floods

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 01.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Storms, Floods, Weather, Extreme Weather, Midwest, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Summerlike storms pounded the Midwest on Saturday with hail, high winds and even funnel clouds, helping to thaw the ice after days of ...

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An Open Letter to the American Media Regarding the Duggar Family

Chez Pazienza | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Today Show, Media, Duggar Family, Jordyn-Grace Duggar, Midwest, Children, Kids, Middle America, 17 Kids and Counting, Lots of Kids, Jim Bob Duggar, Michelle Duggar, Duggar, Media News
Chez Pazienza

Please, in the name of all that's decent, stop, stop, stop treating the Duggars like they're celebrities. They're religious zealots who won't stop having babies. That's it. Nothing more.

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suburbs, Proposition 8, Latinos, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Same-Sex Marriage, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Margaret Thatcher, West, Walnut Creek, Mississippi, Republican Party, Detroit, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Abortion, Election 2008 Coverage, Citigroup, Alaska, Alabama, Congress, Barack Obama, Idaho, New York, Midwest, Bill Clinton, South, Great Britain, Wyoming, David Cameron, Utah, Hawaii, Nebraska, United Kingdom, Washington, Immigration, Iraq, Arizona, Democratic Party, Dallas, Maine, New Hampshire, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Houston, Long Island, New England, Philadelphia, John McCain, Contra Costa, Peggy Noonan, Louisiana, Chris Shays, Hispanic Issues, Asian-Americans, Ross Perot, Georgia, Environment, San Francisco, Gay Issues, English-Only, Calfironia, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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GM Shutters Michigan Plant, Further Eroding McCain-Palin Support

Dan Treul | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Midwest, Bowling, Election 08, Enthusiasm Gap, Midwestern Politics, Local Politics, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Wyoming, Vote 08, 2008 Election, Michigan, Michigan Politics, John McCain, Home News
Dan Treul

In a smoke-filled bowling alley in Wyoming, Michigan, Laura Burns unofficially acts as the Wednesday women's league spokesperson: "I'm leaning toward ...

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Why the Democrats Need to Dumb It Down

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Democrat, America, Liberals, Mccain, Straight Talk Express, Sarah Palin Vice President, Obama, Media, Democratic Party, Palin, 2008 Presidential Election, Internet, Television, Obama Swing States, Conservatives, Voters, Obama 2008, Election 2008, Swing Voters, Republican Party, Sarah Palin Reaction, Voting, Republican Presidential Candidate, Vice President, John McCain, Sarah Palin Vp, Women Voters, McCain Palin, Independent Voters, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democrats, McCain VP, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Swing States, Mccain Swing States, John McCain 2008, Midwest, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Republican, Alaska, Republicans, Hollywood, Politics News
Michelle Haimoff

She makes them laugh and lets them think that they'll all head over to Culver's later for frozen custard and ButterBurgers.

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Ike Remnants Extend As Far As Midwest, Where They Are Blamed For 15 Deaths

AP | KANTELE FRANKO | Posted 10.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Hurricanes, Hurricane Ike, Extreme Weather, Ike, Midwest, Green News

CINCINNATI — Midwest residents cleared debris from their yards Monday as crews worked to restore electricity to millions of customers left witho...

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McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Polls, African-American Voters, North Dakota, Ronald Reagan, Affirmative Action, George W. Bush, Colorado, Immigration, Michael Dukakis, Arizona, West Virgnia, South Dakota, Mark Penn, Democratic Party, Missouri, Echo Boom, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, Cuban-Americans, New Mexico, Latino Voters, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Plains, Racism, Mississippi, Republican Party, Northeast, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Latino Issues, Alaska, Florida, John McCain, Karl Rove, Appalachia, Presidential Election, Texas, Baby Boom, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Young Voters, Midwest, Wisconsin, Advertising, Michigan, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, Hispanic Voters, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Southern Issues, Dnc, Libertarian Party, Indiana, White Voters, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

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Midwest Auto Workers Look To Obama For Change

Dan Treul | Posted 07.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Auto Industry, Midwest Politics, Automotive Industry, Indiana, Presidential Race, Indiana Politics, Ohio, Gm, General Motors, Barack Obama, Midwest, Presidential Politics, Missouri, Rick Wagoner, Election 2008, Vote 2008, Michigan, John McCain, Michigan Politics, Home News
Dan Treul

"GM won't change anything until they have every operation overseas," says Danny. "This started back in the 1980s with Reagan... We know we're not going to get any help from McCain."

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The Holdouts: Michigan's Brewer Yet To Endorse Obama

Dan Treul | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Midwest Politics, Dnc, New Hampshire, Clinton, Michigan Democratic Party, Economy, Mdp, Obama, Democrats, Manufacturing Jobs, Michigan Economy, Midwestern Politics, Unity, Michigan Primary, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Midwest, Jennifer Granholm, John Edwards, Granholm, Al Gore, Michigan, Mark Brewer, Michigan Politics, Hillary Clinton, Home News
Dan Treul

While Gov. Jennifer Granholm has come over strongly to Obama, waving a blue heeled shoe in the air on one occasion, Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer has been conspicuously inarticulate.

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Plains Storms Kill 2, Disrupt Olympic Hopefuls

AP | ANNA JO BRATTON | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Midwest, Midwest Storms, Olympic Athletes, Plains, Olympics, Home News

OMAHA, Neb. — Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha t...

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Midwest Editors Shifting On Gay Marriage

Dan Treul | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Des Moines Register, Iowa, Midwest Politics, Newspapers, California, St. Louis, Ohio, Media, Journalism, California Supreme Court, Cleveland Plain Dealer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Des Moines, Gay Rights, Chicago Tribune, Midwest, Cleveland, Chicago, Missouri, Supreme Court, Illinois, Michigan, Media Trends, Gay Marriage, Advocacy, Midwest Conservativism, Midwest Gay Rights, Gay Midwest, Home News
Dan Treul

In another signal, perhaps, that the country is ready for change, newspapers across the Midwest showed either even-handedness or excitement for an issue that only years ago was considered taboo.

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Does Obama have a thing for Michigan?

Dan Treul | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Midwest Politics, Political Advertising, Battleground States, Barack Obama, Midwest, Presidential Election, John Edwards, Media, Election 2008, Al Gore, Campaign Strategy, Vote 08, Michigan, John McCain, Mccain Michigan, Obama Michigan, Obama Mccain Michigan, Home News
Dan Treul

If Obama aims to win without having to carry Florida and Ohio, then Michigan and its 17 electoral votes will be critical, which explains the campaign's preference for staging big announcements there.

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Wisconsin Diary: My Grandparents Think McCain's Too Old

Dan Treul | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Midwest Politics, Wisconsin, Election 08, Madison, Minnesota, Steel, Indiana, Boulder, Presidential Election, Race, Vote '08, Barack Obama, Midwest, Milwaukee, Illinois, Michigan, John McCain, Midwestern Vote, Midwest Mccain, Senior Voters Mccain, Seniors Mccain, Miodwest Obama, Seniors Obama, Midwestern Voter, Senior Voters, Home News
Dan Treul

In a northern Midwestern town, at my cousin's graduation, I got a glimpse of something remarkable, something that may signal yet more troublesome news to the already troubled regiment of McCain campaign strategists.

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Storms bring new round of destruction to Midwest

AP | DAVE KOLPACK | Posted 06.14.2008 | Home

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EMMAVILLE, Minn. — Strong storms smashed houses, deluged neighborhoods and left thousands without power across the Midwest on Friday in the late...

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Iowa Republican Change Candidate

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.31.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Iowa Caucus, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Iowa, Obama Iowa, Republican Midwest, Obama Change, Midwest, Republican Change, Gas Tax Holiday, Deb Satern, Home News
Mayhill Fowler

"Personally, I think the sales gas tax holiday being proposed is like peeing your pants on a cold winter's day: It feels nice and warm for a little while, but very soon begins to feel quite cold."

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