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1. ANALYSIS: Why does the Midwest love orchestras so much?

Author

Van Dam, Andrew

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Orchestra -- Performances -- Appreciation, Symphony orchestras -- Performances -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Andrew Van Dam Midwestern Airbnb hosts are unusually likely to use the word 'orchestra' in their listings, according to our groundbreaking research into the mysteries of regional Airbnb promotion. [...]

Published
2022

2. Italian Luxury Brand Loops In the Midwest

Author

Friedman, Vanessa

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Clothing industry -- Market share, Luxuries -- Market share, Fashion -- Forecasts and trends, Company market share, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Bottega Veneta's latest show was rich in Detroit techno. DETROIT -- Around 2015, when Daniel Lee was a designer no one had ever heard of, working behind the scenes at [...]

Published
2021

3. Thirty years ago, Nirvana's 'Nevermind' rocked the Midwest

Author

Barrett, Dawson and Wright, Jonathan

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Nevermind (Sound recording), Music and society -- Social aspects, Rock groups -- Works -- Influence, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Nirvana (Music group) -- Works -- Influence
Abstract

Byline: Dawson Barrett and Jonathan Wright Thirty years ago this coming September, Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album took over the airwaves, announcing the mainstream arrival of a quirky band from Seattle, as [...]

Published
2021

4. On The Line: Volunteers In Quincy, Illinois Fill Sandbags To Help Other Communities Hold Back Flooded Midwestern Rivers

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Flood control -- Methods, Flood control -- Equipment and supplies, Volunteers -- Social aspects, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

To view this video, click here: http://feeds.shadowtv.com/feed/player/D41C22B9-9DE3-9046-E181-F23B217D30DC/uX7YdA0ERBKqLU2sCHs+kz/iII34a+iL (Exterior shot) DAY QUINCY, ILLINOIS (Medium shot) Volunteers fill sandbags. (Medium shot) People throw filled sandbags onto pile. (Medium shot) Various people shoveling [...]

Published
2008

5. Growing Disaster: More Midwestern Levees In Danger Of Breaching As Flooded Rivers Roll On

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Floods -- United States, Floods -- Influence, Floods -- Social aspects, Levees -- Usage, Levees -- Analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

To view this video, click here: http://feeds.shadowtv.com/feed/player/D41C22B9-9DE3-9046-E181-F23B217D30DC/uX7YdA0ERBJdlxe0k0da8VxxPyld6E5g (Exterior shot) DAY LOUISIANA, MISSOURI NBC's Kerry Sanders reports on-camera. (Exterior shot) DAY WINFIELD, ILLINOIS Aerials: Flooded houses. Aerial: Floodwaters rush through breached [...]

Published
2008

6. Down in the Boondocks; Philip Terzian, good ol' boy

Author

Terzian, Philip

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Midwestern United States -- Political aspects, Presidential candidates -- Political activity, Vice-Presidential candidates -- Political activity, Journalists -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Prejudices -- Social aspects, Prejudices -- Political aspects, Electioneering -- Social aspects, Political campaigns -- Social aspects, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

John McCain of Arizona chose to introduce Sarah Palin of Alaska to the Republican ticket in Dayton, Ohio, of all places. There are good reasons why Ohio's sixth largest city [...]

Published
2008

7. For small-town America, new immigrants pose linguistic, cultural challenges

Author

Mertens, Richard

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Immigrants -- Social aspects, Sparsely populated areas -- Social aspects, Emigration and immigration -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Richard Mertens The voice was frantic - and unintelligible to the 911 dispatcher. 'Ma'am, I cannot understand you,' she said. After 80 seconds, one word leapt out: 'Riverview.' On [...]

Published
2015

8. Unions Suffer Latest Setback in the Midwest

Author

Davey, Monica

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Right to work (Labor unions) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Union dues -- Laws, regulations and rules, Labor unions -- Laws, regulations and rules -- United States, Union busting, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

MADISON, Wis. -- For decades, states across the South, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains enacted policies that prevented organized labor from forcing all workers to pay union dues or fees. [...]

Published
2015

9. Notes & Dispatches - Comment: The Heartland of Darkness - Anthrax and hermits and gun shows, oh my!

Author

Kirn, Walter

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, United States -- Social aspects, Popular culture -- United States -- Social aspects, Individualism -- Social aspects, Individuality -- Social aspects, Nationalism -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

..... Some Americans have an abiding need, it seems, for a cultural and political heart of darkness that can easily be circled on a map. Since the days of Sinclair [...]

Published
2002

10. Meatless In the Midwest: A Tale Of Survival

Author

Sulzberger, A.G.

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Restaurant industry -- Services, Vegetarians -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

KANSAS CITY, Mo. IN an ideal world, vegetarians would be built like camels. Not humpbacked, of course, but able to sustain themselves through long stretches by tapping stored energy reserves, [...]

Published
2012

12. The diversity of the nation's rich heartland

Author

Recer, Paul H.

Subjects
Midwestern United States -- Social aspects, Politics, Social history, Economic history, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Published
1978

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