Midwest Dilemma News

 
Salon
Rust Belt chic: Declining Midwest cities make a comeback
Salon
Could other Midwestern cities go all-in on their own up-by-your-bootstraps appeal? “I think there's a backlash in the American psyche that's longing for that,” says Cleveland native Richey Piiparinen. “Look at Miami. We've learned that all that ...

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My Mother's Zest for Adventure
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
While growing up, I heard other academic terms such as "invidious comparisons," "deferred gratification," and "Midwest egalitarianism." I felt right at home here in this company because academics have always been our best family friends.


 
Who Are You Calling A Corporate Farmer?
KCUR
The term “corporate farming” took on a bad connotation after films like “Food, Inc.” and Michael Pollan's book “The Omnivore's Dilemma” criticized large industrial agribusiness. Consumers noticed and began increasingly demanding food free of drugs, ...

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Rebate aims to entice Illinoisans to rev up electric cars
Crain's Chicago Business (blog)
Some consider the reluctant embrace of electric vehicles to be a chicken-or-egg dilemma: What needs to come first, consumers and businesses buying the cars, or the infrastructure that would let them recharge these vehicles with ease?


 
WaterWalk Movie to Premiere in Wildwood
Patch.com
... Midwest in May. It will also appear at select theaters nationally, as well as colleges and art festivals. Filmed in St. Louis and 35 other locations along the Mississippi River, this movie journeys through a compelling father/son bonding dilemma.

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LaHood's transpo mood improves - Congress misses flight on airline mergers ...
Politico
California is currently slated to get true HSR first, but maybe the Midwest, Florida, the Northeast Corridor or Texas should get it first? Maybe you think the US should scrap the entire idea — or implement the system incrementally.


 
Elvis fans will fall for WOHS musical
West Orange Times
... and traveling on his motorbike to a Midwest town where the mayor has recently passed the Mamie Eisenhower Decency Act outlawing public necking, loud music and tight pants. In addition, this small town is facing a new dilemma of interracial dating.