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The most Midwestern things Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ever done
Walz's rural background and folksy charm don't just make for amusing stories — they've added moment…
Talia Lakritz
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12 things to know about Tim Walz, the Midwestern dad who coined the biggest insult of 2024
A 60-year-old veteran and former teacher with decades of governing experience, Walz beat out more m…
Talia Lakritz,Alice Tecotzky,Brent D. Griffiths
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I never had any desire to visit the Midwest until a trip to Wisconsin changed my entire outlook on travel
Visiting the Midwest never appealed to me until I saw photos of Door County, Wisconsin, during the …
Hayley Hutson
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I'm a Midwesterner who visited 2 Southern states for the first time. Here are 5 surprising differences I noticed between the regions.
Last summer, I flew to Knoxville, Tennessee, to check out Dolly Parton's theme park and hotel empir…
Talia Lakritz
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I attended the Olympics as a regular person. Here's what the surprisingly easy and cheap experience was like.
Attending the Summer Olympics was cheap and easy for us. Here's how we got tickets to a football ma…
Agnes Groonwald
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Cost of living in 32 of the biggest Midwestern cities
Of the 269 urban areas to participate during the most recent C2ER study, 63 are from 12 Midwestern …
Madison Hoff,Cork Gaines
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I downsized from a southern house to a midwestern rental apartment. It was the best decision ever because now I have less responsibility.
Downsizing from a house to a rental apartment helped Channing Muller realize what makes her happy. …
Alcynna Lloyd
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I got the same meal at Culver's and McDonald's. The Midwestern chain dominated almost every category.
Not too long ago, I tried Culver's for the first time. After a positive experience, I vowed that if…
Timothy Moore
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I'm a Midwesterner who visited NYC. I thought I'd hate it, but I loved it so much I've already gone back.
I come from a rural farm town in the Midwest, and I thought I'd hate visiting New York City. I surp…
Brittany VanDerBill
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I ate at Portillo's, one of the most famous hot-dog chains in the US. I get why Midwesterners love it so much.
Today, his chain lives on as Portillo's, which has 60 locations across the US offering delicious ho…
Joe Opaleski
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We sold 8 houses in Michigan to cram our family of 6 into a small apartment in California. We have no regrets.
The profit from their real estate investments in Michigan wasn't enough to buy a house in Southern …
Evelyn Pech-Vazquez
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People in Missouri, Ohio, Michigan and other Midwestern states will have the highest heating bills this winter here's why
Springfield, Missouri and Cleveland, Ohio will be impacted most by high heating bills, followed by …
Eliza Relman
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A software CEO ditched Chicago for a Midwestern college town and said the move was 'huge upgrade' for his whole family
Ravi Bhatt said he sometimes pines for The Windy City but has found intellectual stimulation living…
Alcynna Lloyd
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I moved to New York City from Wisconsin a decade ago, but I'm still obsessed with these Midwestern grocery stores
A 2009 grocery-store analysis by New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found that…
Talia Lakritz
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Detroit's 'doom loop' was unlike any other American city. Its downtown is now a model for urban reinvention.
Detroit beat out Miami as the fastest-appreciating housing market in the country last November, ris…
John L. Dorman
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The city whose 'doom loop' just might be worse than San Francisco's
A vacant St. Louis building that sold for $3.6 million after trading for $205 million at its peak i…
Jordan Pandy
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I moved to NYC from Wisconsin 10 years ago here are 5 things that still surprise me about the city
The author in her Midwestern hometown.Coren Feldman
Talia Lakritz
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I grew up in the Midwest — here are 10 reasons why Midwesterners love winter
Rooftops in Dayton, Ohio, covered in snow.Megan Jelinger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Talia Lakritz
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How a Midwestern rivalry inspired Nebraska volleyball to try to snag a world record from a global soccer superpower
The Cornhuskers are expected to take the court at the school's football stadium Wednesday night in …
Meredith Cash
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A small town in Indiana is offering people $5,000 and a 'Grandparents on Demand' service to move there
Small cities across the US are trying to attract remote workers and Greensburg, Indiana believes "M…