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The Enduring Legacy of the 2010 Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
Nearly a decade after one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history, the landscape has changed.
The Enduring Legacy of the 2010 Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
Nearly a decade after one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history, the landscape has changed.
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COMMENTARY
Akron’s Vietnam
How the war touched one Northeast Ohio neighborhood.
FIELD NOTES
Fighting Fentanyl
The synthetic opioid adds an additional challenge to treating drug use and overdoses in Michigan.
POETRY
Power and Peril at the Great Lakes
Lessons from one 1971 near-disaster for the future of nuclear power in the region.
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Eight Gardens
On family, community, and gardening as social practice.
Call for Submissions: Reimagining Rust Belt Infrastructure
In search of features, essays, and commentary on the connections between infrastructure and issues of climate, environment, equity, and democracy in the region.
Elegy for Bridge 9340
"Steel trusses & gusset plates gave way:/Splintered concrete bones, somersaults//Of beams"
Remembering WOXY and the Modern Rock 500
A Memorial Day tradition that chronicled the music of an era.
Birdwatching at Indiana Dunes National Park
The Indiana Dunes Birding Festival and the art of paying attention.
When Socialists Swept Milwaukee
Democratic socialists attending the 2020 Democratic Convention won't be out of place in a city with a long history of socialist governance.
The End of a World as I Knew It
On childhood summers at a black enclave in Michigan, and the moment everything changed.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Affordable Housing Project
American System-Built Homes in Chicago (and elsewhere).
Scheherazaden: On the Power of Women’s Stories
Stories, recounted and repeated and insisted upon, accumulate.
Still Life, Ohio Valley
"In early morning the tributaries / at Pittsburgh meld, then flow on / for centuries"
When Will Cleveland Fix its Lead Problem?
Two groups are sparring over timelines for addressing issues in the city's aging neighborhoods.
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From the Archives
How Michigan’s Municipal Policies Led To Crises In Detroit and Flint
Michigan has the most decrepit cities in the United States...It’s not just a result of neglect. It’s a result of policy.
Calls for Submissions
Call for Submissions: LGBTQ Anthology
Announcing an anthology of LGBTQ stories from the Midwest and Appalachia, to be published in Fall 2020 by Belt Publishing.
