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Stateside for Monday, Jan. 11, 2016

  • Meanwhile, those thriving gay communities in Saugatuck and Douglas are surrounded by what is arguably the most religiously conservative area of the state. How did West Michigan become the state's "Bible belt”?

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Dick Harms, curator of archives for Calvin College, explores the history behind why West Michigan is considered the "Bible belt" of the state.

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An interview with Eileen Pollack. Her new book is The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still a Boys' Club.

  • As the Snyder administration continues to play catch-up on the Flint water crisis, our It’s Just Politics team of Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta weigh in.
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