(CNN) In the first episode of the newly revived Roseanne sitcom, we learn that Roseanne Conner, like the actress who plays Roseanne Barr, is a supporter of Donald Trump. The news struck some longtime fans of the shows as strange. During the original series, Roseanne Conner laughed at the idea of cutting taxes for businesses and paying non-union workers wages. The show also won accolades for the way it handled LGBT stories and promoted feminism. Barr herself they watched Inauguration of Bill Clinton in 1993. How could a show that was considered progressive in its time now have a main…
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University of ChicagoGetty This year four Midwest schools made the top 20 ForbesOverall, the top colleges list, making a strong showing on the national list for the fourth year in a row. Moving up two spots from last year to No. 16 on the national list, the University of Chicago takes the top spot in the Midwest. Known as a prestigious research institution with a rigorous core curriculum, the university has produced many important innovations, including the creation of the first sustained nuclear reaction. The University of Chicago tops the list not only for its cutting-edge research, but the school…
Outside the massive limestone facade of Gesu Catholic Church and School in Detroit, Michigan, a group of fifth- and sixth-graders sit on the grass next to two rain gardens filled with native plants—perennial flowers and grasses like Black Eyed Susans, Wild Strawberry, and Indian grass. The gardens are a new addition to the grounds of the 85-year-old church, recently established by students, parishioners and community members. In addition to serving as critical wildlife and pollinator habitat, the beds are built to capture rain from the church's roof and asphalt surfaces, allowing it to slowly seep into the garden soil rather…
History links Shotgun Sports won the Team High Overall title at the ACUI Lower Midwest Super Shoot February 5-6 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. The Lions totaled 1,669 goals to tie with Texas A & M University before eventually winning the event via tiebreaker. Many team members won individual awards for their performances. Reece Sparks finished third in the High Overall Male competition, hitting 341/350 targets over the four events. Connor Vohs placed third in Sporting Clays, Casey Byrd won the Ladies High Overall title, Gigi Mitchell was the Ladies Trap Champion, and Ethan…
Lorient Capital-backed PurposeCare has acquired three more Midwestern home care agencies. In total, the company has made seven acquisitions in the last year. Its most recent moves include: acquiring the assets of A/Abiding Care-Elder Bridge (AAEB), a private home care agency in Illinois; acquisition of equity interests in Michiana Home Care, which provides home health care through two locations in Michigan and Indiana; acquisition of equity interests in Queen City Skilled Care, another home health service based in Ohio; “I think these are strategic [businesses] they're, obviously, in the geographies that we're in,” PurposeCare CEO Rich Keller told Home Health…
The Midwest is the heart of America, both in history past and in the political present and future.Ridiculed by many on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as “Fly Over” states, the facts are clear that these inland states fill a “wall.” The Midwest has been a major factor in many past elections with the potential to set the national political trend now and into the future.The Midwest has historically been the legacy of eleven GOP presidents – Abraham Lincoln from Illinois; Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Warren G. Harding from Ohio.…
September 12, 2022 Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is recognized for the diversity, social mobility and quality of its engineering, nursing and computer science programs in US News & World Report's 2022-2023 annual Best Colleges rankings. Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is recognized for its campus diversity and many undergraduate programs in US News & World Report's The 2022-2023 annual Best Colleges Rankings, published on Monday, September 12. PNW ranks in the top 20 of Midwest regional universities for campus ethnic diversity. Among only public institutions, PNW ranked third. Enrollment data shows that PNW's undergraduate population is more than 25% Hispanic or…
County-level annual precipitation data were obtained from NOAA The climate at a glance tool. From this tool, EWG downloaded annual rainfall amounts in inches for all 738 counties in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Annual precipitation values were for the calendar year, January through December, for each year from 2001 to 2020. Since precipitation (and soil moisture) can vary widely throughout the year, we chose to look at annual rainfall. To determine whether annual precipitation for each county increased between 2001 and 2020, we calculated a correlation coefficient, or r value, to see whether precipitation was…
BOONE County, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials and leaders from Bakery Express Midwest, a commercial bakery manufacturer, to break ground on its new Boone County location, which includes an investment of more than $20 million that will create more than 175 jobs of full-time work in the area. Announced in June 2023 as a $10 million project that has since doubled in investment, the company is opening a 50,000 SF facility in Northern Kentucky that will serve Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee with fresh baked goods. Construction is expected to be completed by December 2024, with the bakery…
SMITHVILLE LAKE, Mo. — A group of volunteers from Midwest Adaptive Sports provided new levels of water access for people with disabilities.This is the 28thu season Midwest Adaptive Sports had their day at the lake.Water skiing, kayaking, fishing — they were all on the agenda Friday at Lake Smithville.For the first time, they opened it up to teenagers under the age of 16.”When I watch video of it, it looks really cool and it looks like a lot of fun, so I was willing to give it a try,” Mac Summerfield said. For 13-year-old Summerfield, if fear is a word,…