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The street signs say Pioneer, but the stamps in the sidewalk indicate that wasn't always the street's name.
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The Prairie Band Potawatomi survived forced migration in the 19th century. Now a council member wonders if Americans will confront the past.
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As he negotiated with a government eager to push out his people, Chief Leopold Pokagon left nothing to chance.
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This month our question comes from Chris Chopp, principal of the Comstock STEM Academy.
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This is WMUK’s “Why’s That?” answering your questions about life in Southwest Michigan. I’m Sehvilla Mann, and you’re not.If you watched Saturday Night…
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Sharon Ferraro is the City of Kalamazoo’s historic preservation expert. She’s come to the historic Vine neighborhood to help answer a question about a…
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Kalamazoo is known for the things it’s manufactured - guitars, taxi cabs, lots of paper. But it’s also got an agricultural claim to fame, as America’s…
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In 1971, Erika Loeffler Friedl and her husband bought a three-bedroom ranch house near Western Michigan University, where Erika went on to have a long…
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This story begins on an island: a patch of land that is surrounded by the City of Kalamazoo but is not part of it. This episode originally aired in Nov.…
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In Lawton, just off the main drag, there’s a sprawling brick building with arched windows. It has a chimney, or smokestack, so tall you can see it from all over town. The pale bricks glow in the sunlight. For locals, it's a symbol of home. For visitors, it’s a curiosity.