- As part of our Community Vibe series, Michigan Radio’s Emily Fox reports on how Saugatuck-Douglas became the gay resort of the Midwest.
- 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.
- Physicist-turned-writer Eileen Pollack asks why science is still a boys’ club in her latest book, The Only Woman in the Room.
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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.
- For The Next Idea, DeBoer and Clayson share more details about the inaugural Michigan Design Prize competition.