MidwestDocumentary

MIDWEST VALUES — New Documentary Trailer

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2020/02/16/us/…

@MwHWG @jlauck1941

Kansas Twitterstorians? I'm compiling a list of Kansas History experts/academics/institutions, especially the ones on twitter/social media. Any folks I should know of? Thanks!

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MIDWEST VALUES — New Documentary Trailer

Toledo-born Businessman who surprised students with free tuition says it's his "responsibility" - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/free-coll…

@jlauck1941 (Read to the end) This state’s election system sucks so much they should lose their role in American elections. I speak, of course, of Florida 2000

I'm in precincts 7 and 8 in Rock Rapids, in Lyon County, Iowa, waiting for the big vote.

nytimes.com/2020/01/21/bus… via @NYTimes

nytimes.com/2020/01/21/din… via @NYTimes Chicago Celeb Chef moves to U.P.

@GeitnerSimmons @will__weaver

nytimes.com/2020/01/21/nyr… via @NYTimes Infuriating. Wonder why the Heartland resents the coasts? #antiMidwestism ⁦@jlauck1941⁩

nytimes.com/2020/01/09/opi… via @NYTOpinion #twitterstorians

@GeitnerSimmons But true to Minnesota, for a spill, so tidy!

I realize it's a bit late at this point but seriously, I think all of #Midwest Twitter should get in their cars and make a pilgrimage ASAP to this site. Kind of a shrine, ephemeral as it is, to a special Midwest moment

BEST MIDWEST RESEARCH COLLECTIONS??? The documentary is applying for an NEH grant. One question: what are the best Midwest history archival colledtions, esp. for photos/A/V and "camera-friendly" primary documents? @MwHWG

2/2 But why isn't the US media giving equal props to states like Iowa (37% of electricity generated by wind power)??? desmoinesregister.com/story/money/bu…

1/2 OK, this is great. reuters.com/article/us-cli… @jlauck1941

Farming and progressive politics went hand in hand in parts of the country for much of the 20th century, to the extent that in Minnesota, the official name of the state Democratic Party remains the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to this day. @will__weaver

Five myths about rural America that muddle the political realities washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…