Word: westernness
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BORN: Oct. 16, 1936, Grand Rapids EDUCATION: Grand Rapids Community College, A.A., 1955; Calvin College, A.B., 1956; U of Michigan, M.A., 1977; U of Michigan, Ed. Spec., 1987; Western Michigan U, spada, 1992 FAMILY: Divorced; two children RELIGION: Congregationalist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher POLITICAL CAREER: Democratic nominee for Michigan Senate, 1978; Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 1994 ADDRESS: 2759 West Leonard Street, Grand Rapids...
...West, the starting point of the Pony Express and the Santa Fe Trail, is a microcosm of America. Politically, it has voted for every presidential winner in the 20th century except Dwight Eisenhower. Geographically, it is the center of the country, containing elements of Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western regions. Economically, it has rich farmland, thriving suburbs, big cities and impoverished ghettos. As farm communities die in the north, retirement and tourist centers like Branson flourish in the south. And it's a home to the great Mississippi and Missouri rivers, which have defined much of America's identity...
JOAN HORN (D) District 2 (Western St. Louis County; eastern St. Charles County...
KENNETH HERMAN (I) District 2 (Western Suffolk County--Islip; Babylon...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "My candidacy is about protecting the working families of western New York from the misguided and mean-spirited policies supported by ... the Republican Congress...