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      <title>What’s the Difference Between Flint-Style &amp; Detroit-Style Coneys?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 15:22:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[All coney dogs are not created equal. Do you know the difference between Detroit-style and Flint-style coneys? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/detroit-flint-coneys/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[All coney dogs are not created equal. Do you know the difference between Detroit-style and Flint-style coneys? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/detroit-flint-coneys/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>5 Times That Comedians Delivered Scathing Michigan Roasts</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 15:21:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert actually referred to one Detroit-area city as "earth's rectum". Get the backstory on several comic jabs that have been made at Michigan's expense. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-jokes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert actually referred to one Detroit-area city as &quot;earth&apos;s rectum&quot;. Get the backstory on several comic jabs that have been made at Michigan&apos;s expense. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-jokes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>A Southerner Reacts to 16 Different Michigan Locations</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:08:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the names of these 16 Michigan locations? Here's what one Southerner thinks. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/southerner-reacts-michigan-locations/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What&apos;s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the names of these 16 Michigan locations? Here&apos;s what one Southerner thinks. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/southerner-reacts-michigan-locations/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>How Dare They? Michigan Snubbed From ‘Best Coastal Towns’ List</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:25:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan was conspicuously absent from USA Today's list of America's "10 Best Coastal Towns" in 2023. A brand new version of their list rights that wrong. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/best-coastal-towns-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan was conspicuously absent from USA Today&apos;s list of America&apos;s &quot;10 Best Coastal Towns&quot; in 2023. A brand new version of their list rights that wrong. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/best-coastal-towns-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Chicks, The Sting &amp; 9 Other Michigan Teams You Forgot Existed</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:04:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Everyone knows the Lions, Tigers, Pistons and Red Wings, but Michigan's had tons of other sports teams over the years as well. Here are some you've forgotten. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/former-michigan-sports-teams/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone knows the Lions, Tigers, Pistons and Red Wings, but Michigan&apos;s had tons of other sports teams over the years as well. Here are some you&apos;ve forgotten. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/former-michigan-sports-teams/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan: This Trendy Burger Topping Could Make You Sick</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:41:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Olive burgers are one thing, but Michigan's inexplicably falling in love with this other nasty burger topping. It might actually make you physically sick. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/burger-toppings-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Olive burgers are one thing, but Michigan&apos;s inexplicably falling in love with this other nasty burger topping. It might actually make you physically sick. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/burger-toppings-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>These Are the 18 Best-Rated Public Golf Courses in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:48:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Looking to play golf, but without the hassle of a private club? These are the 18 best-rated public golf courses in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/public-golf-courses-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Looking to play golf, but without the hassle of a private club? These are the 18 best-rated public golf courses in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/public-golf-courses-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>UPDATE: Lansing Officers Were Shot With Detective’s Gun</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:10:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Lansing Police say two of their own were shot by a suspect who had wrestled a firearm away from an investigating detective on Wednesday. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/lansing-police-shooting/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lansing Police say two of their own were shot by a suspect who had wrestled a firearm away from an investigating detective on Wednesday. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/lansing-police-shooting/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>This City Is The Traffic Accident Capital of Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:09:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The numbers don't lie. You're more likely to get into a car accident in this Michigan city than you are anywhere else in the state. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/traffic-accidents-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The numbers don&apos;t lie. You&apos;re more likely to get into a car accident in this Michigan city than you are anywhere else in the state. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/traffic-accidents-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Lansing, Michigan Among the 20 Most Violent Cities in America</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:35:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[World Population Review is out with its annual list of the 20 most violent cities in America, and it includes two places in Michigan.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/violent-cities-lansing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[World Population Review is out with its annual list of the 20 most violent cities in America, and it includes two places in Michigan.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/violent-cities-lansing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>These 5 Michigan Bugs Are Crawling on You in Your Sleep</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:55:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[None of us wants bugs crawling on us in our sleep - but they do. Here are 5 of the most common bugs in our Michigan beds, and what to do about them. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-bugs-crawling-sleep/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[None of us wants bugs crawling on us in our sleep - but they do. Here are 5 of the most common bugs in our Michigan beds, and what to do about them. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-bugs-crawling-sleep/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Is Michigan Getting A New Interstate?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:51:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Whatever happened to those plans to connect Michigan to the Carolinas via Interstate 73? Parts of I-73 are being built today, but not in the Mitten State. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/i-73-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Whatever happened to those plans to connect Michigan to the Carolinas via Interstate 73? Parts of I-73 are being built today, but not in the Mitten State. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/i-73-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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