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      <title>20 Tours + Five Fests Announced This Week</title>
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      <title>'Great Lake Jumper' Flips Into Lake Michigan Nearly Every Day</title>
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      <title>What’s the Deal With This Cough Everyone in Michigan Seems to Have?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:47:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Negative COVID-19 tests, but still have a cough? It could be inflammation in the airways. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/persistent-cough-after-illness/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Negative COVID-19 tests, but still have a cough? It could be inflammation in the airways. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/persistent-cough-after-illness/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:17:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover the common illnesses affecting Michigan and how to keep yourself and your family protected. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/illnesses-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Blue Ridge Rock Festival continues to add more performers en route to filling out a 144-act lineup for this year <a href="https://wgrd.com/blue-ridge-rock-festival-first-12-bands-2023-lineup/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Stink Bugs Are Moving Into West Michigan Homes To Avoid The Cold</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the temperature drops across West Michigan, everyone&apos;s least favorite house guest is looking to move in for the winter. <a href="https://wgrd.com/stink-bugs-are-moving-into-west-michigan-homes-to-avoid-the-cold/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Is The Coldest In The Country Right Now</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Did you walk outside this morning and think to yourself, "It's a little chilly"? If you did, that's because it is unseasonably cold, even for Michigan!  Michigan is chalking up the coldest temperatures in the country right now.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-is-the-coldest-in-the-country-right-now/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you walk outside this morning and think to yourself, &quot;It&apos;s a little chilly&quot;? If you did, that&apos;s because it is unseasonably cold, even for Michigan!  Michigan is chalking up the coldest temperatures in the country right now.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-is-the-coldest-in-the-country-right-now/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>This Is Why People Who Live On The Arctic Circle Have Cages On Their Front Doors</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:54:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[They're actually called 'polar bear cages,' and they're there so polar bears can't attack you as soon as you walk outside.

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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[They&apos;re actually called &apos;polar bear cages,&apos; and they&apos;re there so polar bears can&apos;t attack you as soon as you walk outside.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 16:25:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[West Michigan is expected to experience sub-zero overnight low temperatures. Exposure could potentially cause frostbite and hypothermia. <a href="https://wgrd.com/msp-warn-of-bitter-cold-potentially-hazardous-travel-conditions/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[West Michigan is expected to experience sub-zero overnight low temperatures. Exposure could potentially cause frostbite and hypothermia. <a href="https://wgrd.com/msp-warn-of-bitter-cold-potentially-hazardous-travel-conditions/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Breaking Benjamin Team Up With Lacey Sturm on New Version of ‘Dear Agony’</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:34:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Take a listen to this stellar pairing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/breaking-benjamin-lacey-sturm-dear-agony-collaboration/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Take a listen to this stellar pairing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/breaking-benjamin-lacey-sturm-dear-agony-collaboration/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Cold, Wet Spring for Michigan in 2020</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:21:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Prepare for "occasional wet snow and unseasonably chilly conditions."  <a href="https://wgrd.com/farmers-almanac-predicts-cold-wet-spring-for-michigan-in-2020/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Farmers’ Almanac Predicts ‘Frozen, Snowy’ Winter for Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:32:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ready for a hard winter? <a href="https://wgrd.com/farmers-almanac-predicts-frozen-snowy-winter-for-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:41:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hear ‘Shine,’ and get all the details on ‘The Things We Can’t Stop’ album. <a href="https://wgrd.com/cold-shine-song-the-things-we-cant-stop-album/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear &#x2018;Shine,&#x2019; and get all the details on &#x2018;The Things We Can&#x2019;t Stop&#x2019; album. <a href="https://wgrd.com/cold-shine-song-the-things-we-cant-stop-album/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Napalm Records</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad Childers]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>What Causes Winter Fish Kill and How Common Will it be This Year?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:56:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Michigan DNR is asking people to report large fish kills.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-causes-winter-fish-kill-and-how-common-will-it-be-this-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Michigan DNR is asking people to report large fish kills.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-causes-winter-fish-kill-and-how-common-will-it-be-this-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Michigan DNR</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>GRPS Closes School For the Rest of the Week</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/grps-closes-school-for-the-rest-of-the-week/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:06:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to inclement weather GRPS has cancelled school through Friday, February 1, including evening activities. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grps-closes-school-for-the-rest-of-the-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Due to inclement weather GRPS has cancelled school through Friday, February 1, including evening activities. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grps-closes-school-for-the-rest-of-the-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>GRPD Has Cancelled Crime For the Day</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/grpd-has-cancelled-crime-for-the-day/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:49:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Looks like even criminals will get the day off. It's so darn cold and snowy in Grand Rapids, the police have cancelled crime. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-has-cancelled-crime-for-the-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Looks like even criminals will get the day off. It&apos;s so darn cold and snowy in Grand Rapids, the police have cancelled crime. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-has-cancelled-crime-for-the-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Murphy’s 5 Laws of Winter in Michigan</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/murphys-5-laws-of-winter-in-michigan/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:49:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We're sure you're familiar with these. <a href="https://wgrd.com/murphys-5-laws-of-winter-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&apos;re sure you&apos;re familiar with these. <a href="https://wgrd.com/murphys-5-laws-of-winter-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Homeless Missions Extend Hours During Cold Weather</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-homeless-missions-extend-hours-during-cold-weather/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 22:57:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Extreme cold has hit West Michigan. Monday night will get down to 6 degrees, but it will feel like -6. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-homeless-missions-extend-hours-during-cold-weather/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Extreme cold has hit West Michigan. Monday night will get down to 6 degrees, but it will feel like -6. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-homeless-missions-extend-hours-during-cold-weather/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>GRPD Warn of Car Theft in Cold Weather</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/grpd-warn-of-car-theft-in-cold-weather/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:14:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police say they routinely see an increase in stolen vehicles this time of year, when vehicles are left unsecured and running while "warming up".  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-warn-of-car-theft-in-cold-weather/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police say they routinely see an increase in stolen vehicles this time of year, when vehicles are left unsecured and running while &quot;warming up&quot;.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grpd-warn-of-car-theft-in-cold-weather/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>This Weekend Is When West MI Will Finally Get Real Cold</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/its-about-to-really-feel-like-winter-in-west-michigan/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:02:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Our first Arctic blast is on the way. <a href="https://wgrd.com/its-about-to-really-feel-like-winter-in-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our first Arctic blast is on the way. <a href="https://wgrd.com/its-about-to-really-feel-like-winter-in-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Haven Water Temperature Drops to 49</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/grand-haven-water-temperature-drops-to-49/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There's a couple of reasons why. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-haven-water-temperature-drops-to-49/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There&apos;s a couple of reasons why. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-haven-water-temperature-drops-to-49/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">andykazie, ThinkStock</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>When Are Holland’s Tulips Going to Bloom?</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/when-are-hollands-tulips-going-to-bloom/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:56:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hoping for another great year at Tulip Time! <a href="https://wgrd.com/when-are-hollands-tulips-going-to-bloom/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hoping for another great year at Tulip Time! <a href="https://wgrd.com/when-are-hollands-tulips-going-to-bloom/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://townsquare.media/site/45/files/2018/04/a1.jpg"/>
      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">City of Holland via Twitter</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>See if You Qualify for Michigan’s Home Heating Credit</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/see-if-you-qualify-for-michigans-home-heating-credit-2/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:44:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Last year, the average credit awarded was $170. <a href="https://wgrd.com/see-if-you-qualify-for-michigans-home-heating-credit-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last year, the average credit awarded was $170. <a href="https://wgrd.com/see-if-you-qualify-for-michigans-home-heating-credit-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>West Michigan Ice Skating Trail, A New Way to Enjoy Winter</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-ice-skating-trail-a-new-way-to-enjoy-winter/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:35:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Love summer? If you can't beat them, join them. <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-ice-skating-trail-a-new-way-to-enjoy-winter/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Love summer? If you can&apos;t beat them, join them. <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-ice-skating-trail-a-new-way-to-enjoy-winter/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">MicroBeans Studio, ThinkStock</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>How to Tell if Ice is Safe and What to do if You Fall Through</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/how-to-tell-if-ice-is-safe-and-what-to-do-if-you-fall-through/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:40:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Be prepared for Michigan winters. <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-tell-if-ice-is-safe-and-what-to-do-if-you-fall-through/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Be prepared for Michigan winters. <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-tell-if-ice-is-safe-and-what-to-do-if-you-fall-through/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Bryan Sikora, ThinkStock</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>How to Make a Michigander Mad (Spoiler: You Don’t Want To)</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/how-to-make-a-michigander-mad-spoiler-you-dont-want-to/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:53:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michiganders for the most part are nice and welcoming people. We have a Midwestern hospitality but we also can get feisty if you piss us off. That's something you want to avoid.
Think of this as a guide as to what not to do/say in front of someone from Michigan... <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-make-a-michigander-mad-spoiler-you-dont-want-to/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michiganders for the most part are nice and welcoming people. We have a Midwestern hospitality but we also can get feisty if you piss us off. That&apos;s something you want to avoid.
Think of this&nbsp;as a guide as to what not to do/say in front of someone from Michigan... <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-make-a-michigander-mad-spoiler-you-dont-want-to/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>10 Things Worse Than Winters in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:39:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Recently, Michigan was ranked the #2 state for the worst winters in the U.S.
This should come to no surprise, if you're from Michigan you know how brutal (and weird) our winters can be. Even out-of-towners recognize it. But, Instead of complaining about the cold weather and the snow we should think about the positives... <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-things-worse-than-winters-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Recently, Michigan was ranked the #2 state for the worst winters in the U.S.
This should come to no surprise, if you&apos;re from Michigan you know how brutal (and weird) our winters can be. Even out-of-towners recognize it. But, Instead of complaining about the cold weather and the snow we should think about the positives... <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-things-worse-than-winters-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Five Stages of Michigan Winter Grief</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/the-five-stages-of-michigan-winter-grief/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 01:29:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Winter has arrived in Michigan and with it comes moods swings that are just as varied as the temperature and the weather. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-five-stages-of-michigan-winter-grief/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Winter has arrived in Michigan and with it comes moods swings that are just as varied as the temperature and the weather. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-five-stages-of-michigan-winter-grief/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Walks for Warmth Help Keep Michigan Families Warm [Sponsored]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/282376/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Consumers Energy is encouraging the public this winter to take part in Walks for Warmth, which help raise money to keep Michigan families warm. <a href="https://wgrd.com/282376/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Consumers Energy is encouraging the public this winter to take part in Walks for Warmth, which help raise money to keep Michigan families warm. <a href="https://wgrd.com/282376/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Community Action Partnership of Kent County</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[100.5 The River]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Ice Truck</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wingscanadians-build-an-ice-truck-because-its-canada-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:29:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[No one loves the cold quite like Canada does! 
Canadian Tire is an automotive company based in Canada which set out to test its newest cold weather battery by installing it into a truck made completely out of ice. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wingscanadians-build-an-ice-truck-because-its-canada-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[No one loves the cold quite like Canada does! 
Canadian Tire is an automotive company based in Canada which set out to test its newest cold weather battery by installing it into a truck made completely out of ice. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wingscanadians-build-an-ice-truck-because-its-canada-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Stay Warm With These Scarves Found Downtown</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:33:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I went out for lunch today to get my usual Teriyaki Bowl from Freshii and I walked past the Silverline Stop in downtown Grand Rapids. I started to notice these colorful scarves tied around light posts downtown.
Upon closer inspection, a smile graced my face. <a href="https://wgrd.com/stay-warm-with-these-scarves-found-downtown/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I went out for lunch today to get my usual Teriyaki Bowl from Freshii and I walked past the Silverline Stop in downtown Grand Rapids. I started to notice these colorful scarves tied around light posts downtown.
Upon closer inspection, a smile graced my face. <a href="https://wgrd.com/stay-warm-with-these-scarves-found-downtown/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ned]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Breaks February 1 Snowfall Record with 8.8 Inches [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 13:45:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Remember that snowstorm we had in January?
Well, the Super Bowl Sunday-Groundhog Day snowstorm was just as bad with gusting winds, sub-zero wind chills and plenty of snow.
Snowfall totals from the snowstorm hitting greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan in some locales piled up more than a foot of the white, fluffy stuff, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office. <a href="https://wgrd.com/315842/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Remember that snowstorm we had in January?
Well, the Super Bowl Sunday-Groundhog Day snowstorm was just as bad with gusting winds, sub-zero wind chills and plenty of snow.
Snowfall totals from the snowstorm hitting greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan in some locales piled up more than a foot of the white, fluffy stuff, according to the National Weather Service&apos;s Grand Rapids Office. <a href="https://wgrd.com/315842/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Here’s How to Keep From Ever Getting the Cold Again [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's getting to be that time again, where everyone around you becomes a walking pustule of disease-spreading evil. Or, as most people call it, cold and flu season.
There are apparently ways to prevent getting sick, but the host of this video has failed at using them. This doesn't mean that his information is useless to us healthy people, though. <a href="https://wgrd.com/heres-how-to-keep-from-ever-getting-the-cold-again-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s getting to be that time again, where everyone around you becomes a walking pustule of disease-spreading evil. Or, as most people call it, cold and flu season.
There are apparently ways to prevent getting sick, but the host of this video has failed at using them. This doesn&apos;t mean that his information is useless to us healthy people, though. <a href="https://wgrd.com/heres-how-to-keep-from-ever-getting-the-cold-again-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Thinkstock</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Snowed In</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:19:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Welcome back to winter, with snowfall totals from the snowstorm plowing into greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan piling up more than a foot of the white, fluffy stuff, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office.
Plus, more -- 2 to four inches is being forecast -- is coming along with wind chills below zero degrees, gusting winds up to 30 miles per hour and blowing and drift <a href="https://wgrd.com/snowstorms-snowfall-piles-up-over-a-foot-in-parts-of-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome back to winter, with snowfall totals from the snowstorm plowing into greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan piling up more than a foot of the white, fluffy stuff, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office.
Plus, more -- 2 to four inches is being forecast -- is coming along with wind chills below zero degrees, gusting winds up to 30 miles per hour and blowing and drift <a href="https://wgrd.com/snowstorms-snowfall-piles-up-over-a-foot-in-parts-of-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Wintry Blast</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:01:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Winter is blasting in in an even bigger way.
The National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office has issued a winter storm warning for this afternoon through Friday afternoon, calling the wintry blast coming our way in greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan as "significant."
Basically, more than a foot of snow is possible with heavy snow beginning about 2 p.m. EST and continuing through F <a href="https://wgrd.com/significant-winter-weather-blowing-in/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Winter is blasting in in an even bigger way.
The National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office has issued a winter storm warning for this afternoon through Friday afternoon, calling the wintry blast coming our way in greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan as &quot;significant.&quot;
Basically, more than a foot of snow is possible with heavy snow beginning about 2 p.m. EST and continuing through F <a href="https://wgrd.com/significant-winter-weather-blowing-in/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Rachel Kramer</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wendy Reed]]></dc:creator>
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