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      <title>Do You Agree These 2 Michigan Cities Are The Best Small Towns?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Local students from Quincy Elementary shine at Odyssey of the Mind state competition, now aiming for global success in Iowa. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/quincy-elementary-going-to-world-championship-odyssey-of-the-mind/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:16:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolverine fans have been riding high after the Michigan football team won the national championship, but that is not the case for the basketball team and it may get worse. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-basketball-set-to-finish-polar-opposite-of-football/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Wolverine fans have been riding high after the Michigan football team won the national championship, but that is not the case for the basketball team and it may get worse. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-basketball-set-to-finish-polar-opposite-of-football/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Could MSU Men’s Basketball Miss The NCAA Tournament?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:18:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Michigan State men's basketball team was ranked 4th in the Associated Press preseason poll.  There was lots of optimism with a slew of returning players (Malik Hall, Tyson Walker, and A.J. Hoggard) and highly touted freshmen Xavier Booker and Coen Carr. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/668/p/could-msu-mens-basketball-miss-the-ncaa-tournament/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:30:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Insurify compiled a list of the rudest cities with the rudest drivers in each state. Find out which Michigan city was picked. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/rudest-drivers-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>4 Incredibly Unique First Date Ideas From Here in Michigan</title>
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      <title>Ope! Experts Say Michiganders Don’t Apologize Enough</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:10:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Odds are if you live in Michigan, you're not great at saying you're sorry. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/michiganders-dont-apologize-enough/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wonder how those Hawkeye fans are feeling this morning. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-forces-bar-in-iowa-to-serve-free-drinks-during-entire-big-10-championship/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:56:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Iowa beat the pants off of Western Michigan Saturday, but it was an Iowa cheerleader who got caught with his pants down. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/cheerleader-loses-pants/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The headline read "Muskegon Lumberjacks rout Cedar Springs, advance to USHL Conference Semifinals". Is there a secret professional hockey team in Cedar Springs? <a href="https://wgrd.com/cedar-springs-hockey-team/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>These 30 Michigan Counties No Longer Exist</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 18:42:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Go back in time on a tongue-twisting ride with us, as we take a look at these Michigan counties, which no longer exist. 

 <a href="https://wgrd.com/heres-a-list-of-michigan-counties-that-no-longer-exist/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Go back in time on a tongue-twisting ride with us, as we take a look at these Michigan counties, which no longer exist. 

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      <title>Saturday’s Game Between University of Michigan and Iowa Canceled</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 22:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to the number of positive COVID-19 cases or student-athletes that need to be quarantined, the University of Michigan won't have enough players to finish the season against the Hawkeyes. <a href="https://wgrd.com/university-of-michigan-cancels-saturdays-game-against-iowa/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>The Evolution of Slipknot’s Terrifying Masks Throughout The Years</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 14:47:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[See how their masks have changed with each album cycle. <a href="https://wgrd.com/evolution-slipknot-masks/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[See how their masks have changed with each album cycle. <a href="https://wgrd.com/evolution-slipknot-masks/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauryn Schaffner]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Dog Disease That Can Be Passed to Humans Confirmed in the U.S.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 23:43:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We all love puppy kisses but this may be something you want to think about the next time you let a dog slobber on you. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dog-disease-that-can-be-passed-to-humans-confirmed-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all love puppy kisses but this may be something you want to think about the next time you let a dog slobber on you. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dog-disease-that-can-be-passed-to-humans-confirmed-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Live and Bush Announce the ‘ALT-IMATE’ Summer 2019 Tour</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:21:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Live and Bush announce the ALT-IMATE Summer 2019 tour. See dates here. <a href="https://wgrd.com/live-bush-2019-summer-tour/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Live and Bush announce the ALT-IMATE Summer 2019 tour. See dates here. <a href="https://wgrd.com/live-bush-2019-summer-tour/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Cornell]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Man Wins $1 Playing the Lotto &amp; Gets the Million-Dollar Treatment!</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 01:20:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Who says you have to hit the jackpot to be treated like a winner?! <a href="https://wgrd.com/man-wins-1-playing-the-lotto-gets-the-million-dollar-treatment/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Who says you have to hit the jackpot to be treated like a winner?! <a href="https://wgrd.com/man-wins-1-playing-the-lotto-gets-the-million-dollar-treatment/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Iowa Man Robbed After He Robs Gas Station</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:46:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Well. How's this for swift justice?
ABC-9 Cedar Rapids reports that 24-year-old man was arrested after telling police he'd been robbed... of money he'd just stolen from a gas station. <a href="https://wgrd.com/iowa-man-robbed-after-he-robs-gas-station/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well. How&apos;s this for swift justice?
ABC-9 Cedar Rapids reports that 24-year-old man was arrested after telling police he&apos;d been robbed... of money he&apos;d just stolen from a gas station. <a href="https://wgrd.com/iowa-man-robbed-after-he-robs-gas-station/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Vice President Joe Biden Awkwardly Gives Shoutout to an Old Friend [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[While in Iowa recently, Vice President Joe Biden was giving a speech about something that doesn't matter.  
The speech's topic doesn't matter because of something Biden did that trumps it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/vice-president-joe-biden-awkwardly-gives-shoutout-to-an-old-friend-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[While in Iowa recently, Vice President Joe Biden was giving a speech about something that doesn&apos;t matter.  
The speech&apos;s topic doesn&apos;t matter because of something Biden did that trumps it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/vice-president-joe-biden-awkwardly-gives-shoutout-to-an-old-friend-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Iowa Woman In Trouble After Mailing Poop to Her Neighbor [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:26:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Burlington, Iowa, woman has been charged with a misdemeanor crime after a feud with a neighbor went a little too far. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-iowa-woman-in-trouble-after-sending-poop-to-her-neighbor-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A Burlington, Iowa, woman has been charged with a misdemeanor crime after a feud with a neighbor went a little too far. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-iowa-woman-in-trouble-after-sending-poop-to-her-neighbor-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: This Guy Is A Real-Life Ron Burgundy (Video)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There was a time when women couldn't vote and their place was in the home.
The crazy thing is that it wasn't all that long ago. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-this-guy-is-a-real-life-ron-burgundy-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There was a time when women couldn&apos;t vote and their place was in the home.
The crazy thing is that it wasn&apos;t all that long ago. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-this-guy-is-a-real-life-ron-burgundy-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: This Woman Is Completely Obsessed with Theme Park Ride [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-this-woman-is-completely-obsessed-with-theme-park-ride-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Who wants to see a story about an adorable 74-year-old who's addicted to one of the most addictive things ever? 
What's she addicted to? Happiness. Yeah, that's right. She's just so happy, she &quot;feel's like spring time.&quot; <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-this-woman-is-completely-obsessed-with-theme-park-ride-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Who wants to see a story about an adorable 74-year-old who&apos;s addicted to one of the most addictive things ever? 
What&apos;s she addicted to? Happiness. Yeah, that&apos;s right. She&apos;s just so happy, she &amp;quot;feel&apos;s like spring time.&amp;quot; <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-this-woman-is-completely-obsessed-with-theme-park-ride-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Man Dies for 15 Minutes at Pub; Revived by Paramedic Customer [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-revived-by-paramedic-customer-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:30:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you're going to have a giant grabber while out on the dance floor at the pub, you better hope that you're as lucky as this guy. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-revived-by-paramedic-customer-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you&apos;re going to have a giant grabber while out on the dance floor at the pub, you better hope that you&apos;re as lucky as this guy. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-revived-by-paramedic-customer-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: 90 Days of McDonalds Yields Surprising Results for Science Teacher [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beerhot-wings-90-days-of-mcdonalds-yields-surprising-results-for-science-teacher-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:30:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Morgan Spurlock's 2004 documentary, &quot;Super Size Me,&quot; chronicled his 30-day experiment of eating nothing but McDonalds food three times a day.  
In just 30 days, he gained nearly 25 pounds and his body-mass index (BMI) and cholesterol went through the roof... <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beerhot-wings-90-days-of-mcdonalds-yields-surprising-results-for-science-teacher-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Morgan Spurlock&apos;s 2004 documentary, &amp;quot;Super Size Me,&amp;quot; chronicled his 30-day experiment of eating nothing but McDonalds food three times a day.  
In just 30 days, he gained nearly 25 pounds and his body-mass index (BMI) and cholesterol went through the roof... <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beerhot-wings-90-days-of-mcdonalds-yields-surprising-results-for-science-teacher-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Joey Jordison Names Slipknot’s ‘Iowa’ the ‘Best Metal Album of All Time’</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/joey-jordison-names-slipknots-iowa-the-best-metal-album-of-all-time/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:30:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On the dawn of the 10th Anniversary of Slipknot's album &quot;Iowa.' Joey Jordison just wants to let you know that 'Iowa' is the BEST METAL ALBUM OF ALL TIME! It is awesome, but is it the best? <a href="https://wgrd.com/joey-jordison-names-slipknots-iowa-the-best-metal-album-of-all-time/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On the dawn of the 10th Anniversary of Slipknot&apos;s album &amp;quot;Iowa.&apos; Joey Jordison just wants to let you know that &apos;Iowa&apos; is the BEST METAL ALBUM OF ALL TIME! It is awesome, but is it the best? <a href="https://wgrd.com/joey-jordison-names-slipknots-iowa-the-best-metal-album-of-all-time/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ned]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Widow of Slipknot Bassist Doesn’t Want Tragic Death As Lasting Legacy</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/widow-of-slipknot-bassist-doesnt-want-tragic-death-as-lasting-legacy/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:44:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The widow of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray is urging fans to not focus too much on the musician's death. <a href="https://wgrd.com/widow-of-slipknot-bassist-doesnt-want-tragic-death-as-lasting-legacy/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The widow of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray is urging fans to not focus too much on the musician&apos;s death. <a href="https://wgrd.com/widow-of-slipknot-bassist-doesnt-want-tragic-death-as-lasting-legacy/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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