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Southwest Michigan’s local food connections in the spotlight

Kalamazoo's local food movement illustrates what's happening across the country, says Patty Cantrell. In a talk she called "New Roads to New Markets" she recently told the story of new connections being made through food at TEDx Manhattan.

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Community of Inclusion: It is about what you can do

Asking children and adults with disabilities what it is they want to do opens new opportunities for them. Writer Chris Killian finds the Arcadia Institute is asking all the right questions that are providing answers for those who want to be included in the community in a greater way.

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The art of the chocolatier

Cherri Emery made a name for herself in Kalamazoo and beyond as the owner of Gallery 344 downtown. These days she's turned to the art of making chocolates. In time for the most chocolate-infused of holidays, Zinta Aistars talks to Emery about her second career at Cherri's Chocol'art.

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A push to influence WMU med school curriculum

Western Michigan University is developing the curriculum for the medical school scheduled to be open to students in 2014. Ideas on what its curriculum should look like are perculating up. Dr. Janice Werbinski talks to Jane Parikh about what she sees as a real opportunity for the university to be ahead of its peers.

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