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MichMary

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17. I wonder if people whose children

Reply to Coventina (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:48 PM

Sep 2017

are treated at the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital feel like throwing up?

I spent some time at the Spectrum complex when my dh popped an aneurysm. Yup, huge portrait of Helen and her grandchildren prominently displayed, but they never tried to push Amway or R politics on me.

Dh was (for some reason) in the Meijer Heart Center. He was in a state-of-the-art room that could, if necessary, be transformed into a surgical suite within a very short period of time. He ended up being absolutely fine. I never wondered about the Meijer family's politics.

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Reflections on a weekend in the Midwest [View all] Coventina Sep 2017 OP

Lots of churches - Dutch Reformed is one of the main ones. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #1

Interesting. Yes, the Dutch influence is very evident. Lots of Dutch names Coventina Sep 2017 #2

Hmmm, wouldn't dinner be boring if MLAA Sep 2017 #3

It's amazing. My husband's grandmother never had CHINESE food Coventina Sep 2017 #4

Glad you broadened her horizons a bit! MLAA Sep 2017 #8

It was a little stressful. We were a little nervous that she'd say something inappropriate. Coventina Sep 2017 #10

I live in Columbus, Oh and go to Cincinnati about twice a year and have to drive on Boomerproud Sep 2017 #5

We narrowly escaped having one of ours named after RR. Coventina Sep 2017 #6

Don't know what happened to my once great state maxrandb Sep 2017 #12

Try living in KY and having to take the Mitch McConnell highway. flygal Sep 2017 #13

Grand Rapids is ground zero for the DeVos family. demmiblue Sep 2017 #7

Yup. Saw several things named after the family. Coventina Sep 2017 #9

I wonder if people whose children MichMary Sep 2017 #17

I'm glad they use their ill-gotten gains for good, at times. Coventina Sep 2017 #24

Pyramid scams like Amway MichMary Sep 2017 #31

I understand your point, but I still disagree. Coventina Sep 2017 #32

Yeah, I have a distant cousin (on my white side) from an area in Iowa like that. He tells me haveahart Sep 2017 #11

As a southerner who married a small town Midwesterner GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #14

Rightwingers and Racists can be found in every state Martin Eden Sep 2017 #15

It is rural vs metropolitan. Dawson Leery Sep 2017 #18

I have lived in the Los Angeles area PasadenaTrudy Sep 2017 #16

C'mon down to Minneapolis and St. Paul. MineralMan Sep 2017 #19

I was in Minneapolis once. Coventina Sep 2017 #26

The Midwest is a big place and deserves a better verdict than the one you give here. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #20

I spent the first 23 years of my life in Missouri- It is a dump snooper2 Sep 2017 #21

That I agree with. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #22

It was 72 hours, but I get your point. Coventina Sep 2017 #25

Ta-nehisi Coates: maxsolomon Sep 2017 #23

The Grand Rapids area is one of the more conservative areas in the state. LisaM Sep 2017 #27

What college was it, by the way? LisaM Sep 2017 #28

I'll PM you. n/t Coventina Sep 2017 #34

so the shock that trump did well in the midwest should be less of a shock now dembotoz Sep 2017 #29

Yep that's my general territory gollygee Sep 2017 #30

Western Michigan is very conservative. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #33