Does the Midwest matter as more than just a talent farm for the coasts? Do young people have to leave to make it big? Can greatness take root here? And if it takes root, can it grow?

A poll from the Middle West Review asked respondents from 22 states whether they consider themselves Midwesterners. The geographic sample included states not usually listed as part of the region.

One somewhat surprising takeaway from the research, Lauck said, is that people’s sense of the extent of Midwest geography goes further west than previously thought.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- It may seem like an easy question: What is the Midwest? CBS 2's Jim Williams reports a new exhibit in Chicago shows the answers are complex. Graphic artist Shelley Howard is a ...

Object Details Author Sisson, Richard 1936- Zacher, Christian K Cayton, Andrew R. L (Andrew Robert Lee) 1954- Contents General overview -- Landscapes and people -- Portraits of the twelve states -- ...

Environmental changes in Illinois illustrate a broader climate-change driven story in the Midwest. The state budget standoff in Michigan has real-world consequences. And Flyover Country ...

And that’s exactly what it received, with Vandermark and the Midwest School performing his bristling arrangements, each of which afforded soloists considerable room for far-reaching improvisation.

One somewhat surprising takeaway from the research, Lauck said, is that people’s sense of the extent of Midwest geography goes further west than previously thought.

Researchers from a variety of fields including history, geography, political science, economics and demography, will find it useful in their work, he said. In addition to gauging statewide sentiment ...