West Michigan chef Abra Berens is publishing a series of cookbooks drilling down on seasonal best. A former farmer and veteran of Zingerman’s Deli kitchen and the cafe at Chicago’s celebrated Local Foods grocery…she’s got chops fancy enough for the company, as well as crowd pleasers that will work on a weeknight.

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Abra Berens, author of multiple cookbooks, including "Pulp"

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In the mid-1960s, Michigan State University fielded the first fully racially integrated football team. And they were really good. Those teams forever changed college football. And there efforts are documented in radio special "Teams of the Century" by producers Elizabeth Meister and Dan Collison with Long Haul Productions. Thanks to them for sharing their work on Stateside.

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Michigan Public's newsroom launched a new web series this week called "Voter Voices" that hears from a diverse collection of Michiganders about what concerns them as they head into the voting booth this fall.

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• Jodi Westrick, director of digital audiences, Michigan Public
• Briana Rice, Detroit bureau reporter, Michigan Public

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