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About the Midwest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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“I see the Midwest as a region defined by its place and its people. We are the heartland and the headwaters of our nation. Not only do we embrace the best located and the most productive of our nation\u2019s land, we embrace, and to a large extent are bound together by, the nation\u2019s most remarkable freshwater resources: the Great Lakes and three of our country\u2019s largest rivers\u2014the Missouri, the Ohio and the Mississippi. We Midwesterners are location-rich, land-rich and water-rich in a world that is location-poor, land-poor and water-poor. What a gift our place is! But, the Midwest is also defined by its people\u2014and our love of work, and our love of learning and our basic values, and our enthusiasm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio Governor Richard Celeste, MGA meeting in 1987<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is the Midwest?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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