The Cereal Titans of Southern Michigan
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The Cereal Titans of Southern Michigan The birthplace of the cornflake. Valerie Pavilonis , Hannah Rowan , Greg Fournier , & James Scimecca / August 1, 2026 Loading = 3 && ageInMonths 3 months old . Some information may be outdated.'; } else if (ageInMonths = 6 && ageInMonths 6 months old . Some information may be outdated.'; } else if (ageInMonths = 12 && ageInMonths 1 year old . Some information may be outdated.'; } else if (ageInMonths = 12) { const ageInYears = Math.floor(ageInMonths / 12); this.message = `This post is more than ${ageInYears} ${ageInYears === 1 ? 'year' : 'years'} old . Some information may be outdated.`; } } }" { this.tooltipOpen = false; }, 200); } }" class="relative" Audio Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening.
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Valerie is Ideas Editor at The Dispatch, based in New York City. Prior to joining the company in 2025, she worked at The New York Times and NewsGuard Technologies, and she is currently a Novak Fellow through The Fund for American Studies. When Valerie isn’t commissioning and editing the next big essay for The Dispatch, she is probably people-watching in a funky cafe or scheming up her next oddly-themed party.
Hannah Rowan is managing editor of Modern Age and a fellow in the Robert Novak Journalism Program through The Fund for American Studies. She lives in Washington, D.C.
Greg Fournier writes the Substack newsletter “Armchair Thoughts.”
James Scimecca is the audience engagement editor at The Dispatch, and is based in Hoboken, N.J. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he served as the director of communications at the Empire Center for Public Policy. When James is not busy generating shareholder revenue, he can usually be found running along the Hudson River, cooking up a new recipe, or scoping out a new karaoke bar.
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